This Teacher Appreciation Week, I’ve been thinking about my mom, who taught special education in Seattle Public Schools, and all our amazing teachers. I’m proud Washington is ranked the third best state in the nation for teachers. To all our teachers — than Facebook
𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 The Ministry of Education has officially gazetted new school fees caps, aimed at easing the financial burden on parents and guardians across the country Facebook
𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Efforts to advance special needs education in Kilifi County are being hindered by stigma and persistent misconceptions, despite ongoing infrastructure investment. National Fun Facebook
Note: Our friend Michelle Guppy has shared her journey with Brandon for many years. She has a raw, honest blog called Life With Autism In Pictures. Yesterday, she tried to post one of her blog entries on her Facebook page, and Facebook would not let her. We’re running an excerpt today, and hope you will […]
Opposition to Facebook’s plans gained momentum this month when The Journal published articles based on leaked internal documents showing Facebook knew about much of the damage it was causing. Facebook’s internal research showed that Instagram, in particular, made teenage girls feel worse about their bodies, leading to increased levels of anxiety and depression, even while […]
Last night we had an active shooter at Danbury Fair Mall in Danbury, Connecticut. It’s not my closest mall, but people in town go there regularly for certain stores. If your son or daughter or husband or mother or boyfriend worked or shopped there, you can search for it on Facebook, which offers itself as […]
Nobody ever said parenting is easy. And keep up with paid work and start a family at the same time? It’s a completely different challenge – especially in such unprecedented times. While the pandemic has been difficult for everyone, it’s no surprise that it was especially difficult for working mothers. It is true that working […]
