THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, February 24, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafe

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Joe Biden Made One Campaign Promise That Really Mattered To Teachers. He Just Broke It. - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/02/23/joe-biden-made-one-campaign-promise-that-really-mattered-to-teachers-he-just-broke-it/?sh=f6fe0361d7b8 by @palan57 on @forbes

NY education officials propose removing Regents exams from graduation requirements - Chalkbeat New York - https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/23/22297688/ny-regents-graduation-requirements-mandated-tests on chalkbeat

States Must Test Student Learning This Spring, Biden Administration Says https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/02/23/96760/states-must-test-student-learning-this-spring-bide/ via @kpcc

Education Research Report: Stress was leading reason teachers quit before pandemic, and COVID has made matters worse - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Education Research Report: For students of color, online racism leads to real-world mental health challenges - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/02/for-students-of-color-online-racism.html

Black students are succeeding in college at higher rates, but far behind white peers, report says http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/Mh1CitF6PcI/black-students-are-succeeding-in-college-at-higher-rates-but-far-behind-white-peers-report-says

L.A. school reopening contingent on full staff vaccinations, making for uncertain date http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/HVoXf3uQc6A/l-a-school-board-moves-forward-with-reopening-plans-that-assume-staff

Pandemic drives parents to put older kids in day care; providers 'literally had to become teachers' http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/VMoBYoy6DI4/pandemic-drives-parents-to-put-older-kids-in-day-care

As Newark schools prepare to reopen, teachers union wants COVID-19 testing for students https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/02/flashpoint-covid-19-testing-coronavirus-teachers-union-newark-nj-wants-students-tested-president-john-abeigon-says-prerequisite/

CDC Report: Educators May Be Central To In-School Transmission Of COVID-19 https://www.npr.org/2021/02/24/970846475/cdc-report-educators-may-be-central-to-in-school-transmission-of-covid-19

N.Y. will proceed with standardized tests this spring, but won’t make them graduation requirements https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-standardized-tests-education-department-20210223-6mcqim5jq5arrgy2joq2ujrlmi-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

San Diego Unified: Teachers and Staff to Return Week of April 5, Students the Following Week http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/obrag/IrDB/~3/Vz2jVuirnPQ/

Pennsylvania wants to allow districts to delay standardized testing until fall https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/23/22297984/pennsylvania-wants-to-allow-districts-to-delay-standardized-testing-until-fall

Educratics Reforming?! Part One https://www.commoncorediva.com/2021/02/23/are-educrats-reforming/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-educrats-reforming

Millions Of Kids Learn English At School. Teaching Them Remotely Hasn't Been Easy https://www.npr.org/2021/02/24/964420443/millions-of-kids-learn-english-at-school-teaching-them-remotely-hasnt-been-easy

As Schools Face Upheaval, Biden Administration Says Standardized Testing Must Continue https://www.huffpost.com/entry/schools-standardized-testing-coronavirus-pandemic_n_603583a4c5b6dfb6a7350093

Stories from School AZ: Platforms Vs. Foundations. Pre- and Post- Pandemic Metaphors | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10785 on @NEPCtweet

“Wholesome” – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5177 via @TNEdReport

School testing can be delayed but not canceled, feds say - https://www.kfvs12.com/2021/02/23/school-testing-can-be-delayed-not-canceled-feds-say/ via @kfvsnews

After All They’ve Been Through, Kids Deserve A Break, Not A Summer School - https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2021/02/23/children-need-extra-time-with-their-friends-not-extra-time-in-class/?sh=465065d387ab by @nsdmorrison on @forbes

Teachers union calls for rapid COVID testing in schools - https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/teachers-union-calls-rapid-covid-testing-schools/QN7NZOZUCRF6LLLLDICAU3HBPI/ via @WPXI

Los Angeles Unified School District moves to reopen schools for in-person instruction https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/02/24/cali-f24.html

New Congressman Jamaal Bowman Blasts Biden Testing Plan | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tDa via @dianeravitch

Steve Hinnefeld: Black Legislators in Indiana Were Right to Talk about Race | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tBT via @dianeravitch

