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The Battle of Access: Mississippi’s New Law and the Fight for Information Freedom

In a world where information is increasingly digital and accessible, a new law in Mississippi is causing a stir. The law, Mississippi Code 39-3-25, part of House Bill 1315, has effectively banned anyone under the age of 18 from accessing digital materials made available through public and school libraries without explicit parental or guardian permission. …

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Gun Control and Schools

I’m having a hard time putting into words my feelings over the past couple of days. I work in education but I’m also a parent. I worry about the kids and teachers whom I work with but I also worry about sending my daughter to school. Note: she just finished 4th grade, which has struck …

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Pike Mall Tech: 17 May 2022

Today’s Links The Trials of Academic Publishing Teachers are Leaving, Here’s Why Colophon The Trials of Academic Publishing (Permalink) First things first: I appreciate the need for peer review and understand why we have academic journals. I’m not the person you need to convince that any work any scientist or academic publishes needs to be …

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Pike Mall Tech: 11 May 2022

Today’s Links Rethinking the Honor Roll Stop Cancelling Recess Linkus Randomus Colophon Rethinking the Honor Roll It’s time for educators to make honor a core value in schools. It’s time to build honor into our curriculums and establish it as one of the primary social and emotional learning goals we work to help students achieve. …

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