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Sports | Teacher in a strange land
by Mike Simpson / 3min
Sports In the 15 years that I have been blogging and creating content for education publications, there are two subjects that always draw angry (and often nasty and insulting) comments: Women in leadership. And sports. There’s something about school sports that gets people a little overexcited. There’s a kind of passionate, Friday-Night-Lights loyalty toward school-based athletics that you don’t
John Thompson Reviews Derek Black’s “Schoolhouse Burning” | Diane Ravitch's blog
by Mike Simpson / 3min
John Thompson Reviews Derek Black’s “Schoolhouse Burning” John Thompson, retired teacher and historian in Oklahoma, reviews law professor Derek Black’s recent book, Schoolhouse Burning. Derek Black’s new book, Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy, combines the best principles of the historical research that I was taught in the 1970s with the best of recent
Teachers Union President Weingarten: Vaccinations Aren't 'Precondition' For School Reopening, But Need To Be Priority
by Mike Simpson / 3min
Teachers Union President Weingarten: Vaccinations Aren't 'Precondition' For School Reopening, But Need To Be Priority Tweet LISTEN 23:20 Randi Weingarten on BPR | Feb. 5, 2021 Teachers Union President Weingarten: Vaccinations Aren't 'Precondition' For School Reopening, But Need To Be Priority Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said Friday on Boston Public Radio t
CDC Director Employing Magical Thinking About School Reopenings | gadflyonthewallblog
by Mike Simpson / 3min
CDC Director Employing Magical Thinking About School Reopenings Dr. Rochelle Walensky wants you to know it is not safe to go to any Super Bowl parties this weekend. “We must take prevention and intervention seriously,” the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Director said at a White House briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic Wednesday. “Whichever team you’re rooting for and whichever commercial is you
Lucy Craft Laney, Black Educator Hall of Fame Member - Philly's 7th Ward
by Mike Simpson / 3min
LUCY CRAFT LANEY, BLACK EDUCATOR HALL OF FAME MEMBER 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 Craft Laney . I want to wear out, not rust out. Lucy Craft Lane
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Budget Kicks Off Another Round Of Charter Battles
by Mike Simpson / 3min
PA: Budget Kicks Off Another Round Of Charter Battles Governor Tom Wolf has released his budget proposal, and charter supporters are not happy. This is not the first time Wolf has made the charter school industry sad. Back in the summer of 2019 he fired some shots across their bows with an aggressive agenda for fixing Pennsylvania's messed up charter funding system. In return, they've launched a
Education Dept. Launches First Federal Effort To Track School Reopening | 89.3 KPCC
by Mike Simpson / 3min
Education Dept. Launches First Federal Effort To Track School Reopening Ever since the pandemic closed the nation's schools in March 2020, there has been no official national source for understanding where schools have reopened, how many hours of live instruction students are getting online and just how unequal the access to learning has been over the past 11 months. On Friday, the National Cent
NYC Public School Parents: Mitt Romney, time to educate yourself on class size!
by Mike Simpson / 3min
Mitt Romney, time to educate yourself on class size! President Biden’s Covid relief program includes $60 billion to prevent teacher layoffs and close budget gaps, and $50 billion to implement smaller classes, exactly what kids will need after the various losses and deprivations they’ve suffered over the last year. Yet during the Senate hearings for Education Secretary designee Miguel Cardona, Mi
A BUCKET OF NUGGETS – Dad Gone Wild
by Mike Simpson / 3min
A BUCKET OF NUGGETS “Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be.” ― Marshall McLuhan Sometimes these posts fly from my fingers like bolts of lightning, but the majority of the time the process is closer to extracting a splinter – lots of poking, proddi
Education Matters: CATCH UP WITH MR. G - THIS WEEK IN DCPS
by Mike Simpson / 3min
Education Matters CATCH UP WITH MR. G THIS WEEK IN DCPS The District can pretend they care with a video, but their actions speak a lot louder than their words. by Unknown / 4h Ask, and ye shall receive. Here is a DCPS PSA for staff; please watch it and try not to cry, spit out your mile or smash your computer. Warning that will be a challenge. Once again, no mention of the pandemic; you know it's
TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT + THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it.
