Saturday, February 27, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 27, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafe

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 



Philadelphia educator starts national project to find more Black teachers https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/26/22303882/philadelphia-educator-starts-national-project-to-find-more-black-teachers via @ChalkbeatPHL

Why Ventilation Is a Key to Reopening Schools Safely - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/02/26/science/reopen-schools-safety-ventilation.html on @nytimes

Gov. Newsom lays out priorities for vaccinating teachers; uncertainties on standardized tests | EdSource - https://edsource.org/?p=650182 on @edsource

Texas schools still tallying storm costs, and some won't reopen soon https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/26/texas-schools-storm-damage/

Analysis | One month in, Biden angers supporters who wanted him to curb standardized testing https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/02/26/biden-angers-critics-of-standardized-testing/?tid=ss_tw

Northern Virginia schools unveil budgets focused on repairing pandemic harm https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/northern-virginia-school-budgets/2021/02/26/5b56b536-75e6-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html

Private schools sought early vaccines with access codes or by claiming healthcare duties http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/6aixC8AB7uY/la-private-schools-early-covid-vaccines

British Psychologists: Focus on Children’s Well-Being, Not Their Academics | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tEq via @dianeravitch

Qualifying students can attend community college tuition-free https://www.njspotlight.com/video/qualifying-students-can-attend-community-college-tuition-free/

Vallejo City Unified gets recognition as a top California adult ed provider https://www.thereporter.com/2021/02/26/vallejo-city-unified-gets-recognition-as-a-top-california-adult-ed-provider

San Diego Unified announces April 12 as target date to re-open district classrooms with hybrid-learning model https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/san-diego-unified-school-target-reopening-april-12-hybrid-model/509-7e947bae-3e75-4357-b7a3-3243372ab4ae

California teachers move to the front of the vaccine line in most counties https://edsource.org/2021/california-teachers-move-to-the-front-of-the-vaccine-line-in-most-counties/649648

'Doubling Up' Virtual and In-Person Classes Is Exhausting Our Teachers - https://www.scarymommy.com/?p=619631

California parents mobilize after feeling 'political disillusionment' https://politi.co/3aTOkKU

After a year of failing to provide comprehensive federal guidance on school reopenings, the CDC finally laid out a path for safe in-person learning earlier this month. But some union leaders up and down the West Coast are skeptical. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/west-coast-teachers-unions_n_60390a6cc5b6371109db92ae?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPostPol

Ed Deform Groups Congratulate Biden on Decision to Test | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tFr via @dianeravitch

Palm Beach County: Charter Schools Win Tax Fight | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tEQ via @dianeravitch

Trailblazing incoming NYC schools Chancellor Meisha Porter ready for crisis - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-meisha-porter-new-nyc-schools-chancellor-20210227-nmoutrr7wzadblz5stsxbwhvfq-story.html via @nydailynews

Perspective | No, a Virginia school district didn’t ban Dr. Seuss books. Here’s what really happened. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/02/27/no-virginia-school-district-did-not-ban-drseuss-books/?tid=ss_tw


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, February 27, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #TOPBANANAHEADLINES #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafe - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/top-posts-this-week-saturday-february_27.html


Big Education Ape: How Can We Reopen Schools If We Can’t Even Open Windows? | Eclectablog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/how-can-we-reopen-schools-if-we-cant.html


Big Education Ape: Why Education Sector Philanthropy Must Embrace a Racial Justice Lens + Worcester Residents Push for School Police Removal | Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/why-education-sector-philanthropy-must.html


Big Education Ape: Alain LeRoy Locke, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th Ward #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafe - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/alain-leroy-locke-black-educator-hall.html


Big Education Ape: NYC schools chancellor Carranza resigns, Meisha Ross Porter steps in - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/nyc-schools-chancellor-carranza-resigns.html



