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Students plan statewide walkout Monday against racial injustice https://www.twincities.com/2021/04/16/students-plan-statewide-walkout-monday-against-racial-injustice/ via @pioneerpress
NAACP, teachers union part of group buying $1M ad spot in federal voting rights bill fight https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/naacp-teachers-union-part-group-buying-1m-ad-spot-federal-n1264426 via @nbcnews
Urban Consulate Confidential — Urban Consulate - http://www.urbanconsulate.com/confidential
Student debt relief? Yes! But pension cuts, housing and health care costs are sending retirees into record debt and bankruptcy. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qgv via @fklonsky
Lessons For The Derek Chauvin Trial & Its Aftermath | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=116988 on @Larryferlazzo
Education Matters: DCPS's @#&$ teachers attitude continues daily - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/04/dcpss-teachers-attitude-continues-daily.html
North Dakota governor signs law allowing Ten Commandments to be posted in public schools https://www.salon.com/2021/04/19/north-dakota-governor-signs-law-allowing-ten-commandments-to-be-posted-in-public-schools/
Minneapolis Public Schools to Close in Anticipation of a Verdict https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/us/minneapolis-public-schools-close-verdict.html
Parents say their children have been 'substantially hurt' by school closures, survey finds http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/K0-e7Cwl5sc/satisfaction-with-public-education-low-among-l-a-county-residents-ucla-survey-finds
Now the tables are turned and students get to accept or reject colleges such as UCLA and USC http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/EwLCanEvVBE/college-admissions-students-now-must-accept-reject-offers
Opinion: After a year of learning loss, it will take a village to raise our kids https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/04/opinion-shennell-mccloud-helping-kids-recover-learning-loss-nj-american-rescue-plan-tutoring-summer-classes-equitable-funding/
Millions of dollars for nearly 1,200 NYC public schools thanks to Fair Student Funding program https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-public-schools-fair-student-funding-20210419-35twtqpcobfhtatr74g3aimbmy-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
OPINION: The power of unfair standardized tests is finally, thankfully diminishing - The Hechinger Report https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-the-power-of-unfair-standardized-tests-is-finally-thankfully-diminishing/
Guest Post Alice Mercer: The First Two Days Of Concurrent/Hybrid Teaching | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=116980 on @Larryferlazzo
Answer Sheet: A Better Way to Make Sense of Pandemic ‘Learning Loss’ | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10867 on @NEPCtweet
Politics, race were key factors when Washington schools reopened for in-person learning during pandemic | The Seattle Times - https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=13733662 by @HannahFurfaro on @seattletimes
Competitive high schools to see greatest numbers of students return Monday - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/4/18/22388451/cps-school-return-public-schools-payton-jones-lane-tech-in-person#new_tab
Minneapolis Public Schools To Go To Distance Learning For Chauvin Verdict – WCCO | CBS Minnesota - https://cbsloc.al/3tqk0OF on /wcco
‘It’s like we’re not even there’: A Memphis student longs for a fresh start - Chalkbeat Tennessee - https://tn.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/16/22368217/its-like-were-not-even-there-a-memphis-student-longs-for-a-fresh-start#new_tab on chalkbeat
'We Keep Trying': Hawaii Sees Spike In School Absenteeism Due To The Pandemic - Honolulu Civil Beat - https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/04/we-keep-trying-hawaii-sees-spike-in-school-absenteeism-due-to-the-pandemic/#new_tab via @civilbeat
California group files federal civil rights complaint over San Diego school district's 'racist' teachings | Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-federal-civil-rights-complaint-san-diego-school-district#new_tab on @foxnews
Baltimore County school board, citing ‘safety risk’ to chair and others, requests help from law enforcement - Baltimore Sun - https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/bs-md-baltimore-county-schools-20210419-yqaqiyv2pnfqveg54hwgpjzrly-story.html#new_tab via @baltimoresun
Will money talk teachers into getting vaccinated? | wthr.com - https://www.wthr.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/will-money-talk-teachers-into-getting-vaccinated/531-63f5ef1c-bc5e-421a-9ea3-9fe22c1bec8c#new_tab on WTHRcom
For high school seniors with disabilities, school closures can feel like walking off a cliff - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/19/metro/high-school-seniors-with-disabilities-school-closures-can-feel-like-walking-off-cliff/#new_tab on @BostonGlobe
Equipped With Federal Aid, Summer Schools Aim for Huge Increases in Enrollment - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/equipped-with-federal-aid-summer-schools-aim-for-huge-increases-in-enrollment-11618738201#new_tab by @jencalfas on @WSJ
S.F. schools Superintendent Vincent Matthews agrees to stay if board behaves - https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/SF-schools-superintendent-agreed-to-stay-if-the-16108691.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle
Education Matters: DCPS's @#&$ teachers attitude continues daily - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/04/dcpss-teachers-attitude-continues-daily.html
Big Education Ape: After-school programs have either been abandoned or overworked - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/after-school-programs-have-either-been.html
