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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
What’s at Stake in the Fight Over Reopening Schools | The New Yorker - https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/whats-at-stake-in-the-fight-over-reopening-schools
100 Best Education Reform Books of All Time - BookAuthority - https://bookauthority.org/books/best-education-reform-books?t=bs3jz3&s=author&book=0525655379 on @bookauthority
S.C. Gives Highest Civilian Honor To Principal Who Got A Walmart Job To Help Students https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/02/09/96556/s-c-gives-highest-civilian-honor-to-principal-who/ via @kpcc
Day after protests, mayor talks ventilation, vaccination plan for Philadelphia teachers https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/9/22275339/day-after-protests-mayor-talks-ventilation-vaccination-plan-for-philadelphia-teachers via @ChalkbeatPHL
Guidelines For The $130 Billion Schools Will Get In The Next Stimulus Look Amazing! What An Opportunity! | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115525 on @Larryferlazzo
Peter Greene’s Favorite Blogs | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tmt via @dianeravitch
Election for OKCPS Board of Education chairperson heads to runoff https://nondoc.com/2021/02/09/okcps-board-of-education-chairperson-heads-to-runoff/ via @nondocmedia
CDC: Double-masking helps reduce exposure to the coronavirus https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/10/cdc-coronavirus-double-masking-468319
WATCH: School board member unloads on anti-maskers after they accuse her of supporting 'evil' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/yMqRu2EZedo/
The way we teach science misses something key: Human context https://bigthink.com/13-8/how-to-teach-science
L.A. elementary schools rapidly approach reopening threshold, but teacher vaccines lacking http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/vArbmZiokuk/la-elementary-schools-approach-reopening-threshold-teacher-vaccines-lacking
Biden wants to reopen schools. California could hold him back http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/E9pS-HvyN3Q/biden-faces-california-roadblock-in-school-reopening-push
Frustration for teachers who want COVID-19 vaccination https://www.njspotlight.com/video/frustration-for-teachers-who-want-covid-19-vaccination/
How Educators In Public Schools Are Navigating Teaching During The COVID-19 Pandemic https://www.npr.org/2021/02/09/965966835/how-educators-in-public-schools-are-navigating-teaching-during-the-covid-19-pand
How We Decided to Send Our Daughter Back to School https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/covid-schools-baltimore.html
What Will It Take to Reopen Schools? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/podcasts/the-daily/school-reopening-teachers-unions-biden.html
What Can We Learn From Where the Schools Stayed Open? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/magazine/school-reopenings-rhode-island.html
Chicago Teachers Union delegates approve deal to reopen schools, as opposition among educators grows - World Socialist Web Site - https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/02/09/chgo-f09.html on @WSWS_Updates
Teachers union president Randi Weingarten on reopening schools - Axios - https://www.axios.com/randi-weingarten-getting-teachers-unions-back-schools-d85ad9a6-8838-4110-845f-aac4930f7138.html
D.C. teachers union votes against strike, prompting city to withdraw request for a restraining order https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-teachers-vote-no-strike/2021/02/09/bfad1f7a-6b0a-11eb-ba56-d7e2c8defa31_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Teachers Deride Fans, Rally Outside Schools - PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance.org/teachers-deride-fans-rally-outside-schools/ via @PopResistance
Is CDC Director Thinking Magically About School Reopenings? https://www.laprogressive.com/bidens-school-reopening-policy/
PRINCIPAL VOICE: How Zoom features and bureaucracy kneecap distance learning - The Hechinger Report https://hechingerreport.org/principal-voice-how-zoom-features-and-bureaucracy-kneecap-distance-learning/
Maryland’s largest school system decides to reopen classrooms in March https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/montgomery-county-maryland-schools-reopen/2021/02/09/b837b692-6b00-11eb-ba56-d7e2c8defa31_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Nicholas Kristof: We Are a Nation of Child Abusers | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-trg via @dianeravitch
Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: 6 Ways High-Stakes Standardized Testing Destroys Student Voice | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10764 on @NEPCtweet
Arkansas panel rejects ban on '1619 Project' in schools - https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-education-legislation-slavery-001c3be9d0bd80387ad3778c4408e08f#new_tab on @ap
Gov. Newsom calls for closing big ‘loophole’ in school funding for high-needs students http://edsource.org/?page_id=648406 via @edsource
As lawmakers consider blocking new charter schools, a proposed Providence middle school faces uncertainty - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-lawmakers-consider-blocking-new-charter-schools-a-proposed-providence-middle-school-faces-uncertainty/ar-BB1dxzAS#new_tab
San Diego Unified starts offering learning labs for at-risk students - The San Diego Union-Tribune - https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-02-08/san-diego-unified-starts-offering-learning-labs-for-at-risk-students#new_tab by @Kristen_Taketa on @sdut
Schools reopening: White House clarifies goals during COVID pandemic - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/09/white-house-clarifies-goals-reopening-schools-amid-pandemic/4456185001/#new_tab via @usatoday
S.F. school board strips Lowell High of its merit-based admissions system - https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/S-F-school-board-strips-Lowell-High-of-its-15938565.php on @sfchronicle
Biden school reopening guidance expected to focus on COVID mitigation, rather than teacher vaccination https://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-reopening-guidelines-biden-cdc/ via @CBSPolitics
Dems attempt to push through school funding, wage increase - https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-education-health-coronavirus-pandemic-minimum-wage-939a984987bbaafe72264295d5a0285d#new_tab on @ap
Biden administration backs DeVos in fight over testifying about loan forgiveness - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/10/biden-devos-loan-forgiveness-468375
