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Mitchell Monroe

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I feel like I post about this every year, but one of my favorite lessons in my Civics class, is when I use @jon.gvg.io and @gvg.io's Waddle Dee Knows video to teach the kids about media literacy. #teachersky #educationsky

October 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM Everybody can reply

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STNMagazine

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🎙️ Episode 277, P2

Tony Corbin talks with Jeff Cassell, President of the School Bus Safety Company, on what really drives safety. Unsafe habits—rushing, speeding, tailgating—cause accidents. His Safety Management System helps drivers keep students safe.

Listen wherever you pod. 🎧

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🎙️ Episode 277, Part 2 Tony Corbin sits down with Jeff Cassell, President of the School Bus Safety Company, to talk about what really drives safety. At the heart of it: accidents don’t “just happen....

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October 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM Everybody can reply

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STNMagazine

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New U.S. DOT rules restrict CDLs for non-domiciled workers, raising big questions about immigration equity in student transportation. STN breaks down how these changes could reshape the workforce.

#EducationSky #EduSky #SchoolTransportaton

U.S. Department of Transportation Enacts CDL Restrictions on Non-Domiciled Workers

U.S. Department of Transportation Enacts CDL Restrictions on Non-Domiciled Workers School Transportation News Special Reports

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October 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM Everybody can reply

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Dr Robert Muller

@robertmuller.bsky.social

www.profellow.com/fellowships/...

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15 Fellowships for Careers in International Development | ProFellow

Explore fellowships in international development offering funding, mentorship, and global experience to launch an impactful career.

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October 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM Everybody can reply

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Dr Robert Muller

@robertmuller.bsky.social

Applications open for:

Resident Vasey Fellowship
Non-resident Vasey Fellowship
Non-resident Kelly Fellowship

Deadline Nov 1. Questions about Pacific Forum fellowship programs, contact [email protected]

#academicsky #academicchatter #educationsky #academicresearch #research #highereducation

Fellowships

Join Pacific Forum's fellowship programs. Serve as a researcher, develop expertise on Indo-Pacific policy issues, and join Young Leaders.

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October 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM Everybody can reply

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Dr Robert Muller

@robertmuller.bsky.social

Court grants prelim settlement for class action against Anthropic (who used academics’ work to train its LLM without consent. Search here: www.AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com and submit a claim form online.

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Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site

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October 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM Everybody can reply

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Dr Robert Muller

@robertmuller.bsky.social

patthomson.net/2025/09/12/w...

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what is criticality?

This is a post for all the people just starting their doctoral programmes. And for those supporting them. Criticality in scholarship is the practice of approaching all knowledge claims, including y…

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September 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM Everybody can reply

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Dr Robert Muller

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i2insights.org/2025/09/09/r...

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Six tips for using research to influence policy

By David R. Garcia. How can academics, researchers, and educators become skilled at the craft of engaging with policy makers? Who should they aim to engage with and what are some key factors in eng…

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September 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM Everybody can reply

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STNMagazine

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Michele Gay, co-founder of Safe and Sound Schools & mother of #SandyHook victim Josephine, brings a powerful message on student safety to the TSD Conference. Her call: safety education must be developmentally appropriate.

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#StutentSafety #EduSky #BacktoSchool #EducationSky

Mother of Sandy Hook Victim Brings Student Safety Message to TSD

Mother of Sandy Hook Victim Brings Student Safety Message to TSD School Transportation News Event News

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September 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM Everybody can reply

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Frederick Smith, Ed.D.

@fsmith827.bsky.social

Science.
Reading.
Education.
Books.
Facts.
Compassion.
Empathy.
They matter.
🎓📚🫂🔬🏫
#EducationSky #BookSky #ScienceSky #BookSky

September 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM Everybody can reply

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Dr Robert Muller

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www.profellow.com/open-call/ap...

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Apply Now: 2026 MAP Fellowship | ProFellow

MAP Fellowship is a 6-month, part-time fellowship designed to accelerate social impact by pairing early to mid-career professionals with nonprofit executives.

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September 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM Everybody can reply

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Frederick Smith, Ed.D.

@fsmith827.bsky.social

Got the nicest text from a former student over the weekend as he reflects on a milestone birthday this week.

We never know... 🎓💐

“I would not be the human I am without amazing people like you. I was so closeted and you gave me the confidence to be who I am. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼”

#HigherEdSky #EducationSky

“I would not be the human I am without amazing people like you. I was so closeted and you gave me the confidence to be who I am. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼”

August 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM Everybody can reply

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Lonoikamakahiki! 🌧️🌱

@lisalisalei.bsky.social

Great🧵on STEM here in Hawaiʻi nei and the fragile ego of scientist settlers
#STEM #academicsky
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makaʻāinana @keoraborealis.bsky.social · Dec 29

This summer, I went to a symposium panel on building STEM programs for Hawaiian students. The scientist was a settler. When I asked ab how we should consider the goals of “introducing” STEM to kanaka and how it’s at odds w/centering our own cultural knowledge systems, he got visibly angry. 1/3

December 30, 2024 at 2:17 AM Everybody can reply

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Purple Tiger ❌👑

@purpletiger.bsky.social

👇Reject censorship. #Resist Fascism. #strongertogether #academicsky #educationsky

ACLU @aclu.org · Mar 4

The White House is pushing schools to monitor and report international students and faculty for their political views — but that's not how free speech works.

Add your name to urge universities to reject censorship from the Trump administration.

Tell Universities: Protect free speech on campus

The ACLU is calling on universities to reject the Trump administration’s egregious overreach and to defend the rights of students and faculty. Add your name.

https://action.aclu.org/petition/free-speech-on-campus?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=so[…]_chan=soc&ms=adv-na-tw-na-nat-na-freespeech-campusprotests-na

March 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM Everybody can reply

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Dr Robert Muller

@robertmuller.bsky.social

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Emily Middleton (formerly Bell) @emilyjlm.bsky.social · Feb 3

I am thrilled to announce that we're offering a funded collaborative PhD studentship between the University of Leeds and Ripon Musuems Trust! The project explores the history of the gaol and police station in the 19th/20th C alongside contemporary representations of policing (e.g. in periodicals):

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February 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM Everybody can reply