by Mike Simpson / 3h
TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT EDUCATION POLITICS AND POLICY IN THE VOLUNTEER STATE TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT Do We Really Have to Do This? 200+ by Andy Spears / 1d I mean, really? The Tennessee House Republican Caucus sent out a tweet today bragging about the amount of money the state has invested in teacher pay over the past decade. Here it is: Republicans have passed $6
SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
by Mike Simpson / 3h
California Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Advisory Commission for Special Education (ACSE) Meeting Agenda for February 17, 2021 17h Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE) meeting agenda. Emergency Operating Cost Reimbursement Programs 1d The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service released po
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER
by Mike Simpson / 3h
NewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) Jenn Nkiru’s Panafrican Imagination: Black Studies as Aesthetic Practice by Mark Anthony Neal / 12h 'liquid blackness, a research project on blackness and aesthetics at Georgia State University, in collaboration with the Film and Media Studies Department, Emory University, presented a public screening and artist talk dedicated to the aw
THIS WEEK Education Research Report
by Mike Simpson / 3h
Education Research Report Promoting School Choice with Questionable Evidence by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d A new report from the Hoover Institution’s Education Success Initiative purports to offer evidence-based guidance for policymakers in shaping more equitable outcomes from school choice programs. However, Christopher Lubienski of Indiana University reviewed Toward Equitable School Choice and f
THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007
by Mike Simpson / 3h
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 I Tried A Number Of New Things In Classes This Week – And Most Of Them Failed by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I batted a thousand today: I introduced a separate new activity in each of my virtual classes today by saying I didn’t know if it was going to work or not, and, sure enoug
KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDVACCINE #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
by Mike Simpson / 3h
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all Dana Milbank: The GOP Has an Anti-Semitism Problem by dianeravitch / 25min Dana Milbank is a regular opinion writer for the Washington Post. He wrote about the Republicans’ anti-Semitism problem. They refuse to denounce anti-Semitism. Bigotry mul

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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, February 5, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
by Mike Simpson / 21h
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Broward schools asked to investigate lawyer in 'spying' flap - South Florida Sun-Sentinel - https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-broward-schools-union-investigation-request-20210205-qzzidoe5rbhtbiynzmhqyjm56y-story.html#new_tab via @SunSentinel Betsy DeVos Is Out — But Her Right-Wing Agenda Lives On | Ed Politics - https://edp
“Young, Gifted, & Black”: #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Virtual Talent Showcase, Friday, 2/5, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST. – I AM AN EDUCATOR #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
by Mike Simpson / 21h
“Young, Gifted, & Black”: #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Virtual Talent Showcase, Friday, 2/5, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST. Don’t miss this culminating event of the week of action to support our Black youth! – I AM AN EDUCATOR “Young, Gifted, & Black”: #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Virtual Talent Showcase, Friday, 2/5, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PST. Don’t miss this culminating event of the week of action to support our
It’s not enough! | Live Long and Prosper
by Mike Simpson / 21h
It’s not enough! MASKS WORK… I feel like we’re living in an Idiocracy . Wisconsin’s Republican legislature is fighting the mask mandate ordered by the Democratic governor…because, of course they are. Wisconsin’s Legislature repealed Gov. Tony Evers’ mask mandate. He issued a new one. Fearing more deaths statewide, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers reissued a mask mandate Thursday, standing up to a Repub
Jo Ann Robinson, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th Ward
by Mike Simpson / 21h
JO ANN ROBINSON, 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 Jo Ann Robinson Jo Ann Robinson was an eduactivist who wasn’t afraid to engage
CURMUDGUCATION: NH: Full Neo Voucher Assault On Public Ed
by Mike Simpson / 21h
NH: Full Neo Voucher Assault On Public Ed You may have heard that there is a bad voucher proposal up in New Hampshire. How bad is it? Pretty bad. I'll give you the history, the long detailed read, and the short story here. Attempts to gut public education in the granite state are not new. Back in 2017, the GOP made an attempt to push Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) through to, as always, d
Betsy DeVos is gone — but ‘DeVosism’ sure isn’t. Look at what Florida, New Hampshire and other states are doing. - The Washington Post
by Mike Simpson / 21h
Betsy DeVos is gone — but ‘DeVosism’ sure isn’t. Look at what Florida, New Hampshire and other states are doing Betsy DeVos is gone as education secretary — but what we’ll call “DeVosism” certainly isn’t. You only have to look at what Florida, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, New Hampshire, Kansas and some other states are now doing to see that her agenda to privatize public education is alive and thrivi
Carol Burris: Cardona Is a Public School Guy | Diane Ravitch's blog
by Mike Simpson / 21h
Carol Burris: Cardona Is a Public School Guy Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education, watched the Senate confirmation hearings of Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education. She was delighted to hear his responses on issues that matter to friends of the public schools. She wrote for this blog: On February 3, I tuned in and listened to Dr. Miguel Cardona’s confirmation
New Hampshire: “Historic” Turnout Against Proposed Universal Voucher Plan | Diane Ravitch's blog
by Mike Simpson / 21h
New Hampshire: “Historic” Turnout Against Proposed Universal Voucher Plan New Hampshire has a Republican Governor, Chris Sununu, who appointed the state Commissioner of Education, Frank Edelblut. The commissioner home-schooled his children. He hates public schools and would like to defund them. If you thought Betsy DeVos was bad because of her zeal for privatization, Edelblut is far worse. At th
Teacher Tom: Even If We've Forgotten
by Mike Simpson / 21h
Even If We've Forgotten I'm guessing, but we probably planted the tree around 1965 or 1966, but it could have been earlier. What I do know is that the tree wasn't always there. This would have made me around three or four when Dad, with my help, dug the hole in our front yard, right through the lawn we kids weren't supposed to dig up. We kept putting the sapling's rootball into the hole to measu
How Are the Children? U.S. Senate Republicans Don’t Worry About That. | janresseger
by Mike Simpson / 21h