Biden Administration Continues to Hire Key Staff for ED Department Before Confirmation of Secretary or Deputy Secretary | Diane Ravitch's blog
by Mike Simpson / 34min
Biden Administration Continues to Hire Key Staff for ED Department Before Confirmation of Secretary or Deputy Secretary Thirty-one years ago, I was invited by Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander to join him at the U.S. Department of Education as Assistant Secretary of Education in Charge of Research and Improvement. Before he invited me, he learned a lot about my work and my views. It was a b
My Complete, Unedited Review of Doug Harris’ Book, Charter School City | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog
by Mike Simpson / 34min
My Complete, Unedited Review of Doug Harris’ Book, Charter School City In January 2020, Commonweal Magazine asked me to review Doug Harris’ book about New Orleans charter schools, Charter School City . I completed my review in February 2020, but with the pandemic, my review was not published until November 2020 . As so often happens in publication, the review I submitted was pared down considera
NYC School Chancellor Leaves: The Toxic Intersection of Mayoral Control and Mayoral Politics | Ed In The Apple
by Mike Simpson / 34min
NYC School Chancellor Leaves: The Toxic Intersection of Mayoral Control and Mayoral Politics Richard Carranza, the New York City School Chancellor unexpectedly announced he was leaving his position. The cognoscenti were not surprised, for months the chancellor and the mayor have been dueling ; it was only a matter of time before the chancellor packed it in. Highly effective leaders select subord
Prepare Now for Pandemic EBT 2.0 + Adult Ed Providers Receive National Recognition - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education)
by Mike Simpson / 34min
Prepare Now for Pandemic EBT 2.0 - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) Prepare Now for Pandemic EBT 2.0 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Main Web Page As previously shared, the federal Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program was extended through the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act. This law extends P-EBT benefits through September 2021. To provide P-EBT benefits for School Year (SY) 2020–21,
NYC Educator: Hail and Farewell from the Chancellor
by Mike Simpson / 34min
Hail and Farewell from the Chancellor Dear Colleagues, I hope you and your families are keeping safe and healthy, not that it would have anything to do with me or my actions. I’m writing today with some important news. After three years leading the DOE, I will be stepping down as Chancellor at the end of March. Why wait until the new person comes in and get fired? I am full of mixed emotions to
CHANGING OUR PERSPECTIVE – Dad Gone Wild
by Mike Simpson / 34min
CHANGING OUR PERSPECTIVE “It is a good lesson – though it may often be a hard one – for a man… to step aside out of the narrow circle in which his claims are recognized, and to find how utterly devoid of significance, beyond that circle, is all that he achieves, and all he aims at.” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter My daughter has been taking ballet at Nashville Ballet for about 5 years
Education Matters: CATCH UP WITH MR. G - THIS WEEK IN DCPS
by Mike Simpson / 34min
Education Matters CATCH UP WITH MR. G THIS WEEK IN DCPS DCPS creates problems, then wonders why there are problems. 42 by Unknown / 1d One-sixth of DCPS teachers leave from year to year. Where there are many reasons teachers leave, the lion's share of why they do has to fall on the shoulders of the district. Bad leadership and bad policies have led to this exodus. The Times Union recently reporte
THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it
by Mike Simpson / 34min
Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. CHANGING OUR PERSPECTIVE by TC Weber / 21h “It is a good lesson – though it may often be a hard one – for a man… to step aside out of the narrow circle in which his claims are recognized, and to find how utterly devoid of significance, beyond that circle, is all that he achieves, and all he aims at.” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT
by Mike Simpson / 34min
TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT EDUCATION POLITICS AND POLICY IN THE VOLUNTEER STATE Voucher Vultures Getting FBI Scrutiny 23 by Andy Spears / 1d NewsChannel5’s Phil Williams reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is continuing to investigate the possibility of bribes involved in the 2019 vote to secure passage of Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher scheme. Here’s more: NewsChannel 5’s cameras w
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
by Mike Simpson / 34min
Teacher Tom I'll Try Not to Yuck Your Yum if You Try Not to Yuck Mine 86 23h The Concept of "Learning Loss" is Complete BS 6K 1d Young Children Don't Need Adults to Make Their Play Meaningful 3K 3d If the World Disappears When I Close My Eyes 100+ 3d How We Become Blind to the Chicken 300+ 4d In the End the Goal is Not Literacy, It's Understanding 200+ 8d Teacher Tom
SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
by Mike Simpson / 34min
California Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Prepare Now for Pandemic EBT 2.0 16h The federal Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program was extended through the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act. This law extends P-EBT benefits through September 2021. Adult Ed Providers Receive National Recognition 18h State Superi
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
by Mike Simpson / 34min
NewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) The Genius of Fela Kuti and Afrobeat (feat. Femi & Made Kuti) by Mark Anthony Neal / 19h " Fela Kuti has inspired musicians from all over the world from Burna Boy and Beyoncé , to Miles Davis . Sound Field dives into the musical genius of Fela's cultural funk. Sound Field host LA Buckner speaks to Fela's son and grandson, Femi and Made
THIS WEEK Education Research Report
by Mike Simpson / 34min
Education Research Report How States and Districts Used Title II, Part A Funds by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d A new report finds that districts most often used key federal funds for improving educator quality to provide professional development. Other common uses included reducing class sizes and recruiting and retaining effective teachers and principals. Title II, Part A of the Elementary and Seco

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