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Student asks teacher to give bonus points to 'whoever scores the lowest' https://www.wlwt.com/article/student-asks-teacher-to-give-bonus-points-to-whoever-scores-the-lowest-1/31198488
Debate, angst and many questions emerge over L.A. school reopening plans http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/8zOa7QXzgP4/more-debate-angst-over-school-reopening-plans-in-los-angeles
“We’re here trying to stay alive:” Wilderness class helps Brooklyn students survive remote learning https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-survival-class-brooklyn-high-school-20210314-7vd6pnhgvrhdnoehiogybmvude-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
The Missing Hours: 7 Students on Losing a Year of After-School Activities https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/us/nyc-after-school-activities-reopening.html
Wyoming’s school funding model may be about to fail https://hechingerreport.org/one-of-the-fairest-school-funding-models-in-the-nation-might-be-about-to-fail/
Segregation factories, pt. 2: what "Jeb Crow" has wrought for FTC, McKay, and Gardiner kids -- and everybody else - Public Enemy Number 1 - https://billytownsend.substack.com/
'Take the kids out of school': Fox News segment claims in-person learning teaches 'how to hate white people' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/aIvzqpgdcqw/
Why Education Sector Philanthropy Must Embrace a Racial Justice Lens | Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://schottfoundation.org/node/4310
Debate over renaming schools remains impassioned almost a year after George Floyd's death - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/debate-over-renaming-schools-remains-impassioned-almost-year-after-george-n1259849 by NBCNews on @NBCNews
Requiring citizenship test for high school graduation unnecessary, educators say - https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/news/2021/03/11/requiring-citizenship-test-high-school-graduation-unnecessary-educators-say/6927435002/ via @BartlesvilleEE
CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Blue Screen of Death Edition (3/14)CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Blue Screen of Death Edition (3/14) Blue Screen of Death Edition So the main desktop computer here at the institute is in a state, and we're working from the mobile office, which guarantees a 150% increase in typo frequency. But meanwhile, there are things to read. First, a reminder that NPE's Blog of the Day now provides a daily sampling of the best public education posts
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafeLarry 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 THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/this-week-in-education-larry-f
Friday, March 12, 2021 NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTERNewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_13.html Disrupt & Dismantle: Soledad O'Brien and Bevy Smith Discuss The Future Of Police Reform by Mark Anthony Neal / 12h " Join Soledad O'Brien and Bevy Smith for a conversation to explore the recurring
New Study: School Streets Improve Air Quality - Popular Resistance OrgNew Study: School Streets Improve Air Quality - PopularResistance.Org NEW STUDY: SCHOOL STREETS IMPROVE AIR QUALITY New Study Finds That School Streets Reduced Nitrogen Dioxide By Up To 23 Per Cent During Morning Drop Off. 81 per cent of parents and carers supported the measures at their children’s school and 18 per cent of parents reported driving to school less as a result of School Streets. Lo
The Crumbling Facade of “No Excuses” and Educational Racism – radical eyes for equityThe Crumbling Facade of “No Excuses” and Educational Racism Sarah Karp offers a long overdue and somewhat surprising opening lede for WBEZ Chicago, home to a number of charter school chains: Chicago’s largest charter school network sent a letter to alumni this week admitting that its past discipline and promotion policies were racist and apologizing for them. The apology is notable not just as a
Ed Notes Online: Outrage at Randi Grows -- Schumer and a Teachers’ Union Leader Secure Billions for Private Schools, NYT -- Oh, the OpticsOutrage at Randi Grows -- Schumer and a Teachers’ Union Leader Secure Billions for Private Schools, NYT -- Oh, the Optics "This one is too much - good old Randi and Chuck" - Email from retired teacher The pandemic relief bill includes $2.75 billion for private schools. How it got there is an unlikely political tale, involving Orthodox Jewish lobbying, the Senate majority leader and a teachers’ u
Union Leader Weingarten: Excluding Private Schools from $1.9 Trillion Relief Would Be a Shonda | The Jewish Press- JewishPress.com | David Israel | 1 Nisan 5781 – March 13, 2021 | JewishPress.com Union Leader Weingarten: Excluding Private Schools from $1.9 Trillion Relief Would Be a Shonda The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief law, passed by the Democrats in both houses with zero Republican support, includes close to $3 billion earmarked for private schools – quite a surprise from the pro-public school Democra
EdAction in Congress March 14, 2021 - Education VotesEdAction in Congress March 14, 2021 American Rescue Plan makes biggest education investment in U.S. history, cuts child poverty in half President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law on March 11, the day after Congress finally passed it. The $1.9 trillion stimulus package will provide critical funding for public schools, create and support millions of jobs, cut child poverty in half, m
Should the Black Lives Matter Agenda Be Taught at School? - The AtlanticWhat Happens When a Slogan Becomes the Curriculum Last month, a public-school district that serves mostly elementary and middle-school students in Evanston, Illinois, held its third annual Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action—using a curriculum, created in collaboration with Black Lives Matter activists and the local teachers’ union, that introduces children as young as 4 and 5 to some of
A Florida Blogger You Should Read | Diane Ravitch's blogA Florida Blogger You Should Read I said I won’t repost blogs anymore, except for very rare occasions. I intend to stick to my promise. So don’t consider this a repost. Consider it an introduction. An ally in Florida sent me two blogs by Billy Townsend. Here are the ones I read. I subscribed to his blog. He wrote this blog for the benefit of Jennifer Berkshire, co-author of A Wolf at the Schoolh
Teachers I Respect and Admire–Myrtle Davis | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom PracticeTeachers I Respect and Admire–Myrtle Davis I n this series of posts on teachers drawn from my 14 years of experience teaching history in three urban high schools between the mid-1950s and early 1970s and my experiences as a district superintendent, I write about teachers who I came to respect and admire. The first post was about an elementary school teacher whose classroom I visited many times w
FLASH BACK: How Education Reform Ate the Democratic Party | Jennifer C. BerkshireHow Education Reform Ate the Democratic Party | Jennifer C. Berkshire FLASH BACK: How Education Reform Ate the Democratic Party The Democrats and DeVos have more in common than they’d care to admit IN A FACEBOOK POST THIS SUMMER, hedge fund billionaire Daniel Loeb took aim at the highest ranking Black woman in the New York legislator, Andrea Stewart-Cousins. “[H]ypocrites like Stewart-Cousins who
How My Theory Of Knowledge Students Evaluated Our Class – And Me! | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...HOW MY THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE STUDENTS EVALUATED OUR CLASS – AND ME! As regular readers know, I usually have students in my class do anonymous class evaluations three or so times each year (I don’t just wait until the end because then it’s too late to make any adjustments, at least for that class). You can find many related previous posts at Best Posts On Students Evaluating Classes (And Teachers)
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 13, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafeBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 'You’re not going to get herd immunity if you don’t get kids vaccinated:' Teachers' union president - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/youre-not-going-
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