Reposted by Chris Montecillo LeiderEmily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · 15/03/2025The library and the post office are the only two systems we have that circulate things widely and to everyone, no matter who they are or what they believe. The library is the only one that, for now, is not forced to pay for itself at point of sale. Attacks on IMLS are attacks on every one of us. 152858974
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 16/03/2025I was a library kid. They are the raddest places. www.ala.org/news/2025/03...ala.orgALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAn executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America... 000
Reposted by Chris Montecillo LeiderAERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · 14/03/2025AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol... 3121179
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 13/03/2025www.tesol.org/news/tesol-s...tesol.orgTESOL Statement Supporting the U.S. Department of Education | TESOL | International Association 021
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 11/03/2025"...about 54 percent of immigrants are proficient in English. The main reason that figure isn’t higher? A lack of access to English as a second language classes, which, ironically, is a problem that Trump’s policies in general may only worsen." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/10/o...bostonglobe.comThe high cost of Trump’s English-only order - The Boston GlobeImmigrants don’t need an executive order to want to learn English. The incentives to learn the language are already overwhelming. 001
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 11/03/2025"...about 54 percent of immigrants are proficient in English. The main reason that figure isn’t higher? A lack of access to English as a second language classes, which, ironically, is a problem that Trump’s policies in general may only worsen." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/10/o...bostonglobe.comThe high cost of Trump’s English-only order - The Boston GlobeImmigrants don’t need an executive order to want to learn English. The incentives to learn the language are already overwhelming. 000
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 07/03/2025tcf.org/content/comm...tcf.orgTCF’s Conor Williams on Trump’s Shameful English Language Executive OrderOn March 1, President Trump signed an executive order declaring English the national language of the United States and rescinding decades-old federal 000
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 06/03/2025www.tesol.org/news/tesol-s...tesol.orgTESOL Statement on the Exec Order Designating English as the Official Language of the US | TESOL | International Association 021
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Being asked "Can I have your autograph?" and then being handed a printed copy of a brief we (me & @drcdobbs.bsky.social) wrote about linguistically responsive feedback was not something I thought would be on my bingo card this Monday. #NewAcademicLevelUnlocked 030
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Bless the people of Vermont. And go ski Sugarbush! kottke.org/25/03/jd-van...kottke.orgGood Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow ReporterJD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in 020
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 02/03/2025I hate to say this but want to think that maybe, just maybe the English EO could mean interest convergence for Title III? Though, sadly, probably not. This EO is clearly about exclusion (i.e. racism and linguicism), not access. 000
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Linguicism and racism at its finest 🤮. We have always been a multilingual country. We will remain a multilingual country. Because we, the people, are multilingual. Also, which English? There are so many varieties in America (and the world). www.npr.org/2025/03/01/n...npr.orgTrump signs executive order making English the official language of the U.S.In the nearly 250-year history of the United States, English had never been designated as the nation's official language. 0105
Reposted by Chris Montecillo LeiderDianna Townsend @drtownsend.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I'm so excited to share this special issue of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. A great set of articles (all free!) on helping adolescents develop the foundational literacy skills they need to pursue their goals in and out of school. ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19362706...ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.comJournal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy | ILA Journal | Wiley Online LibraryClick on the title to browse this issue 194
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Over here raging to Jagged Little Pill this morning in my office 010
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 23/01/2025 It's Denali. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump order seeks to change the name of North America's tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinleyPresident Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley. 000
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Just wrapped up first class of the semester and I just love teaching so much. UML School of Education students are the best. Happy first day of the semester folks! 000
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 11/01/2025My syllabi are done, LMS all populated, grant report submitted - I'm ready to start the spring semester, but first heading out west for a week of skiing! 110
Reposted by Chris Montecillo LeiderTeen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 08/01/2025These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️teenvogue.comIn California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.” 18255113321
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 08/01/2025So much of academia is copying and pasting the same information into different forms. 110
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Final are grades posted and first semester at UMass Lowell is a wrap! #WinterHolidayResponderOnmedia.tenor.coma man applauds with the words " i did it " behind himALT: a man applauds with the words " i did it " behind him 010
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 21/12/2024If Classified ELs arent getting instruction from trained licensed ESL teachers that's a civil rights issue. If the district isn't collecting and analyzing data to evaluate how the program is going that's also an issue. Do better Ketchikan. #WeDeserveBetter www.krbd.org/2024/12/20/s...krbd.orgStudents and teachers report a sharp decline in support for non-native English speakers in Ketchikan schools - KRBDKetchikan students and staff say that the district's ELL program has shrunk over the last several years, and that it no longer meets the needs of students trying to learn and navigate school in a new ... 000
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I don't know about you all, but every day this week has felt like a Thursday (i.e., I kept wanting "tomorrow" to be Friday). On Wednesday I was so committed to this idea that I (accidentally) signed 3 emails "Happy Thursday, Chris". #TheEndIsNear 000
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 12/12/2024I baked cookies for my students. Last class of the semester! #BakingInsteadOfGrading Ube crinkles, gochujang caramel cookies, brown butter tahini rice crispies, coconut macaroons dipped in chocolate. 130
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 10/12/2024The end of the semester is so close, but also so. so. far. away.media.tenor.coma blue fish with the words just keep swimming written below itALT: a blue fish with the words just keep swimming written below it 000
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Lots of great chapter authors in this volume! www.routledge.com/Preparing-An...routledge.comPreparing Antiracist Teachers: Fostering Antiracism and Equity in Teacher PreparationPreparing Antiracist Teachers: Fostering Antiracism and Equity in Teacher Preparation examines multiple strategies and theories for developing antiracist attitudes and actions in teachers and teacher ... 010
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Last week at #LRA2024 was very busy, very fun, and - especially at the end - very exhausting. But I am so very grateful to have engaging convos and lots of laughs with great folks. I was not the best at photos, but here's one I got from @laxmiojha99.bsky.social & a selfie with @deroomat.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Chris Montecillo LeiderEducational Psychologist @edpsychjournal.bsky.social · 06/12/2024We are thrilled to announce EP's brand-new Special Issue on the Science of Reading, guest edited by @courtneyhattan.bsky.social & @kendeou.bsky.social! AND for the next month, it's open-access! (1/2) www.tandfonline.comtandfonline.comEducational PsychologistExpanding the Science of Reading: Contributions from Educational Psychology. Volume 59, Issue 4 of Educational Psychologist 42714
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Heading to #LRA2024. My car keys (which I don't need at all as I took an Uber to the airport!) are in my bag, but my earbuds are not (which is just sad). I hope this is not a foreshadowing of the rest of this trip. 😳 030
Chris Montecillo Leider @cmleider.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Very excited to have this piece out! Check out our piece on dynamic idiolect (and really you should just check out the whole issue). 172