TDPBaltimore
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We work with teachers and parents on research, pedagogy and advocacy around education equity in Baltimore.
Baltimore, MD
Joined March 2015
Locally Produced BLM Curriculum: Online Event Join educators on Jan. 21 for a presentation of Black Lives Matter curriculum. BTU and TDP invite all educators to select from the presentation or to teach your own lessons during the BLM Week of Action in Education (Feb. 1-5).
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We Can’t Let Parents and Teachers Be Pitted Against Each Other In Debate Over School Reopenings by @JenRoesch
https://t.co/SQKkiJnyOf This article looks at the tensions around reopening and paints the big picture of school reopening in the US
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We have been presented with unacceptable choices by a society that doesn’t value children or working families
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5 Radical Schooling Ideas For An Uncertain Fall And Beyond https://t.co/9yUZoNUjY9 Interesting ideas for adapting school and learning from what we have experienced this Spring.
kqed.org
American education is full of innovators practicing alternatives to the mainstream. Now, some of those alternatives are proving their mettle.
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Useful analysis by Noguera on why its vital to have a unified plan for reopening schools and getting it right.
Me on Chris Hayes show explaining the challenges involved with reopening schools and the dangers of not doing it right.
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Nation's Pediatricians: Get Kids Back in Class This Fall https://t.co/kxE2WBVsv2 via @educationweek
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Interesting survey results about how teachers feel about reopening and what worked during shutdown. Survey: COVID-19 Masks for Teachers, But Not Kids; Student Engagement Drops
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https://t.co/INmkhwMHix "Maryland’s experiences and choices in the aftermath of the 2008–2009 Great Recession should inform our response to the current crisis and motivate policymakers to make better decisions this time around"
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Unions: Hogan administration seeking layoffs, pay cuts for state workers to address economic impact of COVID-19
baltimoresun.com
Gov. Larry Hogan is considering layoffs and pay cuts for state employees as a way of balancing a state budget that’s been hit by slow tax collections due to the coronavirus pandemic. Hogan co…
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Maryland budget cuts must not harm vulnerable residents | COMMENTARY
baltimoresun.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for Marylanders in many ways. Now, state and local governments are feeling the pain, putting at risk the essential public services that keep our communiti…
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https://t.co/SQ3wY10YLl This is a good analysis of the terrible impact of budget cuts during the Great Recession. Gov Hogan's new cuts will do more of the same. #stopthehogancuts
mdeconomy.org
Policymakers Must Reject Deep Budget Cuts For A Strong Recovery In only a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken an enormous toll on Maryland families and communities. Nearly 3,000 Marylanders...
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Meanwhile, Gov. Hogan announced cuts that will disproportionately harm those struggling the most. Balancing the budget on the backs of the poor isn't just cruel--it will also slow our recovery. We should tax large corporations and the wealthiest few.
.@GovLarryHogan proposed $1.5 billion in state budget cuts today that would affect every aspect of public services. About $670 million could be voted on in just a few days, at the Board of Public Works July 1.
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VERY IMPORTANT TO SEE THE CUTS THAT HOGAN is proposing.
Yesterday MDCEP and 18 other Maryland organizations representing many different sectors endorsed this joint statement responding to @GovLarryHogan's budget proposals. Full statement: https://t.co/2i8Rt5IfGJ
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Michigan Republicans Attempt to Get Out Ahead in Back-to-School Policy https://t.co/tXwU0NPgkd via @nancyflanagan
teacherinastrangeland.blog
The first thing I did when I retired from teaching was embark on a PhD program in education policy. When I enrolled, my advisor wondered immediately why a newly retired teacher would want to study …
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I just published A Conversation in 2020 with James Baldwin’s ‘Letter from a Region in My Mind’
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Racism is a race lie, an economic lie, and a religious lie.
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Teachers, administrators and parents/guardians, have your states or providences issued school reopening guidelines for fall? If so, provide a link to the guidelines in the comments. Please retweet so we can get as many responses as possible. #schoolreopening #schoolsreopening
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Just wondering how many parents, teachers, and students agree with this post about the psychological harm of mask wearing and strict social distancing?
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Learning from other countries about #schoolreopening
@BBCScotlandNews I don't think they want this? #schoolreopening
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Black students in Maryland school systems are suspended at a higher rate than all other races, data show.
baltimoresun.com
Maryland school systems are still suspending about 1,200 students in pre-kindergarten through second grade every year despite a 2017 law intended to virtually eliminate suspensions of the youngest …
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Yesterday, I stood with @TDPBaltimore Parent Power group to encourage business leaders, elected officials and citizens to help close the digital divide that prevents children from learning during this critical time of distance learning. https://t.co/bkign8rHpK
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