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Illinois COVID today: Simeon Career Academy student Zmaya Bell dies at 18 - ABC7 Chicago - https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-chicago-cases-deaths-zmaya-bell/10451467/ via @abc7chicago

Women in STEM face a "confidence gap." Here's what that means, and how to fix it https://www.salon.com/2021/03/28/women-in-stem-face-a-confidence-gap-heres-what-that-means-and-how-to-fix-it/

Ethnic studies pioneer Rudy Acuña on neoliberalism, Trump and the future of academia https://www.salon.com/2021/03/28/ethnic-studies-pioneer-rudy-acua-on-neoliberalism-trump-and-the-future-of-academia/

Superintendent On Why Some Students Might Thrive Under Virtual Learning https://www.npr.org/2021/03/28/982035033/superintendent-on-why-some-students-might-thrive-under-virtual-learning

NYC Education official likened Stuyvesant High to Chinatown: lawsuit https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-derogatory-remark-asian-students-20210327-5cyrgq4yindmvm3et3j73m2iky-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

As Pandemic Upends Teaching, Fewer Students Want to Pursue It https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/27/us/covid-school-teaching.html

Philadelphia will use federal relief money on building repair, academic recovery, and dealing with trauma https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/26/22353237/philadelphia-will-use-federal-relief-on-building-repair-academic-recovery-and-dealing-with-trauma

Schools Matter: Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade association - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2021/03/major-victory-over-corporate-charter.html

'This is What Black people Do': Family Files Claim Against California School District Over Teacher's Racist Rant Caught on Zoom https://www.theroot.com/this-is-what-black-people-do-family-files-claim-agains-1846569842

Report: How A Non-Profit Charter School Can Be Run For Profit - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/03/19/report-how-a-non-profit-charter-school-can-be-run-for-profit/?sh=39ee923e3cd4 by @palan57 on @forbes

West Virginia Poised To Spend More On Vouchers, Less On Public Schools - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/03/22/west-virginia-poised-to-spend-more-on-vouchers-less-on-public-schools/?sh=10fe89b6506a by @palan57 on @forbes



Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Palm Sunday Edition (3/28) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi_28.html




Big Education Ape: Election Reform: Now and Twenty Years Ago, A Personal Story | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/election-reform-now-and-twenty-years.html


Big Education Ape: What’s in a Name? – Grumpy Old Teacher - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/whats-in-name-grumpy-old-teacher.html


Big Education Ape: Beverly Cleary, Age 104 | Live Long and Prosper - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/beverly-cleary-age-104-live-long-and.html


Big Education Ape: solidaridad: Major victory over a corporate charter school chain and their trade association - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/solidaridad-major-victory-over.html


Big Education Ape: A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafe - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-very-busy-day-larry-ferlazzos_28.html




EdAction in Congress March 28, 2021 - Education Votes
EdAction in Congress March 28, 2021 Massacres in Atlanta and Boulder increase demands for gun control Mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder less than one week apart have yet again stepped up the demand for commonsense gun control measures. In the Atlanta shooting on March 16, eight people were murdered, including six women from South Korea and China. The killer drove to three different spas and
Oklahoma: State Board, by 4-3, Gives Charter Schools Access to Local Tax Revenues | Diane Ravitch's blog
Oklahoma: State Board, by 4-3, Gives Charter Schools Access to Local Tax Revenues Over the opposition of Joy Hofmeister, the state superintendent, the Oklahoma State Board of Education voted 4-3 to allow charter schools to have a share in property taxes and motor vehicle taxes that previously were reserved for public schools. A groundbreaking settlement will fundamentally change the way charter
CURMUDGUCATION: Is Your Charter School A Public School?
Is Your Charter School A Public School? It seems to be one of the eternal questions (well, sort of a question) of the education debates-- aren't charter schools public schools? So for those folks who are still a little fuzzy on this, let me offer a handy set of questions to help you decide. Here are the signs of a public school. Is the school and its resources owned by the public? Who owns the b
My Pandemic Classroom | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog
My Pandemic Classroom Due to the complications associated with living life during this pandemic, my blogging frequency has taken quite the plunge this past year. Our school district has been in session full time, in person, since September. Faculty reported to school late August. In order to adjust for a delayed school year, our district cut many of our holidays even as the school day itself bec
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Head, Shoulders, No Knees and Toes. Teaching Virtually.
Head, Shoulders, No Knees and Toes. Teaching Virtually. I miss my class. :( I miss being with my class. I see them every day, cameras, on, cameras off. A glimpse here, a glimpse there. I saw them once, some of them, when they met me at the school to pick up their "gifts" I got from DonorsChoose. We saw each other in "real life!" So exciting! I miss getting up and going out the door, fighting tra

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TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, March 27, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 3/27/21 Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - The Washington Post CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Spring Is Here, Apparently Edition (3/21) New CDC Guidelines to Reopen Schools Could be Dangerous - Institute for New Economic Thinking #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning

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