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Francine Almash
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SEEK Counselor at the City College of New York. Ph.D. in Urban Education, The Graduate Center, CUNY. Education historian, disability scholar, activist.
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Francine Almash @bklyn19.bsky.social · Jul 19
Just arrived! Honored to be among the amazing community of scholars and activists included in this collection, dropping Aug 5. Huge thanks to our editors @jenbarclay.bsky.social and @stefhuntkennedy.bsky.social for bringing this important project to life. #disability #history #archives #education
A closeup of a book chapter with text and a book cover with a picture of clouds. Title reads: Cripping the Archive: Disability, History, and Power.
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Boxes of Tylenol on a pharmacy shelf with a yellow sticky note that says "Tylenol Does Not Cause Autism. Simply said, if you get your medical advice from a 14-yeat heroin addict with deaf brain worms JUST STOP
September 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Ta-Nehisi Coates for Vanity Fair: "Before he was killed last week, Charlie Kirk left a helpful compendium of words—ones that would greatly aid those who sought to understand his legacy and import..."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Just arrived! Honored to be among the amazing community of scholars and activists included in this collection, dropping Aug 5. Huge thanks to our editors @jenbarclay.bsky.social and @stefhuntkennedy.bsky.social for bringing this important project to life. #disability #history #archives #education
A closeup of a book chapter with text and a book cover with a picture of clouds. Title reads: Cripping the Archive: Disability, History, and Power.
July 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Today is a great day to think about how you might contribute to assembling the people’s history of the people’s university, because CUNY is contingent on us.

Apply to join our project team!
Close-up of a small felt bird with a cute scarf and hat, wearing a big blue pin that says “CUNY is contingent on us,” with the CUNY Digital History Archive homepage visible in the background.
November 26, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Families already must fight for every crumb of public education. If Felon 47 has his way, he'll kick us back to the days of denying disabled students any kind of education at all. #education #disability #specialeducation

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As Trump Guts Support for Disabled Students, Their Families Are Fighting Back
Disability rights advocates are filing lawsuits as students, teachers and parents organize to protect education.
truthout.org
April 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Trump & his folks are masters of chaos and distraction. You all know that. We’ve been here before.

Stay focused. Find a political home locally. And Organize.

We got this. 👊🏼
November 16, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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The “types” and “forms” of bias in the top right of this chart is really useful nuance. This is a great educational tool
newslit.org News Literacy Project @newslit.org · Nov 15
🤔 It's common for people of all persuasions to say "the media" is biased against their beliefs.

1 - Why do people feel this way?
2 - And what counts as bias in news?

📌 Spend some time with our infographic, which you can also download: bit.ly/NewsMediaBias

#MediaLiteracy
Text-heavy infographic organized into sections on News media bias. Top text: People across the political spectrum often feel that “the media” is biased against their beliefs and values. But what counts as bias in news? And why do so few people feel that news coverage is slanted in their favor? Here are 6 tips to help you think clearly about this nuanced and important topic: 1 Differentiate news from opinion 2 Think about bias as a spectrum 3 Ask yourself: Compared with what? 4 Recognize your own biases 5 Be wary of media bias charts and ratings 6 Think about bias in terms of types and forms Different types of bias … can take different forms in coverage TYPES “Big story” bias Corporate bias Demographic bias Neutrality bias Partisan bias FORMS Absence of fairness and balance Framing Sourcing Story selection Tone Think you’ve spotted an example of biased news? Double-check your initial perceptions by asking: What would “unbiased” news about this subject look like? Public feedback makes journalism better
November 16, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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www.gothamcenter.org/blog/new-yor...
New York City “600” Schools and the Legacy of Segregation in Special Education — The Gotham Center for New York City History
New York City “600” Schools and the Legacy of Segregation in Special Education By Francine Almash In 1947 the New York City Board of Education announced the first centralized program for delinquent...
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November 17, 2024 at 2:56 AM