Maria Montroni-Currais
@mariam-c.bsky.social
Mom • School Success Specialist in Literacy (UDelaware) • former school district administrator • author (everyonedeservestolearn.com) • M.Ed, working on MBA • theater lover
I really liked the piece about coaching for teachers- sometimes you just need a thought partner.
Child care centers often reject kids with disabilities. Some states are tackling the problem by strengthening child care teachers’ knowledge and confidence in working with young children with disabilities and developmental delays.
These states are helping child care providers serve more kids with disabilities
Child care centers often reject kids with disabilities. Some states are tackling the problem by strengthening child care teachers’ knowledge and confidence in working with young children with disabilities and developmental delays.
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August 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I really liked the piece about coaching for teachers- sometimes you just need a thought partner.
I have no doubt that this program creates a solid pipeline of talent, but I question the strategic planning related to funding and positions 4 years down the road. There will be plenty of need for gen ed teachers, but how can Newark guarantee placement of more specialized certifications?
In a robust pipeline program, high schoolers take education-related dual-enrollment courses, shadow staff, & work in classrooms. When they graduate college, they get jobs, & kids get teachers who understand their lived experience. @eheubeck.bsky.social for @edweek.org www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
These High School Graduates Earned a Diploma—and a $74,000 Teaching Contract
This district's 'grow-your-own' program includes an extra incentive: a generous starting salary for graduates who come back to teach.
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July 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I have no doubt that this program creates a solid pipeline of talent, but I question the strategic planning related to funding and positions 4 years down the road. There will be plenty of need for gen ed teachers, but how can Newark guarantee placement of more specialized certifications?
Well done! I agree with many of the points this scholar makes.
COMMENTARY: Artificial intelligence isn’t ruining education; it’s exposing what’s already broken. High school student William Liang says: "AI is built to answer prompts. So is homework. Of course students are cheating."
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COMMENTARY: Artificial intelligence isn’t ruining education; it’s exposing what’s already broken
Schools have responded to AI with policies that assume students are curious and self-directed learners. They’re not. They’re tired, strategic, and trying to survive.
edsource.org
June 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Well done! I agree with many of the points this scholar makes.
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
Good action steps here!
"Sold a Story" hasn't just prompted reflection—it's inspired action.
In this piece for @the74.bsky.social, Ashton Venters, president-elect of TRL North Carolina, shares the 10 steps she recommends to improve reading instruction.
“Listening is just the beginning. Change comes next,” she says.
In this piece for @the74.bsky.social, Ashton Venters, president-elect of TRL North Carolina, shares the 10 steps she recommends to improve reading instruction.
“Listening is just the beginning. Change comes next,” she says.
Ten Things I’m Doing After Listening to Sold a Story
Venters: Schools and educators need to rethink the way they teach reading and emphasize decoding, professional development and support for parents.
www.the74million.org
April 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Good action steps here!
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Executive orders are not laws.
Courts in Maryland and New Hampshire ruled Trump's ban on race-conscious practices is not valid and can't be used to yank school funding
Judges rule Trump can't defund schools that have diversity policies | Arizona Mirror
Federal judges blocked Trump administration's ban on diversity programs in schools, ruling the directive was improperly implemented
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April 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Executive orders are not laws.
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I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
April 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
Planning, preparing for, and reflecting on are separate but equal parts of masterful lesson delivery that increase student achievement. Makes sense then, that if little to no time is allotted, little to no increase is found.
OPINION: In Los Angeles Unified, the second-largest school district in the nation, elementary teachers have only 27 minutes of prep time — a staggering 20 minutes less than the national average of 47 minutes, which is still too little. This gap isn’t just a statistic; it’s a crisis.
COMMENTARY: Teachers need more prep time
Elementary school teachers in Los Angeles Unified have only 27 minutes of prep time per day.
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April 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Planning, preparing for, and reflecting on are separate but equal parts of masterful lesson delivery that increase student achievement. Makes sense then, that if little to no time is allotted, little to no increase is found.
I think this could be really, really good.
It’s a heist movie but just with a bunch of humanities scholars trying to get their grant money back.
April 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I think this could be really, really good.
I cite IES Practice Guides in nearly every PL. They do so much to inform educators on how to increase student achievement.
AEFP and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Demolition of IES. www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...
April 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I cite IES Practice Guides in nearly every PL. They do so much to inform educators on how to increase student achievement.
Good reporting here- well researched and presented!
As Philly school board member Joan Stern said today, “Anything that appears to be final is usually not final.”
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Promise your schools don’t use DEI or lose federal funding, Education Department says
The Trump administration said states have 10 days to certify that their schools don’t use practices that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. An Education Department official underscored the thre...
www.chalkbeat.org
April 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Good reporting here- well researched and presented!