California Coronavirus Updates: Gov. Newsom Says Deal Is Being Negotiated To Reopen Schools Shortly https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/02/23/california-coronavirus-updates-february-2021/

Interview: Using technology to tackle student mental health during pandemic https://fox40.com/morning/interview-using-technology-to-tackle-student-mental-health-during-pandemic/

Missouri Senate adopts substitute education bill, adds language to limit instruction on ‘human sexuality,’ STDs | Education | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/missouri-senate-takes-up-then-shelves-education-proposal-that-would-expand-charter-schools/article_605e83b5-bcd6-511c-89cb-552a923c3060.html#new_tab on @stltoday

Arkansas AG introduces bill to ban transgender athletes from girls' school sports | KATV - https://katv.com/news/local/arkansas-ag-introduces-bill-to-ban-transgender-athletes-from-girls-school-sports#new_tab on @KATVNews

A Bay Area school district plans to reopen for one hour a week. It isn't going over well https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/A-Bay-Area-school-district-plans-to-reopen-for-15974155.php#new_tab?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral via @sfchronicle

Biden administration withdraws from transgender athlete case - https://apnews.com/article/connecticut-school-athletics-high-school-sports-lawsuits-william-barr-0d7fa2922b5fa5686a2f5d79ce081481#new_tab on @ap

Lawmakers urged to create right to sue over how schools deal with bullying | Education | unionleader.com - https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/lawmakers-urged-to-create-right-to-sue-over-how-schools-deal-with-bullying/article_9bdca353-d3fa-5d4a-bb60-453a8098e5b6.html#new_tab on @UnionLeader

S.F. school board approves plan with labor unions to reopen classrooms - https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/S-F-school-board-approves-plan-with-labor-unions-15973439.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

6 Alabama school officials charged with fraud, conspiracy in $7 million virtual schools scheme - al.com - https://www.al.com/news/2021/02/6-alabama-school-officials-charged-with-fraud-conspiracy.html#new_tab on @aldotcom

South Dakota education: Noem’s civics curriculum push OK'd by House - https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2021/02/23/house-votes-governor-kristi-noem-south-dakota-civics-education-bill/4566686001/#new_tab via @argusleader

Massachusetts Commissioner of Education: At some point remote, hybrid learning needs to be 'off the table' - https://wp.me/panY8T-9yeO

School voucher push taps frustration over distance learning - https://apnews.com/article/school-voucher-distance-learning-18657960e978f641dfcbfedd4da63a16 on @ap

Big Education Ape: Will the meaning of “yes” be on the test? The tests are back. – Fred Klonsky - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/will-meaning-of-yes-be-on-test-tests.html

Big Education Ape: A Closer Look at Black History Month | Cloaking Inequity - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-closer-look-at-black-history-month.html

Big Education Ape: CURMUDGUCATION: Mark Weber's Three Critical Testing Questions - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/curmudgucation-mark-webers-three.html

Big Education Ape: Parents & school administrators agree: Michigan Republicans are holding children hostage for political power | Eclectablog - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/parents-school-administrators-agree.html

Foundation Leaders Should Use Their Cash and Connections to Advocate for a Federal Racial-Equity Stimulus | Schott Foundation for Public Education

by Mike Simpson / 44min

Foundation Leaders Should Use Their Cash and Connections to Advocate for a Federal Racial-Equity Stimulus Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy. With the stroke of a pen less than a week after his inauguration, President Biden did something no amount of philanthropic dollars could accomplish. He signed four executive orders to combat racial inequity. In quick succession, these me

Black Educator Hall of Fame Member Maria L. Baldwin + DR. AMBROSE CALIVER - Philly's 7th Ward #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafe

by Mike Simpson / 44min

Black Educator Hall of Fame Member Maria L. Baldwin - Philly's 7th Ward BLACK EDUCATOR HALL OF FAME MEMBER MARIA L. BALDWIN 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