How Are the Children? U.S. Senate Republicans Don’t Worry About That. This week a group of so-called moderate U.S. Senate Republicans proposed to negotiate with President Joe Biden about his proposed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan stimulus bill. But even the ten senators, who profess themselves to be moderates and who came forward with a $618 billion alternative proposal, proved themselves w
Hybrid Teaching: Classroom Dilemmas | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
by Mike Simpson / 21h
Hybrid Teaching: Classroom Dilemmas With the pandemic, dilemmas have become legion. Is health and safety more or less important than the economy? Is wearing masks more or less important than personal liberty? When highly prized values conflict and the parent or teacher has to figure out compromises to manage the internal conflict, dilemmas pinch. Individual rights, family pressures, and communit
CURMUDGUCATION: Pandemic Lesson #1: Trust Matters
by Mike Simpson / 21h
Pandemic Lesson #1: Trust Matters There are many lessons to be learned from this mess, including lessons about the usefulness of government. Also, I'm sure, plenty of scientific disease stuff. But I notice that, particularly in the education arena, we keep coming back to trust. Black and brown families are hesitant to return to school buildings because they aren't sure they can trust the institu
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
by Mike Simpson / 21h
NewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_30.html “Whitey on the Moon” or Summer Of Soul and the Legacy of the Harlem Cultural Festival by Mark Anthony Neal 38 by Mark Anthony Neal / 15h | @NewBlackMan | NewBlackMan (n Exile) Summer Of Soul (...O
Thursday, February 4, 2021 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 / 21h
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 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/2021/01/this-week-i
Marjorie Taylor Greene Removed from House Ed Committee | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog
by Mike Simpson / 1d
Marjorie Taylor Greene Removed from House Ed Committee On February 04, 2021, the House of Representatives voted 230-199 to remove Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments (Education and Labor, and Budget). Eleven Republicans joined 219 Democrats in supporting Greene’s committee removal: Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) John Katko (R-NY) Fred Upton (R-MI)
The False Narrative of “Needy Kids vs Selfish Teacher Unions” | The Merrow Report
by Mike Simpson / 1d
The False Narrative of “Needy Kids vs Selfish Teacher Unions” The giant lumbering beast known as the US Economy–akin to a conveyor belt with countless moving parts–wants public schools to reopen. The beast needs workers, but right now too many adults are at home, supervising their children’s ‘remote learning.’ Open the schools, and the adults can go to work: it’s that simple…. But of course it i
NYC Educator: Nobody Wants to Talk to the Principal
by Mike Simpson / 1d
Nobody Wants to Talk to the Principal You know, any job you take in which you're a nominal leader of anything will be inconvenient. People don't always agree, and where there's disagreement, there's often blame as well. Someone is always mad at you for something or other. It's part and parcel of the job, no matter how much (or little) power you actually have. But usually, someone will stand up f
NANCY BAILEY: The 12 Point Covid-19 DISCONNECT Between Teachers and Those Who Want Schools Open Now!
by Mike Simpson / 1d
The 12 Point Covid-19 DISCONNECT Between Teachers and Those Who Want Schools Open Now! The 12 Point Covid-19 DISCONNECT Between Teachers and Those Who Want Schools Open Now! Pressure is being placed on teachers to return to in-person classes. Here’s why that’s a problem. 1. Precautions The CDC and Dr. Fauci and President Biden want all schools to return to in-person learning with precautions in p
NYC Public School Parents: NeQuan McLean on how DOE's "gifted" program is the fruit of a poisonous tree
by Mike Simpson / 1d
NeQuan McLean on how DOE's "gifted" program is the fruit of a poisonous tree See the eloquent letter below by NeQuan McLean, President of CEC 16 to Hazel Dukes, President of the NAACP NYS Conference and Christine L. Waters, Education Chair about the DOE "gifted" program. [One correction to this excellent letter: NYC DOE is not "the most well-funded public school system in the country." There are

FEB 04

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, February 3, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
by Mike Simpson / 1d
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES NYC Educator: Nobody Wants to Talk to the Principal - http://nyceducator.com/2021/02/nobody-wants-to-talk-to-principal.html Don’t Listen to David Brooks - Progressive.org - https://progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/dont-listen-to-david-brooks-greene-210203/ Free Webinar Dealing With Learning Disabilities In Delaware On February 10
Rachel Levy Is Running for the Virginia House of Delegates. She Deserves Our Support! | Diane Ravitch's blog
by Mike Simpson / 1d
Rachel Levy Is Running for the Virginia House of Delegates. She Deserves Our Support! I have known Rachel Levy for about a decade as a strong and fearless supporter of public schools. She just announced her candidacy for the Virginia House of Delegates. I will help her in every way possible, including a donation to her campaign. I hope you will help her too. Dear Friends, It’s time. I’m ready. I
Shawgi Tell: Charter Schools Distort the Modern Socialized Economy | Dissident Voice
by Mike Simpson / 1d
Charter Schools Distort the Modern Socialized Economy | Dissident Voice Charter Schools Distort the Modern Socialized Economy Every year billions of public dollars and assets flow into the hands of private businesses like charter schools, leaving public schools, the economy, the public interest, and the nation worse off. This is due to the fact that competing owners of capital are using deregulat
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 / 1d
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 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/2021/01/this-week-i
On Trans* Students and Level Playing Fields | Eclectablog
by Mike Simpson / 1d
On Trans* Students and Level Playing Fields Republican Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas spent some time today questioning President Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardonas, and decided to focus on the issue of transgender students playing sports in school. Here’s what Sen. Marshall had to say… I’m going to take Mr. Marshall at his word, and instead of suggesting that he u
CURMUDGUCATION: More Absurd Learning Loss Data + Update: How Pandemic School Is Going In One Rural Area
by Mike Simpson / 1d
CURMUDGUCATION: More Absurd Learning Loss Data More Absurd Learning Loss Data Pandemic education has featured a great deal of chicken littling about "learning loss " that is largely ridiculous . Test manufacturers and folks in test-adjacent edu-biz endeavors are selling the picture of students as buckets and education as water, and now the education is just leaking out at a rate so alarming that
Caroline LeCount, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th Ward
by Mike Simpson / 1d
Caroline LeCount, 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 Caroline LeCount . Eduactivist Caroline LeCount, born in Philadelphia in 184
