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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
Hite offers school tour to show Philadelphia is ready for hybrid reopening https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/11/22279300/hite-offers-school-tour-to-show-philadelphia-is-ready-for-hybrid-reopening via @ChalkbeatPHL
3 Teachers On The Push To Return To The Classroom http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/893KpccSouthernCaliforniaNews-Education/~3/kUHTGKf_jB4/
Many Texas students can skip STAAR tests this year, but high schoolers might have to show up to graduate https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/12/texas-staar-test-2021/
Join The Texas Tribune for an interview with state Rep. Harold Dutton, chair of the House Public Education Committee https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/11/texas-public-education-harold-dutton/
Behind The Lens episode 115: Active cases https://thelensnola.org/2021/02/12/behind-the-lens-episode-115-active-cases/
David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing: The Problems That Accountability Metrics Pose for Schooling | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10766 on @NEPCtweet
Schools walk the tightrope between ideal safety and the reality of COVID | Salon.com - https://www.salon.com/2021/02/12/schools-walk-the-tightrope-between-ideal-safety-and-the-reality-of-covid_partner/
Groups Call for ‘New Deal for Higher Education’ https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2021/02/11/groups-call-%E2%80%98new-deal-higher-education%E2%80%99#.YCa57iw-vBw.twitter
As Chicago teachers begin return to classrooms, new arenas of struggle emerge - World Socialist Web Site - https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/02/12/chic-f12.html on @WSWS_Updates
CDC guidance on schools is coming. That might not settle a heated debate. https://politi.co/3741pit via @politico
'We've become parodies of ourselves': California Democrats bemoan SF school board https://politi.co/2Oynlfn
Teachers, those with comorbidities eligible for vaccines Feb. 22 https://nondoc.com/2021/02/11/teachers-those-with-comorbidities-eligible-for-vaccines-feb-22/ via @nondocmedia
Should Schools Reopen Before Teacher Vaccinations? https://www.laprogressive.com/teacher-vaccinations/
California’s School Districts Rushing to Reopen – Why? https://www.laprogressive.com/californias-school-districts/
OPINION: Resuming universal standardized testing in America’s public schools would be ‘foolhardy’ https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-resuming-universal-standardized-testing-in-americas-public-schools-would-be-foolhardy/
To test or not to test? Educators weigh the value of standardized testing during a pandemic https://hechingerreport.org/to-test-or-not-to-test-educators-weigh-the-value-of-standardized-testing-during-a-pandemic/
How much will it take to reopen, catch up kids, and save public schooling long term? https://hechingerreport.org/how-much-will-it-take-to-reopen-catch-up-kids-and-save-public-schooling-long-term/
Reopening NYC schools has cost $767 million: de Blasio https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-school-reopening-cost-767-million-20210211-ivxme7466vh4zmmsr54bkixfza-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Biden Trims Ambitions on School Reopening Pledge https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/biden-schools-reopening.html
American Federation of Teachers president on reopening schools https://www.wsgw.com/american-federation-of-teachers-president-on-reopening-schools/
Gibson Named TEA Executive Director – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5156 via @TNEdReport
Biden’s executive orders: what they mean for educators and students https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=48815#.YCbDVjaymaU.twitter via @EdVotes
In the Public Interest: The Latest Charter School Scandals | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tv1 via @dianeravitch
They teach all day. Between classes, they find vaccine appointments for strangers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/vaccine-hunters-montgomery/2021/02/12/a9d4c394-6766-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html
CDC considering classifying schools into color-coded zones for reopening https://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-reopening-guidelines-cdc-color-coded-zones/ via @CBSPolitics
Former head of a St. Louis charter school sentenced for role in fraud - https://www.businessinsider.com/former-st-louis-charter-school-head-sentenced-fraud-2021-2#new_tab on @CareersInsider
To test or not to test? As schools remain closed, debate heats up over standardized testing https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/test-or-not-test-schools-remain-closed-debate-heats-over-n1257508 via @nbcnews
Education secretary nominee Miguel Cardona on COVID, school reopening - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/02/11/education-secretary-nominee-miguel-cardona-covid-school-reopening/4393049001/#new_tab via @usatoday
San Francisco school board halts appointment based on race - ABC7 San Francisco - https://abc7news.com/sfusd-sfud-pac-parent-advisory-council-seth-brenzel/10328448/#new_tab via @abc7newsbayarea
Bill to restrict transgender athletes passes North Dakota House | Grand Forks Herald - https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/6883917-Bill-to-restrict-transgender-athletes-passes-North-Dakota-House#new_tab
Online students won't have to take STAAR test, Texas Education Commissioner Morath says - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Texas-Education-Commissioner-online-staar-test-15943346.php#new_tab on @houstonchron
Judge: Arizona's tax on wealthy to fund education can take effect | Arizona and Regional News | tucson.com - https://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/judge-arizonas-tax-on-wealthy-to-fund-education-can-take-effect/article_e9476a22-a375-5019-ba6b-c1686c042936.html#new_tab on @tucsonstar