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POLLEN: that’s him right there
March 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
POLLEN: that’s him right there
I spent the day learning and growing with educators from all over Delaware, all focused on creating conditions where students and staff can thrive.
March 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I spent the day learning and growing with educators from all over Delaware, all focused on creating conditions where students and staff can thrive.
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Good news from Colorado: A U.S. District Judge ordered a school district to restore library books they banned by next week, prohibiting the district from further restrictions on access to books that the school board objects to politically.
#UniteAgainstBookBans
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#UniteAgainstBookBans
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Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries
The order prohibits the school board from removing books “because the district disagrees with the views expressed therein or merely to further their preferred political or religious orthodoxy.”
www.denverpost.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Good news from Colorado: A U.S. District Judge ordered a school district to restore library books they banned by next week, prohibiting the district from further restrictions on access to books that the school board objects to politically.
#UniteAgainstBookBans
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#UniteAgainstBookBans
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All this fuss about something we know to be true: Maslow before Bloom. Even more interesting? Not once in any of this media coverage has anyone mentioned student achievement.
March 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
All this fuss about something we know to be true: Maslow before Bloom. Even more interesting? Not once in any of this media coverage has anyone mentioned student achievement.
Amplifying this with the reminder that reading across multiple genres and hearing various authors and perspectives is a research-based way to increase comprehension.
March 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Amplifying this with the reminder that reading across multiple genres and hearing various authors and perspectives is a research-based way to increase comprehension.
Very well done! I’m proud to work for @udelaware.bsky.social where I help educators implement SOR HQIM, especially including Bookworms.
New today from @clpeak.bsky.social. A look at a EdReports, one of the most powerful gatekeepers influencing the instructional materials schools buy. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...
When schools buy new reading programs, they look to EdReports. But some of its reviews don’t line up with science.
Even though EdReports is only a decade old, it has quickly become a powerful force in the educational publishing industry. Many schools rely on its reviews when they decide which reading programs to b...
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March 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Very well done! I’m proud to work for @udelaware.bsky.social where I help educators implement SOR HQIM, especially including Bookworms.
As I understand it: States and districts looking for evidence about X relied on Company E that was looking for evidence about Y but who claimed they were looking for evidence about X. Company E widely aknowledged despite incorrect/undesirable reporting.
March 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
As I understand it: States and districts looking for evidence about X relied on Company E that was looking for evidence about Y but who claimed they were looking for evidence about X. Company E widely aknowledged despite incorrect/undesirable reporting.
This is very well done- I very much appreciate the historical approach.
Don't know about you but I am so hungry for *takes* that explain the big picture of what's happening. I did my best to make sense of what's really driving the assault on the Department of Education and our public schools thebaffler.com/latest/cruel...
Cruel to Your School | Jennifer C. Berkshire
Public education is meant to be a great equalizer. That’s why Trump wants to do undo it.
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March 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is very well done- I very much appreciate the historical approach.
This is truly terrible news.
"The executive order would rescind a federal mandate issued by President Bill Clinton that agencies and other recipients of federal funding are required to provide language assistance to non-English speakers"
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Exclusive | Trump to Sign Executive Order Making English Official U.S. Language
The U.S. has never had a national language in its nearly 250-year history.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This is truly terrible news.
This is a fascinating dive into a little known facet of educational history.
February 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is a fascinating dive into a little known facet of educational history.
This is an important issue for K-12 folks to read about and understand!
Post-pandemic classroom discussions require more preparation from professors. "It's not enough to just sort of ask a question and say, 'well, what do y'all think,'" explains Kevin Gannon.
🔗: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2025-01-24-is-classroom-discussion-a-dying-art
🔗: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2025-01-24-is-classroom-discussion-a-dying-art
February 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is an important issue for K-12 folks to read about and understand!
1. Tumbled out of bed
2. Stumbled to the kitchen
3. Poured myself a cup of ambition
4. Yawned and stretched
5. Tried to come to life
2. Stumbled to the kitchen
3. Poured myself a cup of ambition
4. Yawned and stretched
5. Tried to come to life
The reply email inbox for this “what did you do last week” email is HR@opm.gov, so, you know, definitely don’t send them any unrelated messages that would interfere with their ability to carry out Elon’s dumbass bullshit
February 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
1. Tumbled out of bed
2. Stumbled to the kitchen
3. Poured myself a cup of ambition
4. Yawned and stretched
5. Tried to come to life
2. Stumbled to the kitchen
3. Poured myself a cup of ambition
4. Yawned and stretched
5. Tried to come to life
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Judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending federal support for DEI programs
Judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending federal support for DEI programs
A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
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February 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending federal support for DEI programs