@TDPBaltimore

We work with teachers and parents on research, pedagogy and advocacy around education equity in Baltimore.

 Baltimore, MD
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Joined March 2015
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Meanwhile, Gov. Hogan announced cuts that will disproportionately harm those struggling the most. Balancing the budget on the backs of the poor isn't just cruel--it will also slow our recovery. We should tax large corporations and the wealthiest few. xitter.cf/mdeconomy/status/12765…
Maryland Center on Economic Policy@mdeconomy26 Jun 2020
.@GovLarryHogan proposed $1.5 billion in state budget cuts today that would affect every aspect of public services. About $670 million could be voted on in just a few days, at the Board of Public Works July 1. bpw.maryland.gov/MeetingDocs…
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Paul Thomas@plthomasEdD24 Jun 2020
I just published A Conversation in 2020 with James Baldwin’s ‘Letter from a Region in My Mind’ link.medium.com/ZYvhNMLcy7

A Conversation in 2020 with James Baldwin’s “Letter from a Region in My Mind”

Racism is a race lie, an economic lie, and a religious lie.

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Teachers, administrators and parents/guardians, have your states or providences issued school reopening guidelines for fall? If so, provide a link to the guidelines in the comments. Please retweet so we can get as many responses as possible. #schoolreopening #schoolsreopening
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Black students in Maryland school systems are suspended at a higher rate than all other races, data show. bit.ly/2VbsN8e

Maryland schools still suspending youngest students, suspending Black students at higher rates

Maryland school systems are still suspending about 1,200 students in pre-kindergarten through second grade every year despite a 2017 law intended to virtually eliminate suspensions of the youngest...

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Yesterday, I stood with @TDPBaltimore Parent Power group to encourage business leaders, elected officials and citizens to help close the digital divide that prevents children from learning during this critical time of distance learning. baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/…
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. @TDPBaltimore supports @BaltCitySchools teachers, families, and school communities in building just and sustainable schools. @impacthubbalt reconnected with its Exec. Director to learn how they have had to reimagine their mission due to #COVID19: buff.ly/2MDm5Dj
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Paul Thomas@plthomasEdD23 Jun 2020
A Conversation in 2020 with James Baldwin's "Letter from a Region in My Mind" radicalscholarship.wordpress… via @plthomasEdD
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K-12 schools have received $13B in stimulus funds. That sounds like a lot! Eh, it's <.5% of overall stimulus funding. Airlines received $58B. I love flying, but I love schools more.
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"The harm done by long-term exposure to injustice ... calls for more than a simple understanding of kindness. It demands that kindness be interwoven with substantial notions of true justice." tolerance.org/magazine/fall-…

Teaching Kindness Isn’t Enough

Teaching kindness is a staple of elementary practice, but that isn’t the same as teaching justice.

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Textbooks often portray Andrew Jackson as a “man of the people.” Howard Zinn said, "Jackson was a land speculator, merchant, slave trader, and the most aggressive enemy of the Indians in early [US] history." Time to #teachoutsidetextbook Read ⬇️ zinnedproject.org/news/andre…

Andrew Jackson Revisited

“One of the greatest victories for the people of America since Andrew Jackson,” Rudy Giuliani , former mayor of New York City, said of Donald Trump's success in the 2016 election. We agree that Trump...

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Parents. Come equipped and connected tonight.
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MD Senate B&T coverage: State said that it will stop partially funding school construction/repair projects so City Schools doesn't have to wait 2-3 years before getting enough funds to start the project. Heating systems and other systemic renovations can get done more quickly.
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Ja'Nay@janayloves11 Jan 2018
When u black and been a harry potter fan since forever and wake up and see #BlackHogwarts trending
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Letter from @MayorPugh50 to Council about her efforts in reference to city schools heating issues.
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ALERT: Schools closed Fri, Jan 5. District office open on time. See baltimorecityschools.org/mea… for schools where students can get free meals. Staff: Check email for reporting info. Las escuelas están cerradas el 5 de enero. Sitios que servirán alimentos: tinyurl.com/hxmg5te
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#WeChoose webinar TONIGHT: Best practices, success stories of #restorativejustice in schools @J4J_USA @EdJusticeNtwk zoom.us/meeting/register/0f1…
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.@RevDrBarber: The Battle for Public Education is Personal, Historical, Legal, and Moral. | RT if you agree. schottfoundation.org/blog/20…
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This is why we have to keep saying #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool xitter.cf/adv_project/status/865…
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The Trump-DeVos priorities smell a lot like @LarryHogan's education agenda. xitter.cf/mddems/status/86494992…
Maryland Democratic Party
@mddems17 May 2017
Trump’s first full ed. budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice ow.ly/qjFq30bOG7w via @washingtonpost
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Born #tdih Yuri Kochiyama (1921) & Malcolm X (1925). Fought (at times togthr) racism, nuclear weapons, imperialism: zinnedproject.org/2015/07/we…
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