Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Color of Education Summit 2026. Here to learn and listen and hopefully apply. #colorofeducation2026 000
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In NC, I've been to Poneysaraus and the idea of a private school there is cracking me up. Ethical and amazing work by some great reporters 000
Reposted by Susan BookBensmummy33 🤕 @bensmom33.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Everyone congratulate me on my new dream of opening a private school in Arizona. It will even comply with fire codes. 112727
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Have we ever truly invested in all our children? Just because its private doesn't ensure quality, safety, or acceptance. 000
Reposted by Susan BookProPublica @propublica.org · 13/09/2026Some of the nation’s first statewide voucher programs were created specifically for students with disabilities. But most legislatures haven’t required private schools that take this public money to accept even a few kids with such needs.propublica.orgVouchers Promise Students With Disabilities a Path to Private School. Parents Say That’s Not the Reality.To give voucher programs a toehold in state legislatures, politicians touted how students with disabilities would gain access to private education. But those students’ families often have the hardest ... 13386130
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.propublica.org/article/scho....propublica.orgVouchers Promise Students With Disabilities a Path to Private School. Parents Say That’s Not the Reality.To give voucher programs a toehold in state legislatures, politicians touted how students with disabilities would gain access to private education. But those students’ families often have the hardest ... 000
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Somehow I missed that Dinosaur has a second season on Hulu! Weighted blanket and all. 000
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 02/09/2026My son found an error in a physics homework question. This is how we know he's truly our son. 😀. Also this kid is freaking amazing every day. 020
Reposted by Susan BookSara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026An absolutely blistering and necessary rejoinder about the limits of representation and visibility from @steveway.bsky.socialtime.comThe Contradiction at the Heart of Disability in AmericaAmerica loves seeing disabled people. It doesn’t want to pay to keep us alive, writes Steve Way. 24923
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Shh. Concentrating on work...and watching World Cup Soccer. Ok more so World Cup. 030
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Yesterday, my son spent most of the US game just shouting at the TV, "somebody shoot the ball!" Shouting into the void is part of sports. 030
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I should really go to bed early for Monday...but no way with this game! 020
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 02/07/2026That last set piece for the last goal was a thing of beauty 010
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Maybe its because I've been watching hockey too much, but the refs in the Swiss/Qatar seem like their calling the game too tight. 010
Reposted by Susan BookPublic Schools First NC @publicschoolsfirstnc.org · 09/06/2026Good news for reading instruction for students in ed. prep. programs. But funding for literacy coaches is being cut due to skimpy state budgets. Let's go state lawmakers - fund our public schools! #nced #ncpublicschools ow.ly/sSOs50Z9l0how.lyTeaching kids to read: NC's teacher colleges are turning around low marks, report findsThe improvement for teachers' colleges is just one of many components needed to turn the state's and the nation's fortunes around after years of declining reading scores. 021
Reposted by Susan BookMother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/05/2026Johnny Appleseed became @isaacfitzgerald.bsky.social‘s patron saint. Almost everything he thought he knew about the folk hero was wrong:motherjones.comHunting for Johnny Appleseed in the backroads of AmericaThe true story of John Chapman is much more complex—and booze-fueled—than the history books had led me to believe. 46114
Reposted by Susan BookJoanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Never feel guilty for borrowing books from a library. Authors LOVE libraries. And libraries pay authors a small sum every time one of their books is borrowed (which in many cases comes to more than the percentage earned from the sale of a book in a discount outlet)... 10342106
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 03/05/2026"Book also showed up to the rallies in 2018 and 2019, when her son was in elementary school. She said the lack of progress since is disheartening, and that her son is about to graduate."(In a few years) www.ednc.org/5-1-2026-nc-...ednc.orgNC teachers march for higher pay and increased funding for public schoolsLearn about the May 1 teachers march organized by NCAE, demanding increased funding for North Carolina public schools. 010
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Ok parents, pack a lunch, charge your phones, and find your red shirt for tomorrow. It will be a long day advocating for our public schools. #KidsOverCorporations #nced 010
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Yesterday I picked up some handouts I had printed for an event Im helping to organize. My win, I went to Staples and didn't buy any new pens or markers. 010
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 06/04/2026A lot has been happening in special education on the state and local level here in my corner of NC. #SpecialEd #nced therewillbepoop.com/2026/04/06/m...therewillbepoop.comMy View from a Hard Plastic Chair | therewillbepoop.com 011
