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Call for 'summer of play' to help English pupils recover from Covid-19 stress | Children | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/13/call-for-summer-of-play-to-help-english-pupils-recover-from-covid-stress on @guardian
Beloved D.C. teacher and salon owner remembered for dedication to Southeast Washington - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-teacher-covid-death/2021/02/14/3f667aee-6cab-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html
What’s at Stake in the Fight Over Reopening Schools https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/whats-at-stake-in-the-fight-over-reopening-schools?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=the-new-yorker&utm_social-type=earned via @NewYorker
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on What She Learned From Battling the Teachers’ Union https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/14/us/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-on-what-she-learned-from-battling-the-teachers-union.html
New research shows nudging students by text is not promising - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=77135 by @jillbarshay on @hechingerreport
A Silicon Slopes Future – The Internet of Bodies And Impact Investing Along the Wasatch Front – Wrench in the Gears - https://wp.me/p7SU8W-1Wu
Child care workers are getting left behind in the vaccine rollout https://www.vox.com/22278230/covid-19-vaccine-child-care-priority?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter via @voxdotcom
Kids and Covid: Schools can reopen safely now - Vox - https://www.vox.com/2021/2/15/22280763/kids-covid-vaccine-teachers-unions-schools-reopening-cdc on voxdotcom
Student debt is driving more Americans to donate their eggs — and some suffer lasting complications | Salon.com - https://www.salon.com/2021/02/14/student-debt-is-driving-more-americans-to-donate-their-eggs--and-some-suffer-lasting-complications/
CDC recommends schools reopen with masks and rigid health protocols - Metro Philadelphia - https://philly.metro.us/cdc-recommends-schools-reopen-with-masks-and-rigid-health-protocols/
‘Good first step’: Teachers union tepidly endorses CDC roadmap to open schools without requiring teacher vaccinations | Genetic Literacy Project - https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2368093 via @GeneticLiteracy
Mickey Edwards on teaching, Marjorie Taylor Greene and the GOP’s future https://nondoc.com/2021/02/15/mickey-edwards-on-gop-future/ via @nondocmedia
Why is NY’s Covid Decline Less than Everywhere Else? | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-24t on @wordpressdotcom
LAUSD to open school vaccination site to administer shots to district staff http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/jrdUifZAkaE/lausd-school-vaccination-site-for-teachers-staff
NYC Educator: If We Can't Learn from Crisis, School Doesn't MatterIf We Can't Learn from Crisis, School Doesn't Matter Well, according to the NY Times, most pediatricians, all of whom had access to the vaccination well before we did, don't think we need it in order to return to work. I'm not surprised. Ever since the plague hit, I've been reading in the Times about how awful it is that schools were closed. The fact that schools are, in fact, not closed, and th
Lucy Diggs Slowe, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th WardLUCY DIGGS SLOWE, BLACK EDUCATOR HALL OF FAME E’ry day this month, the Center for Black Educator Development , in partnership with Phillys7thWard.org , will highlight a Black Educator Hall of Famer . But, don’t forget, e’ry month is Black History Month … February is just the Blackest . Today, our featured Black Educator is Lucy Diggs Slowe . Lucy Diggs Slowe was a trailblazer for women and Black
Russ on Reading: Reading Aloud with MemFoxReading Aloud with MemFox The Australian Open Tennis tournament is going on right now, and while I watch and root for Serena Williams to defy advancing age and the encroachment of the responsibilities of a full life to win another major title, my reading teacher mind turns my thoughts to the great Australian writer for children, Mem Fox. Mem Fox's books have been a part of my read aloud repertoi
Whatever Happened To 1:1 Laptops? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom PracticeWhatever Happened To 1:1 Laptops? When the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the nation in 2020, schools closed swiftly. Districts pivoted to remote instruction. Then inequalities showed up just as quickly, especially in big city schools and rural areas where the “digital divide” persisted. Stories surged in social and mainstream media of administrators distributing laptops and tablets to children
CDC defends school guidelines as advocates say they make it too hard to reopen - The Washington PostCDC defends school guidelines as advocates say they make it too hard to reopen For months, President Biden has been urging schools to reopen, and promised that guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would help them do so safely. At the same time, public health experts including some at the CDC said available evidence suggested schools could safely open as long as precauti
Why is California rushing to reopen its schools? Most simply aren't ready | Salon.comWhy is California rushing to reopen its schools? Most simply aren't ready Newsom says schools can reopen safely, but many campuses can’t meet the state’s recent guidelines for being open It's sorely tempting to reduce California's ragged school reopening effort to a couple of central forces. On one side, Gov. Gavin Newsom has maintained that campuses can open safely before all teachers are vacci
