Video: Good Explainer About India Farmer Protests From The Daily Show – For Secondary StudentsOpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay This new video from The Daily Show provides the best explanation I’ve seen of the giant protests going on in India by its farmers. Unfortunately, though I didn’t hear the “f” word, Trevor Noah does use some language that would probably be okay in many secondary classrooms, but probably wouldn’t cut-it in younger grades. I’m adding this post to The Best Sites For Lear
Should Schools Start Preparing For A Wave Of Unaccompanied Minor Refugees?With the ending of former President Trump’s draconian immigration policies, it appears possible that more children fleeing Central American gang violence may be trying to enter the United States. Influx of Unaccompanied Minors Along Southern Border Could Pose Test for Schools is a new article from The 74 detailing a recent increase. Thought it’s obviously nowhere near the numbers of eight years a
It Seems To Me That This Infographic On “How To Spot Fake News” Could Be Useful In ClassVisual Capitalist just published this infographic, and can find a bigger version on its site . I’m adding this post to The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More.
Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningsgeralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Teachers’ Union Leaders Face a Tough Test Over School Reopening is from The NY Times. Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised is from NPR. L.A. elementary schools rapidly approach reopening threshold, but teacher vaccines lacking is from The L.A. Times.
Guidelines For The $130 Billion Schools Will Get In The Next Stimulus Look Amazing! What An Opportunity!Matt Barnum at Chalkbeat has written an excellent and accessible summary of how the Biden Administration is proposing the $130 billion earmarked for schools in its extremely-likely-to-pass stimulus package be used. And it sounds amazing! It will be an average of $2,600 per public school student, but that’s an average. High-poverty schools will get more – it will be allotted using Title 1 formulas
“Implementing ‘Multiple Career Pathways to Engage All Learners’”Implementing ‘Multiple Career Pathways to Engage All Learners’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators wrap up a four-part series on teenage student engagement with several ideas, including providing noncollege options. Here are some excerpts:
