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Jennifer Dines

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Boston writer.

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Thank you @huffpost.com and @emilymccombs.bsky.social for publishing my #teacher #addict essay today. #teachers #alcoholism www.huffpost.com/entry/award-...

22.09.2025 15:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The College Essay for ESL Students, a project from Mrs. Dines Help me give my students high-quality memoirs as examples of excellent writing for developing their college application essays. Students will write about text to self connections in order to genera...

Good morning! My incredible students at New Mission High in Hyde Park deserve to have real, not only digital copies, of what we are reading! Please help support our college essay/memoir project!
#boston #bostonpublicschools #hydeparkma

www.donorschoose.org/project/the-...

20.08.2025 12:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unpopular Opinion: Don't Use Our Immigrant Military Kids To Enforce Deportation Politicians using the military for immigration enforcement, fear-mongering, or photo ops betrays every service family. Marines like my son serve the Office of the Presidentβ€”not an egomaniac.

Don't Use Our Immigrant Military Kids To Enforce Deportation
www.anotherjaneprattthing.com/p/unpopular-...

19.08.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The College Essay for ESL Students, a project from Mrs. Dines Help me give my students high-quality memoirs as examples of excellent writing for developing their college application essays. Students will write about text to self connections in order to genera...

www.donorschoose.org/project/the-...

07.08.2025 12:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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West Roxbury Canvass with Mayor Wu! Β· Michelle for Mayor Come canvass with Mayor Wu in West Roxbury! We will have a training right at the top, then begin knocking doors together. Please bring comfortable walking shoes, and water. We will provide everything ...

I'm attending Michelle for Mayor's event, β€œWest Roxbury Canvass with Mayor Wu!” with my daughter. @mayorwu.boston.gov #bostonteachersunion #wutrain www.mobilize.us/michelleforb...

07.08.2025 11:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my god! Well, thankfully he didn’t!!! I am so dramatic like that too - love this story!

05.07.2025 14:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have heard that about this, but I don’t think that’s the case here.

05.07.2025 14:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If it wasn’t for them…

05.07.2025 14:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it’s just a total lack of accountability because #cityofboston is not communicating, but at least the #bostonteachersunion reps are on it.

05.07.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Glitch leaves some Boston employees unpaid before holiday weekend "It should have been flagged months ago and solved before people were left without access to their pay," Councilor Erin Murphy wrote.

@wcvb5.bsky.social Thank you for your coverage of this. www.wcvb.com/article/bost...

05.07.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Boston #teacher - still not paid! My husband and I are both #bostonteachersunion #educators and the @boston.gov is still not apologizing or updating. What happened, @mayorwu.boston.gov ? What happened @bostonglobe.com ? @bostonherald.bsky.social and @wcvb5.bsky.social reported #sigh #momofthree

05.07.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They deserve much much more than an essay in a magazine. It was a tough one to write, as it could never be perfect, but @currentaffairs.bsky.social has the best editors that guided me through.

15.05.2025 00:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for reading my narrative. I truly appreciate it.

14.05.2025 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a post from Josh Kraft on X.com that says:

Mayor Wu is so disconnected from the challenges facing the families and kids I’ve served in the Boys and Girls Clubs for the past 35 yrs she thinks it’s ok to spend $10K for an entourage to travel to DC on top of $650K in taxpayer money for prep. Marie Antoinette would be proud.

Screenshot of a post from Josh Kraft on X.com that says: Mayor Wu is so disconnected from the challenges facing the families and kids I’ve served in the Boys and Girls Clubs for the past 35 yrs she thinks it’s ok to spend $10K for an entourage to travel to DC on top of $650K in taxpayer money for prep. Marie Antoinette would be proud.

I was proud to stand up for our city in DC & able to do so effectively bc of the hardworking team who made the trip. Don’t have a private jet to transport everyone, but that also means there are no Qs about whether my family & I are profiting off Trump’s mass deportation policies.

05.05.2025 19:58 πŸ‘ 816 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 39
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My latest #essay … about our family’s #mentalhealth journey on Another Jane Pratt Thing @ddines.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/janeprat...

14.04.2025 21:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for this comment, @nlnethery.bsky.social . It was very difficult emotionally to write, and I appreciate each person who is taking the time to digest it.

01.04.2025 21:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaching in a β€˜Sanctuary City’ Under Siege My high school students are targets in Trump’s cruel deportation spree. It can’t be allowed to continue.

Teaching in a β€˜Sanctuary City’ Under Siege

My high school students are targets in Trump’s cruel deportation spree. It can’t be allowed to continue.

www.currentaffairs.org/news/teachin...

31.03.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for reading and sharing our narrative.

01.04.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Ben: Thank you so much for reading and sharing. I truly appreciate it. Best, Jennifer

01.04.2025 19:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaching in a β€˜Sanctuary City’ Under Siege My high school students are targets in Trump’s cruel deportation spree. It can’t be allowed to continue.

Teaching in a β€˜Sanctuary City’ Under Siege www.currentaffairs.org/news/teachin...

29.03.2025 03:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaching in a β€˜Sanctuary City’ Under Siege My high school students are targets in Trump’s cruel deportation spree. It can’t be allowed to continue.

When fear lives in our heads 24 hours a day, who do we become really? What will public libraries, parks, and city sidewalks become when people must conceal their identities rather than risk exposing themselves to danger? www.currentaffairs.org/news/teachin...

31.03.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaching in a β€˜Sanctuary City’ Under Siege My high school students are targets in Trump’s cruel deportation spree. It can’t be allowed to continue.

If immigrants must conceal themselves and hide in the shadows, essentially becoming non-people, what else will the rest of us need to conceal in the future? www.currentaffairs.org/news/teachin...

31.03.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@mkmurray9.bsky.social Thank you so much for reading and sharing; when my writing resonates with fellow educators, it means a lot because I always strive to represent us truthfully.

31.03.2025 18:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent piece! You're doing such important work – making space for kids to say what's on their minds and letting them know you'll be there for them.

Like a proper American should. IMO! :)

30.03.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much. My colleagues and love teaching these students. πŸ’•

30.03.2025 17:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for reading and sharing, Eileen. I truly appreciate it.

30.03.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaching in a β€˜Sanctuary City’ Under Siege My high school students are targets in Trump’s cruel deportation spree. It can’t be allowed to continue.

"In the first few days of the new Trump administration, my students went wild checking TikTok for the latest updates of ICE sightings in Boston." by @jenniferdines.bsky.social
www.currentaffairs.org/news/teachin...

30.03.2025 01:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for sharing this, @marciabrooks.bsky.social . It means so much to me that people are reading this.

29.03.2025 23:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honoring this well written, evenly reasoned, and deeply humane accounting from Boston school teacher @jenniferdines.bsky.social - grateful for such meaningful and important insights.

29.03.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much @lobsternanny.bsky.social for sharing my essay here. I so appreciate your readership as it is a validation of our narratives and helps teachers and students to be seen and heard. I appreciate you.

29.03.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0