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Uncomfortable Conversations: Talking About Race In The Classroom | Elissa Nadworny | NPR Ed | NPR.org

Uncomfortable Conversations: Talking About Race In The Classroom | Elissa Nadworny | NPR Ed | NPR.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it

Open up the newspaper or turn on the news these days, and you'll find plenty of talk about race and racism. But it's a different story in many classrooms.

Some teachers don't consider race germane to their math or English syllabus. Others strive for colorblindness in the classroom, wanting to believe we live in a post-racial society. Unfortunately, says H. Richard Milner, we don't.

Milner directs the Center for Urban Education at the University of Pittsburgh. He spends much of his time researching effective teaching methods and leading professional development for teachers, schools and districts, helping to implement teaching strategies that deal with race.

He's motivated by research that shows that people who feel good about their own race do better academically.


"I'm someone's father. I'm someone's husband. I'm someone's friend. I'm someone's son," says Milner, "but I'm also a black man. And my being black shapes my experiences, and so if you are not attuned to the part of my being that is race, then it's very difficult for you to understand and respond to my humanity."


Milner's new book, Rac(e)ing to Class: Confronting Poverty and Race in Schools and Classrooms, serves as a tool for educators who want to better understand what talking about race can sound like — with evidence-based approaches and practical classroom tips.


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Harvard again requiring standardized test scores for those seeking admission | by Steve LeBlanc, The Associated Press | WBUR News | WBUR.org

Harvard again requiring standardized test scores for those seeking admission | by Steve LeBlanc, The Associated Press | WBUR News | WBUR.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Harvard had initially said it was going to maintain its test-optional policy through the entering class of the fall of 2026.
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A Desert Dig Has Revealed a Stunning Ancient Campsite on an Air Force Base | by Tim Newcomb | PopularMechanics.com

A Desert Dig Has Revealed a Stunning Ancient Campsite on an Air Force Base | by Tim Newcomb | PopularMechanics.com | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Clues from Paleo-Archaic peoples open a window to America’s distant past.
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FL: Delta rocket retires after 60 years of Cape Canaveral launches | by Nicole Darden Creston, Central Florida Public Media | CFPublic.org

FL: Delta rocket retires after 60 years of Cape Canaveral launches | by Nicole Darden Creston, Central Florida Public Media | CFPublic.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
United Launch Alliance launched its last Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday afternoon. It makes way for its successor, Vulcan.
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Controversial Kids Online Safety Bill Introduced In House | by Wendy Davis | MediaPost.com

Controversial Kids Online Safety Bill Introduced In House | by Wendy Davis | MediaPost.com | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on April 17 on the teen safety bill and other proposed laws affecting online media -- including the newly introduced American Privacy Rights
Act.
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Podcast: Amid Gaza War, U.S. Campuses Become Free Speech “Testing Ground” | interview by Murtaza Hussain | TheIntercept.com

Podcast: Amid Gaza War, U.S. Campuses Become Free Speech “Testing Ground” | interview by Murtaza Hussain | TheIntercept.com | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Intercepted host Murtaza Hussain and Sahar Aziz discuss how protests at universities are now being met with a wave of censorship, targeting students.
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Faulty chip may be clue to Voyager 1 computer fix | by David Szondy | NewAtlas.com

Faulty chip may be clue to Voyager 1 computer fix | by David Szondy | NewAtlas.com | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
NASA engineers have narrowed down the problem with the Voyager 1 deep space probe to a single faulty chip. It may now be possible to work around the corrupted memory and return the 47-year old interstellar spacecraft to an operational condition.
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Myrtle the nonagenarian turtle passes physical, aquarium says | by Patrick Whittle and Rodrique Ngowi, Associated Press | WBUR News | WBUR.org

Myrtle the nonagenarian turtle passes physical, aquarium says | by Patrick Whittle and Rodrique Ngowi, Associated Press | WBUR News | WBUR.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Myrtle is thought to be up to 95 years old, which would place her just beyond the upper boundaries of the species' longevity. But the big turtle is “in robust condition” despite her advanced age, the aquarium said.
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Commentary: The Voucher Question in the South | by  Gini Pupo-Walker / The Education Trust - Tennessee | DailyYonder.com

Commentary: The Voucher Question in the South | by  Gini Pupo-Walker / The Education Trust - Tennessee | DailyYonder.com | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Most legislatures across the South are now in full swing, with many actively working to establish universal vouchers in their states, while others are
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Mass. is preparing for the Battle of Lexington and Concord's 250th anniversary | by Chris Lisinski, State House News Service | WBUR News | WBUR.org

Mass. is preparing for the Battle of Lexington and Concord's 250th anniversary | by Chris Lisinski, State House News Service | WBUR News | WBUR.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Next year will mark the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and planners at the state and local level are preparing for the celebrations — and crowds.
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MN STEM programs could get $3 million for underserved, underrepresented communities from MN Leg (HF5065) | by Ann Treacy | Blandin on Broadband

MN STEM programs could get $3 million for underserved, underrepresented communities from MN Leg (HF5065) | by Ann Treacy | Blandin on Broadband | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
MN HF5065 (money for STEM programming) was held over for possible inclusion in a committee finance bill. The Session Daily reports… https://youtu.be/r0L7LZxN-VA A pair of one-time appropriations both from the Workforce Development Fund aim to assist the Minnesota STEM Project and Milestone Tech Program. Sponsored by Rep. Samakab Hussein (DFL-St. Paul), HF5065 would appropriate $750,000 in fiscal year 2024 and the same…
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Scholars Should Be Able to Speak Out Against Genocide Without Fear of Punishment | by Ambereen Dadabhoy & Mary Rambaran-Olm | Truthout.org

