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Francine Almash

@bklyn19.bsky.social

SEEK Counselor at the City College of New York. Ph.D. in Urban Education, The Graduate Center, CUNY. Education historian, disability scholar, activist.

81 Followers  |  149 Following  |  7 Posts  |  Joined: 17.11.2024  |  1.8473

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Boxes of Tylenol on a pharmacy shelf with a yellow sticky note that says "Tylenol Does Not Cause Autism. Simply said, if you get your medical advice from a 14-yeat heroin addict with deaf brain worms JUST STOP

Boxes of Tylenol on a pharmacy shelf with a yellow sticky note that says "Tylenol Does Not Cause Autism. Simply said, if you get your medical advice from a 14-yeat heroin addict with deaf brain worms JUST STOP

23.09.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

Ta-Nehisi Coates for Vanity Fair: "Before he was killed last week, Charlie Kirk left a helpful compendium of wordsβ€”ones that would greatly aid those who sought to understand his legacy and import..."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

20.09.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A closeup of a book chapter with text and a book cover with a picture of clouds. Title reads: Cripping the Archive: Disability, History, and Power.

A closeup of a book chapter with text and a book cover with a picture of clouds. Title reads: Cripping the Archive: Disability, History, and Power.

Just arrived! Honored to be among the amazing community of scholars and activists included in this collection, dropping Aug 5. Huge thanks to our editors @jenbarclay.bsky.social and @stefhuntkennedy.bsky.social for bringing this important project to life. #disability #history #archives #education

19.07.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today is a great day to think about how you might contribute to assembling the people’s history of the people’s university, because CUNY is contingent on us.

Apply to join our project team!

26.11.2024 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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11.06.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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21.04.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As Trump Guts Support for Disabled Students, Their Families Are Fighting Back Disability rights advocates are filing lawsuits as students, teachers and parents organize to protect education.

Families already must fight for every crumb of public education. If Felon 47 has his way, he'll kick us back to the days of denying disabled students any kind of education at all. #education #disability #specialeducation

truthout.org/articles/as-...

21.04.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Trump & his folks are masters of chaos and distraction. You all know that. We’ve been here before.

Stay focused. Find a political home locally. And Organize.

We got this. πŸ‘ŠπŸΌ

16.11.2024 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 214    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5

The β€œtypes” and β€œforms” of bias in the top right of this chart is really useful nuance. This is a great educational tool

16.11.2024 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New York City β€œ600” Schools and the Legacy of Segregation in Special Education β€” The Gotham Center for New York City History New York City β€œ600” Schools and the Legacy of Segregation in Special Education By Francine Almash In 1947 the New York City Board of Education announced the first centralized program for delinquent...

www.gothamcenter.org/blog/new-yor...

17.11.2024 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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