@teachbk

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NYC School Integration Town Hall with @DOEChancellor and Nikole Hannah-Jones
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Chancellor Samuels, who in his address had spoken eloquently of his personal experiences in the system and how they informed his pro-integration advocacy as a superintendent, seemed inexplicably caught off guard by nearly every question on integration posed by Hannah-Jones.
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It soon became apparent that the highest ranking educator in our system was not prepared to share an integration plan or proposal, a timeline, a commitment to a plan, or a good explanation as to why none of these things yet exist.
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four months of "investigation" by fellow cops is always, always, always meant to dissipate initial outrage so they can come to this foregone conclusion without open resistance
NBC News
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The fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley by a Mississippi police officer responding to a shoplifting call was a “justified” use of force, the state attorney general says. This statement follows a four-month review of the incident. An attorney for Wiley’s family disputes the conclusions and calls for the release of body camera footage. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mis…

Mississippi AG says police shooting that killed 1-year-old was ‘justified’

Kohen Wiley was killed in June when officers fired at a car at a Walmart parking lot. A friend of Wiley’s mother, who was driving, was injured.

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you can see from the comments how varied our teacher prep programs are & why so many new teachers struggle with even the basics of instruction. no we didn’t all have a practicum/field work, a year of student teaching, access to curriculum, or work that aligned theory& pedagogy
andrea@teachbkOct 18
Every teacher prep program covers the basics of lesson planning. Teachers in training practice writing lesson plans way more elaborate than they will ever do once they're in the classroom. My question is do programs teach how to effectively implement those plans, and why not
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can’t speak for anyone else but my teaching degree (at the graduate level) was 20% ed theory + 80% writing lesson plans so 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️
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I don’t think teacher prep programs show anyone how to actually develop curriculum. I made a lot of curriculum in grad school, but no one shows you how to use the table or fit things on a page for a worksheet with a graphic organizer on it.
andrea@teachbkOct 18
Every teacher prep program covers the basics of lesson planning. Teachers in training practice writing lesson plans way more elaborate than they will ever do once they're in the classroom. My question is do programs teach how to effectively implement those plans, and why not
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Every teacher prep program covers the basics of lesson planning. Teachers in training practice writing lesson plans way more elaborate than they will ever do once they're in the classroom. My question is do programs teach how to effectively implement those plans, and why not
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They need to practice how to break down a simple process into somehow simpler steps How to rephrase a question they carefully crafted the night before that is just not making sense to someone When to grab counters, blocks, a whiteboard When to take a break When to start over
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Most importantly, new teachers need to know how to both uphold and disregard the authority of the written plan- to understand that our planning is our preparation but our students guide our implementation, and we can't have one without the other 🗒️
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On this day, we commemorate the October 17, 1961 demonstrations in Paris, when Algerians took to the streets to protest French colonial rule and demand independence, only to face a brutal crackdown by French police that left many dead, injured, and missing #Algeria
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why does this feel like teachers should lower their expectations for the new contract 😥
The City Reporter@THECITYNYOct 17
A veteran of city government and the current general counsel at the Department of Education, Liz Vladeck will lead negotiations with municipal unions whose contracts will soon expire. buff.ly/tvY5vsu

Mamdani Appoints De Blasio Alum Liz Vladeck to Lead Labor Relations Office

A veteran of city government and the current general counsel at the Department of Education, Vladeck will lead negotiations with municipal unions whose contracts will soon expire.

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New York City Council Member Julie Won has called for NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to be fired: qns.com/2026/10/queens-elect… She is the second non-DSA elected official to call for Tisch's firing, after City Council Member Carmen De La Rosa.
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New York City is—and always will be—a city for all immigrants. It is important that all New Yorkers, including undocumented immigrants, know their rights.
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Chalkbeat and The City Reporter walked through how to use sometimes clunky NYC databases to vet public schools. Here’s the event recording. chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/1…

WATCH: How to vet NYC schools like an education reporter

Chalkbeat and The City Reporter walked through how to use sometimes clunky NYC databases to vet public schools. Here’s the event recording.

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885 kids have been shot and killed in the United States of America since January 1st, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
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