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The attack on public education is an attack on democracy – with special guest Jennifer Berkshire | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=72213
Biden faces pressure to oust federal student loan chief appointed by DeVos https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/29/biden-student-loan-chief-devos-463928
Philadelphia board promises change after report on low achievement, racial disparities https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/29/22256660/philadelphia-board-gets-report-on-low-achievement-racial-disparities-promises-change via @ChalkbeatPHL
SBE Agenda for February 2021 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/yr21/agenda202102.asp
Can President Biden Reduce Childhood Poverty? | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2Q7 via @edintheapple
Child Mental Health: California Teens Struggling https://www.laprogressive.com/child-mental-health/
Education Department Letter Highlights Effort to Help Americans Pursue Higher Ed During Pandemic https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-department-letter-highlights-effort-help-americans-pursue-higher-ed-during-pandemic
How Students At A North Carolina Elementary School Are Faring With Remote Learning https://www.npr.org/2021/01/30/962357982/how-students-at-a-north-carolina-elementary-school-are-faring-with-remote-learni
A California College Tries to Shield an Entire City From Coronavirus https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/us/college-coronavirus-california.html
Will Sacramento schools reopen this spring? What we know about the county’s large districts https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article248750670.html
National teachers union leader Randi Weingarten calls on Lightfoot to work with CTU: ‘Why is the mayor not listening?’ - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-randi-weingarten-chicago-public-schools-teachers-union-reopening-20210130-imqzsoeurnc2tfj3j6255zbuxi-story.html via @chicagotribune
The quickest and most effective way Biden can help millions of American go to college - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/01/30/biden-double-pell-grants-for-college-access/
Suspension of SAT and ACT testing requirements at big-name colleges has fueled spikes in applications - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/harvard-uva-sat-act-requirement-college-applications/2021/01/29/90566562-6176-11eb-9430-e7c77b5b0297_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education
After a year of unprecedented disruptions, some parents ― particularly those of children with disabilities ― are asking their school for a redo. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/children-disabilities-school-grade-retention-covid-19_n_601451e8c5b622df90f3322c?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPostPol
Texas will require students to take the STAAR test in person https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/29/staar-test-in-person/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune
Texas Republicans want to keep transgender women out of women’s school sports teams https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/30/texas-republicans-transgender-students-sports/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune
Fauci optimistic about more vaccines coming soon – People's World - https://peoplesworld.org/?p=105674
Strikes Loom For Public Schools - PopularResistance.Org - https://popularresistance.org/?p=181585
Corporate Media Bash Teachers Unions For Resisting School Reopenings - PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance.org/corporate-media-bash-teachers-unions-for-resisting-school-reopenings/ via @PopResistance
Should students return to school for in-person instruction? | EdSource - https://edsource.org/?p=647833 on @edsource
Iran: The Fight Against Privatization of Education 40 Years After the Revolution | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-th3 via @dianeravitch
Victimized Teacher Speaks Out Against Deadly School Reopening - PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance.org/victimized-teacher-speaks-out-against-deadly-school-reopening/ via @PopResistance
Big Education Ape: Thank You Colleen Flaherty | Cloaking Inequity - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/thank-you-colleen-flaherty-cloaking.html
Big Education Ape: Why It’s Time to Get Rid of Snow Days | Teacher in a strange land - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/why-its-time-to-get-rid-of-snow-days.html
Big Education Ape: Biden administration urged to allow states to cancel spring standardized testing - The Washington Post - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/biden-administration-urged-to-allow.html
Big Education Ape: Greenville News (SC): SC should not “jump on bandwagon” of “science of reading” movement – radical eyes for equity - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/greenville-news-sc-sc-should-not-jump.html
Big Education Ape: The week in coveducation: A call for teacher vaccine prioritization - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-week-in-coveducation-call-for.html
Steve Hinnefeld Reviews “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door” by Schneider and Berkshire | Diane Ravitch's blogSteve Hinnefeld Reviews “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door” by Schneider and Berkshire Steve Hinnefeld, an Indiana blogger, reviews Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire’s new book A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door and finds that it resonates with his own experience in Indiana. He writes: “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door” focuses on a fundamental debate on the nature of schools. Education, the authors