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I've been getting calls and text constantly from everywhere in the state. No one in special education in NC is doing well. In fact its a mess. 010
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Hate to miss this, recovering from some back issues. Give Helen Ladd my best. And give the NC Supreme Court and NCGA some hell. 110
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Happy Autism Acceptance Day! I'm accepting that I sometimes struggle to shut down my brain and get sleep. #AutismAcceptanceDay 030
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Parents want a working system most of all. Do better Wake County Schools NC! www.wunc.org/education/20...wunc.orgComplaints allege WCPSS fails to transport students with disabilitiesA formal state complaint claims Wake County Schools' vendors often fail to pick up students. Parents made over 16,000 complaints about the service since the last time the state investigated the issue. 010
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 28/03/2026My back is a mess and appointment not until Wednesday. Im watching women's basketball 🏀 000
Reposted by Susan BookKris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · 26/03/2026It should be big news that Stein's education priorities don't include implementation of the Leandro Plan. It's weird that this fact goes unmentioned in the article #ncpolednc.orgGov. Stein outlines education priorities to crowd of educators, policymakersGov. Josh Stein highlighted education items in his recent budget proposal at an annual BEST NC convening of teachers, business leaders. 133
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Busy day. #Red4Ed abc11.com/post/wake-co...abc11.comWake County school district scraps proposed cuts to special educationTeachers and parents said they were relieved by the board's decision but concerned about what comes next. 010
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 25/03/2026www.wunc.org/education/20...wunc.orgWake school board pushes to drop proposed $18m special education cutsThe Wake County school board directed the district to find other budget cuts rather than eliminate 130 special education teaching positions that would drive up teacher-to-student ratios. 000
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Bookmarking this for when I have the capacity and not fighting a freaking threat to students with disabilities funding on my local level. 002
Reposted by Susan BookJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Appreciate this op-ed by @ericmgarcia.bsky.social and to borrow language from my friend @jloeppky.com, best to view disability in itself as value neutral, which means it's not a superpower (it's ok for people to not like symptoms of their disability though). www.ms.now/opinion/gavi...ms.nowOpinion | Trump is wrong to call learning disabilities disqualifying. Newsom is wrong to call them 'strengths.'Eric Garcia: Neither Trump nor Newsom talks about dyslexia with the care and nuance the topic deserves 37917
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 19/03/2026You don’t cut the budget of your most vulnerable population and expect better results,” said Susan Book, the parent of a Wake special-education student. 000
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Dont cut special education!!! #StopSpecEdCuts www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...newsobserver.comWake schools plan to cut $18M from special education. What’s the impact?The school district is citing a budget shortfall for the need to cut 9% of its special-education teachers. 110
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Normally don't pay much attention when a team announces a new jersey. However, I'm in love with @nccourage.com 's new Venus Flytrap jersey! 141
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 10/03/2026I am indeed late diagnosed with a kiddo also somewhere on the spectrum. He's not low or high. He does general education but with a 1:1. He's afraid of driving. Not sure what our future holds, but he and I are in it together. 020
Reposted by Susan BookEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Bizarre for Frith say that increased autism diagnoses "overshadows the needs of those with intellectual disabilities, who require much more intensive support." I don't know a single late-diagnosed #ActuallyAutistic self-advocates who wants to erase high-support needs people. 119516
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Made a heart shaped cake. Husband said," It's nice to know the cake isnt always a lie." 010
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Step 1. Go Vote in tge primary NC. Step 2. Go out with a person you love. Happy Valentines Weekend/ Start of Early Voting ❤️ 020
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 01/02/2026I'm getting a lot of ads for snowpants considering our area only got like 2 inches of snow. 🙂 010
Reposted by Susan BookEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 09/01/2026The man can still cut a promo much better than that Jabroni Hulk Hogan. 835074
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 05/01/2026As more of my friends enter menopause or perimenopause, they too have hit pause on drinking. 220
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Meanwhile with the Atlanta win, Carolina ekes its way into the playoffs as a division leader no less. 010
Susan Book @sbook.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Hockey Night. Yes of course I'll be putting my loop earplugs in momentarily. 010