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I thought readers might, or might not, find this new regular post useful.

Each week, I highlight several sentences, with links to their sources, that I find interesting/concerning/useful.  And they may, or may not, be directly connected to education.  I may also include my own comments or related links.

This regular post will join my other regular ones on teaching ELLs, education policy, Artificial Intelligence, infographics, and Pinterest highlights, not to mention sharing of my regular Education Week posts.

Here are this week’s sentences:

But teaching someone to read and building a world where they can do so are different problems. Throwing our phones in the lake can’t bring about that world, but designing the conditions for reading will.

Mostly Adrian just asked them to call him by his last name — a solution some schools around the state have used rather than deadnaming, calling a transgender person by the name they no longer use.

Chalkbeat analysis shows half of America’s largest school districts face cuts or deficits this year.

Researchers found that some Michigan schools appear to be substantially better than others at getting students to show up, and identified one intervention — frequent home visits to families whose children are absent from class — that was used more often by schools making a difference. See  The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher Home Visits

A trauma-informed educator’s job is not to try to solve all the problems of the world, but to help our students carry it, even if just a little. See “Best” Lists Of The Week: Responding To Student Trauma

Just like chatbots, AI-detection tools have become effective enough for widespread use, but not reliable enough to fully trust. 

That’s a fifth lesson: Grass-roots organizations that have little or no connection to electoral politics — in the United States, that might be the networks formed by the No Kings rallies, ICE-resistance groups and so on — can matter as much as or more than those already focused on winning votes.  See The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change

Snapchat sent phone alerts to adolescents during school hours, urging them to share what was going on in their classrooms.

Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.

Across a range of faiths, people tended to support public education for all students, including undocumented immigrants. See THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE PLYLER DECISION NOW THAT RIGHT-WINGERS ARE PLANNING A PUSH TO MAKE MIGRANT CHILDREN PAY TO ATTEND SCHOOL

In Texas, 365 of the state’s 1,207 school districts and charters have opted to use the reading and language arts portion of Bluebonnet Learning, the state-approved curriculum that includes religious stories and mostly Christian references to religion.

Among educators in urban districts, 81% reported student anxiety or fear in the spring, up from 66% last fall, and 59% reported reduced student attendance this spring, up from 43% in the fall. See The Best Resources To Support Schools, Teachers, Students & Families In The Face Of Trump’s Deportation Threats

For those seeking to rethink the high school, ignoring earlier reformers’ efforts is worse than burying one’s head in the sand.