5 things we learned from Miguel Cardona’s confirmation hearing - Education Votes
by Mike Simpson / 1d
5 things we learned from Miguel Cardona’s confirmation hearing By Amanda Menas Dr. Miguel Cardona, President Biden’s nominee for Education Secretary and the first Latino to hold the position, spoke with the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions during a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Educators across the country were excited to hear from the former educator and union memb
The “Science of Reading”: A Movement Anchored in the Past – radical eyes for equity
by Mike Simpson / 1d
The “Science of Reading”: A Movement Anchored in the Past One of the defining moments of my first-year writing seminar is my reading aloud the first few paragraphs from A Report from Occupied Territory by James Baldwin. This essay in The Nation from July 11, 1966, offers students dozens of powerful examples of compelling and purposeful writing, Baldwin at his best. But the circumstances of the e
EdTrust and Other Groups Ask Cardona NOT to Allow Testing Waivers | Diane Ravitch's blog
by Mike Simpson / 1d
EdTrust and Other Groups Ask Cardona NOT to Allow Testing Waivers One of the first and most important decisions that Secretary-designate Miguel Cardona will make is whether to grant waivers to the states that want to suspend the annual federal testing mandated by the Every Student Succeeds Act. Some states–like New York–intend to request waivers, in light of the turmoil and unequal access to edu
Teacher Tom: Their Play is Not Evidence That They are Fine
by Mike Simpson / 1d
Their Play is Not Evidence That They are Fine We've all seen recordings of children playing in refugee camps and in war zones. In Peter Gray's book Free to Learn , he tells about the games Jewish children played even in concentration camps. They were games of survival, for the most part, like challenging one another to touch an electrified fence, but they were games and it was play. Children pla
Black & Smart: Stop Using Black Children as an Excuse to Open Your Schools | National Education Policy Center
by Mike Simpson / 1d
Black & Smart: Stop Using Black Children as an Excuse to Open Your Schools It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog. The Corona Virus has forced me to address so many things virtually, that the last thing I’ve had the energy for was sitting down in front of the computer for yet another thing. I didn’t even want to think about an Op-Ed. However, the current chatter about returning to schools h
What You Need to Know About Standardized Testing | Diane Ravitch's blog
by Mike Simpson / 1d
What You Need to Know About Standardized Testing Valerie Strauss posted this article that I wrote on her Washington Post site “The Answer Sheet.” The tests now required by federal law are worthless. The results are reported too late to matter. The reports to teachers do not tell them what students do or do not know. The tests tell students whether they did well or poorly on a test they took six
Kentucky back at cutting teacher pensions. – Fred Klonsky
by Mike Simpson / 1d
KENTUCKY BACK AT CUTTING TEACHER PENSIONS In 2018 the Republican Kentucky legislature and their Republican governor went after teacher pensions which resulted in a massive spontaneous revolt among their already low-paid teachers. The pension cutting bill passed but the court tossed it out. And the Republican governor, Matt Bevins was also tossed out in the next election, replaced by the state’s
WHAT’S THE PROBABILITY? – Dad Gone Wild
by Mike Simpson / 1d
WHAT’S THE PROBABILITY? “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” ― Louis D. Brandeis, Other People’s Money And How the Bankers Use It I grew up a military brat and therefore spent my formative years on or nearby military bases. My father proudly served for 24 year
CURMUDGUCATION: Third Grade Reading Retention: Still A Bad Idea
by Mike Simpson / 1d
Third Grade Reading Retention: Still A Bad Idea A former colleague of mine, a math teacher, used to say, "Don't even teach primary students math. Just teach them to read. By the time they get to me, if they can read well, I can teach them all the math you want." That was many years ago, long before the rise of third grade reading retention laws . But those laws, while (usually) well-intentioned,
NYC Educator: Today in NY Post--Dog Bites Man
by Mike Simpson / 1d
Today in NY Post--Dog Bites Man Whenever I read headlines, I think about what they mean. In the Post is a story suggesting 60% of DOE employees would leave if they could . That's pretty shocking. There must be almost no morale whatsoever among us, you'd think. But what does it mean when they say, "if they could?" I mean, anyone could. I could send a nasty email and never go to work again. But he
Does New Generation of Teachers Also Care about Pay, Benefits, Retirement and Tenure? | Cloaking Inequity
by Mike Simpson / 1d
DOES NEW GENERATION OF TEACHERS ALSO CARE ABOUT PAY, BENEFITS, RETIREMENT AND TENURE? Teaching is one of the most altruistic professions. Despite constant attacks on their profession and ongoing public criticism from some quarters in the modern era— teachers are the willing and expert caretakers of our nation. Education is the compass of our democracy. As teacher shortages and high attrition con
New CA Digital Divide Innovation Challenge - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education)
by Mike Simpson / 1d
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces $1 Million Competition to Spur Innovation that Closes the Digital Divide for California Students, Educators and Families State lawmakers also provide overview of latest proposals to expand connectivity SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced the new “California Digital Divide Innovation Challenge,” a global

FEB 03

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, February 3, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
by Mike Simpson / 2d
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES The High Stakes of Miguel Cardona’s Senate Confirmation Hearing | Education News | US News - https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-02-02/the-high-stakes-of-miguel-cardonas-senate-confirmation-hearing#new_tab on @USNews STATE’S REFUSAL TO FUND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FORCES STUDENTS BACK TO COURT | Education Law Center - h
#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Online Book Forum: BLM co-founder Opal Tometi will join Brian Jones, Denisha Jones, Jesse Hagopian and Marshé Doss in conversation about making Black Lives Matter–from the streets to the classroom. – I AM AN EDUCATOR
by Mike Simpson / 2d
#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Online Book Forum: BLM co-founder Opal Tometi will join Brian Jones, Denisha Jones, Jesse Hagopian and Marshé Doss in conversation about making Black Lives Matter– from the streets to the classroom. – I AM AN EDUCATOR Online Book Forum: BLM co-founder Opal Tometi will join Brian Jones, Denisha Jones, Jesse Hagopian and Marshé Doss in conversation about making Black Lives
Open Letter: Cancel the Standardized Testing Mandate for Spring 2021 | Schott Foundation for Public Education
by Mike Simpson / 2d