Summer School & Learning Loss | Teacher in a strange land

by Mike Simpson / 44min

Summer School & Learning Loss It is with some trepidation that I put both ‘summer school’ and ‘learning loss’ in the title of this blog. Trepidation, because both terms have been widely and egregiously mis-used in the month that we’ve had an actual president again. We are now discussing What to Do About School in terms of safety and instructional efficacy, rather than how to force ‘unions’ (anot

Civility and the Steady Retreat from Truth – radical eyes for equity

by Mike Simpson / 44min

Civility and the Steady Retreat from Truth “I hope I live to see the day,” reads the subject line of an email I received a few days ago; the body continues: “That you are dead and rotting in hell along with your grandparents.” This email arrived two days after another email posed two questions: “Did you really say those vile comments about Rush Limbaugh? Do you like civility or have you been mis

What's New - California Department of Education: CPAG Meeting Webcast - 2021 California Farm to School Conference - COVID-19 At-risk Afterschool Meals Attendance

by Mike Simpson / 44min

California Department of Education What's New California Department of Education SSPI Issues Statement on USDOE Testing Guidance 16h State Superintendent Tony Thurmond issues statement in response to U.S. Department of Education guidance on standardized testing. COVID-19 At-risk Afterschool Meals Attendance 18h This communication provides guidance about the COVID-19 attendance requirements for th

A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH

by Mike Simpson / 44min

Larry 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 Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_20.html Ed Tec

Standardized Testing During the Pandemic is Corporate Welfare Not Student Equity | gadflyonthewallblog

by Mike Simpson / 1h

Standardized Testing During the Pandemic is Corporate Welfare Not Student Equity We’ve got to be able to tell how badly the pandemic is affecting student learning. So let’s give standardized tests . That’s the rationale behind the Biden administration’s mandate that schools across the country still struggling just to keep buildings open somehow manage to proctor standardized assessments. Nearly

NYSAPE Urges Parents to Opt Out of Biden Testing | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 1h

NYSAPE Urges Parents to Opt Out of Biden Testing New York State Allies for Public Education has led the successful opt out movement in their state for years. As much as 20% of all eligible students have refused the annual tests in most years, in some schools and districts, a majority of students don’t take the test. They reacted angrily to the news that the Biden administration plans to require

Teacher Tom: Young Children Don't Need Adults to Make Their Play Meaningful

by Mike Simpson / 1h

Young Children Don't Need Adults to Make Their Play Meaningful I was watching a boy named Henry carry a yellow traffic pylon across the playground. He carefully placed it on the ground, not on it's base, but on it's side, taking care to get it "just so," before climbing atop an old packing crate. He stood poised atop the crate for a moment then launched himself, coming down on the pylon. Crack!

In “NY Times” Piece, Eve Ewing Ignores Economic Catastrophe for Public Schools of Charter School Expansion | janresseger

by Mike Simpson / 1h

In “NY Times” Piece, Eve Ewing Ignores Economic Catastrophe for Public Schools of Charter School Expansion I am a great fan of Eve Ewing’s book, Ghosts in the Schoolyard . I have read the book twice, visited in Chicago some of the sites she describes, given the book to friends as a gift and blogged about it . In that book, Ewing documents the community grief across Chicago’s South Side, where th

Resilient Public Schools: Bright and Dark Sides (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

by Mike Simpson / 1h

Resilient Public Schools: Bright and Dark Sides (Part 1) For the past few months I have been thinking a lot about the upending of public schools by the Covid-19 pandemic. As someone who has studied the history of school reform in the U.S., I have been trying to make connections with the past that might inform present-day debates over district policies and classroom practices. So I am beginning a

SSPI Issues Statement on USDOE Testing Guidance - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education)

by Mike Simpson / 1h

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Issues Statement in Response to U.S. Department of Education Guidance on Standardized Testing SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent Tony Thurmond today issued the following statement in response to the latest guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on administering statewide standardized tests this year: “Standardized tests are imperfect measures at best and o

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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, February 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafe

by Mike Simpson / 23h

Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES LAUSD to launch COVID-tracking app that generates a code for students to enter campus http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/ykQGRzOVPkI/lausd-

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