Darren Malia

Darren Malia

@dmalia.bsky.social

Husband, high school English teacher, and Dad. Seeking refuge from the madness that will consume the world for next four years.

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Darren Malia
@dmalia.bsky.social

#edusky trying yo not overreact. just found out my daughter’s 9th grade English class follows College Board’s pre-AP curriculum and won’t be reading a single novel. Teacher’s response to my concerns made it sound like novels are for teachers, not students. Didn’t see any inherent value in the form.

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Greg Sargent
@gregsargent.bsky.social

The real reason MAGA is in a pretend-fury over this is Ossoff stripped bare the realities of Trump's sunsetting and showed how his emotional state depends on someone less than 1/2 his age handing him pieces of paper with complimentary tweets printed on them in big letters.

Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social

the play here is to make ossoff defensive by calling him sexist, something liberals care about but they don't. The problem is, they *used* to pretend to care and now they're like "let's rip up anti-discrimination law, repeal the 19th and force most women to be homemakers" bsky.app/profile/matt...

Darren Malia
@dmalia.bsky.social

www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/11/g... Curious how this fits into the narrative about crisis of young men and how schools are better designed for girls. It seems to me there is a crisis of young people and i see limited value in making a distinction between girls and boys. @profgalloway.com thoughts?

chalkbeat.orgA puzzling gender gap has emerged in America’s learning loss crisisGirls’ scores have fallen faster than boys’ on major tests, and the gap has not gone away. The latest NAEP results make the pattern harder to dismiss.

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Senator Dick Durbin
@durbin.senate.gov

MAGA world is completely imploding over the Jeffrey Epstein coverup. The FBI was told to “flag” any file mentioning President Trump. Why? It’s time for some real answers.

Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸@judiciarydems.senate.gov

BREAKING: Sen. DURBIN presses Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino on rifts between Justice Department, FBI, and the White House on the Epstein coverup.

Darren Malia
@dmalia.bsky.social

After prematurely extending the superintendent’s contract, the district decides to walk away from negotiations with teachers!

Chalkbeat@chalkbeat.org

Denver Public Schools declares impasse in contract negotiations with Denver teachers union https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/05/06/impasse-declared-contract-negotiations-denver-public-schools-teachers-union/

chalkbeat.orgDenver Public Schools declares impasse in contract negotiations with Denver teachers unionThe union blasted DPS for declaring an impasse during Teacher Appreciation Week.

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Larry Ferlazzo
@larryferlazzo.bsky.social

Our book has come out two weeks early!——-The ELL Teacher's Toolbox 2.0: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students (The Teacher's Toolbox Series) a.co/d/a5mQDLp

a.coThe ELL Teacher's Toolbox 2.0: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students (The Teacher's Toolbox Series)Amazon.com: The ELL Teacher's Toolbox 2.0: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students (The Teacher's Toolbox Series): 9781394171675: Ferlazzo, Larry, Hull Sypnieski, Katie: Books

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CNN
@cnn.com

Tesla is recalling nearly 380,000 vehicles in the US over a power steering assist failure that could increase steering effort and potentially raise the risk of a crash.

cnn.comTesla recalls 380,000 vehicles in US over power steering assist issue | CNN BusinessTesla said on Friday it was recalling nearly 380,000 vehicles in the United States due to a power steering assist failure that could increase steering effort, particularly at low speeds, potentially r...

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