Marco Chacon
@marcochacon.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Education Studies @UCSD | Longtime K-12 teacher in NY, Chicago & KC | Curriculum/Instruction, school finance among diverse interests | He/él/il
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They do not want the public to see how people were treated in there and the lawsuit I'm sure is only the tip of the iceberg of information of what people experienced in there.
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
They do not want the public to see how people were treated in there and the lawsuit I'm sure is only the tip of the iceberg of information of what people experienced in there.
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Couple hundred people in the square between Damen and Lincoln for this. Lots of kids.
Rally to protest the teacher violently taken by federal agents at a private daycare this morning on Addison near Western.
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Couple hundred people in the square between Damen and Lincoln for this. Lots of kids.
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What if the way to boost engagement and achievement isn’t more testing, but more relevance?
Our new #EdResearch4Action brief explores how applied learning connects knowledge to real-world challenges, and why it works.
🔗bit.ly/applied_learning
Our new #EdResearch4Action brief explores how applied learning connects knowledge to real-world challenges, and why it works.
🔗bit.ly/applied_learning
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
What if the way to boost engagement and achievement isn’t more testing, but more relevance?
Our new #EdResearch4Action brief explores how applied learning connects knowledge to real-world challenges, and why it works.
🔗bit.ly/applied_learning
Our new #EdResearch4Action brief explores how applied learning connects knowledge to real-world challenges, and why it works.
🔗bit.ly/applied_learning
Hot off the press, new research brief: design principles & evidence for Applied Learning (AL) in K-12 schools, with @annarsaavedra.bsky.social and @sarahmfine.bsky.social
The evidence is clear: when students apply knowledge through authentic, challenging, and sustained work, achievement rises.
Our new #EdResearch4Action brief shows what makes applied learning succeed and how systems can support it.
🔗bit.ly/applied_learning
Our new #EdResearch4Action brief shows what makes applied learning succeed and how systems can support it.
🔗bit.ly/applied_learning
November 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Hot off the press, new research brief: design principles & evidence for Applied Learning (AL) in K-12 schools, with @annarsaavedra.bsky.social and @sarahmfine.bsky.social
Great choice - by Brondello and the Tempo. Excited to see what they can build.
BREAKING: Per @howardmegdal.bsky.social, Sandy Brondello will be the first coach of the expansion Toronto tempo.
BREAKING WNBA NEWS: Sandy Brondello is the first head coach in Toronto Tempo history! #wnba
YouTube video by The IX Sports
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October 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Great choice - by Brondello and the Tempo. Excited to see what they can build.
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People all over the country need to understand that federal agents are not in Chicago to prevent violence – they're in Chicago to cause violence.
(from the inbox) Less than an hour later this morning, just before 10:30 at Roscoe and Harding, feds again released gas as they were driving away, unobstructed, from a relatively small number of neighbors.
October 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
People all over the country need to understand that federal agents are not in Chicago to prevent violence – they're in Chicago to cause violence.
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On Sunday, Albany Park residents came out of their homes to link arms and shout down ICE agents attempting to abduct one of their neighbors. They were successful, even though in response, agents ran over one woman's foot and deployed tear gas.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/13/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/13/f...
Federal Agents Deploy Tear Gas In Albany Park as Neighbors Block Immigration Arrest
It is the latest use of chemical irritants deployed by agents in neighborhoods. The incident was also the latest example of increased neighbor resistance to immigration enforcement in Chicago.
blockclubchicago.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
On Sunday, Albany Park residents came out of their homes to link arms and shout down ICE agents attempting to abduct one of their neighbors. They were successful, even though in response, agents ran over one woman's foot and deployed tear gas.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/13/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/13/f...
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"...it's so important for me to speak out for children whose human rights are being violated. That's our responsibility as grown-ups, is to stand up for kids when they're being denied access to food, water, education..."
Ms. Rachel on advocating for Gaza’s children: ‘I wish leaders would hear their voices’
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Ms. Rachel on advocating for Gaza's children: 'I wish leaders would hear their voices'
She’s the preschool teacher to millions, though most of her students have never set foot in her classroom. Rachel Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel, is the creator of the wildly popular YouTube series "Son...
www.pbs.org
August 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"...it's so important for me to speak out for children whose human rights are being violated. That's our responsibility as grown-ups, is to stand up for kids when they're being denied access to food, water, education..."
