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Children’s Screen Time Has Soared in the Pandemic, Alarming Parents and Researchers - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/health/covid-kids-tech-use.html
Schools Matter: We Went Undercover at the DC Riots - Vlog #2.5 - Stop the Steal Rally tu... - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2021/01/we-went-undercover-at-dc-riots-vlog-25.html
Didn't Get Enough Financial Aid For College? You Can Ask For More Money https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/01/17/96195/didn-t-get-enough-financial-aid-for-college-you-ca/ via @kpcc
Mariame Kaba Talks Abolition, Mutual Aid And Campus Police https://popularresistance.org/mariame-kaba-talks-abolition-mutual-aid-and-campus-police/
Boseman's "Black Panther" boosts diversity in STEM – a Black engineer’s take on inspiration https://www.salon.com/2021/01/16/bosemans-black-panther-boosts-diversity-in-stem--a-black-engineers-take-on-inspiration_partner/
Thousands of NYC infants and toddlers with disabilities missed out on Early Intervention services during pandemic: report https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-early-intervention-pandemic-20210116-kupzbcpxlnfgdobgevm6chq2zy-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Honoring Martin https://www.laprogressive.com/honoring-martin-2/
Congressman Jamie Raskin: A Heart-Breaking Tribute to His Son | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-taf via @dianeravitch
Pop quiz: What is jeopardizing the state of Oklahoma? - https://nondoc.com/?p=20754 by @https://twitter.com/thricesavage on @nondocmedia
D.C. gives staff assignments for in-person learning as mistrust in reopening plan persists https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-schools-in-person-reopening-plan/2021/01/16/ae9aba0e-572c-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Ed Notes Online: Putting Those 80% Pro-Trump Numbers context - They are far from a majority as his overall approval rating drops to 29% - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/01/putting-those-80-pro-trump-numbers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FDOJOw+%28Education+Notes+Online%29
Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Well, Nothing Blew Up This Week Edition (1/17) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-well_17.html
Big Education Ape: Yes, some charter schools do pick their students. It’s not a myth. - The Washington Post - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/yes-some-charter-schools-do-pick-their.html
Big Education Ape: Treating public schools like businesses is only making them worse | Salon.com - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/treating-public-schools-like-businesses.html
Big Education Ape: Biden Announces: Science and Facts Are Back! | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/biden-announces-science-and-facts-are.html
Big Education Ape: NANCY BAILEY: Endgame! Using Covid-19 to Permanently Transform Schooling! - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/nancy-bailey-endgame-using-covid-19-to.html
CURMUDGUCATION: Moral Distress and TeachingMoral Distress and Teaching I've run across this new-to-me term several times in the past few months-- moral distress. It wasn't developed for the teaching profession, but lots of teachers are going to recognize what is being described here. Andrew Jameton gets most of the credit for drawing the moral distress picture , looking at the world of nursing. This piece from the AMA Journal of Ethics l
MLK and “the Guaranteed Income” – radical eyes for equityMLK and “the Guaranteed Income” “President-elect Joe Biden will seek to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour as part of his relief bill,” reported Alina Selyukh for NPR . Across social media, people began doing calculations of what $15/hour translates into for annual salaries, and here are a couple responses from white Christian conservatives: McChristian, personifying the relationsh
Shawgi Tell: Cyber Charter Schools: Neoliberals Determined to Commodify More Students | Dissident VoiceCyber Charter Schools: Neoliberals Determined to Commodify More Students | Dissident Voice Cyber Charter Schools: Neoliberals Determined to Commodify More Students The parasitic seizure of social wealth by the rich has intensified in recent years and promises to increase in 2021. While the stock market soars to artificial new heights, the productive sector of the economy continues to steadily dis
Chicago teachers continue to protest in-person classes; parents question status of locked-out teachers - The Washington PostChicago teachers continue to protest in-person classes; parents question status of locked-out teachers CHICAGO — Brian Yuhas was one of the teachers who was ordered back into his Chicago classroom on Monday as the nation's third-largest school district began opening campuses for the first time since March. But he didn't go. He wasn't comfortable going back, and besides, his students had chosen a
EdAction in Congress January 17, 2021 - Education VotesEdAction in Congress January 17, 2021 EdAction in Congress January 17, 2021 - Education Votes Biden Pledges Critical Investments in Public Education to Combat COVID-19 Crisis President-elect Joe Biden unveiled an ambitious plan on Thursday to help the nation emerge from the economic and public health wreckage that has devastated millions of lives across the country. He called on Congress to prov
Education Matters: CDC puts Duval County in Red Zone, DCPS says things are just fine.CDC puts Duval County in Red Zone, DCPS says things are just fine. The CDC says Florida is in real trouble that we do need to do something quickly. Juxtapose that with DCPS, which is encouraging some and cajoling others to return to the schools. What we are doing is reckless, and DCPS should know better. For a district that has gotten rid of latex and peanuts in some schools and limited field tr
Traitors or Heroes: Ben Franklin | Live Long and ProsperTraitors or Heroes: Ben Franklin Traitors or Heroes: Ben Franklin Today is birthday number 315 for Benjamin Franklin. He was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. Franklin is the only founding father to have signed all four of the key documents establishing the U.S.: the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty of Alliance with France (1778), the Treaty of Paris establishing peace with Great
The Teacher Trauma of Repeatedly Justifying Your Right To Life During Covid | gadflyonthewallblogThe Teacher Trauma of Repeatedly Justifying Your Right To Life During Covid I am a public school teacher and my life has value. That shouldn’t be controversial. But every few weeks in 2020-21 as the global Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread unabated, I have to go to a staff meeting and justify my right to continue breathing. Administration and the school board want to stop distance learning a
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_16.html Muhammad Ali Was Born On This Day In 1942 – Here Are Teaching & Learning
Education with the Biden Team | tulticanEducation with the Biden Team By Thomas Ultican 1/16/2021 Joe Biden has garnered wide spread praise for his choice of Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education; maybe too wide. The co-founder of Bellwether Education, Andrew Rotherham says Cardona is “a Goldilocks on charter schools.” However, Goldilocks was a fairy tale and Rotherham is a well known neoliberal who campaigns for “school choice.” A
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TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 1/16/21 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDVACCINE #DEVOSRESIGNS #TOPBANANAHEADLINES #INSURRECTIONBig 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 #TWICEBig 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
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