Open Letter: Cancel the Standardized Testing Mandate for Spring 2021 The Schott Foundation is proud to add our name, alongside our longtime partners and allies, to this open letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona, President Biden's pick for Secretary of Education. It's time to follow up on candidate Biden's promise on standardized tests: cancel the spring 2021 testing mandate. To: Secretary of Education N
Teacher Tom: To Do Good Feels Good
by Mike Simpson / 2d
To Do Good Feels Good One of the single most depressing days of my life was when the professor in a university course I was taking called The Art of Rhetoric argued the case against altruism. He made his claim, then invited a classroom full of idealistic youths to try to prove him wrong. "What about the hero who runs into a burning building?" we asked. "He knew he wouldn't be able to live with h
Teachers to Biden: What we want from your administration + Jamaal Bowman: ending the school-to-prison pipeline + Americans keep getting wrong about our unions - The Washington Post
by Mike Simpson / 2d
Teachers to Biden: What we want from your administration - The Washington Post Teachers to Biden: What we want from your administration Teachers around the country are eager to see where President Biden and his Education Department take federal policy to improve public schools — especially after four years of the Trump administration, which did not try to hide its contempt for public education. I
Mike Klonsky's Blog: Parkland
by Mike Simpson / 2d
Parkland I was in Parkland two days after the massacre in 2018. I did some interviews with parents, educators, and students at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, all shaken with anger and despair, feelings that in the following months would inspire the energy behind a movement for gun control. It was a movement led by the students themselves, that would sweep the nation and play a critical r
Septima Clark, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th Ward
by Mike Simpson / 2d
SEPTIMA CLARK, 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 Septima P. Clark. Septima Clark was an eduactivist, born in South Carolina
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
by Mike Simpson / 2d
NewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_30.html Def Jam Presents: Through The Lens – Janette Beckman (Episode 1) by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h 'Episode One of Through The Lens , focusing on British-born photographer Janette Beckman , who lives and
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
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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 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/2021/01/this-week-i
Diane Ravitch in Conversation with Raynard Sanders - Network For Public Education
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Diane Ravitch in Conversation with Raynard Sanders Start: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 • 7:00 PM • Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00) End: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 • 8:30 PM • Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00) The Network for Public Education invites you to join us for a video conference with NPE President Diane Ravitch. Diane's guest will be author and educator, R
A New Anthem for #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool: “False Knowledge,” by the middle school duo Triple S! – I AM AN EDUCATOR
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A New Anthem for #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool: “False Knowledge,” by the middle school duo Triple S! To support the artists, Triple S, please buy the track on Bandcamp at: https://southseattleswagger.bandcamp.com/track/false-knowledge Black Lives Matter at School has a new anthem for the movement! The middle school duo from Seattle, Triple S (South Seattle Swagger)–Mc’s Freeze 32 and Gucci Grape–is
Florida: Stop the Mega-Voucher Bill! | Diane Ravitch's blog
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Florida: Stop the Mega-Voucher Bill! The Constitution of the state of Florida bans the transfer of public funds to religious schools or any religious institution. The ban is unequivocal. It says: “No revenue of the state or any political subdivision or agency thereof shall ever be taken from the public treasury directly or indirectly in aid of any church, sect, or religious denomination or in ai
Alfie Kohn: The Tests Are Lousy, So How Could the Scores Be Meaningful? | National Education Policy Center
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Alfie Kohn: The Tests Are Lousy, So How Could the Scores Be Meaningful? Way before Waze, I listened to traffic reports on my car radio whenever I had to drive to the airport. Over time I came to realize that the information they broadcast was frequently wrong: I’d be caught in a jam on a highway that the radio had just told me was in good shape or, conversely, I’d be speeding along on a road I’d
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s First Big Test | janresseger
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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s First Big Test Miguel Cardona’s confirmation hearing as President Biden’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education is scheduled for this morning at 10 AM in the U.S. Senate Education Committee. Assuming Cardona is confirmed by the committee and subsequently on the floor of the U.S. Senate, his first big test as Education Secretary will be his decision

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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, February 2, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES It’s Groundhog Day & Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115304 on @Larryferlazzo Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115299 on @Larryferlazzo The Five-Second Cancellation of Ab
Report: California ‘wasting’ millions of dollars funding online charter schools - The Washington Post
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Report: California ‘wasting’ millions of dollars funding online charter schools A new report on California’s online charter schools says that the state is “wasting hundreds of millions of dollars a year by funding these schools at a level far above their costs.” The report, published Tuesday by a California-based nonprofit research and policy organization called In the Public Interest, also says
As Trump Era Ends, “School Choice Movement” Must Confront Its Conservative Roots | Diane Ravitch's blog
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As Trump Era Ends, “School Choice Movement” Must Confront Its Conservative Roots Avi Wolfman-Arent writes at the Philadelphia PBS website WHYY about the uncomfortable dilemma of the “school choice movement.” At least some of the choice champions had not come to grips with the fact that their movement was funded by Trump supporters. Perhaps the reckoning might have caused them to wonder if they w
Black History Month 2021: “There’s a Lot Left to Be Done” by Ben Jealous | NewBlackMan (in Exile)
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Black History Month 2021: “There’s a Lot Left to Be Done” by Ben Jealous Black History Month 2021: “There’s a Lot Left to Be Done” by Ben Jealous | @BenJealous | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile) February is Black History Month – and Black people just made a whole lot of history. Joe Biden is our president and Donald Trump is not because Black organizers and voters decided that they would not be
