Patrick Riccards
@Eduflack
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Father; nonprofit and advocacy pro; author of award-winning Dadprovement and Dad in a Cheer Bow books
Boston, MA
Joined July 2007
One has to wonder how much the brouhaha over @ProfJimRyan and federal overreach will negatively impact giving to @UVA today and for 2025 …
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Harvard’s Big Wager on Bitcoin Came Right Before the Bust - WSJ
wsj.com
The school reported nearly a half-billion in crypto holdings in its last quarterly report.
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Holocaust museum gets the pen that was used to save twins at Auschwitz
washingtonpost.com
The fountain pen, used to falsify records to help dozens of children survive Auschwitz, is scheduled to be donated Tuesday to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
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Communism, American Exceptionalism Latest Flashpoints in State History Standards
edweek.org
Several Republican states will add Christian teachings and anti-communist lessons to their history standards.
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20 States Push Back as Ed. Dept. Hands Programs to Other Agencies
edweek.org
The Trump admin. says it wants to prove that moving programs out of the Ed. Dept. can work long-term.
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‘An unemployable generation’: Is mentorship for young workers collapsing?
bostonglobe.com
While AI is often cited as a cause, experts say a decline in mentorship may be undermining young people’s ability to land and retain jobs.
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In New Book, Researcher Calls Out Dumbed-Down Method of Teaching Reading – The 74
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Aldeman: In 'Leveled Reading: Leveled Lives,' Tim Shanahan argues that protecting students from difficult texts puts them on a treadmill with no exit.
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MrBeast and the Rockefeller Foundation Team Up to Spark Youth Philanthropy – Chronicle of Philanthropy
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The venerable foundation and the 27-year-old "influencer" aim to instill young people with a concern for what they call the world's "most vulnerable" populations.
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Here's what would make Bill Gates support dimming the sun to stop climate change
axios.com
The Microsoft co-founder is a major funder of research into this controversial technology.
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What the best free preschool programs reveal about child care in America
washingtonpost.com
Dozens of states and cities offer some version of publicly funded child care for 3- and 4-year-olds. It’s going far better in some places than others.
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People Are Ordering Smaller Pizzas and Fewer Toppings. What Does That Tell Us? https://t.co/RyTrnUb55H via @NYTimes
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Sales are softening at big chains and independent shops aren’t selling as many extras. Competition, diet trends and consumer anxiety may all be playing a part.
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Trump gets sucked into American politics' volatility vortex
axios.com
What the swing voter giveth, the swing voter abruptly taketh away.
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What Trump’s plan to exclude nursing from ‘professional’ degrees actually means
washingtonpost.com
The Education Department's definition of professional degrees has been criticized for excluding some fields, with industry groups urging reconsideration.
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When Older Students Can't Read: How This Middle School Is Tackling Literacy
edweek.org
Structured literacy classes at a New Hampshire middle school have helped some students crack the code.
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Meet chatbot Jesus: Churches tap AI to save souls — and time https://t.co/XA85Aw2OX6
#axiosboston
axios.com
Chatbots answer prayers and algorithms write sermons.
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Why Parents Aren’t Reading to Kids, and What It Means for Young Students – The 74
the74million.org
A recent study found less than half of children are read to daily. The consequences are serious for early learners who enter school unprepared.
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Always pay attention. The Reading Recovery Council of North America is changing its name to the “Literacy Council of North America.” Don’t be fooled. It’s still made up of the same players.
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Survey shows how much teenagers dislike the news media | AP News
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You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
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In Defense of Student Cell Phones via @Eduflack
eduflack.medium.com
For much of the last year, we have been hearing how cell phones present a clear and present danger to those students currently enrolled in…
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Recent @Ed4Excellence poll of MA teachers: 83% support the use of evidence-based teaching materials. Teachers have a reputation for being anti-curriculum, but I fondly it’s changing as the materials on the market improve.
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