Scholars Should Be Able to Speak Out Against Genocide Without Fear of Punishment | by Ambereen Dadabhoy & Mary Rambaran-Olm | Truthout.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
The censorship of pro-Palestine speech on campuses is escalating. We must all work to resist this.
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Biden releases student loan debt relief plan for millions of borrowers | by Sequoia Carrillo | NPR.org

Biden releases student loan debt relief plan for millions of borrowers | by Sequoia Carrillo | NPR.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
The sweeping new proposals, if enacted, could ease student loan debt for millions of borrowers.
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FL: Miami Dade College students shortlisted for national podcasting prize | by Kate Payne | WLRN.org

FL: Miami Dade College students shortlisted for national podcasting prize | by Kate Payne | WLRN.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Out of more than 500 submissions from across the country, just 10 students were named finalists in NPR's College Podcast Challenge. Two of them attend Miami Dade College.
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Teaching for Creativity: The Body | by Dan Hunter | Mailchi.mp

Teaching for Creativity: The Body | by Dan Hunter | Mailchi.mp | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
"According to legend, John Henry, the African-American folk hero, took his nine-pound hammer and drilled through the day and into the night to prove that a man was better than a steam engine at drilling pilot holes in a mine.
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NASA Has Finally Identified The Reason Behind Voyager 1's Gibberish | by Carly Cassella | Space.com

NASA Has Finally Identified The Reason Behind Voyager 1's Gibberish | by Carly Cassella | Space.com | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
For months now, the most distant spacecraft to Earth – Voyager 1 – has been talking gibberish on the interplanetary 'radio'.
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Metal detecting: Finding Florida relics and new friends | by  Savannah Rude | WUFT.org

Metal detecting: Finding Florida relics and new friends | by  Savannah Rude | WUFT.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past — with his metal detector. The 64-year-old history teacher is devoted to finding remnants of the Seminole Wars, and has also found kindred spirits along the way.
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Texas fracking billionaire brothers fuel rightwing media with millions of dollars | by Peter Stone | TheGuardian.com

Texas fracking billionaire brothers fuel rightwing media with millions of dollars | by Peter Stone | TheGuardian.com | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it

Two billionaire Texas brothers whose fortunes derive from oil and gas fracking have pumped millions of dollars into rightwing media outfits that have promoted climate-crisis denialism and sent more big checks to back an array of evangelical projects and conservative Texas politicians.

 

The fracking billionaires Farris and Dan Wilks have each doled out millions of dollars through separate foundations over the last decade to a number of high-profile conservative and religious groups including the Heritage Foundation, Family Research Council and Focus on the Family.

 

“Thanks to their incredible wealth and largesse, the country as well as the [Republican] party are now feeling the effects of their aggressive brand of religiously-charged political activism,” said Darren Dochuk, a history professor at the University of Notre Dame and author of Anointed with Oil.

 

 

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Consumer Reports asks USDA to pull Lunchables from school lunch menus | by  Ayana Archie & Joe Hernandez | NPR.org

Consumer Reports asks USDA to pull Lunchables from school lunch menus | by  Ayana Archie & Joe Hernandez | NPR.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
The group found high levels of sodium and the presence of heavy metals in meal kits it tested. A Kraft Heinz spokesperson said all of its products meet strict safety standards.
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of Florida school pronoun restriction | by Dara Kam - News Service of Florida | WUSF.org

Federal judge blocks enforcement of Florida school pronoun restriction | by Dara Kam - News Service of Florida | WUSF.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked education officials from enforcing a law requiring a transgender Hillsborough County teacher to use pronouns that align with her sex assigned at birth, saying the law violated her First Amendment rights.
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Vaping is still cool in college and beyond for young adults | Shots - Health News | by John Daley - Colorado Public Radio | NPR.og

Vaping is still cool in college and beyond for young adults | Shots - Health News | by John Daley - Colorado Public Radio | NPR.og | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.
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Video: Largest 3D map of the universe reveals hints of new physics | by Michael Irving | NewAtlas.com

Video: Largest 3D map of the universe reveals hints of new physics | by Michael Irving | NewAtlas.com | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Astronomers have produced the largest 3D map of the universe, which can be explored in an interactive VR video. In the process, they’ve uncovered some tantalizing hints that our understanding of physics, including the ultimate fate of the cosmos, could be wrong.
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Using AI in Universal Design for Learning | by Jessica Pack | Edutopia.org

Using AI in Universal Design for Learning | by Jessica Pack | Edutopia.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Generative AI can make educational content and instruction more accessible, helping teachers meet a breadth of student needs.
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New journalism school in London sets out to improve diversity | Journalism education | by Nyima Jobe | TheGuardian.com

New journalism school in London sets out to improve diversity | Journalism education | by Nyima Jobe | TheGuardian.com | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Founder of Cocoa Girl magazine says children will also be taught creative writing, music and illustration
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Theory of Relativity drives plan for Moon standard time | by David Szondy | NewAtlas.com

Theory of Relativity drives plan for Moon standard time | by David Szondy | NewAtlas.com | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Thanks to Albert Einstein, the US Government wants to establish an official time zone for the Moon. It has less to do with jet lag and more to do with how gravity affects time and can throw a lot of very precise technologies seriously off track.
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The art carnival Luna Luna has reopened, nearly 40 years after it disappeared | by Mandalit del Barco | NPR.org

The art carnival Luna Luna has reopened, nearly 40 years after it disappeared | by Mandalit del Barco | NPR.org | Schools + Libraries + Museums + STEAM + Digital Media Literacy + Cyber Arts + Connected to Fiber Networks | Scoop.it
Keith Haring, Salvador Dalí, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and others adorned the park's rides. Those attractions have been in shipping containers ever since — until now.
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