Teacher Tom: "For Your Own Good"
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"For Your Own Good" When someone says, "I'm doing this for your own good," rest assured it is likely not for your own good. Or at least it's not in your best interest, according to your own judgement, in this particular moment, and usually it is decidedly against your best interest by any measure. It's the end argument for those who would compel, deceive, or censor, not always perhaps, but often
The State (SC): Read to Succeed bill would fail reading again in South Carolina – radical eyes for equity
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The State (SC): Read to Succeed bill would fail reading again in South Carolina Read to Succeed bill would fail reading again in South Carolina (hyperlink version below and link to The State in title) Currently, I am in year 37 of teaching in SC, serving as a high school English teacher at Woodruff High for 18 years before moving to teacher education at Furman University for the past 19 years. I
The Whole Truth about Kids, Schools, and Covid-19 (Derek Thompson) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
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The Whole Truth about Kids, Schools, and Covid-19 (Derek Thompson) The following article comes from The Atlantic , January 2021. “ Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he writes about economics, technology, and the media. He is the author of Hit Makers and the host of the podcast Crazy/Genius .” Those school boards and superintendents who continue to keep schools closed in lig
CURMUDGUCATION: Donors Choose Monday: Give This Book
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Donors Choose Monday: Give This Book Ms. Evans-Klopp is at Andrew T. Morrow in Central Islip, NY in a high-poverty neighborhood and trying to work through open-yet-restricted building work, and she'd like a class set of Give This Book a Title by Jarrett Lerner to give her third graders some excitement and a little creative break. You can help with even a small donation. And as always, I encourag
NYC Educator: UFT Executive Board February 1, 2021--Slogging Through the Pandemic Snowstorm
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UFT Executive Board February 1, 2021--Slogging Through the Pandemic Snowstorm UFT Secretary LeRoy Barr-- Welcomes us, says minutes passed. UFT Town Hall this Thursday. Carrie Prugh-- Tomorrow is mayoral town hall 5 PM UFT President Michael Mulgrew --Evaluation--Some superintendents and schools have been using attendance and time on Zoom as evaluation. That's not acceptable. There is a state law
Republicans Want to Slash Funding for Schools in COVID Relief Bill | Diane Ravitch's blog
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Republicans Want to Slash Funding for Schools in COVID Relief Bill Politico reports that Republicans have come up with a “compromise” COVID relief bill that slashes funding for schools. President Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion relief bill, that includes $170 billion for schools. Republicans have offered a COVID relief bill of $600 billion with a dramatic cut for schools, reducing the school
Schools Matter: Part 2: Red State Governors Pick Up Where DeVos Left Off
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Part 2: Red State Governors Pick Up Where DeVos Left Off More than 15 years before the Trumpers arrived in DC to initiate the latest "back to basic stupidity" era in all things social, cultural, economic, and intellectual, there was another Republican, George W. Bush, who had his own particular backwards fixation, which found its way into education policy in general and K-3 reading instruction i
TOO MANY THREADS – Dad Gone Wild
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TOO MANY THREADS “What we learn from history is that no one learns from history” ― Otto von Bismarck Keeping up with everything that is going on in the education world is getting a little difficult. As the moves keep escalating and demands grow exponentially. In regard to MNPS, the COVID-19 tracker has remained under 7 all weekend and currently sits at 6.9. Today at 3:30 Dr. Battle will hold a p
LEO’S TV – radical eyes for equity
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LEO’S TV In the opening weeks of my first-year writing seminar, I introduce students to reading like writers ( here and here ), emphasizing that we are not reading to write literary analysis (as many of them have done for Advanced Placement Literature) but reading to explore and acquire moves and approaches for effective writing. Since the first essay assignment is a personal narrative, I provid
How a fight for an elementary school became a catalyst for positive change - Alternet.org
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How a fight for an elementary school became a catalyst for positive change As soon as Anna Grant's busy workday at Forest View Elementary School in Durham, North Carolina, ended, she would head toward the next school where she was needed. "I would get off work and immediately drive to meetings, press events, whatever we had organized [for the school]," she recalls. Her second school of concern w
MPS celebrates National Black Lives Matter Week of Action 2021 | Educate All Students, Support Public Education
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MPS celebrates National Black Lives Matter Week of Action 2021 The Milwaukee community will have opportunities to listen, learn, and add their voices to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) narrative in order to bring about positive change. Leading off Black History Month in February, the National Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, February 1–5, 2021, is designed to engage the community in top
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
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NewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_30.html Black History Month 2021: “There’s a Lot Left to Be Done” by Ben Jealous by Mark Anthony Neal / 18h | @BenJealous | special to NewBlackMan (in Exile) February is Black History Month – and Black pe
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
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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 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/2021/01/this-week-i

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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, February 1, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Academy Of Dover’s Very Awesome Snow Day Message | Exceptional Delaware - https://wp.me/p4JboV-5N5 via @ExcptlDelaware Parkland mom busts Marjorie Taylor Greene for backtracking on false flag shooting claims in private call http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/fDuU8rA7kTk/ School Districts, Teachers Are At Odds Over Resuming In
Put Your Community on the #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Week of Action Movement Map! – I AM AN EDUCATOR
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Put Your Community on the #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Week of Action Movement Map! Click on this link to register your community as participating in the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. Happy Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action! Seattle, Philadelphia, New York City, New Jersey, Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Milwaukee, Boston, Iowa, Baltimore, Washington, D.C.… These are just
