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New Hampshire: Republicans Move Forward with Largest Voucher Program in Nation | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tSy via @dianeravitch State clears troubled Florida voucher school again - Orlando Sentinel - https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/os-prem-ne-troubled-private-school-orange-20210318-4j2ykw7ybbghzildtwyjeksl2i-story.html via @orlandosentinel
NYC Educator: Note to MATH Advocate Andrew Yang--2 + 2 = 4 - http://nyceducator.com/2021/03/note-to-math-advocate-andrew-yang-2-2-4.html
21 positive COVID-19 cases recorded this week in Philadelphia schools, two groups say - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/19/22341101/21-positive-covid-19-cases-recorded-this-week-in-philadelphia-schools-two-groups-say on chalkbeat
Good Piece On The Bad Term, “Learning Loss” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=116338 on @Larryferlazzo
We have a moral obligation – with special guest Congresswoman Debbie Dingell | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=72484
On increasing college access, superintendent turnover, and Mills College’s closure plan | EdSource - https://edsource.org/?p=651757 on @edsource
How to Get Our Kids Back on Track - The Atlantic - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/how-to-get-our-kids-back-on-track/618269/
March is Women’s History Month https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=48989#.YFYv501DfH8.twitter via @EdVotes
A Biden Appointee Will Oversee Title IX. Sexual Assault Survivors Say She’s A Bad Choice. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-civil-rights-sexual-assault-columbia-suzanne-goldberg_n_6053642cc5b6fce6ee965b2f
CDC guidance changes could affect full return of in-person learning in D.C. region https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/schools-three-feet-distance-dc-md-va/2021/03/19/3f3bb51e-88d7-11eb-82bc-e58213caa38e_story.html
Legislature asked to extend year of services for students with special needs https://www.njspotlight.com/video/legislature-asked-to-extend-year-of-services-for-students-with-disabilities/
NYC will allow three feet of distance in preschools, elementary schools, allow more parents to opt into in-person classes https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-school-covid-distance-guidance-20210319-ddga67quznfhjaj7d6yrtv2ipm-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
In a Boost to Reopening Schools, C.D.C. Says Students Can Be 3 Feet Apart https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/us/cdc-schools-three-feet-covid.html
‘All kids need to be back’: Speakers urge school board to reopen more Philadelphia schools for more students https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/19/22340487/speakers-urge-school-board-to-reopen-more-philadelphia-schools-for-more-students
Is computer code a language or math? MIT study uses brain scans for answers https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/coding-language-brain
For-Profit Charter Schools Gone Wild - LA Progressive - https://www.laprogressive.com/?p=365019
Jan Resseger: How to Wreck Your State’s Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tI2 via @dianeravitch
U.S. Public School System Tiptoes Back to Life | Education News | US News - https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-03-19/us-public-school-system-tiptoes-back-to-life on @USNews
AFT President Randi Weingarten tells Texas teacher Michael Hull: “We’re not going to fight to keep the schools closed” https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/20/wein-m20.html
CDC guidelines for schools: 3 feet of distance now required; NYC mayor says ‘we’re evaluating’ - silive.com - https://www.silive.com/education/2021/03/cdc-guidelines-for-schools-3-feet-of-distance-now-required-nyc-mayor-says-were-evaluating.html on @SIAdvance
Theresa Thayer Snyder: What Shall We Do With the Children After the Pandemic? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tyh via @dianeravitch
Big Education Ape: Teachers Unions Want More Details on New CDC Guidance of Desks Only 3 Feet Apart | Common Dreams News - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/teachers-unions-want-more-details-on.html
Big Education Ape: California Approves Nation's First Ethnic Statewide Studies Curriculum - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/california-approves-nations-first.html
Big Education Ape: Cartoons on Teaching during the Pandemic | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/cartoons-on-teaching-during-pandemic.html
Big Education Ape: $6 Billion in Reopening/Expanded Learning Funding - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/6-billion-in-reopeningexpanded-learning.html
Education Reinventers | Gary Rubinstein's BlogEducation Reinventers For the past ten years public education has been under assault by the self-proclaimed education ‘reformers.’ Strong personalities like Michelle Rhee, Joel Klein, Michael Bloomberg, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Corey Booker, and others led the movement that gave us Race To The Top, Race To The Top waivers, and the Every Child Succeeds Act. They got a chance to experiment with t
Mulgrew and Porter statements seem contradictory | JD2718Mulgrew and Porter statements seem contradictory How can they both be right? I think that Mulgrew’s words have to be read very carefully. They have lawyers and others at 52 Broadway, I am guessing, who carefully help craft lawyerly ways of saying things. Everything written since last March has to be carefully parsed, not read at face value. Did he say something would not happen, or that he did n
CURMUDGUCATION: An Evaluation That Teachers Can UseAn Evaluation That Teachers Can Use A post from Jay Wamsted at Education Post (yes, that Education Post--I've said it before and I'll say it again--it's important to read from all over the edu-web) got me thinking about the sources of feedback that teachers can tap. He tells a story about a missed moment in which someone offered him feedback on his teaching that he didn't want to hear, and how h
