So, what happens if I'm a parent and I know that my kid needs highly paid teachers, a library full of books with diverse characters, trans-inclusive bathrooms and extracurriculars, and a curriculum unpacking topics like systemic racism, colonial oppression, economic inequality, and climate change?
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Dr. Cara Berg Powers
I post about public education, school integration, cultural theory, media literacy, sex ed, parenting, and random thoughts from my ADHD brain. Proud co-editor of uncoveringpossible.com out now from Vernon Press! CFC166871CD4B 24% off
This isn't the end of the list but this is a great set of candidates to consider supporting in MA. Consider joining tonight. Massachusetts Working Families Party's @workingfamilies.org event #mapoli “An Evening with MA WFP's 2026 Candidates!” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/massachusett...
I think having 3 neurodivergent younger brothers who have the certitude of white men, way too much time, and ADHD hyperfocus has cured me from even the slightest risk of getting into any of these dude bro podcasters. Sure, tell me in sweeping generalizations about things people pay me to train on.
#OPINION To solve the housing affordability crisis, Massachusetts will have to do more than build. Rent control stabilizes communities and would bring immediate economic relief to Bay Staters, if the Legislature would lift the current ban.
I was a WIC baby. I’m asking you to join me in doing this so that other babies can get the same chance at life that I got.
National WIC Association‼️ Current funding proposals fall short of projected needs for #WIC to serve ALL eligible families in FY 27, which means hundreds of thousands of moms and kids could lose access. YOU can take action against this by contacting your reps: bit.ly/fundwic27
My article, "The Possibilities of Constitutional Education," was published today in the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. The paper develops a theory of what constitutional education can teach us about constitutional order, focusing on China and the United States. Link in comments!
Boston / Bay Staters, the LUCE Hotline is 617-370-5023. Call them, not your local police, as cops will probably help cover up whatever abuses ICE commits.
Catherine RampellTPS for Haitians officially expires tomorrow. ICE is planning big operations, with Springfield, Ohio among the targets www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-hai...
I just use a tiny sprinkle of the soy sauce flavor packet with ramen, which I made for dinner with TJs dumplings and beefless bulgogi because it was way past dinner time and I'd like to report an achievement- I threw the rest of the packet away. I didn't put it in a baggie for later. Just tossed it.
We still have the cultural image that actual Nazis were defeated in the 1940's, and the remaining Nazis are either unemployed basement-dwellers or fringe militias in Idaho. There is still a reluctance by media and business leaders to say openly that the world's wealthiest person is a Nazi.
Dave LevitanThe ongoing Musk nazi tweets just have me wondering if corporate boards are even a thing anymore
As someone who was a college student and waitress during this episode of US stupidity, can confirm. Literally had someone stop me while I was reading the sides to say "you mean Freedom Fries?" The teen daughter at lunch with her dad looked mortified. And yes, he was a bad tipper.
Atriosevery day the Right tries to relive the magic moment that was Freedom Fries