#Disadvantaged

Alex Ford

apf102

The proposal for grading student exams this summer is deeply, deeply problematic. It prioritises the continuity of the exam grading system over fairness to students in a time of significant

Justine T. Wolfenden

jtwolfenden

Just to follow on from my earlier posts about the proposal to move to online teaching. I live in the centre of Durham and I have a decent set up

Ateev Mehrotra

Ateevm

Lots of anecdotes on how the pandemic has led to drops in visit volume and the dire financial situation at outpatient practices. In a new @commonwealthfnd piece published with @DavidLinetsky

Stay-see

h8Wankmaggot45

In case it’s still unclear.400 years ago white people brought black people over here and enslaved them. And sold them. And treated them as less than human. For 250 years.

Paula Matthewson

Drag0nista

THREAD:As an atheist, I welcome the mainstream and social media's interest in the warped influence of religion on Australian politics in general and on government decision-making more specifically.But really, where

Ned Richardson-Little

HistoryNed

The Helsinki Accords were signed 45 years ago #otd - but they weren't the revolution in human rights politics that many claim they were.https://historyned.blog/2015/08/01/40-years-later-rethinking-the-helsinki-accords-and-human-rights/

Wrong Boy #2

arm_muscle

casting privileged people as permanently unlearning brutes and disadvantaged people as disproportionately wise and generous creates bizarre incentives to use your positionality as a bludgeon, or to distort your positionality

Jillian Carmichael

ViralCarmichael

I have some thoughts about parenting through a pandemic. Especially being a parent of young kids while working in academia in NYC during a global pandemic. A thread: 1/n @OpenAcademics

Sarah Shoker

SarahShoker

I know most of my followers on here are from the U.S and Canada, so if you have *any* interest in algorithmic accountability, please look into the A-level test result

Suffète

SarraZzZz

I really miss the days where our actors were picked based on their talent rather than ONLY for their attractiveness.I think that a lot of the characters/actors we grew up

Elspeth Kirkman

Karminker

It’s the 93rd Academy Awards and this year the Academy has fielded quite a diverse set of nominees for once. This recaps and explores the woeful track record of

Koshiek Karan

iamkoshiek

If you're a black kid starting out in the shark infested world of corporate, here's some advice [Thread]- Speak up, make yourself heard. We were raised to respect elders &

Lana del Pray 🙏🏻

ExileTheology

"Police officers are prison–industrial complex foot soldiers, and poor people are its targets. Disadvantaged communities should not ask for law enforcement to ensure safety any more than someone should ask

Stef O'Driscoll

StefODriscoll

THREAD. Inclusivity is vital for theatre to not just survive but thrive. At the heart of structural change is a commitment to class diversity & we have heard little about

Brad Wilcox

WilcoxNMP

Whoa. This interview ww/ Nobel-Prize Winning @heckmanequation pulls no punches about the importance of family for the health of the American Dream: https://medium.com/@ArchbridgeInst/nobel-prize-winning-economist-dr-5550da1df5c3 "Families—far mo

Boston Coalition for Education Equity

BosEdEquity

Do you have questions about the Working Group's Recommendation for entry into the selective schools during the pandemic? We've got a primer for you! #SuspendTheTest #bospoli 1/9 An online entrance