Big Education Ape: Future-focused Education, Future-focused World | Teacher in a strange land - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/future-focused-education-future-focused.html
Big Education Ape: Shawgi Tell: Inflated Charter School Waitlists | Dissident Voice - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/shawgi-tell-inflated-charter-school.html
Big Education Ape: Pandemic Stress Has Pushed Teachers To A Breaking Point : NPR - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/pandemic-stress-has-pushed-teachers-to.html
Big Education Ape: PROOF POINTS: Gifted programs provide little to no academic boost, new study says - The Hechinger Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/proof-points-gifted-programs-provide.html
Big Education Ape: Russ on Reading: Rhythm and Rhyme: Read Alouds that Support Reading Fluency - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/russ-on-reading-rhythm-and-rhyme-read.html
How Does Forbes Select Its “30 Under 30,” Who Are Considered Leaders in Education? | Diane Ravitch's blogHow Does Forbes Select Its “30 Under 30,” Who Are Considered Leaders in Education? This is a fascinating paper published in the peer-reviewed Education Policy Analysis and Archives in 2018. It explores the question of how Forbes magazine selects the “edu-preneurs” who are recognized as education leaders. It is quite a plum to receive this recognition, as it supposedly confers recognition on thos
Teacher Tom: We Can't Teach GritWe Can't Teach Grit Few things have put more wear and tear on my teeth than the concept of "teaching" character traits like "grit," "resilience," "optimism," "conscientiousness," and "self-control." It's not that those things aren't important. Indeed, they are vital not just for academic achievement, but for any kind of real, lasting success, be it in school, work, or just being a member of a fa
Outrage Continues as Standardized Testing Moves Forward in this COVID-19 School Year | janressegerOutrage Continues as Standardized Testing Moves Forward in this COVID-19 School Year Standardized testing—required this school year by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s U.S. Department of Education despite the disruption of COVID-19—is now happening in many public schools across the United States. But even as the tests are being administered, the anger and protests against this expensive, tim
CURMUDGUCATION: To Choice Advocates: Some QuestionsTo Choice Advocates: Some Questions I have concerns about school choice programs, and I usually express them as complaints, criticism, general snark. This time, I'd like to come at it a little differently. Let me frame these concerns as questions, because maybe there are answers that I'm just not aware of. As is obvious from a multitude of posts, I am skeptical; these questions show exactly what
Education Matters: Republicans create solutions where there weren't any problems: go after trans children and teacher's unions.Republicans create solutions where there weren't any problems: go after trans children and teacher's unions. In this session, the Republicans in the Florida Legislature have found one solution after another for problems that don't exist. Still, in doing so, they have caused problems, hardships, and grief. Last week they went after Trans children, and this week they are going after teacher's unio
NYC Educator: What's With Kids Who Hand Us Nothing?What's With Kids Who Hand Us Nothing? I honestly don't understand why anyone would take the time to submit a blank page, or nothing whatsoever, on Google Classroom. I have to say, while I (relatively, at least) don't much like teaching online, I have made my classes easier than they have ever been. Because I've heard so many complaints about students being overburdened with homework, I've taken
Can Educators Teach Students To Spot Fake News (Frederick Hess) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom PracticeCan Educators Teach Students To Spot Fake News (Frederick Hess) Following up on my recent post, Whatever Happened to Current Events , this op-ed by Frederick Hess who interviewed Stanford University Professor, Sam Wineburg, goes to the crucial intersection of children and youth learning how to sort accurate from inaccurate information. Digital literacy in dealing with mainstream and social media
New York City is Overspending on Charter School Facilities, Underspending on Matching Funds for District Public Schools - Gotham GazetteNew York City is Overspending on Charter School Facilities, Underspending on Matching Funds for District Public Schools New York City is Overspending on Charter School Facilities, Underspending on Matching Funds for District Public Schools A new Class Size Matters report, DoE Overspending On Charter School Facility Costs and Underspending On Matching Funds To Public Schools reveals that the New Y
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CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Taxes Are Done Edition (4/18)CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Taxes Are Done Edition (4/18) Taxes Are Done Edition Yes, we all got extensions, but I'd rather have them done and gone, and this was a pretty easy year. Now we can move on to other swell things. In the meantime, let me remind you that you, too, can amplify voices in cyberspace. If your thought is "Hey, people should read this," well, then, you know people. Send them some t
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, April 18, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreformBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Black Urban Crises and Push-Out “Engineered” with David Stovall | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/04/black-urban-crises-and-push-out.html Flagship universities fail to enroll Black and
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