DOGE recommended firing workers at:

-FDA, which oversees Neuralink

-FAA, which oversees SpaceX

-USAID, which probed Starlink

-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.

"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

#EduInFocus. Q4: How is AI helping you provide more personalized feedback to students this week? A slow chat series brought to you by Edutopia.

Q4 in our #EduInFocus slow chat: How is AI helping you provide more personalized feedback to students this week? 📝

My dog.

Donald Trump is not fit to be President of the United States of America. His presence in the Oval Office is a stain on the legacy of this country.

Could not agree more. The Prez & VP are shameful, embarrassing Putin puppets & a disgrace to our country. 🤮

#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦

Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.

WATCH all 4 parts of Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman's award.

We need to heed her words.

"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty"

Thank you so much dear friend 💙🫂🙏🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

a man sitting at a table with the words " i 'm an ally " ALT: a man sitting at a table with the words " i 'm an ally "

We always stand with all marginalized communities. Ally here!

She's so great. Thankfully someone is because we definitely need it atm.

"There are many scholars, but few seekers after truth. Humans believe the things that make them feel safe. They care little for difficult facts."
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#EndlingBooks @harperkids.bsky.social #mglit

Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

Cheers from Colorado 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

Collaborative Classroom Observations A teacher shares how she hopes administrators will approach the task of observing her classes and giving feedback based on what they see.

“It’s my job to give feedback all day, so I recognize the irony that it’s sometimes tough ... to be on the receiving end of a critique,” teacher Elizabeth Chapman says. These tips for administrators can help ensure observations are collaborative and productive. 🌟 #SchoolLeadership

Many of California’s Most Destructive Fires Were Caused by Power Lines Officials are probing whether electrical equipment sparked the Los Angeles fires. Such infrastructure has ignited vast destruction in recent years.

Investigators are still working to identify what caused the spate of fires that ignited around Los Angeles last week, but residents are concerned that electrical infrastructure may have sparked at least one of them.

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Nominate Your 2024 Favorites for the 14th Annual Nerdies Awards by Donalyn Miller Nerdy Monster Courtesy of Tom Angleberger This year has been a challenging one for readers of all ages. Increasingly, an onslaught of book bans, scripted reading programs, budget cuts, and other re…

Nominate Your 2024 Favorites for the 14th Annual Nerdies Awards: nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2025/01/05/n...

Wondering how your reading practices are impacting the readers in your care?

Here are a few questions you can use by yourself or with a group as you wonder where you want to change or stretch your reading practices.

While we’re banning books…

Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.

Be. Like. Finland.

"Wish in a Tree, a picture book spin-off of Fish in a Tree, tells the story of Oliver who struggles with focus at school." — @lyndamh.bsky.social mrschureads.blogspot.com/2024/11/wish...

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party, Every Living Thing, Alien Earths, Becoming Earth, and Deep Water

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Frostbite, The Inner Clock, How to Kill an Asteroid, The Great River, The Last Fire Season, and Hoof Beats

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are The Serviceberry, Not the End of the World, Nature's Ghosts, Meet the Neighbors, The Light Eaters, and Our Moon

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Turning to Stone, The Weight of Nature, What If We Get It Right?, Waves in An Impossible Sea, The Tree Collectors, and Why We Remember

I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own!

Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚

Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!

The Problem With AI Is About Power, Not Technology Artificial intelligence has the potential to seriously harm workers — not because of something inherent to the technology, but because bosses are in control of it.

"The current discussion around AI and the future of work is the latest development in a long history of employers seeking to undermine worker power by claiming that human labor is losing its value and that technological progress, rather than human agents, is responsible." jacobin.com/2024/11/tech...

The Blue Man Group holding white pipes in the middle of a performance. A headline reads: "Blue Man Group to End New York Run After Three Decades Off Broadway" Photo by Caroline Brehman/EPA, via Shutterstock

Blue Man Group, the wordless theatrical troupe of drum-beating, paint-splattering, bald blue performers, will end its run in New York in February, more than three decades and 17,000 performances after it began. nyti.ms/3Onr0YT

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers The industry has a reputation for pollution and waste, but it has psychological effects as well.

"Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers" https://buff.ly/3OjMiGH We teaching this? The psychological effects of fashion?

#NCTE24