@klingengal.bsky.social
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I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
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This is the work. Not forcing reading or offering rewards, but building spaces where children feel safe enough, curious enough, and seen enough to want to read. Before we change students, we have to change the conditions we create around reading.
This Is the Work
This week, I was invited to sit down with with Dr. Sarah Sansbury, Leah Gregory, and Janette Derucki for the Can’t Shelve This podcast (releasing February 10th). The invitation was simple: come talk about reading culture. About what we actually do in our classrooms and schools that either invites children into reading or quietly pushes them away. That kind of conversation is my favorite.
pernillesripp.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is the work. Not forcing reading or offering rewards, but building spaces where children feel safe enough, curious enough, and seen enough to want to read. Before we change students, we have to change the conditions we create around reading.
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"...I think it's good research, we have to make sure we can include everyone."
All of this from @jessenathaniel.bsky.social. 🎯
(Also: this is 100% what's missing from the "learning science" conversation)
All of this from @jessenathaniel.bsky.social. 🎯
(Also: this is 100% what's missing from the "learning science" conversation)
December 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
"...I think it's good research, we have to make sure we can include everyone."
All of this from @jessenathaniel.bsky.social. 🎯
(Also: this is 100% what's missing from the "learning science" conversation)
All of this from @jessenathaniel.bsky.social. 🎯
(Also: this is 100% what's missing from the "learning science" conversation)
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Hope Walz>>>>>>>>>>>
🔥HOPE WALZ: “Oh Don Jr, it is so clear your dad doesn’t love you… my family will always be richer than yours, because we find joy in each other - not tearing other people down. I really hope you get the help you need.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hope Walz>>>>>>>>>>>
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There are multiple ways to learn how to read, and I'm of the opinion that we need many different approaches, including but not limited to phonics and phonemic awareness.
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
Unsettling The Science of Reading: Who is Being Sold A Story? | Human Restoration Project | Nick Covington
Literacy doesn’t come in a box, we’ll never find our kids at the bottom of a curriculum package, and there can be no broad support for systemic change that excludes input from and support for teachers...
www.humanrestorationproject.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
There are multiple ways to learn how to read, and I'm of the opinion that we need many different approaches, including but not limited to phonics and phonemic awareness.
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-...
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Annual story time! #EduSky
6 years ago, my friend Tom tweeted this. Because I’m a holiday LOVER who had a classroom tree and array of holiday assignments,
I paused and decided to poll my students to gauge their feelings.
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6 years ago, my friend Tom tweeted this. Because I’m a holiday LOVER who had a classroom tree and array of holiday assignments,
I paused and decided to poll my students to gauge their feelings.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Annual story time! #EduSky
6 years ago, my friend Tom tweeted this. Because I’m a holiday LOVER who had a classroom tree and array of holiday assignments,
I paused and decided to poll my students to gauge their feelings.
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6 years ago, my friend Tom tweeted this. Because I’m a holiday LOVER who had a classroom tree and array of holiday assignments,
I paused and decided to poll my students to gauge their feelings.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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"There's never a charge to maintain fidelity to children, there is only fidelity to the curriculum."
There's no responsiveness because it's clear the purpose isn't to teach kids, it's to "get through" the curriculum.
There's never a charge to maintain fidelity to children, there is only fidelity to the curriculum.
There's never a charge to maintain fidelity to children, there is only fidelity to the curriculum.
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"There's never a charge to maintain fidelity to children, there is only fidelity to the curriculum."
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In 2022, Diane Reitz tried out to be a Broncos cheerleader at age 64 in pursuit of a great story for her obituary. Here is that obituary:
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
In 2022, Diane Reitz tried out to be a Broncos cheerleader at age 64 in pursuit of a great story for her obituary. Here is that obituary:
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That was incredible.
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
That was incredible.
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Jimmy Kimmel’s eulogy for his lifelong best friend and band leader Cleto Escobedo is beautiful on every level. Showing the gutting emotion so many men suppress and knowing just when to bring comfort through laughter when the grief overwhelms. youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...
Jimmy Kimmel Remembers His Best Friend and Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Jimmy Kimmel’s eulogy for his lifelong best friend and band leader Cleto Escobedo is beautiful on every level. Showing the gutting emotion so many men suppress and knowing just when to bring comfort through laughter when the grief overwhelms. youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...
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Also, the reason people say dumb stuff and struggle to interpret complexity online has very little to do with reading comprehension and everything to do with the interpretation, ideology, & the perverse incentive structure of platforms. Do not blame 3rd grade teachers for bad Twitter takes ffs! 😩
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Also, the reason people say dumb stuff and struggle to interpret complexity online has very little to do with reading comprehension and everything to do with the interpretation, ideology, & the perverse incentive structure of platforms. Do not blame 3rd grade teachers for bad Twitter takes ffs! 😩
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It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It’s not that we didn’t want the shutdown to end, it’s the fact that millions of people suffered throughout this shutdown and it was for nothing. That’s the most upsetting part.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Today is only the beginning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
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No Kings Denver speaker Joe Salazar (fmr Dem state rep) tells me they estimate 25-30k gathered in Denver today, similar to the No Kings protest earlier this year. This view is from photographer Cheney Orr for the New York Times. #copolitics
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
No Kings Denver speaker Joe Salazar (fmr Dem state rep) tells me they estimate 25-30k gathered in Denver today, similar to the No Kings protest earlier this year. This view is from photographer Cheney Orr for the New York Times. #copolitics
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I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…
October 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…
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Are Colorado’s 37 lawsuits against the Trump administration based on principles or political posturing? I asked AG Phil Weiser (D) how Coloradans should evaluate his lawsuits. #copolitics
October 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Are Colorado’s 37 lawsuits against the Trump administration based on principles or political posturing? I asked AG Phil Weiser (D) how Coloradans should evaluate his lawsuits. #copolitics
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There’s been a lot of talk about autism from powerful government figures and the media. Let’s help young Coloradans with autism achieve their dreams through coaching, therapy, and social connections. I’ll match fifty $5 donations to REVEL: www.coloradogives.org/story/3s7h9f...
Support Be a Neurodiversity Ally With REVEL and Next on ColoradoGives.org
Empowering Neurodiverse Lives Through Skill-Building, Connection, and Independence
www.coloradogives.org
September 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There’s been a lot of talk about autism from powerful government figures and the media. Let’s help young Coloradans with autism achieve their dreams through coaching, therapy, and social connections. I’ll match fifty $5 donations to REVEL: www.coloradogives.org/story/3s7h9f...
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“Pastor i feel like im losing my faith”
Lose it…. Allow yourself to be transformed and begin again
Lose it…. Allow yourself to be transformed and begin again
September 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“Pastor i feel like im losing my faith”
Lose it…. Allow yourself to be transformed and begin again
Lose it…. Allow yourself to be transformed and begin again
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Autistic and neurodivergent people deserve far better than a government looking to prevent their existence, let alone one that will invent fictitious ways to do so that puts everyone in danger
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Autistic and neurodivergent people deserve far better than a government looking to prevent their existence, let alone one that will invent fictitious ways to do so that puts everyone in danger
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Important PSA for parents of white boys. If you don’t want you sons radicalized do these 5 things.
September 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Important PSA for parents of white boys. If you don’t want you sons radicalized do these 5 things.
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Enough.
JUST IN: Three people are in critical condition after a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to St. Anthony’s Hospital. https://cnn.it/46fImzg
At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
www.cnn.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Enough.