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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
Are Covid cases spreading in DC schools? - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-released-data-showing-outbreaks-in-schools-it-did-not-show-that-cases-spread-in-classrooms/2020/12/08/763bc456-398a-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education
Maryland schools chief urges systems to bring back small groups of students, despite virus surge - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/maryland-schools-classroom-coronavirus/2020/12/08/9a7c0f4c-3980-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education
NYC schools face chilly ventilation challenges - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-covid-nyc-schools-ventilation-windows-temperature-drop-20201209-2mnibdcroffzrf62a46llueb4e-story.html via @nydailynews
What Does Virtual Learning Mean For Snow Days? : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2020/12/09/944528424/what-does-virtual-learning-mean-for-snow-days on @NPR
No, covid-19 vaccines aren’t made from aborted fetuses — and more lessons about fake news - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/12/08/no-coronavirus-vaccines-arent-made-aborted-fetuses-or-created-control-population-more-lessons-about-fake-news/
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Researcher Says Law Hiding Fiscal Effects of ‘Tax-Credit Vouchers’ from Public View Undermines Valid Analysis | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10663 on @NEPCtweet
Unemployed graduates struggle to find jobs in the Covid-19 market - Vox - https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22158622/youth-unemployment-rate on voxdotcom
NOLA Public Schools declines to renew Crocker College Prep; 17 charters win new contracts | The Lens - https://thelensnola.org/?p=558801 by @https://twitter.com/martajewson on @TheLensNOLA
Texas State Board of Education members test positive for coronavirus | The Texas Tribune - https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/08/coronavirus-texas-state-board-education-meeting/ by @AliyyaSwaby on @TexasTribune
Why Joe Biden should forgive billions in student debt | Salon.com - https://www.salon.com/2020/12/08/why-joe-biden-should-forgive-billions-in-student-debt_partner/
How remote learning is making educational inequities worse | Salon.com - https://www.salon.com/2020/12/08/how-remote-learning-is-making-educational-inequities-worse_partner/
CTU Joins Other Unions in Outlining What They Want in New Education Secretary https://news.wttw.com/2020/12/08/ctu-joins-other-unions-outlining-what-they-want-new-education-secretary#.X9EG7QIkV0Y.twitter
Biden vows to reopen most schools after 1st 100 days on job - StarTribune.com - https://www.startribune.com/biden-vows-to-reopen-most-schools-after-1st-100-days-on-job/573335611/?refresh=true on @StarTribune
Biden says reopening schools should be ‘national priority,’ sets goal of doing so during his first 100 days - oregonlive.com - https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/12/biden-says-reopening-schools-should-be-national-priority-sets-goal-of-doing-so-during-his-first-100-days.html on @oregonlive
School districts slow to follow New York City’s lead on reopening schools - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/09/schools-follow-ny-city-reopening-443834
SVCSB makes Phyllis Shepherd, Mathew Hamrick recuse on Epic matters https://nondoc.com/2020/12/08/svcsb-makes-phyllis-shepherd-mathew-hamrick-recuse-on-epic/ via @nondocmedia
Needle To The Groove: Chuck D From Public Enemy Talks About His Five Favorite Vinyl Records | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2020/12/needle-to-groove-chuck-d-from-public.html
How Will You Choose To Resist Digital Slavery? An Inquiry Into Spirit and Patriotism – Wrench in the Gears - https://wp.me/p7SU8W-1Tj
The Chicago Teachers Union Plays Hardball - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/us/chicago-teachers-union-school-reopening.html
NYC Education Dept. to begin hiring teachers as ‘Virtual Content Specialists’ focused on remote teaching https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-doe-virtual-content-specialist-hiring-20201209-awtof2lbzzcjnm6tsta2nm4i5u-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
‘COVID Slide’ Prompts Grade Scale Change Among Douglas County Students, To The Dismay Of Some Teachers – CBS Denver - https://cbsloc.al/3mV6HT7 on /CBSdenver
Most U.S. social studies teachers feel unprepared to teach civic learning | EurekAlert! Science News - https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/rc-mus120420.php#new_tab by RANDCorporation on @EurekAlert
12,000 More White Children Return to N.Y.C. Schools Than Black Children - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/nyregion/ny-schools-reopening-inequality.html#new_tab
Kanawha bows to court ruling, making Williams South Charleston High’s principal; former principal passed over for GW job https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/kanawha-bows-to-court-ruling-making-williams-south-charleston-high-s-principal-former-principal-passed/article_dc3fc46b-9d37-5152-b517-8fb137700c37.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share via @wvgazettemail
Rural schools in Alabama hit hardest by enrollment losses during pandemic - al.com - https://www.al.com/news/2020/12/rural-schools-in-alabama-hit-hardest-by-enrollment-losses-during-pandemic.html#new_tab on @aldotcom
St. Paul district offers second chance after HS students fail 34% of classes – Twin Cities - https://wp.me/p79gJ9-fPy2 on @pioneerpress
CTU Joins Other Unions in Outlining What They Want in New Education Secretary | Chicago News | WTTW - https://news.wttw.com/node/33746
KUOW - Denise Juneau, Seattle superintendent, to leave district - https://www.kuow.org/stories/denise-juneau-seattle-superintendent-to-leave-district#new_tab
Biden vows to reopen most schools after 1st 100 days on job - https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-health-coronavirus-pandemic-80275870d7fca89bd38992a611b26616#new_tab on @ap
Michigan enrollment fell by 53,200 students this fall as the pandemic raged. Where did they go? https://detroit.chalkbeat.org/2020/12/8/22163735/enrollment-down-in-mi-pandemic via @ChalkbeatDET
Shut Them Down: Why Schools Might Not Be Safe During COVID-19 | Healthiest Communities Health News | US News - https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-12-02/shut-them-down-why-schools-might-not-be-safe-during-covid-19#new_tab on @USNews