Octavius V. Catto, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th Ward
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OCTAVIUS V. CATTO, BLACK EDUCATOR HALL OF FAME This Black History Month, we’ll highlight 28 Black Educators in our Hall of Fame . Octavius V. Catto was an educator and an activist; an eduactivist , born on February 22, 1839 in South Carolina. He was born in South Carolina, but he made his mark in Philadelphia. He attended the Institute for Colored Youth; an institution, founded as the African In
What you need to know about standardized testing - The Washington Post
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What you need to know about standardized testing Diane Ravitch is a former assistant secretary of education and historian. For more than a decade, she has been a leading advocate for America’s public education system and a critic of the modern “accountability” movement that has based school improvement measures in large part on high-stakes standardized tests. In her influential 2010 book, “ The
Grassroots Education Network- 2020 Roundup - Network For Public Education
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Grassroots Education Network- 2020 Roundup The NPE Grassroots Education Network is a network of over 160 grassroots organizations nationwide who have joined together to preserve, promote, improve, and strengthen our public schools. If you know of a group that would like to join this powerful network, please go here to sign on. If you have any questions about the NPE Grassroots Education Network,
Teacher Tom: Bird Brains
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Bird Brains Yesterday, a pair of crows drove our dog crazy by play fighting outside our living room window. At first I thought it was an actual fight, and maybe it was (I have no idea what was in their hearts) but after awhile it was hard to see it as anything other than a bit of rough housing, especially when they finished by flying off together, wingtip to wingtip to perch side-by-side on a tr
If Schools Don’t Overhaul Discipline, ‘Teachers Will Still Be Calling The Police On Our Black Students’ | HuffPost
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If Schools Don’t Overhaul Discipline, ‘Teachers Will Still Be Calling The Police On Our Black Students’ As districts across the country cut their school resource officers, advocates warn it won’t be enough to end overly harsh discipline of Black students. Shyra Adams vividly remembers the days after the death of Tony Robinson, an unarmed Black teenager killed in 2015 by police in her hometown of
Fighting The Power: Black History Month And Beyond - Philly's 7th Ward
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FIGHTING THE POWER: BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND BEYOND *Mic check* (Ahem). Educators: are you aware that next month is Black History Month ? Have you asked your students, specifically your Black students, what they’d like to see and/or do for Black History Month ? Or, do you plan on doing the least; that is reading brief bios of famous Black people during morning announcements, putting posters on th
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER
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NewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_30.html Bob James Offers a Backstory on His Most Sampled Records by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h Legendary Jazz musician Bob James talks to Tracklib about some of his most sampled songs, including "Nautilus",
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007
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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/2021/01/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_30.html Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h geral
Jake Jacobs Reviewed Hillary’s Dreadful Education Plan | Diane Ravitch's blog
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Jake Jacobs Reviewed Hillary’s Dreadful Education Plan Jake Jacobs, an art teacher in New York City, a leader of New York BadAss Teachers, and a writer for The Progressive, read and reviewed Hillary Clinton’s policy briefing book in 2017 and reviewed the education section for Alternet. I missed his article, but it’s worth reading now to understand how advocates of privatization have inserted the
Education Law Center Exposes Collapse of States’ Investment in Public Schools Since 2008 | janresseger
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Education Law Center Exposes Collapse of States’ Investment in Public Schools Since 2008 One of the ways we attribute meaning to what we see is through stories. Here is the story of my school district. We are among the top districts in Ohio in the local school property taxes we have voted . But our district was forced to cut teachers and programs this year, and the teachers almost went on strike
Forum on mayoral control, vote on gifted test and BLM in schools this week | Class Size Matters | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes
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Forum on mayoral control, vote on gifted test and BLM in schools this week | Class Size Matters | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes Tonight’s forum on mayoral control, vote on gifted test and BLM in schools this week Jan. 31, 2021 I’ll be speaking tonight Sunday at 8 PM with other teachers, parents and advocates at a forum on how mayoral contro
Meet the New Republican Members of the House Ed and Labor Committee | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog
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Meet the New Republican Members of the House Ed and Labor Committee The big news of late is that Q Anon-espousing, school-shooting-conspiracy-spewing, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been assigned to (of all things) the House Education and Labor Committee for the 117th Congress. I was curious about the other new members of Ed and Labor, so I thought I’d do some light investigating. Here are th
Schools Matter: Red State Governors Pick Up Where DeVos Left Off, Part 1
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Red State Governors Pick Up Where DeVos Left Off, Part 1 It's easy to make a case that Donald Trump was the least informed, least effective, and most racist President since Woodrow Wilson. And it is even easier to do same for his "utterly unqualified" Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. Now that a competent and less racist Administration has saved the Nation from international shame and a domes
Join the 2021 #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Week of Action from Feb. 1-5 with these online events all week! – I AM AN EDUCATOR
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Join the 2021 #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Week of Action from Feb. 1-5 with these online events all week! February 1st marks the beginning of the 4th annual Black Lives Matter at School national Week of Action! There are so many events happening all around the country. Below is a calendar of online events for each day of the week to counter anti-Blackness in education. In this era of mass incarcer

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CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Worse Week Than I Thought Edition (1/31)
