Editor, writer, storyteller, long-form journalism aficionado, public school supporter. She/Her/Hers
Joined September 2008
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
3 Dec 2024
We can all agree that helping students is critically important. A donation to Educators Rising helps students who are called to teach, ensuring every future student has an amazing educator in the classroom. Help make it happen by donating today! paypal.com/donate?campaign_i…
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
25 Oct 2024
The Vice-President has the values and political skills to build on the successes of the Biden Administration and to help end, once and for all, a poisonous era defined by Donald Trump. Our editors endorse Kamala Harris. nyer.cm/L3D9p8n
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
13 Apr 2024
From Hillman to Howard, it is A Different World.
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
15 Jan 2024
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day let’s honor his legacy by embodying the spirit of service in our communities. Aspiring educators let’s continue to make a difference today and every day. #MLKDay2024 @EducatorsRising
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
27 Dec 2023
Deadline 1/2/24: Join a program that has provided leadership and research opportunities and a springboard to district and national leadership to future educational leaders under 40. Become a PDK International Emerging Leader. Info: bit.ly/emer-dis
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
17 Dec 2023
Call for proposals! Help over 3,000 current & future educators reach their potential by presenting at the 2024 Educators Rising National Conference. Proposals must be received by 5 pm ET, Friday Jan. 16, 2024. Learn more: bit.ly/2024-sessions #EdRising24 #DiscoverYourPotential
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
28 Nov 2023
It's #GivingTuesday! You can help shape the future of education by helping a student achieve their dream of becoming an #educator. #teachershortage bit.ly/addmoreteachers
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
28 Nov 2023
In memory of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and the remarkable life she lived.
ALT “Do what you can to show you care about others, and you will make our a world a better place.” – Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
20 Nov 2023
Please do not ask a bookworm if they are going to finish the books they have before buying more. It is very offensive in our culture.
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
18 Nov 2023
Students are facing a mental health crisis, and school psychologists play a critical role in addressing that crisis in schools. Read what ed leaders and schools can do about the shortages in the latest issue of #Kappanmag. kappanonline.org/needed-more…
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
Our Magna award winners have reimagined what school can look like for our nation’s youth. Tell us how your district is transforming education by applying today!
bit.ly/3rvem2g
ALT Kids in garden
ALT Teacher and student working with hammer
ALT three students wearing goggles in a science lab
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
29 Sep 2023
Using multiple languages to learn new content is best practice for #Englishlearners. But “for #translanguaging to become a norm, newcomers to English need to feel empowered to set their own course,” researchers note in #kappanmag.kappanonline.org/the-transla… #EL #ELL #MLL #EdChat
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
1 Sep 2023
For National Teacher of the Year Rebecka Peterson, the practice of looking for one good thing to write about each day changed her mindset and her approach to teaching. Read the full interview in the September #kappanmag kappanonline.org/interview-n… #NTOY23 #EdChat @RebeckaMozdeh
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
2 Sep 2023
Jimmy Buffett and Kermit the Frog
sing "Caribbean Amphibian" 1998
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
24 Aug 2023
The #PDKPoll results are out! The public supports #teachers and raising their salaries even if that means higher taxes. The public also believes teachers are undervalued, underpaid, and overworked. Learn more at pdkpoll.org.
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
Don't miss your chance to hear directly from legendary rapper/actor Ice-T at the Council of Urban Boards of Education Annual Conference on his education journey & how to help students overcome the impossible. Tickets are going fast! Register at nsba.org/cube2023.
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
Want to learn how to use #AI in education? Check out the first session of #AI101, a free series on AI fundamentals, pedagogical integration, & ethics, w/ ready-to-use curriculum. Learn from @hadip of @codeorg & @salkhanacademy of @khanacademy: bit.ly/3rYnITV
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30 Jun 2023
Thank you, John.
John Heim offers final thoughts and thank yous on his last day as NSBA's Executive Director and CEO. Thank you, John! "I had no idea about the challenges that awaited. I also had no idea the help that I would get in facing those challenges." Read more: nsba.org/Perspectives/2023/j….
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Kathleen Vail retweeted
19 Jun 2023
When I served in the United States Senate, I was proud to co-sponsor a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
And as vice president, it was my honor to stand beside President Biden as he signed the legislation that finally made that dream a reality.
ALT Image of President Joe Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris and lawmakers and guests, signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Bill in the East Room of the White House.
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