What happens when a book gets challenged, restricted, or banned? Explore Contraband , a free collection of learning rooms, posters, and prompts that help students investigate challenged books.
Richardson ISD limits screen time for students.
Katy ISD’s AI limits raise bigger questions about access, equity, and instruction.
Texas’ top elected leaders have told state agencies, appellate courts, and universities to cut their proposed budgets by 3%. The cuts would apply to the next two year budget cycle. Gov. Greg Abbott, House Speaker Dustin
If you missed this piece by Isaac Yu, Texas'' new history curriculum could give the state unprecedented control over textbooks (07/13/26), you will definitely want to check it out. A Few Takeaways Some of the facts repor
Miguel responds as an educator to the loss of Texas Dream Act protections and argues that higher education access strengthens Texas and its students.
What a shocker to imagine Internet access in schools without E rate to offset the costs. I still remember days before E rate, and after. It has been one of those blessings schools couldn't do without. Tearing It Down It
I ran across this on Facebook and thought how apt it was...it is a reverse poem, which means, read it from the top for one perspective then read it from bottom up for another. Whic
University of Texas at Austin professor David DeMatthews says the Texas public school enrollment decline was "completely predictable." "This all could have been mitigated wit
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A colleague shared a cool image of a northern mockingbird. It made me wonder, is there a symbol for what's happening?
If you're a Texas educato
This piece hits home as I bid farewell to a family member leaving for university outside of Texas.
It’s challenging to watch dismantling of effective services for political reasons: …proposed bud
This was a compelling reminder of each person’s responsibility to safeguard public media. The pr
I saw this post on Facebook, which [discussed this NPR a
BoodleBox launched a new Bot, Mike. I was still a little hazy on how an individual could apply a promotional code, or a school district coul
When I read this, I may have expressed dismay at the short sighted behavior: Texas colleges face uncertainty after ruling ends in state tuition for students without legal statu
With a motto of "See something, Tap something" this iOS only app is available: ICEBlock is an innovative, completely anonymous crowdsourced platform that allows users to report I
Imagine getting to
The other day, I heard a news broadcast about Wikipedia getting unwanted attention from worrisome corners. I remarked to my wife, “It wouldn’t hurt to make a backup of Wikipedia an
Consider this report from the San Antonio Express News about a district near me: The Judson ISD board is considering cutting librarians, increasing class sizes, reducing uncertif
Highlighting this bit from Elissa Malespina: On March 14, 2025, an executive order was issued directing the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) "to
The best reading of this Michael and Associates poll is at th
Just like there should be a boycott for any business that dumped its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy and support, Target is in the cross hairs. I remember fondly shopping a
…the department also manages the federal financial aid process for college students. “I am not certain whether or not students will be able to get financial aid next year,” Domin
This bit of info caught my eye…especially given the backend changes the current administration may have made or may be making: So I didn't know, but Europe already has a backup o
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A big announcement from Amazon, but it falls flat for those who cancelled their Prime memberships due to elimination of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Powered by generative AI
This came as no surprise from Republican lawmakers in Texas, glad to joust with windmills they perceive to be giants, albeit all in their imagination… Sen. Brandon Creighton has
You've probably seen Amazon make the news recently. Come along as I share my separation from Amazon and encourage you to sign up for Smashwords,
This is something useful… “This is not a call to boycott, it’s a call for corporations and individuals to buy into the values and principles that reflect our interests,” Keisha D
This is a super simple summary, perhaps oversimplified, of a Scientific American study: 1. People saw real data showing strong support for diversity. 2. This changed their belief
The United States Department of Education and, in particular, the Office of Educational Technology, created a number of resources that have been foundational in supporting develo
On the way to breakfast this morning, my wife pointed out Socorro ISD is facing a cut of 300 staff. Wow. The headline reads:
We must ask ourselves if diversity means a granting of privileges to those who are not deserving or whether it means an equality of opportunity so that our nation can merely li
I love this story (because it's close to my own thoughts) shared by Costa Samaras: We got a Costco member
Let the controversy end…🤣
...if you want to be successful in a distributed and decentralized world, you need DEI. Societies that reject DEI become insular, insecure and fragile . But…
This was an eye opening read: Before 2022, Governor Greg Abbott had offered lukewarm support fo
This was an enlightening read from the Zinn Education Project: The tsunami of [laws and Executive Orders attacking
I really wanted to join the AI Resistance Movement when I saw this beautifully designed masterpiece. After all, who wouldn't want to be like some kind of Martin Luther, nailing
I love this suggestion from The Humanist
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are being banned, the history of oppression being whitewashed.
Audible is iced As part of my move to send a message, no matter how inconsequential, to Amazon, w
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I always find this quote from Pa
An AI's rendition of Camazotz. In Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time," Camazotz is described as a dark, seemingly ordinary planet on the surface, but it…
La justificación de que muchas organizaciones permanecen en silencio sobre cuestiones de diversidad, equidad e
As I saw the Big Tech folks at the Inauguration event, I've seen some decide to c
