K. R. Luebbert (I do mind dying)
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She/her. Humanities teacher, Mother/wife, rabblerouser, faithful angry Catholic, Philly! Unions! Racial Justice Organizing, pro Oxford comma, views mine. #PhlEd
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The honest history of this country is not something to be feared. Our true history is something to learn and know and ponder. This real history empowers us to accept our past — and to become better and freer in that acknowledgment." inquirer.com/opinion/commen…#PhlEdE#TeachTruthth
Just a note to @watlington_sr and the other bosses at #PhlEd who can't get their work done: EVERY THING you ask teachers and other in-school staff to do is on "an aggressive timeline". We get no understanding when it's not done. www.inquirer.com/education/ph...
14,000 Philly schools employees were supposed to get a raise by now. They’re still waiting.
Arthur Steinberg, president of the PFT, blamed "internal failures" for repeated problems with the district's payroll department getting timely and accurate pay to workers.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Just a note to @watlington_sr and the other bosses at #PhlEd who can't get their work done: EVERY THING you ask teachers and other in-school staff to do is on "an aggressive timeline". We get no understanding when it's not done. www.inquirer.com/education/ph...
Just gonna say it: when it comes to quarterback commentary in the @NFL too many of these talking heads are blinded by the white. #GoBirds
September 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Just gonna say it: when it comes to quarterback commentary in the @NFL too many of these talking heads are blinded by the white. #GoBirds
Remember, "without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn." #SolidarityForever Happy Labor Day. [Art from Ricardo Levins Morales]
September 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Remember, "without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn." #SolidarityForever Happy Labor Day. [Art from Ricardo Levins Morales]
Where is @PhillyMayor? Where is @PHLCouncil? On Monday, the first day of schools for #PhlEd students, we are set to have a @SEPTA implosion? Where are the "leaders"?
August 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Where is @PhillyMayor? Where is @PHLCouncil? On Monday, the first day of schools for #PhlEd students, we are set to have a @SEPTA implosion? Where are the "leaders"?
This is genocide.
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Opinion | A genocide is happening in Gaza. We should say so.
We can no longer hide the uncomfortable truths of Israel’s destruction of Gaza.
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May 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This is genocide.
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When you sacrifice your principles to carry out the craven agenda of the bosses (all for standing and money), you will never know a moment's peace. #PhlEd
May 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
When you sacrifice your principles to carry out the craven agenda of the bosses (all for standing and money), you will never know a moment's peace. #PhlEd
The perfidy of #PhlEd officials will not go unpunished: www.inquirer.com/education/ke...
Keziah Ridgeway, a celebrated and embattled Philadelphia teacher, is suing the district alleging anti-Islamic bias
The school district recently investigated Ridgeway for alleged antisemitism and violations of its social media policy. She was given a five-day unpaid suspension and reassigned from Northeast High.
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May 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The perfidy of #PhlEd officials will not go unpunished: www.inquirer.com/education/ke...
The @PHLschoolboard and President Streater pay lip service to our #PhlEd students. But they routinely break promises and lack follow-through. inquirer.com/education/phil…
May 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The @PHLschoolboard and President Streater pay lip service to our #PhlEd students. But they routinely break promises and lack follow-through. inquirer.com/education/phil…
The eternal conundrum: a student doesn't "really like Cs", but also doesn't like working hard enough to produce work that would earn a B or an A. #PhlEd
May 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The eternal conundrum: a student doesn't "really like Cs", but also doesn't like working hard enough to produce work that would earn a B or an A. #PhlEd
We deserve answers and accountability from our City Council Members: hallmonitor.org/councils-con... from @lisamhaver.bsky.social #PhlEd
Council’s Constituents Deserve Answers on School District Budget – Philadelphia Hall Monitor
Lisa Haver testifies at City Council budget hearing. (Photo: Larry McGlynn) Members of Philadelphia’s Board of Education, along with Superintendent Tony Watlington, Sr. and senior members of his admi...
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May 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We deserve answers and accountability from our City Council Members: hallmonitor.org/councils-con... from @lisamhaver.bsky.social #PhlEd
So lucky to hear the super-smart and vastly entertaining @ElieNYC at #TheFreeLibrary. Read his new book, 'Bad Law'. @FreeLibrary h/t to @Haver_Lisa for the ticket.
April 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
So lucky to hear the super-smart and vastly entertaining @ElieNYC at #TheFreeLibrary. Read his new book, 'Bad Law'. @FreeLibrary h/t to @Haver_Lisa for the ticket.
For the final day of ##PoetryMonth (Day 30)-- one of my all time faves "When You Have Forgotten Sunday" by Gwendolyn Brooks.
April 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For the final day of ##PoetryMonth (Day 30)-- one of my all time faves "When You Have Forgotten Sunday" by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Damn, @phillies.bsky.social, are you just trying to kill us?
April 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Damn, @phillies.bsky.social, are you just trying to kill us?
For #PoetryMonth, Day 29: "Harlem Night Song" by Langston Hughes
April 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
For #PoetryMonth, Day 29: "Harlem Night Song" by Langston Hughes
For #PoetryMonth, day 28: "The Times" by Louise Clifton.
April 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
For #PoetryMonth, day 28: "The Times" by Louise Clifton.
For #PoetryMonth day 27: "Green Behind The Ears" by Kay Ryan.
April 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For #PoetryMonth day 27: "Green Behind The Ears" by Kay Ryan.
For #PoetryMonth, day 26: "From Blossoms" by Li-Young Lee.
April 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
For #PoetryMonth, day 26: "From Blossoms" by Li-Young Lee.
For #PoetryMonth, day 24: "To Prisoners" by Gwendolyn Brooks
April 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
For #PoetryMonth, day 24: "To Prisoners" by Gwendolyn Brooks
For #PoetryMonth, day 23: "John" by Louise Clifton.
April 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
For #PoetryMonth, day 23: "John" by Louise Clifton.
For #PoetryMonth, day 22 (and Earth Day): "Don't Bother the Earth Spirit" by Joy Harjo.
April 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
For #PoetryMonth, day 22 (and Earth Day): "Don't Bother the Earth Spirit" by Joy Harjo.
For #PoetryMonth, Day 21: "What Kind Of Times Are These?" By Adrienne Rich.
April 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
For #PoetryMonth, Day 21: "What Kind Of Times Are These?" By Adrienne Rich.
For #PoetryMonth, Day 20: " Acquainted With the Night" by Robert Frost
April 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For #PoetryMonth, Day 20: " Acquainted With the Night" by Robert Frost
For #PoetryMonth, Day 19: "Bells For John Whiteside's Daughter. #PhlEd
April 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
For #PoetryMonth, Day 19: "Bells For John Whiteside's Daughter. #PhlEd
For #PoetryMonth day 18 (and Good Friday): "For Lent, 1966" by Madeleine L'Engle.
April 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
For #PoetryMonth day 18 (and Good Friday): "For Lent, 1966" by Madeleine L'Engle.