Texas’ education landscape is changing. That’s why we need your help.

Tell us what issues you believe require greater oversight, whether they are the impact of vouchers, misuse of public funds or anything else that is affecting how students learn 👇
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/texas-education-reporting-propublica-texas-tribune?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Texas #Journalism #Education#Teaching#Parents#Family#Students#GregAbbott

Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
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An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-vouchers-private-schools-conflicts-of-interest?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Education#Texas#School#Law#Ethics#Students#Teaching

Texas’ education landscape is changing. That’s why we need your help.

Tell us what issues you believe require greater oversight, whether they are the impact of vouchers, misuse of public funds or anything else that is affecting how students learn 👇
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/texas-education-reporting-propublica-texas-tribune?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Texas #Journalism #Education#Teaching#Parents#Family#Students#GregAbbott

Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
—

An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-vouchers-private-schools-conflicts-of-interest?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Education#Texas#School#Law#Ethics#Students#Teaching

New Uvalde Records Reveal Details About School Safety Concerns and Shooter’s Behavioral Issues
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The release is part of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that news organizations brought against state and local governments. The fight continues to get the Texas Department of Public Safety to release its own records.

https://www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-records-shooting-campus-safety-concerns?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Texas #Uvalde#SchoolShooting#School #Education#Safety#Students#Lawsuit

Could anybody use a pick-me-up?

Golden Age Karate is one of the most uplifting films in our collection. It's about Jeff Wall Jr., a real-life teenage hero, who uses his natural talent for martial arts to help people. It's super sweet and soul-feeding.

It's just five minutes long and you can watch it for free!

We also offer a mini-discussion guide for educators who'd like to use it as a classroom warm-up or creative writing prompt.

Check it out in our library to get free streaming links plus the free discussion guide. 1/2

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/golden-age-karate/

@education @edutooters @film @writers

#Education#Homeschooling #Documentary#ShortFilm#WritingPrompt#WritingExercise

What we're reading:

"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white, a new study shows."

We know that educators are bombarded with (VC-funded) hype about AI tools as magical solutions. Please don't take these claims at face value and do your own due diligence. 1/3

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/ai-teacher-assistants-promote-racial-bias-study-finds/

@education @edutooters

#Education#Educators#Edutooters#Teachers#Teaching#EdTech

What we're reading:

"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white, a new study shows."

We know that educators are bombarded with (VC-funded) hype about AI tools as magical solutions. Please don't take these claims at face value and do your own due diligence. 1/3

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/ai-teacher-assistants-promote-racial-bias-study-finds/

@education @edutooters

#Education#Educators#Edutooters#Teachers#Teaching#EdTech

What we're reading:

"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white, a new study shows."

We know that educators are bombarded with (VC-funded) hype about AI tools as magical solutions. Please don't take these claims at face value and do your own due diligence. 1/3

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/ai-teacher-assistants-promote-racial-bias-study-finds/

@education @edutooters

#Education#Educators#Edutooters#Teachers#Teaching#EdTech

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing a mass coral bleaching event.

We have free resources to help you teach about the environmental importance of coral and the significance of coral bleaching. ⬇ 1/3

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-great-barrier-reef-coral-cover-1.7601961

@education @climatechange @stemed

#Homeschooling #Education#Edutooters#StemEd

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing a mass coral bleaching event.

We have free resources to help you teach about the environmental importance of coral and the significance of coral bleaching. ⬇ 1/3

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-great-barrier-reef-coral-cover-1.7601961

@education @climatechange @stemed

#Homeschooling #Education#Edutooters#StemEd

Alaska Ignored Warning Signs of a Budget Crisis. Now It Doesn’t Have Funding to Fix Crumbling Schools.
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Lawmakers only budgeted $40 million of the nearly $800 million that districts say is needed to fix and maintain schools to keep them safe and operating. Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed more than two-thirds of that.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-rural-schools-funding-legislation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Alaska#School #Education#Student#Budget

#Parents say it can take months to evaluate students, and in some cases #schools have refused to provide needed services.

#News#Government #Education#Kids

https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-special-education-disabilities-complaints

Middle School Cheerleaders Made a TikTok Video Portraying a School Shooting. They Were Charged With a Crime.
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Social videos, memes and retweets are becoming fodder for criminal charges in an era of heightened responses to student threats. Authorities argue harsh punishment is necessary, but experts say the crackdown won’t make schools safer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/social-media-arrests-school-threats-law-tennessee?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#SocialMedia#Children #Education#School#Crime #Police#Tennessee

Could anybody use a pick-me-up?

Golden Age Karate is one of the most uplifting films in our collection. It's about Jeff Wall Jr., a real-life teenage hero, who uses his natural talent for martial arts to help people. It's super sweet and soul-feeding.

It's just five minutes long and you can watch it for free!

We also offer a mini-discussion guide for educators who'd like to use it as a classroom warm-up or creative writing prompt.

Check it out in our library to get free streaming links plus the free discussion guide. 1/2

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/golden-age-karate/

@education @edutooters @film @writers

#Education#Homeschooling #Documentary#ShortFilm#WritingPrompt#WritingExercise

Could anybody use a pick-me-up?

Golden Age Karate is one of the most uplifting films in our collection. It's about Jeff Wall Jr., a real-life teenage hero, who uses his natural talent for martial arts to help people. It's super sweet and soul-feeding.

It's just five minutes long and you can watch it for free!

We also offer a mini-discussion guide for educators who'd like to use it as a classroom warm-up or creative writing prompt.

Check it out in our library to get free streaming links plus the free discussion guide. 1/2

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/golden-age-karate/

@education @edutooters @film @writers

#Education#Homeschooling #Documentary#ShortFilm#WritingPrompt#WritingExercise

When George Mason University president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”

But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
https://www.propublica.org/article/george-mason-university-antisemitism-investigation-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#University#HigherEd #Education#Trump#Virginia#DEI

When George Mason University president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”

But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
https://www.propublica.org/article/george-mason-university-antisemitism-investigation-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#University#HigherEd #Education#Trump#Virginia#DEI