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Michelle D. Young
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Professor and Dean; Scholar of Leadership, Leadership Development, and Critical Policy Analysis
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July 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Big win for early learning!

Berkeley's School of Ed landed a $1.4M grant to support LA’s PreK expansion. We’re supporting educators & researching what works. Shaping a better future for every child!

Read more: bse.berkeley.edu/early-childh...

#ECE #CaliforniaKids #UTK #EducationMatters #Berkeley
May 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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“Our members’ right to retire with dignity and grace after decades of service to families and communities is paramount.” - @rweingarten.bsky.social
Teachers’ Union Urges Public Pensions to Seek Tesla Stake Review
A national teachers’ union is urging public pensions to ask their money managers how they will safeguard retirement assets given the steep plunge in Tesla Inc. shares this year.
www.bloomberg.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So inspired by my colleague, UC Berkeley's Exec Dean of Letters and Sciences, Jennifer Johnson-Hanks's powerful 101 second explanation of the importance of the liberal arts: bit.ly/4bLQdHi
Watch UC Berkeley's Executive Dean of Letters and Science explain the liberal arts in 101 seconds - Berkeley News
“A liberal arts discipline is one that asks big, fundamental questions about the nature of the universe,” says Jennifer Johnson-Hanks.
bit.ly
March 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Challenges to the NIH policy are scheduled to be heard on February 21. Until then, the judge has ordered regular reports "confirming the regular disbursement and obligation of federal financial assistance funds." chroni.cl/4id5ao3
Judge Issues Nationwide Halt to Controversial Cap on NIH Funding
The federal judge in Massachusetts granted a temporary restraining order on Monday night in response to a lawsuit filed by a group of medical organizations.
chroni.cl
February 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Even today we find that some biology teachers fail to emphasize this key dimension of the life sciences for fear of backlash, or worse because they personally do not accept the validity of evolution." #DarwinDay @nabtbio.bsky.social www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/c...
Charles Darwin’s Living Legacy
Even today we find that some biology teachers fail to emphasize this key dimension of the life sciences for fear of backlash, or worse because they personally do not accept the validity of evolution.
www.ucpress.edu
February 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution aimed at nullifying the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2024 rule that permits E-Rate funding to support Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs for students.

www.everylibraryinstitute.org/taking_stude...
Taking Students Off Line: Sen. Ted Cruz’s Misguided Attack on E-Rate Hotspots and the FCC
EveryLibrary Institute is a 501c3 organization that supports library funding in the United States.
www.everylibraryinstitute.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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In Advice: Students are more likely to come to class if they feel a sense of connection — not just to their instructor but to their classmates. chroni.cl/3Qh2l9e
Advice | Why Students Are Skipping Class So Often, and How to Bring Them Back
Class attendance went off a cliff last year. A professor surveyed her students about it — and they had a lot to say.
chroni.cl
February 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Opinion: Notre Dame's former president on why institutional neutrality is not a good idea. chroni.cl/40qsQ24
Institutional Neutrality Is a Copout
Colleges should speak with their own true voices.
chroni.cl
January 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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A federal judge in Kentucky struck down the Biden administration's Title IX rule on Thursday. Because of injunctions, it had only taken effect in fewer than half the states. chroni.cl/4fSJdZu
Biden’s Title IX Rule Is Now Blocked Nationwide. Here’s What That Means.
A federal judge struck down the rule just days before Donald J. Trump, who promised to unwind much of it, assumes the presidency.
chroni.cl
January 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Sign the petition against book bans at http://www.bookbanpetition.us
December 31, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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In this article we will show you how cooking can foster early literacy and highlight both library programs which combine cooking and literacy and ways to use your local public library’s resources to do this on your own.
Cooking up early literacy skills with your kids!
Cooking up early literacy skills with your kids!
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December 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Opinion: This is now how to build "a robust culture of inquiry." chroni.cl/3P0Gvq3
AAUP vs. FIRE — What’s at Stake?
Two important organizations get salty over principles.
chroni.cl
December 17, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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It's really no surprise to see another year of growth for our public libraries. They offer some of the best services to the public, and people know that. That's why they come back day after day," said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.

www.crt.state.la.us/news?NewsID=...
Recent News | Louisiana Lt Governor - Dept. of Culture, Recreation & Tourism
News Listings for the Lt. Governor - Dept. of Culture, Recreation & Tourism
www.crt.state.la.us
December 17, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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In elementary school, my teacher told my mother I was “unteachable.” I was behind in every subject, including reading. Then I found this one book in the school library and connected with it, reading it hundreds of times. I made a career in reading, writing, and editing.That’s what a book can do.
December 17, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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December 8, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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Fourteen books have already been banned in Utah’s K-12 schools.

Another 25 are on the shortlist.

The bulk of the reports to the Utah State Board of Education come from just two school districts.

www.kuer.org/education/20...
With Utah’s statewide book bans, 2 school districts have steered the conversation
According to a KUER analysis of public records, 25 books are teetering on the edge of being banned statewide.
www.kuer.org
December 9, 2024 at 3:33 PM