Heather McDowell Francis (@just_teachin at the old place)

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I just shared my wishlists for snacks and hygiene supplies for the student care cabinet I keep in my classroom.

I *hate* that I have to do this, but refuse to have my students hungry and without basic needs being met.

Photo of smiling music teacher from Title 1 school in Illinois. She states needing items to help support her students. her mission/ growing GOOD students who are EVEN BETTER people by teaching empathy, diversity, and equity through music with a combination of accountability and grace.

A full cabinet of hygiene needs such as hairbrushes, lip balms, deodorants, soaps, and menstrual products. The deodorants are circled with a note stating the teacher had two bins full at the start of the year in August.

Photo shows the deodorant bin in the student care cabinet. There are only four deodorants left.

Photo shows a student care cabinet full of snacks. The top half shows bins of a wide variety of snacks. The bottom half shows snacks in storage ready to be shared above when they run out. Text notes that there are only 40 individual items remaining.

🚨My students have hit my care cabinet hard… & with #SNAP benefits in limbo, they’ll need it even more.🚨

Biggest needs are snacks & deodorant. I started w/84 deos & have 4 left.

Wishlists has items btw $1-$20. All help my students. Grateful for your help!

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WM: bit.ly/CareCabinet

It’s @ just_teachin from that other place. 🪿 Reporting for duty to be friend-pressured!

Yaaaaaay!

As a music educator, my goal is simple: grow GOOD musicians who are EVEN BETTER people.

In my classroom you’ll find me teaching about and through music, with a sharp focus on empathy, equity, and a combination of accountability and grace.

Looking for help to #clearthelist
Thanks!

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Advocating for my music students today! In my classroom you’ll find me teaching about & through music, with a sharp focus on empathy, equity, & a combination of accountability & grace.

I invite you to read more about who & how I teach & if so moved, pls help #clearthelist. Thanks!

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“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”

William Shakespeare
All’s Well That Ends Well,
Act 1, Scene 1

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

I know school is barely out, but teachers are always looking ahead. If you’re looking to support a #teacher who emphasizes #empathy & #DEI, I’m your person. My Amazon (ick, I know, but it’s the nature of the beast) #clearthelist link follows. Items from $1. Grateful for any help!

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Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to lead Medicaid and Medicare Oz will assume the role as administrator of the CMS with little to no experience in government health policy.

Flashback to 2020, peak of COVID pandemic when Dr. Oz said "...the opening of schools may only cost us 2-3% in terms of total mortality... it might be a tradeoff some folks would consider."

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Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as cases climb nationally There have been 6,600 pertussis cases reported in the US in 2025, almost four times the number at this point last year.

In Louisiana, two infants have died of pertussis in the past six months, according to the state health department, the first deaths from the disease in the state since 2018

#News #News&Politics

They installed the TV...

At his request...

So he can play video games...

In his office...

In the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

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F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots (Gift Article) The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.

NEWS

The FDA, which operates under the authority of Robert Kennedy Jr., canceled the meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines.

This could interfere with or delay production of flu vaccines.

86 children and 19,000 adults have died from flu this season.

About 430,000 people were hospitalized.

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Prairie Pride Coalition | Bloomington-Normal and McLean County Illinois – Helping, connecting & supporting all people — regardless of sexual orientation, creed, race, gender, gender identity, or physi... Helping, connecting & supporting all people — regardless of sexual orientation, creed, race, gender, gender identity, or physical ability — through outreach & education.

We are proud to share that we have made our first disbursement!

We have sent funds to Prairie Pride Coalition to support their work providing gender affirming care to people in central Illinois.

ppc-il.org

#gender #genderaffirming #genderaffirmingcare #trans #transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIA+ #donate #mentalhealth #rural #illinois #IL #transwomenarewomen #youarebeautiful

In light of the EO stating there’s only two genders & that they can’t be changed, I want to share the community foundation-held fund memorializing my sister.

Alli’s fund was created by my family to help those needing mental health support &/or gender affirming care, targeting rural IL for now.

I just realized that bronzed fucking buffoon will be in office on our country’s 250th birthday as well as when we host the World Cup and the Olympics.

And now I feel sick.

So glad you’re here!!!

I have just a few things left on this wishlist for three of my neediest students. Please read below & if it wouldn’t put you in a financial hardship, please consider helping me help them. #clearthelist #edusky #angeltree #holiday #christmas #bettertogether #makeup #hotwheels #hellokitty #naruto

Happy Thanksgiving!
If it wouldn’t cause you any financial hardship, pls consider making 3 of my school’s neediest students’ Xmas brighter. Our counselor gathers info re: their needs & shares w/staff. It’s all kept anonymous. Reposts appreciated. Grateful!

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