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Joe Biden's Stimulus Plan Emphasizes School Reopenings | HuffPost - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-reopen-schools-stimulus_n_600307e6c5b62c0057bd5c7b on @HuffPostPol

This Could Be Useful Video To Show In Class: “The history of Charles Curtis, the first Vice President of color” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=114865 on @Larryferlazzo

Caltech to remove name of founding president, a eugenics supporter, from buildings http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/a2jxjG-9Zbg/caltech-to-remove-name-of-founding-president-and-eugenics-supporter-from-campus-buildings

Now Is A Good Time To Talk To Kids About Civics https://www.npr.org/2020/10/31/929578004/anxious-about-the-election-your-kids-can-tell-heres-how-to-talk-about-it

Saturday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=114841 on @Larryferlazzo

How educators teach the Capitol insurrection and other difficult ‘days after’ - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=76585 via @hechingerreport

Why students are abandoning community colleges in droves https://hechingerreport.org/its-just-too-much-why-students-are-abandoning-community-colleges-in-droves/

Howard University rallied around Kamala Harris. Now the community will watch her take office as vice president. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/howard-university-kamala-harris-inauguration/2021/01/15/52414b3e-5762-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html?tid=ss_tw

New leaders step up as some question structure of Maryland school board https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/juanita-miller-prince-georges-county/2021/01/15/9d71c26e-5050-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Here's How the New Coronavirus Variant Could Affect Kids and Schools - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/15/us/kids-schools-coronavirus-variant.html

Biden Pledges Critical Investments in Public Education to Combat COVID-19 Crisis https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=48680#.YAMjHT8NcEM.twitter via @EdVotes

Educators urge Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=48686#.YAMjS74wAlU.twitter via @EdVotes


TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 1/16/21 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDVACCINE #DEVOSRESIGNS #TOPBANANAHEADLINES #INSURRECTION
Big Education Ape TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 1/16/21 ‘Slaying Goliath’: Diane Ravitch argues in new book that public education advocates have beat back efforts to privatize schools - The Washington Post The real story of New Orleans and its charter schools - The Washington Post THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, January 14, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDVACCINE #IMP
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, January 16, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDVACCINE #IMPEACHED #TWICE
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Joe Biden's Stimulus Plan Emphasizes School Reopenings | HuffPost - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-reopen-schools-stimulus_n_600307e6c5b62c0057bd5c7b on @HuffPostPol This Could Be Useful Video To Show In Class: “The history of Charles Curtis, the first Vice President of color” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https:
In the Public Interest: Betsy DeVos Lives On | Diane Ravitch's blog
In the Public Interest: Betsy DeVos Lives On The nonpartisan, independent organization called “In the Public Interest” reports on efforts to privatize public services. Its education newsletter is called “Cashing In on Kids.” Here is its latest updates on the DeVos education agenda: Welcome to Cashing in on Kids, an email newsletter for people fed up with the privatization of America’s public sch
Through her divisive rhetoric, Education Secretary DeVos leaves a troubled legacy of her own | Salon.com
Through her divisive rhetoric, Education Secretary DeVos leaves a troubled legacy of her own U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has resigned. Five experts comment on the impact she had on education E ditor's note: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos resigned from her post effective Jan. 8, 2021, saying there was " no mistaking " the impact that President Donald Trump's rhetoric had on t
The week in coveducation: New school quarantine policy met with criticism
The week in coveducation: New school quarantine policy met with criticism A new state policy that gives school districts the option not to require students to quarantine if they’ve been exposed to someone with COVID-19 — as long as their school district is enforcing a masking policy and other preventative measures — was met with criticism by school leaders. Catch up on that and a packed week of
10 Cents on the Dollar – Tennessee Education Report
10 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR T hat’s what Gov. Bill Lee is proposing for teachers in his COVID-19 package for education. This is just the latest in what has become a pattern of showing blatant disrespect for educators in his budget proposals . The Tennessee Education Association (TEA) breaks down the proposal and what it will mean for educators: “Tennessee’s educators have worked hundreds of additiona
How to Teach American History in a Divided Country (Kristina Rizga) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
How to Teach American History in a Divided Country (Kristina Rizga) Kristina Rizga is a writer based in San Francisco, co-creator of The Atlantic ’s On Teaching project, and author of Mission High . This article appeared November 8, 2020. For the past 26 years, Chuck Yarborough, the U.S. and African American history teacher at the Mississippi School of Mathematics and Science in Columbus, has be
Safe or unsafe to reopen schools now? Two contrasting views | EdSource
Safe or unsafe to reopen schools now? Two contrasting views EdSource · Safe or unsafe to reopen schools now? Two contrasting views January 15, 2021 This week, two people involved in the debate over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to provide $2 billion in incentives to school districts that agree to bring back elementary school students in February and March offer different perspectives. Fresno Unified
The LAUSD’s 2020 Report Card. The COVID-19 pandemic upended the… | by Carl J. Petersen | Age of Awareness | Jan, 2021 | Medium
The LAUSD’s 2020 Report Card The COVID-19 pandemic upended the second-largest school district in the country. A look back at some of the major events… “ We’re in uncharted waters ” - LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner As the year began, it appeared that the dominating story within the LAUSD would be the school board elections. All four of the seats that would appear on the ballot were held by p
USDA Nationwide Waiver Questions and Answers #4 - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education)
USDA Nationwide Waiver Questions and Answers #4 On January 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released Policy Memorandum SP 05-2021, CACFP 04-2021, SFSP 04-2021, Questions and Answers Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) Operators during School Year 2020ꟷ21 Q&As #4 . This policy memo is intended to provide
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Chester Upland School District On Verge of Charterization
PA: Chester Upland School District On Verge of Charterization I don't usually do this, but I've spent a ton of time working on a Forbes.com piece about a PA school district that is on the verge of making history by becoming the first district in the state to be fully charterized. It's a big complicated story, but it hits on many of the classic problems. The charter funding death spiral. The long
NYC Educator: Chasing the Vaccine
Chasing the Vaccine On Sunday morning I decided to try the city site for the COVID vaccine. I'd heard that we would be eligible beginning Monday and that we could book early. It sounded like a great opportunity. I kept getting bounced off the site, over and over. I wasn't sure why that kept happening, but I was pretty persistent. It was quite annoying that even though you set up a profile, the s
WELL, THAT’S A SPECIAL KIND OF DUMB – Dad Gone Wild
WELL, THAT’S A SPECIAL KIND OF DUMB “What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” ― Mark Twain Years ago I worked at a bar down in the Elliston Place area of Nashville. Five days a week you could find me slinging drinks to people as they got off of work. My bar didn’t adhere to the rule of never discussing politics or religion, the only rul
DeVos Still Haunts Indiana | Live Long and Prosper
DeVos Still Haunts Indiana ADVANCEMENT OF GOD’S KINGDOM Betsy DeVos is gone…and her boss will be gone in less than a week, but that doesn’t mean that the party of low taxes for the wealthy has forgotten what Princess Betsy stood for…the advancement of God’s Kingdom in the battleground of “educational reform.” The Indiana General Assembly for the 2021 session already has thirty-seven bills dealin
THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. + TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT
TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT EDUCATION POLITICS AND POLICY IN THE VOLUNTEER STATE TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT 10 Cents on the Dollar 100+ by Andy Spears / 14h That’s what Gov. Bill Lee is proposing for teachers in his COVID-19 package for education. This is just the latest in what has become a pattern of showing blatant disrespect for educators in his budget proposals . The Tennessee Education Assoc
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Teacher Tom The Magnificence of Humans 95 23h Getting Straight A's 300+ 1d Does "Parenting" Stand in the Way of Growing? 400+ 3d Education Has Nothing to Do With Right and Wrong Answers 400+ 3d Courtesy, Politeness, and Civility 100+ 4d Unstructured Play Outdoors Should Be the Foundation of Childhood 2K 8d "I Was a Different Person Then" 93 8d Teacher Tom
SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
California Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION USDA Nationwide Waiver Questions and Answers #4 15h On January 5, 2021, USDA released Policy Memorandum SP 05-2021, CACFP 04-2021, SFSP 04-2021, Questions and Answers Relating to the Nationwide Waiver to Allow SFSP and SSO Operators during School Year 2020ꟷ21 Q&As #4. U.S. Department
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER
NewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) Director Yoruba Richen on 'How It Feels To Be Free' by Mark Anthony Neal / 10h 'Director Yoruba Richen joins us to discuss her new documentary for PBS American Masters titled, " How It Feels To Be Free ." Based on the book How It Feels To Be Free: Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement by Ruth Feldstein , the documentary
THIS WEEK Education Research Report
Education Research Report College campuses are COVID-19 superspreaders, new study suggests by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d College campuses are at risk of becoming COVID-19 superspreaders for their entire county, according to a new vast study which shows the striking danger of the first two weeks of school in particular. Looking at 30 campuses across the nation with the highest amount of reported ca
THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 This Could Be Useful Video To Show In Class: “The history of Charles Curtis, the first Vice President of color” by Larry Ferlazzo / 15min CBS This Morning just published this video, which would likely be surprising and interesting to students: This Week’s Resources To Support Teachers Coping With Scho
KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #COUP #IMPEACHEDAGAIN
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all What Trump Did During the Insurrection by dianeravitch / 15min Hiding from the rioters in a secret location away from the Capitol, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appealed to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior

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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES How the New Variant Could Affect Kids and Schools https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/15/us/how-the-new-variant-could-affect-kids-and-schools.html Ducey says parents should pressure districts to reo

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