Amanda Williams

‘They have a 50 state strategy’: PragerU’s ‘insidious’ alternative to PBS hits U.S. classrooms PragerU has found an ally in the White House and is presenting itself as the “conservative” option to PBS. The media company currently has partnerships with 10 states but MSNBC’s Antonia Hylton, who has long reported on PragerU, warns that the company has a bigger plan. PragerU has found their biggest champion in Oklahoma, but “we don’t need PragerU to come in and tell us how to teach our kids,” says State Rep. and social studies teacher John Waldron.

PragerU's "conservative" alternative to PBS has hit classrooms in 10 states, but ‘they have a 50 state strategy,' warns ‪@msnbc.com’s @ahylton26.bsky.social. What these videos present is "not just a little wrong -- it's really insidious." #Velshi

The youth learning conservative/christian pop tiktok dances is giving Hendry Ford era school children line dancing.

But were they hot? 🤦🏽‍♀️😑

I have been seeing this too. There’s just a void where there should be context

Weird priorities. President Trump is illegally withholding $7 billion Congress appropriated for afterschool and summer programs, teacher training and other educational needs. Meanwhile, he’s demanding a trillion in tax breaks for the 1%.

That's not what the American people want.

Futurism MIND GAMES /ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis" “I don't know what's wrong with me, but something is very bad — I'm very scared, and I need to go to the hospital.” JUN 28, 9:00 AM EDT by MAGGIE HARRISON DUPRÉ

NEW: People are being involuntarily committed to psychiatric care facilities — and even ending up arrested or jailed — after becoming fixated on ChatGPT and other chatbots and spiraling into psychosis.

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My team just hit our goal of 3 million out to small (mainly)Black businesses before our state grant ended in July. No funding lost. All disbursed. We are a team of 4. This is unreal 😭

Unplug it and blow on the cartridge 😆

But for real, we need to have real kitchen table conversations. And not just with people we align with.

But they got folks talking to AI like it has all the answers….

People are unwell and have given up hope.

From a distance you can see a mountain landscape with a blue sky and a few hazy clouds. on the sides of the picture you can see parts of trees. On the left in light green, on the right a smaller dark green tree further away. in the center is a black box on which is written in white “Only caring about your own right is exactly how you lose them”.

The AI conversation is exhausting and I am mad that it’s something I even need to think about.

All I know is that I am doubling down on being a household that reads, spends time outside, creates with our hands and has a physical community around us.

This shit is bleak.

I would pay good money for a service that would take care of fruit flys and gnats.

+ Great Big Beautiful Life ebook

My current book list makes me happy 😊

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Last night I got to spend my evening in community with Black business leaders doing amazing work in everything from healthcare to technology, to education.
We thanked them with good food and gifts. My heart is full and ready to move 2 more million into Seattles small business community. #cdfi

This is on my list. I’ve been obsessed ever since I listened to an interview with John Green. Been reading his books since I was a kid

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Trump Order on CDFI Fund Risks Aid for Small Businesses, Housing Credit unions, banks and nonprofits are alarmed by an executive order targeting Community Development Financial Institutions, which support projects in low-income areas.

Staffed by just 100 federal workers, the CDFI Fund is one of the best deals in government — it funds local financial institutions that have financed thousands of small businesses and 45,000 housing units. Many rural. But it's on the chopping block.

Educators love giving out certificates. 😆

I’ve been out of the classroom for longer than I was in it but I will contribute my time to open dialogue, community building, and advocating for quality public education.

My mom worked for Hallmark . they throw away all the cards after the season anyway.

You’re not lying 😭

My love of reading is strongly link to this man…

I cried, so now y’all can too. Mr. Riddick graduated at 80 years old! It’s never too late, and this is important as I constantly doubt myself. 💙💙💙 congratulations to you sir!!!

It’s multicultural night at school and the transracial adoptee kid inside of me is freaking out. 🤪

Happy teacher appreciation week!

Bought my daughters teacher a giant pack of tissues and Clorox wipe because we don’t full fund education 🙃

Sadly, I’ve lost weekly phone calls to a friend because of AI. I think she feels like it’s burdening me to talk about her problems so she’s turned to talking them through with ChatGPT.

My daughter’s teacher is pushing the addition and subtraction regrouping algorithm in 1st grade.

It’s a 2nd grade standard and she isn’t ready for this skill. it’s discouraging her.

So we made an abacus for homework instead.

Math should be hands on before using the algorithm.

I am on the parent advisory committee for our districts literacy team and they seem really defensive about SOR. It’s very frustrating but having tools like this video is helpful.

YouTube video by APM Reports When schools buy reading programs, they look to EdReports. Some reviews don’t line up with science.

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