#Schools

Really looking forward to talking to @MrsLFlower @MissJTruslove @MrsRDrama and Amy Cooper this morning on @TTRadio2021.Join us live in 5 mins, or catch up on the Podbean app / Spotify
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1/ I need to get this out of my system so I can get some work done today (yes it's Saturday, but what is time. 2/ Yes I'm a teacher
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Why I'm hoping the government announces a two-week half-term circuit-break for schools. A thread. 1. School leaders are exhausted. They have worked tirelessly without the opportunity for a proper
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Please read a short story of how we lost our trust in our PHO in BC : The (fully vaxxed) leader of public health decides that vaccines will get us
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I don’t want to see this country brought to its knees by the unions. Teachers are not working, vulnerable children are at risk. This is a very serious matter indeed.
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This group is the modern-day version of "Parents and Taxpayers," a coalition that emerged in early 1960s New York City to oppose school integration plans. PLACE formed recently in response
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1/ Thread: Since the @CvilleSchools "Naming of Facilities Committee" starts meeting this Thursday, I thought I'd send out some info and thoughts. 2/ All the work I've done on researching
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A COVID TEACHING MOMENT My column in the Deccan Herald today.===Classes, black-boards and chalk, white-boards and pens, examinations ... a lot of familiar things in the world of learning have
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This is evil. Based on the politics of envy and in the absence of any valid health rationale, Montgomery County is ordering private schools that comply with all health guidelines
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So the vote to fly Pride flags at @HCDSB schools didn’t happen last night. This means that have two more weeks to drum up support for a move that will
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We have looked carefully at incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children in recent weeks for any impact of the phased return to the classroom. The data, and thorough public health
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I go back to work in one week tomorrow. And I’m having some... feelings. As we start to get numbers in - family choice of online vs in person, we
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I've seen a lot of people "worried" about whether a semester of pass/fail would "hurt" the students in getting into college, so I did the math. a quick thread I
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City budget vocabulary: Fair Student Funding is another name for city tax levy dollars for school budgets. It is the MOST IMPORTANT funding stream schools directly rely on to hire
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1/ Ok, by special request and as briefly as I can: stratification of higher education in Canada. At the basic level: you have a 4-year (university) vs. 2-3 year (college)
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It’s time to end restrictions on smoking in schools. It’s should be on each individual to choose their level of comfort and to make the best decision for themselves. If
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