The pundits have completely lost the plot

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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

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Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Antisemitism Case Against Harvard

The government argued the university had not done enough to combat antisemitism during campus protests. A judge called the incidents “isolated and episodic.”

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Chronic absenteeism remains high six years after pandemic began

Nearly a quarter of U.S. children did not show up for school regularly in 2025, a slight decline from the previous year but still up from about 15 percent before covid.

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Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You can also see all my “Best” …

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The Best Online Dramatic Video Series Specifically Designed For English Language Learners

Obviously, our students can learn a lot of English by watching regular television series and using closed captioning. But there are also decent online dramatic series that are specifically d…

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Surprise, Surprise! It’s A Lot Easier For A School To Boast Of High Test Scores When They Can Pick & Choose Their Students

I’ve written and shared a lot about how some boast that their wonderful and innovative strategies that work well with highly motivated upper income children can easily be applied every…

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About 110,000 fewer foreign students expected after visa crackdown, report says

A report released this week forecasts a decline of about 111,000 international students at U.S. colleges and universities.

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This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom

At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSRO…

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Does the Alpha School Model Work for Regular Kids?

Here is some new evidence.

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How Should White Teachers Show Up for Their Colleagues of Color? (Opinion)

Racial equity demands fewer allies and more co-conspirators. Here’s why the distinction matters.

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A Look Back: Every School District Staffperson In Charge Of Curriculum Adoption Should Read This Piece Explaining Why We Teachers Tend To Not Use The Materials

For the next several months, each week I’ll be republishing posts from the past that I think readers might still find useful.  This post first appeared in 2019.     Dylan Wiliam shared an…

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Listening to Learn: How to Teach English Learners This Overlooked Skill (Opinion)

We must explicitly teach students to be effective listeners—especially in the era of screen time.

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Column | How an enslaver’s statue became the center of Trump’s exhibit at Freedom Plaza

A lesser-known semiquincentennial project occupies a central square in the nation’s capital.

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ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.

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Sacramento City Unified remains on path to state takeover after Thurmond rejects appeal

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond rejected an appeal by Sacramento City Unified following the rejection of a fiscal plan by the Sacramento County Office of Education.

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University of Michigan Will Ease Up on Grades for Student Mental Health (Gift Article)

The university will make first-semester grades pass or fail, to encourage students to try different classes and lessen fears of what a low grade could mean.

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Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app | TechCrunch

Over a year following its post-election surge, Bluesky’s mobile app is seeing a continued decline in active users, though its remaining community is still relatively engaged.

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Casablanca: I'm Shocked! Bogart & Renault

ALT: Casablanca: I'm Shocked! Bogart & Renault

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Research Studies Of The Week

I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will c…

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The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time

As educators in the nation's second-largest district prepare for the new limits on classroom screen time, some teachers say it will be a difficult adjustment.

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Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

Ten years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might a…

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The Best Resources For Using “Mediation Activities” With English Language Learners

I recently learned a new term used in English language teaching – “mediation activities.” It’s used to basically describe any activity where students have to explain …

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Sentences Of The Week

I thought readers might, or might not, find this new regular post useful. Each week, I highlight several sentences, with links to their sources, that I find interesting/concerning/useful.  A…

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