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Cincinnati Public Schools adjust to cellphone-free classrooms Going through the school day without a cellphone is becoming the new normal as the new Ohio school cellphone ban took effect on Jan. 1.

Cell phone bans in schools are helping boost engagement and improve the classroom experience. According to Cincinnati Federation of Teachers Vice President Clayton Adams, kids are now "more likely to take notes, ask questions and collaborate."
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Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

Looks like it to me. And I can’t imagine making public education more siloed and political, but this would absolutely do it. We definitely need more board members in Fayette. We don’t need a politician appointing them.

“This closure disregards the commitment of the frontline nurses who have built this program over the past decade, many of whom relocated from across the country to serve this community.” - Vicky Byrd, Montana Nurses Association @mtnurses.bsky.social

Lexington, KY, y’all. #NoKings @ky120unitedaft.bsky.social @aft.org

No Kings Rally Helena Montana Capitol! Nurses showing up for democracy, healthcare, human rights.

It's rallyin' time ✊
#NoKings

@ctulocal1.bsky.social @iftaft.bsky.social

I’ve seen bigger crowds at the cock fights in Blackey. 🤷🏼‍♀️

We show up! ✊🏼

Sen. Alex Padilla: "If this is how this DHS responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they're doing to farmers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country. We will hold this administration accountable."

@aft.org @ky120unitedaft.bsky.social

Floyd County KY 120 United AFT member Kyle O’Quinn utilized @aft resources to engage his students in their communities, identify problems, find solutions, and empower them to take action. www.facebook.com/share/v/1979...

@ky120unitedaft.bsky.social

Collective bargaining could help students and teachers in Fayette County schools | Opinion OpEd: When teachers are adequately supported and able to have a unified voice at the bargaining table to solve problems, students reap the benefits.

🔥 what side are you on?
Collective bargaining could help students and teachers in Fayette County schools | Opinion
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Yahtzee!

Trump issues array of executive orders for K-12 schools and colleges Taken together, Trump’s suite of orders represent significant maneuvers to squeeze the finances of higher education institutions and expand his already sweeping federal intervention into the country’s...

Today’s executive orders make clear that despite their mantra of local control, the Trump Administration really does want to be in the business of education after all.
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Happy to see some of my favorite Kentuckians in these photos! You rock Lexington!

Protest

Protest

Protest

Protest

Hands Off!!
Lexington, Ky

They want us to be silent. But we won’t be.
Because we know there’s no cavalry coming.
We are the cavalry.
And we’ll fight in the courts, in the streets and in our communities—because our kids, our jobs and our futures are worth fighting for.
#HandsOff

Amazing #HandsOff rally in Lexington!!

1,500 showed up & said the threat of rain was nowhere as scary as the threat to our democracy!!

Thanks to all the orgs & organizers! Bluegrass Activist Alliance, KY 120 United-AFT, Peaceful Bluegrass Resistance, Gathering for Democracy, & 50501!

Every year, I look forward to the @psrp-aft.bsky.social Conference & this year in Portland did not disappoint. Paraprofessionals & support staff are the heartbeat of our schools. As I said last night: they deserve dignity, respect & a living wage—and we’ll never stop fighting alongside them. #PSRP25

Kentucky 9-year-old dies walking to bus stop after being swept away by floodwaters A boy is dead after being swept away by floodwaters in Kentucky, police say.

This is why Frankfort electeds like Felicia Rabourn should stay the fuck out of bullying districts over NTI days. My heart breaks for this child and family and school community. www.wlky.com/article/kent...

Honestly, I don’t trust my state electeds with $$ from the Dept. Of Ed. Why would I? They are being sued by STUDENTS for years of underfunding, didn’t fund transportation fully, hate public education and have a fetish for charters and vouchers. It’s not the Dept. Of Ed, it’s the KY General Assembly.

Is this real? I mean…..wut? God save us from the KY General Assembly.

What a shit show. Who is driving this poop train?!

Max Wise is nothing more than an empty suit carrying Kelly Craft’s purse and her 10 million dollar ham. What side are you on, Max? Nevermind. We already know. Pitiful.

Max Wise has ran a sloppy, sloppy mess of a Senate floor.

KY 120 United-AFT holds 'Protect Our Kids' Day of Action KY 120 United-AFT organized a rally in Lexington on Tuesday as part of the American Federation of Teachers' national "Protect Our Kids" Day of Action.

KY 120 United President Sarah Fightmaster Bayerle is right. It’s our job as educators to teach our communities about the consequences of these cuts, and to help mobilize parents and activists to stop them. #ProtectOurKids www.lex18.com/news/coverin...

YouTube video by AFT March 4 Day of Action to Protect Our Kids

On March 4, we came together. Across the country, in towns big and small, educators, parents, students, and community members stood up for our public schools, our kids, and our communities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEFj... #ProtectOurKids