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CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Worse Week Than I Thought Edition (1/31) Worse Week Than I Thought Edition You know, I thought last week was pretty okay until I looked at the pieces I had collected. So maybe you don't want to read every single item on the list this week. But do stick around for the palate cleanser at the end. Jeff Bezos wants to go to the moon. Then, public education. From Dominik Dresel
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, January 31, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDVACCINE
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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Biden administration urged to allow states to cancel spring standardized testing - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/01/30/biden-administration-urged-allow-states-cancel-spring-standardized-testing/ BUSTED: Republican lawmaker caught pushing parental rights bill for rapists http://feedproxy.google.com/~
John Thompson: Oklahoma’s Disastrous Efforts to Privatize Everything | Diane Ravitch's blog
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John Thompson: Oklahoma’s Disastrous Efforts to Privatize Everything John Thompson is a historian and retired teacher in Oklahoma. He keeps us abreast of what is happening in his home state. He writes: Now that Oklahoma voters rejected Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recommendations and chose to accept hundreds of millions of dollars a year of Medicaid Expansion funds , policy-makers must ask what could go w
CURMUDGUCATION: Nationwide Initiative Underway To Dismantle Public Education
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Nationwide Initiative Underway To Dismantle Public Education Well, happy School Choice Week. What better way to celebrate than getting a bunch of states to ram through bills to gut (or in some cases further gut) public education. The preferred method seems to be ESA-style vouchers (ESA used to stand for "education savings account," but sometimes "education scholarship account"). In an ESA/Tax Cr
Chicago Teachers' Struggle At A Crossroads - PopularResistance Org
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Chicago Teachers' Struggle At A Crossroads - PopularResistance.Org CHICAGO TEACHERS’ STRUGGLE AT A CROSSROADS The drive to reopen Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the third largest school district in the country, has become a pitched battle between educators and the state apparatus, the latter backed up by the corporate media and the unions. The fight by Chicago educators to prevent the reopening of
Open Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona On The Future Of Public Education And Indigenous Resurgence – Wrench in the Gears
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Open Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona On The Future Of Public Education And Indigenous Resurgence Dear Dr. Cordona, I am writing this open letter as the parent of a young adult child who spent thirteen years in an under-funded urban school district, a district targeted by consultants, corporate interests, and predatory philanthropists who sought to leverage the challenges faced by our city’s vulnera
Ed Notes Online: Today 8 PM Zoom - Get Our Damn School System Out of the Hands of Incompetent and clueless Mayors Once and for all #ourcityschools #endmayoralcontrol #cancelthemayor SUNDAY 1/31 @ 8PM
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Ed Notes Online: Today 8 PM Zoom - Get Our Damn School System Out of the Hands of Incompetent and clueless Mayors Once and for all Today 8 PM Zoom - Get Our Damn School System Out of the Hands of Incompetent and clueless Mayors Once and for all Almost 20 years under the mayoral dictatorships of Bloomberg and de Blasio. It's time to put an end to it. School governance starts at the top but ends wi
EdAction in Congress January 31, 2021 - Education Votes
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EdAction in Congress January 31, 2021 Tell Congress to pass a robust COVID-19 package The sea change in the outlook for robust COVID-19 relief is proof elections really do have consequences. NEA and the Biden administration are on the same page: additional, significant relief is needed—and it is needed fast. If building bipartisan support proves impossible, Democrats have signaled they will use
School Community Led by People, Not Billionaires - LA Progressive
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School Community Led by People, Not Billionaires A s soon as Anna Grant’s busy workday at Forest View Elementary School in Durham, North Carolina, ended, she would head toward the next school where she was needed. “I would get off work and immediately drive to meetings, press events, whatever we had organized [for the school],” she recalls. Her second school of concern was Lakewood Elementary, w
MITCHELL ROBINSON: The Forgotten Voices in the School Reopening Debate: Teachers | Eclectablog
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The Forgotten Voices in the School Reopening Debate: Teachers | Eclectablog The Forgotten Voices in the School Reopening Debate: Teachers The following post was written by an elementary school teacher. This person could be your neighbor…a friend…a family member…or just someone you know on social media. This teacher hasn’t shared how they feel with anyone outside of their family, because there is
Stop the Tests. Stop Vouchers. It's Up to You. - Network For Public Education
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Stop the Tests. Stop Vouchers. It’s Up to You. Miguel Cardona’s confirmation hearing as U.S. Secretary of Education will take place this Wednesday. You can watch the hearing live at 10:00 am EST here . We believe he should immediately waive the requirement for spring testing. You can find our letter to him here . We are delighted that 74 national, state, and local public education advocacy group
Texas Requires Students to Take State Test in Person | Diane Ravitch's blog
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Texas Requires Students to Take State Test in Person While other states are requesting waivers from federally-mandated tests this spring, Texas is moving forward, requiring all students to take in-person tests. Given the stress and dislocation caused by the pandemic, this is madness. State Commissioner Mike Morath was never an educator, and apparently he lacks common decency. Instruction has bee
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007
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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/2021/01/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_30.html “Pandemic Lessons for a Post-COVID Classroom” by Larry Ferlazzo / 3h Pand
Did Closing Schools Save Lives Or Cost Lives? The Debate Continues | 89.3 KPCC
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Did Closing Schools Save Lives Or Cost Lives? The Debate Continues In November, I reported for NPR on a scientific paper that estimated millions of years of life could be lost due to prolonged school closures in the U.S. — far more, in fact, than might be lost by keeping schools open. The paper has since been corrected and critiqued. The central question it tried to answer remains. The paper's a

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