Monthly Archives: November 2022

A Menu of Mentors: Reading for Possibility by Lynsey Burkins and Franki Sibberson

“Educators ‘layer texts’ when they teach and learn from multiple powerful texts. These texts are print and nonprint and are intellectually compelling.” Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating Genius Anyone who knows us knows that we love a good text set! There is nothing like curating a set of books that helps move children forward as readers…

Retired conservative federal judge calls the 2022 midterm elections a ‘resounding victory for American democracy’ after many election deniers lose races across the country

Voters line up to cast their ballots at the Aspray Boat House in Warwick, R.I., on November 8, 2022. AP Photo/David Goldman J. Michael Luttig called the 2022 midterm results a “resounding victory for American democracy.”  Luttig, a former conservative judge, said he did not view the results through a partisan lens. He said American…

Banksy, the elusive street artist, created a new mural in Ukraine depicting a gymnast on a building damaged during conflict with Russia

Graffiti by the street artist Banksy in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on November 12, 2022. Oleg Pereverzev/NurPhoto via Getty Images Banksy created a mural of a gymnast balancing on a pile of rubble in Borodyanka, Ukraine. The town outside Kyiv was invaded and damaged by Russian shelling in the early months of the war.  Several pieces of…

FBI reportedly considered using Pegasus spyware in criminal investigations

As recently as early last year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was considering using NSO Group’s infamous Pegasus spyware in criminal investigations, reports The New York Times. Between late 2020 and early 2021, agency officials were in the “advanced” stages of developing plans to brief FBI leadership on the software, according to internal bureau documents…