Saturday, March 6, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 6, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafe

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 



My AHA Moments in the Pandemic Education Plan | My Island View - https://wp.me/pLuXa-ly via @tomwhitby

Will $2 billion in incentives entice more schools to open their doors? https://edsource.org/podcast/will-2-billion-in-incentives-entice-more-schools-to-open-their-doors

House prepares to vote on preventing gun violence - Education Votes - https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/03/05/house-prepares-to-vote-on-preventing-gun-violence/

‘I’m Overwhelmed by How Much Is Out of My Control’ - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/us/odessa-teacher-covid.html on @nytimes

Success Academy, NYC Education Dept. clash over middle school space - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-success-academy-middle-school-space-dispute-20210305-723hpmlzkbg6fpqpi2xmprospq-story.html via @nydailynews

Daylight Saving Time Begins On March 14th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=116014 on @Larryferlazzo

Florida School Reverses Course on Diversity Curriculum - https://www.theroot.com/a-florida-school-decided-to-confront-complaints-of-raci-1846409752 on TheRoot

New Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Wants Schools Open 'As Soon As Possible' - MindShift - https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57465/new-education-secretary-miguel-cardona-wants-schools-open-as-soon-as-possible on @kqed

Equity is key to this county's push to vaccinate teachers - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/3kRXbjM via @ABC

Build rank-and-file committees in all Philadelphia schools to oppose unsafe conditions! https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/06/penn-m06.html


Big Education Ape: Black Women Like Mary Church Terrell Have Always Been Saving America - Philly's 7th Ward - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/black-women-like-mary-church-terrell.html


Big Education Ape: Carol Burris: Fordham Study Misleads the Public About Fiscal Harm of Charter Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/carol-burris-fordham-study-misleads.html


Big Education Ape: Are Urban Schools A Site of Occupation? - PopularResistance Org - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/are-urban-schools-site-of-occupation.html


Big Education Ape: The Educational Scholarship Program threatens truth and education - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-educational-scholarship-program.html


Big Education Ape: Rhode Island: Dark Money Backs “Parent Group” for More Charter Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/rhode-island-dark-money-backs-parent.html


Big Education Ape: Mayoral Candidates Need To Speak Out on New Round of Charter School Expansion – wearepcaps.org - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/mayoral-candidates-need-to-speak-out-on.html


Big Education Ape: One Year Ago – Grumpy Old Teacher - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/one-year-ago-grumpy-old-teacher.html


Big Education Ape: UTLA Votes Overwhelmingly to Demand Safe Schools Before Returning to Work | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/utla-votes-overwhelmingly-to-demand.html


Big Education Ape: SBE Agenda for March 2021 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/sbe-agenda-for-march-2021-state-board.html





$225 Million In New Revenue: 10 Facts About the SCUSD Budget - Sacramento City Teachers Association
$225 MILLION IN NEW REVENUE: 10 FACTS ABOUT THE SCUSD BUDGET Fact # 1: Since the 2012-2013 school year, the District has run a surplus every year except one: 2017-18 ( 2012-13 to 2018-19 Projections & 2012-13 to 2018-19 Actuals ). The District was told by the Sacramento County Office of Education it needed to make budget cuts to offset the costs of our contract settlement. Instead Superintendent
TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT
TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT EDUCATION POLITICS AND POLICY IN THE VOLUNTEER STATE Tylor Talks Teaching 26 by Andy Spears / 3d Nashville school board member Abigail Tylor talks about the crisis facing public education when it comes to recruiting and retaining teachers in a recent Twitter thread. Here are her thoughts: These are all extremely important points. When we apply them specifically to TN,
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Teacher Tom Creating Pictograms for Instagram 200+ 23h Despite My Utter Lack of "Teaching" 500+ 2d Talking to Ourselves 100+ 2d The Strongest Kids in the World 100+ 4d "What Is It?" 1K 4d I'll Try Not to Yuck Your Yum if You Try Not to Yuck Mine 86 7d The Concept of "Learning Loss" is Complete BS 11K 8d Teacher Tom
SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
California Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SBE Agenda for March 2021 13h Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on March 16-18, 2021. Model Continuation High Schools for 2021 Announced 1d State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announces Model Continuation High Schools for 2021. Response to Legislative Dea
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER
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THIS WEEK Education Research Report
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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Daylight Saving Time Begins On March 14th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources by Larry Ferlazzo / 4min congerdesign / Pixabay Daylight Saving Time begins on March 14th. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Daylight Saving Time . YESTERDAY Saturday’s Must-Read Articles On S
KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafe
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 Rhode Island: Dark Money Backs “Parent Group” for More Charter Schools by dianeravitch / 30min Maurice Cunningham specializes in digging up the facts about Dark Money (political contributions where the donors’ names are hidden). His expose of Dar

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