Wednesday, September 22, 2021

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Have You Heard

  • How Pronouns Became Landmines: The Conservative War on Trans Youth

    TweetThe culture wars found a new target in 2021: trans youth. More than 100 laws were proposed to restrict the rights of trans individuals, especially kids. In this episode of Have You Heard, we’re joined by teacher, trans activist and co-host...

    13 days ago

  • The Impact of HBCU-Trained Teachers on Black Student Achievement

    TweetBlack students who are taught by teachers who attended an Historically Black College or University or HBCU fare better than their peers. That’s what Lavar Edmonds found as he dug into a trove of data from North Carolina schools. More...

    a month ago

  • Democracy and Public Education: A Future in Peril

    TweetIn state after state, GOP lawmakers are privatizing education and curbing democracy by changing the rules about how votes are cast and counted. Which raises an urgent question. Why are the same states that are rolling back democracy...

    a month ago

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  • Acting White

    Back in the days before “Black Lives Matter” there was a phenomenon called “acting white” that applied to black kids who tried to study and do well in school. Quite a few succeeded in spite of it. It has been replaced by a new theme of “White...

    2 days ago

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  • The Johnstown Flood

    Pennsylvania borrowed more money to build infrastructure supporting canals than any other state to take advantage of the trade opportunities of the Erie Canal. Construction started on the South Fork Dam in 1838 with scheduled completion...

    4 days ago

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  • Tracing the Funky Story of D.C. Go-Go, From Parties to Protest

    Go-go is the rhythm of Washington, D.C. This homegrown musical genre—funk-adjacent, featuring percussion, bass, and call-and-response between the lead singer and the audience—emerged from the city’s Black music scene in the 1970s...

    20 minutes ago

  • Wanted: Sweet Skunks That Do Sick Stunts

    The posters went up all over Texas: Keep an eye out for this spotted rascal, considered armed and extremely odorous, and wanted dead or alive. The fugitive’s mugshot was, quite frankly, adorable. Meet the charismatic, but sometimes stinky...

    2 hours ago

  • Kempe Stones in Dundonald, Northern Ireland

    County Down has an abundance of ancient standing stones, with this a rare example in the north of the county, sited not far from Strangford Lough, with views of Scrabo Tower, and close to the sprawling, modern, Ballybeen housing estate. This...

    6 hours ago

Accidental Deliberations

  • Wednesday Morning Links

     Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Julian Borger reports on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' call to address major inequities, including in climate action and vaccine distribution. And Stephanie Nolen and Sheryl...

    7 hours ago

  • #Elxn44 Roundup

    Assorted reactions to a federal election which changed so little.- The Canadian Labour Congress points out that we can't afford to be stuck with the status quo when there's an opportunity for parties to chart a more equitable and sustainable...

    7 hours ago

  • Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

    Alert cats. 

    21 hours ago
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