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From the white supremacist book the official DHS account is referencing: "The point is to reveal organized Jewry as a world power entrenched in every country of the White man’s world, operating freely across every nation’s frontiers, and engaged in a ruthless war for the destruction of them all."
DHS is recruiting using a not-so-subtle reference to a 1978 book from white nationalist William Gayley Simpson, Which Way Western Man?
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
August 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
From the white supremacist book the official DHS account is referencing: "The point is to reveal organized Jewry as a world power entrenched in every country of the White man’s world, operating freely across every nation’s frontiers, and engaged in a ruthless war for the destruction of them all."
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I reported on famine in South Sudan in 2017, traveling to rebel-held territory in Unity state where tens of thousands of people were judged to be in "IPC5", which is to say, totally without food and on the verge of death.
In Gaza 244,000 people are now in that stage
In Gaza 244,000 people are now in that stage
All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I reported on famine in South Sudan in 2017, traveling to rebel-held territory in Unity state where tens of thousands of people were judged to be in "IPC5", which is to say, totally without food and on the verge of death.
In Gaza 244,000 people are now in that stage
In Gaza 244,000 people are now in that stage
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Marco uses this quick exercise to help students reflect and build trusting relationships: edut.to/40rZ38T
#EduSky
#EduSky
July 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Marco uses this quick exercise to help students reflect and build trusting relationships: edut.to/40rZ38T
#EduSky
#EduSky
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I have no words. Everyone prepared for the constitutional crisis of the President defying the SCOTUS. The crisis is the SCOTUS being fully aligned with Trump’s vision of presidential power. So here we are.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I have no words. Everyone prepared for the constitutional crisis of the President defying the SCOTUS. The crisis is the SCOTUS being fully aligned with Trump’s vision of presidential power. So here we are.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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BREAKING: House Republicans just passed their budget. It goes to the Oval Office next for Trump to sign.
The bill cuts healthcare and food assistance to give the wealthy trillions in tax breaks. It adds $3.4 trillion to the debt.
Never, ever forget what they just voted for.
The bill cuts healthcare and food assistance to give the wealthy trillions in tax breaks. It adds $3.4 trillion to the debt.
Never, ever forget what they just voted for.
July 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
BREAKING: House Republicans just passed their budget. It goes to the Oval Office next for Trump to sign.
The bill cuts healthcare and food assistance to give the wealthy trillions in tax breaks. It adds $3.4 trillion to the debt.
Never, ever forget what they just voted for.
The bill cuts healthcare and food assistance to give the wealthy trillions in tax breaks. It adds $3.4 trillion to the debt.
Never, ever forget what they just voted for.
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Are educators you know aware of the takeaways in this important summary of recent court rulings?
NEA Defends Inclusive Education and Wins – What you Need to Know | NEA
Three court rulings uphold schools' rights to continue to provide an inclusive curriculum, teach the full history, and support students in accordance with their needs.
www.nea.org
June 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Are educators you know aware of the takeaways in this important summary of recent court rulings?
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Mis- and disinformation are spreading in the wake of the immigration-related protests and escalating law enforcement and military response in Los Angeles.
Here are 6 tips to help minimize the spread of misleading information and outright disinformation: pen.org/guide-to-com...
Here are 6 tips to help minimize the spread of misleading information and outright disinformation: pen.org/guide-to-com...
Guide to Combating Los Angeles Immigration Protest Mis/Disinformation - PEN America
Mis- and disinformation are spreading in the wake of the immigration-related protests and escalating law enforcement and military response in LA.
pen.org
June 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Mis- and disinformation are spreading in the wake of the immigration-related protests and escalating law enforcement and military response in Los Angeles.
Here are 6 tips to help minimize the spread of misleading information and outright disinformation: pen.org/guide-to-com...
Here are 6 tips to help minimize the spread of misleading information and outright disinformation: pen.org/guide-to-com...
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CONCENTRATING them. Into CAMPS.
Israel plans on concentrating Palestinians into isolated camps within Gaza after it takes over 75% of the territory, luring Palestinians into those zones by using aid as bait.