Vaccine for Teachers, Shortages, and The Shock Doctrine | Live Long and ProsperVaccine for Teachers, Shortages, and The Shock Doctrine VACCINATE TEACHERS Anthony Fauci: ‘Get Teachers Vaccinated as Quickly as We Possibly Can’ Teachers were acclaimed as heroes when the pandemic lockdowns occurred in March. They adapted quickly to new technologies and new circumstances. That changed quickly, however, when people (and the media) realized that not everyone could stay home with
How I Got the Covid Vaccine: an Immunization Odyssey | gadflyonthewallblogHow I Got the Covid Vaccine: an Immunization Odyssey So there I was standing out in the cold – miserable but happy. My jacket was buttoned up to my nose on top of my mask. My hood was up and my glasses were becoming a white screen of fog where my hot breath escaped into the chill. In my pocket, my left hand wiggled into a glove, then sneaked out to hold my glasses away from my face. It was the o
Education Matters: I can't imagine DCPS being more despicable.I can't imagine DCPS being more despicable DCPS has been encouraging, cajoling, and in some cases threatening staff not to social distance. I put the following question on 5 Facebook pages that have the potential to reach almost 9000 people, many of whom are educators or very interested in education. DCPS teacher friends, have any of you been pressured or even asked to do small group instruction
Choosing Democracy: Should California Schools Reopen?Should California Schools Reopen? It’s been a month since Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced his Safe Schools for All Plan , in which he aims to reopen schools for in-person learning by February or March. However, with the Feb. 16 deadline to open schools looming, there’s no telling how many districts have actually signed on to adopt the plan. Education leaders and teachers have openly criticized it,
‘School choice’ is a dog whistle for resegregation‘School choice’ is a dog whistle for resegregation Congratulations to Cindy Marten. San Diego Unified School District’s superintendent has been tapped to become the next deputy U.S. education secretary. Under Marten, San Diego Unified was one of two large urban districts nationwide in 2019 to outperform average test scores for fourth- and eighth-graders. The district’s Black and Latino students
ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE, AND WE BUT MERELY PERFORMERS – Dad Gone WildALL THE WORLDS A STAGE, AND WE BUT MERELY PERFORMERS “All politics is marketing. And in marketing, there are but two variables: product and salesmanship.” ― Tim Dorsey, Pineapple Grenade I’ve been deeply involved in the world of public education for nearly a decade now, yet I am still consistently amazed at just how weird it all gets. You would think the world of academia would adhere to some so
THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. + TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORTDad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE, AND WE BUT MERELY PERFORMERS by TC Weber / 19h “All politics is marketing. And in marketing, there are but two variables: product and salesmanship.” ― Tim Dorsey, Pineapple Grenade I’ve been deeply involved in the world of public education for near
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONTeacher Tom Disarming 200+ 23h The Radical Idea of Treating Children Like People 2K 2d What I Miss 400+ 3d The Absurd Myth of the "Self-Made Man" 400+ 3d The Death of a Hero 100+ 4d This is the Story of Our Lives 7d Teacher Tom
SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCalifornia Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SBE Agenda for February 10, 2021 13h Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on February 10, 2021. Summer Meal Programs Applications Available 18h State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announces applications for Summer Meal programs. 2020 Equipment Assistance Gra
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTERNewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) The Tight Rope: Cornel West & Tricia Rose Talk with Charles M. Blow by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d ' In this episode of The Tight Rope , acclaimed journalist and op-ed columnist for the New York Times , Charles M. Blow , walks The Tight Rope with Dr. Cornel West and Professor Tricia Rose . The author of bestselling memoir Fire Shut Up in My
THIS WEEK Education Research ReportEducation Research Report New WWC Reviews of Early College High Schools and Dual-Credit Courses for Student Success by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d Not all education research is equal—the WWC identifies well-designed studies, trustworthy research, and meaningful findings to inform decisions and improve student outcomes. This month, we are highlighting two new reviews of studies on postsecondary educ
THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION 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 Quote Of The Day – On School Desegregation by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h New York Schools Are Segregated. Will the Next Mayor Change That? is an article in today’s New York Times, and I think the textbox highlights its key portion. The online article also includes a couple of useful links backing-up that mes
KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDVACCINEDiane 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 Mitchell Robinson: If You Want Schools to Reopen, First Make Them Safe for Students and Teachers by dianeravitch / 34min Mitchell Robinson is a professor of music education at Michigan State University who writes frequently about K-12 issues. In
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, January 29, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDVACCINEBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES The Impact of Teacher Deaths https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/the-impact-of-teacher-deaths.html Video: “Dr. Fauci joins AFT and NEA for
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