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Alba Mendiola

@AlbaMendiola

Educator MAT •Media Lit Speaker•Freelance Writer/7x Chicago Emmy Award Winner /@NewsLitProject Teacher of the Year/ @AAUW Alumna/@UICSchoolofLCS/@TecdeMonterrey

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RIP Renee. Smart, kind, mentor to so many. 🙏 Renee Ferguson, investigative reporter for WMAQ-Ch. 5, dies chicagotribune.com/2025/06/0…
Renee Ferguson, longtime investigative reporter for WMAQ-Ch. 5, dies

Renee Ferguson, longtime investigative reporter for WMAQ-Ch. 5, dies

Renee Ferguson, the first Black woman to work as an investigative reporter on Chicago television, has died.

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Thanks ⁦@MeetThePress⁩ Heading back for ⁦@DemConvention⁩
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Y mientras tanto en México, se rompe el techo de cristal.
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"¿Cómo podemos combatir la desinformación durante las elecciones de 2024? Te invitamos el 22 de febrero a las 7pm ET para una conversación virtual en español: bit.ly/feb22NLP xitter.cf/NewsLitProject/status/…" / X (x.com)
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¿Cómo podemos combatir la desinformación durante las elecciones de 2024? Hemos reunido a un panel de expertos para ayudarnos a aprender cómo encontrar información creíble. Te invitamos el 22 de febrero a las 7pm ET para una conversación virtual en español: bit.ly/feb22NLP
Graphic with Spanish text promoting event. Text: Infórmate en 2024 Panel de discusión en línea n español con traducción directa al inglés EL JUEVES 22 DE FEBRERO 7 p.m. ET 4 p.m. PT Apoyo de nuestros aliados de Factchequeado

ALT Graphic with Spanish text promoting event. Text: Infórmate en 2024 Panel de discusión en línea n español con traducción directa al inglés EL JUEVES 22 DE FEBRERO 7 p.m. ET 4 p.m. PT Apoyo de nuestros aliados de Factchequeado

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Thanks to @ChrisCoffeyNBC for the interview. If you are a teacher and want to learn about how to teach Media Literacy using the @NewsLitProject FREE resources, please listen to this podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/096…
Media Literacy

Media Literacy

Shift Everything · Episode

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Why four trade unions want lawmakers to renew Invest in Kids scholarships

Why four trade unions want lawmakers to renew Invest in Kids scholarships

The program was amended in 2021 to allow kids with financial needs to access scholarships toward a vocational trade school.

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What is the Invest in Kids scholarship program, and why it matters

What is the Invest in Kids scholarship program, and why it matters

Over 9,600 low-income students rely on the Invest in Kids scholarship program to attend schools that best fit their needs. Here’s what you need to know about the program and why it is important...

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Success! 🎉  I'm a @Newsela Certified Educator newse.la/ncecomplete
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La alfabetización mediática es un derecho civil laraza.com/2023/01/24/la-alf…
La alfabetización mediática es un derecho civil

La alfabetización mediática es un derecho civil

La alfabetización mediática permite a los estudiantes acceder, analizar, evaluar, crear y actuar utilizando todas las formas de comunicación

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.@sramosABC speaks to dual language expert @JoseMedinaJr89 about destigmatizing Spanglish, challenges some Latino kids face for being unable to speak fluent Spanish. "Some Latino children in the U.S. serve as their family's only liaison to American culture," Ramos reports.
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Peace On Earth

Peace On Earth

U2 · All That You Can't Leave Behind · Song · 2000

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People of the World…Reporting from the Ukraine border! This is one of the places @WCKitchen has hot meals. It is below freezing tonight & I am meeting so many refugees, families who are escaping & don’t know what’s next…We will do our best not to let them down! #ChefsForUkraine
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Belarus preparing to join Russian invasion of Ukraine as soon as Monday, U.S. official says washingtonpost.com/world/202…
Belarus preparing to join Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. official says

Belarus preparing to join Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. official says

Earlier Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine and Russia would conduct the first diplomatic talks since the Kremlin-launched invasion.

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In eastern #Ukraine, we also continue to help those affected by the armed conflict, @RedCrossUkraine 🔹transporting people with limited mobility, 🔹collecting food & hygiene items in supermarkets, 🔹working with authorities to cover the needs of injured civilians in bandaging.
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Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined Chicagoans in Ukrainian Village Sunday afternoon speaking out against the war in Ukraine. bit.ly/3hnFLus
Pritzker, Lightfoot joined protestors against war in Ukraine

Pritzker, Lightfoot joined protestors against war in Ukraine

Governor Pritzker announced to well over 1,000 people gathered near Saints Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church that Illinois will take a stand against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He told...

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Donate to support the Ukrainian Red Cross and its work to help civilians in this difficult time for Ukraine! You can donate on ✅ URCS website: redcross.org.ua/donate/ ✅ iRaiser platform: donate.redcrossredcrescent.o… 📢 Please share! #SupportUkraine #Ukraine #URCS #DonateUkraine
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