Friday, February 12, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, February 12, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #RIPKARENLEWIS

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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



Big Education Ape: CDC Releases New Guidelines For Reopening Schools : NPR - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/cdc-releases-new-guidelines-for.html


Big Education Ape: Christina Groeger: How Education Embedded Inequality | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/christina-groeger-how-education.html


Big Education Ape: Milla Granson (Lily Ann Granderson), Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th Ward - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/milla-granson-lily-ann-granderson-black.html


Big Education Ape: CURMUDGUCATION: School Choice: Branding for an Open Market - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/curmudgucation-school-choice-branding.html



NANCY BAILEY: $100M For Children “Learning Faster Than Ever Before” In Tennessee?!
by Mike Simpson / 1h
$100M For Children “Learning Faster Than Ever Before” In Tennessee?! $100M For Children “Learning Faster Than Ever Before” In Tennessee?! Tennessee lawmakers just signed off on a $100 Million program called Reading 360. Sixty million is federal Covid-19 relief money and $40 million federal grant money. What is this? Why Tennessee? Will other states follow? While the media bombards the public with
Teacher Tom: The Central Challenge of Our Time
by Mike Simpson / 1h
The Central Challenge of Our Time Most people seem to think that preparing children to serve the economy is the primary goal of education. Indeed, many seem to think that it's the primary job of childhood. Adults obsessively ask young children what they are going to be when they grow up. Our policy makers fret about the jobs of tomorrow, parents worry that their preschool choice will ultimately
My Interview with Karen Lewis at Annual NPE Conference in 2015 | Diane Ravitch's blog
by Mike Simpson / 1h
My Interview with Karen Lewis at Annual NPE Conference in 2015 Network for Public Education National Conference: Diane Ravitch in Conversation with Karen Lewis from Schoolhouse Live on Vimeo . I think you will enjoy watching this spirited discussion between me and Karen Lewis at the annual NPE conference in Chicago in 2015. I spoke more than she did because I wanted to make it as easy as possibl
Big Data on Learning Loss Is Not the Point: Teachers Know How to Use Formative Assessments to Guide Their Work with Each Child | janresseger
by Mike Simpson / 1h
Big Data on Learning Loss Is Not the Point: Teachers Know How to Use Formative Assessments to Guide Their Work with Each Child Recently on the news, I heard an education researcher discussing the importance of using standardized tests to measure something called “learning loss” across racial, ethnic, and regional groups of children during the pandemic. Like so many others, this so-called expert
Anxiety over Pandemic Learning Loss (Alfie Kohn) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
by Mike Simpson / 3h
Anxiety over Pandemic Learning Loss (Alfie Kohn) Alfie Kohn has been writing and speaking about education, human behavior and parenting for more than two decades. His most recent book was “Schooling Beyond Measure and Other Unorthodox Essays About Education,” Anguish and even anger are entirely appropriate reactions to the fact that coronavirus infection rates are still too high in most areas to
Biden School Reopening Plan Now Has a Survey | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog
by Mike Simpson / 3h
Biden School Reopening Plan Now Has a Survey In December 2020 , President Biden pledged to reopen most schools in his first 100 days in office– dependent upon sufficient resources to protect students and staff during the Coronavirus pandemic. Months later, in February 2021 , the Biden administration is catching flack for a seriously modified version of that pledge– 51 percent of K-8 schools open
Education Matters: The year before Pratt-Dannals was fired he got stellar reviews.
by Mike Simpson / 3h
The year before Pratt-Dannals was fired he got stellar reviews. I mention this because the school board recently rated superintendent Greene highly effective, a sentiment I don’t think the majority of staff and, at this point, families would agree with. I have a different take than the school board one that comes from being in the classroom and doing the novel thing of actually talking to teache
Online Training: FFVP: How to Apply - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education)
by Mike Simpson / 3h
Online Training: FFVP: How to Apply The California Department of Education (CDE) Nutrition Services Division (NSD) announces a new online training course: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP): How to Apply, Course Number 460 . You may access the course on the CDE FFVP: How to Apply web page . This course provides an overview of the FFVP and the FFVP grant application process. As a reminder,

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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised | 89.3 KPCC - https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/02/10/96570/chicago-teachers-union-oks-deal-to-return-to-class/ Council members offer support to three Philadelphia school board nominees - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/10/22277243

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