Raul Alarcon
@rxala.bsky.social
#EduSky, Educator, Ed Leader, Tenured Instructor UCLA, Proud Papa
Some good news this week…
Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 ebooks and audiobooks.
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March 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Some good news this week…
This looks very interesting, can’t wait!
March 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This looks very interesting, can’t wait!
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March 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Not just newspapers…
February 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Not just newspapers…
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We will have victories and setbacks, good days and bad. We must understand that this will not be over in one election or with the defeat of any one candidate. This is the fight of our generation, and it will take time. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We will have victories and setbacks, good days and bad. We must understand that this will not be over in one election or with the defeat of any one candidate. This is the fight of our generation, and it will take time. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Including support for schools.
Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Including support for schools.
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I’m telling everyone: Do not open the door or say a word unless you’re expecting someone and know exactly who it is.
Know your rights. Pass these around…
Know your rights. Pass these around…
January 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I’m telling everyone: Do not open the door or say a word unless you’re expecting someone and know exactly who it is.
Know your rights. Pass these around…
Know your rights. Pass these around…
That’s right! And it all starts with state legislatures deciding what gets taught in public schools.
HISTORY IS EVERYTHING
Everyone needs to see this! Trump’s mass deportation, mirrors Operation Wetback:
🔘 Mass deport undocumented immigrants & anyone who “might” be
🔘 Trigger a labor shortage, restart legal immigration
🔘 Claim victory on the border, GOP wins more elections
We’re being played!
Everyone needs to see this! Trump’s mass deportation, mirrors Operation Wetback:
🔘 Mass deport undocumented immigrants & anyone who “might” be
🔘 Trigger a labor shortage, restart legal immigration
🔘 Claim victory on the border, GOP wins more elections
We’re being played!
January 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
That’s right! And it all starts with state legislatures deciding what gets taught in public schools.
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Educators’ Increasing Concerns About Impact Of Trump’s Deportations larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/01/12/e...
Educators’ Increasing Concerns About Impact Of Trump’s Deportations
It’s not looking pretty for next semester, and you can read why at the new NBC News story, Educators worry about how to talk immigration with families facing mass deportations. I’…
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January 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Educators’ Increasing Concerns About Impact Of Trump’s Deportations larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/01/12/e...
CLIMATE CRISIS!!!
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
L.A. wildfires are NOT a natural disaster.
The “frankly suicidal loyalty to the status quo of keeping fossil fuels preeminent in our energy system is creating an increasingly unlivable situation.” -- journalist @johnvaillant.bsky.social on @democracynow.org ⬇️
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The “frankly suicidal loyalty to the status quo of keeping fossil fuels preeminent in our energy system is creating an increasingly unlivable situation.” -- journalist @johnvaillant.bsky.social on @democracynow.org ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/la-wild...
Los Angeles Wildfires Are NOT a Natural Disaster
The climate crisis is not in some distant future. It is being felt around the world with heatwaves, floods, and most dramatically with the wildfires in Los Angeles. Our hearts go out to the residents,...
www.zinnedproject.org
January 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
CLIMATE CRISIS!!!
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
Done!
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January 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Done!
This anti public education bill was introduced last month. I don’t recall seeing much media coverage. Why am I not surprised.
Republican senator introduces bill to abolish US Department of Education | US Senate | The Guardian
Mike Rounds submitted bill that needs supermajority to pass, unlikely even in GOP-controlled Senate next year
amp.theguardian.com
December 31, 2024 at 6:09 AM
This anti public education bill was introduced last month. I don’t recall seeing much media coverage. Why am I not surprised.
Please consider a follow up, Reading Books in Elementary and Middle Schools matter too! Same concerns, skills and tests are having a major impact on reading outcomes with younger students.
We share the books we read in high school and how they stuck with us through life: www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
Why Reading Books in High School Matters
You’ll understand when you’re older.
www.theatlantic.com
December 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Please consider a follow up, Reading Books in Elementary and Middle Schools matter too! Same concerns, skills and tests are having a major impact on reading outcomes with younger students.
When will we learn?
This cartoon is from 1930.
It could have been today.
It could have been today.
December 14, 2024 at 3:27 AM
When will we learn?
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This cartoon is from 1930.
It could have been today.
It could have been today.
December 12, 2024 at 10:51 PM
This cartoon is from 1930.
It could have been today.
It could have been today.