A Reader: A Message for Teachers | Diane Ravitch's blogA Reader: A Message for Teachers Gary Stein, a teacher in his last year of teaching, read the post by retired superintendent Teresa Thayer Snyder and was inspired to share this message: After reading Ms. Snyder’s article and all of the responses to it on the dianeravitch.net page, I was reminded of the best advice for all teachers, and what seems to me the best advice for teaching, always, regar
Teacher Tom: These Aren't the Same People We Sent Home Last SpringThese Aren't the Same People We Sent Home Last Spring A few weeks ago, a father whose daughter is currently in kindergarten told me that he wasn't in favor of the schools re-opening any time soon. "It's not that I'm worried about Covid so much. It's that my poor girl has finally adjusted to online classes." Months ago he told me about how much the girl had struggled with sitting in front of a co
Arthur Goldstein Asks Michael Bloomberg to Stop Disrespecting Teachers | Diane Ravitch's blogArthur Goldstein Asks Michael Bloomberg to Stop Disrespecting Teachers Arthur Goldstein has taught ESL for decades in New York City. He is tired of being lectured by billionaires like Michael Bloomberg about how to teach or what a slacker he is. He writes in The New York Daily News: There’s lots of talk about whether or not school buildings should be open. European school buildings recently shut
COVID Reopening and Building Safety Questions – Parents United for Public EducationCOVID Reopening and Building Safety Questions During our recent set of webinars about Philadelphia schools’ facility conditions and safety, we had the opportunity to share information and hear questions from many caregivers and educators. (View a video of the Facebook Live recording of the webinar.) Folks continue to be very concerned about long-term issues such as lead, asbestos, mold, and wate
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTHLarry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/this-week-i
Helen Ladd and Edward Fiske: States Need an Equity-Oriented Accountability System for Charter Schools | Diane Ravitch's blogHelen Ladd and Edward Fiske: States Need an Equity-Oriented Accountability System for Charter Schools Distinguished economist Helen Ladd and her husband, journalist Edward Fiske, studied the accountability system for charter schools in Massachuset ts . They specifically addressed equity issues of access, fairness, and availability of a high-quality education, not test scores. They found consider
Education Matters: Families, opt your children out of all the tests you can.Families, opt your children out of all the tests you can In an action news Jax piece the district was deceptive about having children take tests in the schools because they can always just say no to or taking the tests. https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/duval-county/dcps-virtual-students-grades-6-12-take-fsa-andeoc-exams-in-person-per-state-mandate/FGIFGJQ4MZD6HA7HPBIZKWIRWU/ Mr. Pierce h
Biden’s Relief Package Moves Along—Including Child Tax Credit to Ameliorate Child Poverty | janressegerBiden’s Relief Package Moves Along—Including Child Tax Credit to Ameliorate Child Poverty Last week, while America was reliving the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol and listening to an impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House continued marking up President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. In a society that has, over the past four years, not even ma
Choosing Democracy: How to safely re open schoolsHow to Safely Reopen Schools Yesterday, the CDC released robust, science-based guidelines to keep students and educators safe from the coronavirus in K-12 school buildings. Here’s the reality: these strategies and requirements aren’t being met in many of our schools. We need to protect students and educators with proven safety measures, and we need the funding to do it. Urge Congress to pass the
CURMUDGUCATION: Another Biz-Friendly Edu-octopusAnother Biz-Friendly Edu-octopus We live in an era in which companies grow primarily through acquisition, and what looks like a world of options is just many limbs of the same animal. Here's one more display of what the sausage family looks like. This journey starts with a simple question-- here at the Institute, the CMO (chief marital officer) pulled out one of her programs from school and aske
Indiana Vouchers Set to Expand Again | Live Long and ProsperIndiana Vouchers Set to Expand Again FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DANIELS, BENNETT, AND PENCE Ten years ago the Indiana General Assembly established the state’s voucher program to “ provide children who attend failing schools grants to attend a school of choice. ” At that time, the state provided tuition help for low-income students to attend religious schools (it’s actually “private” schools,
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CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Happy Valentines Day Edition (2/14)CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Happy Valentines Day Edition (2/14) Happy Valentines Day Edition Well, Congress rushed through their work so that they could get started on their vacation. Why shouldn't the rest of us. Let's take a look at this week's reading list. In Disorienting Return To Civility, Joe Biden's DOJ Backs Up Betsy DeVos A couple of outlets picked up this story this week, but only Time foun
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, February 14, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #RIPKARENLEWISBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES New York Was the 1st Big School District to Reopen. Here’s What Happened. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/14/nyregion/coronavirus-elementary-school-reopening.html J. Hillis Miller, 92, Dies; Helped Revolutionize Literary
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