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
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#Palestine #Israel
Israel says it will soon occupy 75% of Gaza, and it’s using control over aid to do it
Israel plans on concentrating Palestinians into isolated camps within Gaza after it takes over 75% of the territory, luring Palestinians into those zones by using aid as bait.
mondoweiss.net
May 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
CONCENTRATING them. Into CAMPS.
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Absolutely incredible: the Feds totally folded on Congestion Pricing, thanks to the MTA just...refusing to abide by their demands
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
MTA, feds agree to keep NYC congestion pricing tolls through October
The MTA and the Trump administration have reached an agreement to keep New York City congestion pricing through October.
www.cbsnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Absolutely incredible: the Feds totally folded on Congestion Pricing, thanks to the MTA just...refusing to abide by their demands
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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A French researcher had his phone searched and was denied entry and sent back because he had messages critical of Trump, which could be construed as terrorism.
Il lui aurait été reproché des messages « qui traduisent une haine envers Trump et peuvent être qualifiés de terrorisme ».
Il lui aurait été reproché des messages « qui traduisent une haine envers Trump et peuvent être qualifiés de terrorisme ».
Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche français a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant q...
www.lemonde.fr
March 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A French researcher had his phone searched and was denied entry and sent back because he had messages critical of Trump, which could be construed as terrorism.
Il lui aurait été reproché des messages « qui traduisent une haine envers Trump et peuvent être qualifiés de terrorisme ».
Il lui aurait été reproché des messages « qui traduisent une haine envers Trump et peuvent être qualifiés de terrorisme ».
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As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
March 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
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We wrote about how Musk is using X as a propaganda tool to demonize each of the agencies and programs that DOGE targets for cuts, providing air cover for his engineers' incursions — with the truth as collateral damage.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... w/ @drewharwell.com
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... w/ @drewharwell.com
Analysis | Musk accused Reuters of ‘social deception.’ The deception was his.
Trump’s DOGE chief sees government corruption everywhere but in the mirror.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We wrote about how Musk is using X as a propaganda tool to demonize each of the agencies and programs that DOGE targets for cuts, providing air cover for his engineers' incursions — with the truth as collateral damage.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... w/ @drewharwell.com
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... w/ @drewharwell.com
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The US federal government is—today—firing thousands of scientists. The short-term impact will be terrible; the long-term impact will be devastating.
This chart from the article really encapsulates how what is happening now in the United States is only going to further decrease our already decreasing edge.
February 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The US federal government is—today—firing thousands of scientists. The short-term impact will be terrible; the long-term impact will be devastating.
I love this substack: delightful little quips, perceptive insights, and illustrative vignettes about what makes stories work vs not are fun to read and think about as a fiction fan.
Also fun to think about how they can be applied towards improving academic writing.
Also fun to think about how they can be applied towards improving academic writing.
I wrote about “withholding”—which can mean what your father did when he refused to show you affection, but it also refers to when a narrator or point-of-view character withholds information from the reader…
February 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I love this substack: delightful little quips, perceptive insights, and illustrative vignettes about what makes stories work vs not are fun to read and think about as a fiction fan.
Also fun to think about how they can be applied towards improving academic writing.
Also fun to think about how they can be applied towards improving academic writing.
So many intriguing moves, shifting WNBA landscape/power dynamics. I’m especially excited to see Kelsey Plum as #1 option, leading young LA core and Satou-AT-Copper in PHX
Per @alexaphilippou.bsky.social and Kendra Andrews, Satou Sabally is going to the Phoenix Mercury in a 3-team trade.
February 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
So many intriguing moves, shifting WNBA landscape/power dynamics. I’m especially excited to see Kelsey Plum as #1 option, leading young LA core and Satou-AT-Copper in PHX
I really liked the show too, including his character and those relationships. Also, the “feels like a miracle” description of his connection with his wife (and friend).
Just finished “A Man on the Inside.” Ted Danson is terrific, and the scenes with his daughter's family are searingly accurate portrayals of raising teens.
a man in a suit and tie says i 'm in emotional danger netflix
Alt: Ted Danson, wearing a suit and tie, says "I'm in emotional danger"
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February 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I really liked the show too, including his character and those relationships. Also, the “feels like a miracle” description of his connection with his wife (and friend).