JEFF BRYANT: The for-profit charter school industry is completely out of control - Alternet orgThe for-profit charter school industry is completely out of control - Alternet.org The for-profit charter school industry is completely out of control A new report by the Network for Public Education (NPE) explains why charter schools are often nonprofit in name only when they are associated with a for-profit management group. NPE's report, titled "Chartered for Profit: The Hidden World of Charte
CDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6 | 89.3 KPCCCDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6 Updated March 19, 2021 at 12:46 PM ET The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for schools. On Friday, the agency announced it "now recommends that, with universal masking, students should maintain a distance of at least 3 feet in classroom settings." Previously the guidance stated, "Physical dista
WHAT’S A SWEETHEART LIKE YOU, DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS? – Dad Gone WildWHAT’S A SWEETHEART LIKE YOU, DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS? “Steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king.” – Bob Dylan “We got a lot of kings out here.” – TC Weber I’ve spent a lot of time this week trying to wrap my head around the relationship between money and public education. On one hand, schools are perpetually underfunded. In Tennessee, state-level of fundi
Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This WeekOur NPE Blogs of the Day feature what we think are interesting and important blog posts centered on issues of public education. The views expressed by the bloggers are, of course, entirely their own. To submit links and tips for inclusion, please send an email to npeblog@outlook.com . March 20, 2021 Nancy Bailey: Kindergarten Learning Loss Message Is HORRIFYING for Children! By March 20, 2021 Ja
EDUCATION MATTERS: CATCH UP WITH MR. G - THIS WEEK IN DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DCPSEducation Matters CATCH UP WITH MR. G THIS WEEK IN DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DCPS Appeasement doesn't work, school board members should understand that. by Unknown / 1d In the 1930s, Nevile Chamberlain pushed a policy of appeasement towards Germany. The reasoning was, if we let them do what they want to do to those other people, they will leave them alone, and it worked for a while. The problem
THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes itDad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. WHAT’S A SWEETHEART LIKE YOU, DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS? by TC Weber / 20h “Steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king.” – Bob Dylan “We got a lot of kings out here.” – TC Weber I’ve spent a lot of time this week trying to wrap my head around the relationship between money and public education. On one hand,
TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORTTENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT EDUCATION POLITICS AND POLICY IN THE VOLUNTEER STATE An Unattainable Burden by Andy Spears / 3d The current state of Tennessee’s school funding formula (the BEP) places an “unattainable burden” on local school districts, according to Katie Cour of the Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF). The Foundation released a policy brief highlighting the shortcomings of t
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONTeacher Tom EdHeroes: What if Education Focused on the Needs of Children and Families? 200+ 23h Partnering With Parents 300+ 2d Thinking, Learning, and the Having of Wonderful Ideas 300+ 3d We Can't Teach Mindfulness to the Experts 1K 4d The Original Affluent Society 200+ 4d Thingmaker Featuring Creepy Crawlers 96 7d Teacher Tom
SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCalifornia Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION $6 Billion in Reopening/Expanded Learning Funding 16h $6 Billion in Reopening and Expanded Learning Funding Amounts for TK-12 Schools Now Available SBE Approves Historic Ethnic Studies Guidance 1d State Board of Education Approves Historic Ethnic Studies Guidance for High Schools Scho
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTERNewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight on The Verzuz Phenomenon by Mark Anthony Neal / 1h "When the pandemic shut down live concerts, pioneering hip hop producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland wanted to give people a show, and developed what became a viral online music battle series: Verzuz , in which noted musical artists (such as John Legend and
THIS WEEK Education Research ReportEducation Research Report Preschoolers' extensive electronic media use linked to emotional/behavioural issues by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d Associated with hyperactivity, short attention span, poor concentration and friendship issues BMJ Preschoolers' extensive use of electronic media, including game consoles, mobile phones, and tablets, is linked to a heightened risk of emotional and behavioural
THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Good Piece On The Bad Term, “Learning Loss” by Larry Ferlazzo / 26min Ron Berger, who is an exceptional educator and leads EL Education, just wrote a good piece in the Atlantic, How to Get Our Kids Back on Track . The quote in the textbox gives you an idea of the tone. I’m adding it to Trying To Bring
KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafe #CANCELTHETESTDiane 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 Jan Resseger: How to Wreck Your State’s Public Schools by dianeravitch / 16min I said I would not reproduce blogs, with rare exceptions. Jan Resseger is that one rare exception. In this post, she explains how the costs of vouchers are destroying
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, March 19, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreformBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Why Common Core failed - https://brook.gs/3rYGUME on @BrookingsInst NYC Educator: Safety Last, Says Bill de Blasio - http://nyceducator.com/2021/03/safety-last-says-bill-de-blasio.html Ed
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