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Heather Perkinson
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Public HS librarian, past president of the Maine Association of School Libraries, born & raised in DC. Books, dogs, teaching. #TLSky #EduSky hkperkinson.blogspot.com
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A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.

ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst

Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/w...
WA Senate passes ban on police face coverings • Washington State Standard
The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces amid concerns over masked immigration agents.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog via @NPR www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #englishteachers #analog
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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WE ♥️ School Libraries! Join us TONIGHT starting at 8pmEST for #TLSkyChat to chat about Libraries!! Questions are already posted here: tlskychat.com! #librarians #skybrarians #tlsky #edusky
Bright blue promotional graphic for #TLSkyChat (Teacher Librarian Chat). A smiling illustrated person hugs a stack of books in front of outlined library shelves. Text reads: “TLSKYCHAT.COM January 28th @ 8PM EST / 5PM PT” and “WE ARE BACK!” A logo shows an open book, glasses, and a mug with the hashtag #TLSkyChat.
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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The creator of a course for teachers on AI and climate change explains what it will cover: Educating Teachers to Use AI without Harming the Planet.
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Educating teachers to use AI without harming the planet
TEACH-AI, a new effort on AI in education, aims to help future educators use AI tools in an environmentally conscious way.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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Building off the idea that "writing is thinking in ink," a teacher w/50 years of experience explains HT support students in learning what they need to know to be able to write fluently & legibly: How & Why to Teach Handwriting in Middle & High School
www.edutopia.org/article/teac...
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How and Why to Teach Handwriting in Middle and High School
Incorporating handwriting lessons can have numerous benefits for older students—here’s how to get them started.
www.edutopia.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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As social media and AI get more and more diabolically good at harming our kids, what can schools do to help? A School Psychologist’s Guide to Digital Resilience
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Opinion: A School Psychologist’s Guide to Digital Resilience
To support students facing mental health stressors in the digital age, school leaders must explain features like “data mining” and “engagement algorithms,” and give kids chances to develop social skil...
www.govtech.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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The author of the book The Teens Are Not Alright describes what it would look like to assess and offer feedback in ways that reduce stress for both students and teachers: Rethinking Grades to Reduce Teen Stress
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Rethinking Grades to Reduce Teen Stress
Student-friendly approaches to grading and assessment can ease anxiety and help adolescents feel more competent as learners.
www.ascd.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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mainenewsroom.com
1/27 Senator Collins has boxed herself in between her appropriations bills and oversight of ICE #maine #MEpolitics
January 28, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.

Again, this is terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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A large language model has been equipped with a list of no-nos from a resource meant to foil AI, further bolstering the evidence against using AI detectors: Wikipedia Volunteers Spent Years Cataloging AI Tells. Now There’s a Plugin to Avoid Them
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Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them.
The web's best guide to spotting AI writing has become a manual for hiding it.
arstechnica.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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A high school teacher describes some quick ways to integrate the teaching of Executive Function skills into your classes: Coaching Executive Functioning Skills.
www.edutopia.org/article/buil...
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Coaching Executive Functioning Skills
High-level cognitive skills help middle and high school students manage their emotions, behaviors, and responsibilities.
www.edutopia.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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We are in the middle of a literacy crisis, and it's not just affecting young students: Schools Overhauled Reading Programs. Older Students Are Being Left Behind.
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Schools Overhauled Reading Programs. Older Students Are Being Left Behind. - EdSurge News
Almost every state has overhauled elementary school reading programs. But one group of students is getting left behind.
www.edsurge.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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As Immigration and Customs Enforcement moves into Maine, the experiences of other states and cities may prove instructive: Fear, Arrests and Know-Your-Rights: How One School District is Grappling with Ice Coming to Town
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Fear, arrests and know-your-rights: How one school district is grappling with ICE coming to town - The Hechinger Report
As students in New Haven, Connecticut, are detained and fears of deportation intensify, local schools are fighting back.
hechingerreport.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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1/25 This video of a South Portland, Maine, woman being taken by ICE Friday night was shared with me and it felt important to share it with others, so others understand. #maine #MEpolitics
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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1/26 TikTok began suppressing Maine Newsroom content on Sunday morning

#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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all gas no brakes
nbedera.bsky.social Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 4d
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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January 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Schools in Minneapolis and St. Paul are grappling with remote schooling and high absenteeism, not because of weather, but because of chaos caused by a federal agency targeting their populations
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As ICE Targets Twin Cities Schools & Bus Stops, Even Citizens Keep Kids Home
'Everybody’s affected’: Fear, anger and chaos as classrooms empty out, distance learning fails, student mental health suffers and teachers struggle.
www.the74million.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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The executive director of The Center for Learner Equity explains what changes to the Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights mean for students with disabilities
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For students with disabilities, the Office for Civil Rights is often the last line of defense
Efforts to shutter the Education Department threaten to sever lifelines that protect students furthest from privilege and opportunity, writes one expert.
www.k12dive.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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The author of a book called The Depth Advantage talks about how deep learning and focus are related: The Push and the Pull Needed to Help Students Focus
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The Push and the Pull Needed to Help Students Focus
Focus is no longer our default. It's not something that tends to happen by accident anymore. In a culture built on notifications, infinite scroll, and instant answers, students need both a pull toward...
spencereducation.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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This article about rethinking how we consume information and read might be a good one to share with your students and discuss: Deep Reading Can Boost Your Critical Thinking and Help You Resist Misinformation – Here’s How to Build the Skill
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Deep reading can boost your critical thinking and help you resist misinformation – here’s how to build the skill
Reading comprehension scores are tanking, and fewer Americans are picking up books. But practicing deep reading can help you process content more carefully and keep you from falling for misinformation...
theconversation.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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The story of how a right wing group infiltrated school boards across Pennsylvania is a cautionary tale for local school politics: ‘Clever as serpents’: How a Legal Group’s Anti-LGBTQ Policies Took Root in School Districts Across a State
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How a legal group’s anti-LGBTQ policies took root in school districts across a state
In Pennsylvania, parents are challenging Independence Law Center policies while trying to avoid a legal case that could go to the conservative Supreme Court.
hechingerreport.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM