Saturday, April 24, 2021

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Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, April 24, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-top-banana-todays-education_24.html

Is There a White Supremacy Culture in Schools? | Teacher in a strange land

by Mike Simpson / 10min

Is There a White Supremacy Culture in Schools? I am currently participating in a 21-day ‘Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge.’ I signed up with several local friends, as part of our intention to build tolerance and equity in our mostly-white community. We met for a conversation, this past week, and we were all a little blown away by depth and transformative power of the resources and question

Shawgi Tell: Economic Collapse Continues Uninterrupted | Dissident Voice

by Mike Simpson / 10min

Economic Collapse Continues Uninterrupted | Dissident Voice Economic Collapse Continues Uninterrupted To conceal the economic and social decline that continues to unfold at home and abroad, major newspapers are working overtime to promote happy economic news. Many headlines are irrational and out of touch. They make no sense. Desperation to convince everyone that all is well or all will soon be g

MEGAN PRATHER: Promised Land recap: How the McGirt ruling is affecting legal matters in Oklahoma - NONDOC

by Mike Simpson / 10min

Promised Land recap: How the McGirt ruling is affecting legal matters in Oklahoma Promised Land recap: How the McGirt ruling is affecting legal matters in Oklahoma Since last summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma , journalists have been covering the details, legal questions and uncertainties in the wake of the landmark court decision. Complicated and delicate in nature, the aff

The Pursuit of Education: A Story of Homelessness, Perseverance, and the Impact of Caring Educators - ED.gov Blog

by Mike Simpson / 39min

The Pursuit of Education: A Story of Homelessness, Perseverance, and the Impact of Caring Educators By: Jahnee S. I was 8 years old when I first experienced homelessness. Homelessness then became a struggle that my family and I couldn’t escape. I experienced standing in the snow, hoping my family and I had a place to sleep on a church floor; how packed and unsanitary emergency shelters are, as I

Angie Sullivan: Restorative Justice Requires Funding to Help Kids | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 39min

Angie Sullivan: Restorative Justice Requires Funding to Help Kids Angie Sullivan teaches impoverished children in Las Vegas. She believes that restorative justice could help them, but only if it is funded. How do you kill a bill without voting against it? You take something important like restorative justice – which should be wraparound services and not give any funding. Wraparound services make

CURMUDGUCATION: VA: Is This The Path To Math Equity

by Mike Simpson / 1h

VA: Is This The Path To Math Equity Virginia is working on a new "math path," and conservative news outlets have gone off. The initiative itself is loaded with the usual bureaucratic argle bargle, like Through collaboration with other stakeholders across the Commonwealth, the VMPI state task force will make suggestions for institutional changes that will strengthen the alignment between K-12 and

John King is Running for Governor of Maryland (probably not supported by NYS teachers) | Ed In The Apple

by Mike Simpson / 2h

John King is Running for Governor of Maryland (probably not supported by NYS teachers) John King, the former Obama-appointed US Secretary of Education and the highly controversial Commissioner of Education in New York State announced he is running for governor of Maryland ; the current governor, a republican, Larry Hogan, is term-limited. King will be facing a number of others in the democratic

How to Vote on Ballot Measures in Pennsylvania’s 2021 Primary Election | gadflyonthewallblog

by Mike Simpson / 2h

How to Vote on Ballot Measures in Pennsylvania’s 2021 Primary Election Can you feel it? The primary election is just a few weeks away. Voters will decide all kinds of things like who will represent their respective parties for school board, judges, magistrates, county council, etc. However, that’s not all. There also will be four statewide ballot initiatives . All Allegheny County residents will

A CORE PROBLEM – Dad Gone Wild

by Mike Simpson / 2h

A CORE PROBLEM “Our values are the same. We disagree on policy, but we don’t disagree on humanity , we don’t disagree about love and compassion. I think that’s true for all of us — it’s just that we get lost in our fear of what’s different.” Michelle Obama speaking on her friendship with George Bush It’s 9 AM on Friday morning, the second day of TCAP testing for MNPS students, and my fifth grade

THIS WEEK FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

by Mike Simpson / 3h

THIS WEEK FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Secretary Cardona, Senator Manchin, and Senator Murray to Hold Roundtable to Discuss Resources for Students Experiencing Homelessness 1d Tomorrow, April 23, Secretary Cardona will join Senators Joe Manchin (WV) and Patty Murray (WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), for a virtual roundtable with students

Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This Week

by Mike Simpson / 3h

Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education Network for Public Education Blog Posts of the Day This Week Blog Post of the Day Our 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 npe

THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it

by Mike Simpson / 3h

Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. A CORE PROBLEM by TC Weber / 16h “Our values are the same. We disagree on policy, but we don’t disagree on humanity , we don’t disagree about love and compassion. I think that’s true for all of us — it’s just that we get lost in our fear of what’s different.” Michelle Obama speaking on her friendship with George Bush It’s 9 AM on Friday morni

TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION + Teacher Tom: Let's Turn The World Around: Teacher Tom's Play Summit

by Mike Simpson / 3h

Teacher Tom TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Teacher Tom: Let's Turn The World Around: Teacher Tom's Play Summit We heard it from Mandela, "Turn this world around, For the children" - turn this world around. He's done it once before, and now we hear his call For the children, turn this world around. Turn, turn, turn, Turn this world around For the children, turn this world aroun

SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

by Mike Simpson / 3h

California Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #83 17h This waiver allows sponsors that successfully participated in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, but did not operate in 2020, due to COVID-19, to operate as experienced sponsors in FY 2021. COVID-19 Response Nati

THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER

by Mike Simpson / 3h

NewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) Stuck in The Studio: Ayanah Moor by Mark Anthony Neal / 24min "On this episode of CCMA Creates: Stuck in the Studio features Ayanah Moor , an artist whose work explores blackness, gender, desire and language. She discusses her recent return to painting, inspirations behind her work and her solo exhibition at the Cleve Carney Museum of A

THIS WEEK Education Research Report

by Mike Simpson / 3h

Education Research Report The Effect of Serving “Breakfast After-the-Bell” Meals on School Absenteeism by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 51min With the rise in the availability of absenteeism data, it is clear that students are missing a staggering amount of school. Policymakers have focused efforts on identifying school programs that might reduce absenteeism. This study examined whether implementing the

THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007

by Mike Simpson / 3h

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL by Larry Ferlazzo / 7h BiljaST / Pixabay Six years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES,

KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #CANCELTHETEST

by Mike Simpson / 3h

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 Angie Sullivan: Restorative Justice Requires Funding to Help Kids by dianeravitch / 25min Angie Sullivan teaches impoverished children in Las Vegas. She believes that restorative justice could help them, but only if it is funded. How do you kill

YESTERDAY

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, April 23, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform

by Mike Simpson / 23h

Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Education Research Report: Rates of Recovery from COVID-19 Impact - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/ New York State education department faces questions on some standardized tests | wgrz.com - https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/education/new-york-state-education-department-faces-questions-on-english-language-arts-exams/71-24a

Cartoons about Life during Covid | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

by Mike Simpson / 23h

Cartoons about Life during Covid Vaccinations against Covid-19 have picked up, infections were down then plateaued, and now have risen a tad but the outlook is far more positive than it was in January. So this monthly feature of cartoons will look at life during Covid. It will be the last set of stabs at humor about the year of the plague and the gradual resumption of “normal” activities. Enjoy!

10th Period: Let's Talk Charter Schools | National Education Policy Center

by Mike Simpson / 23h

10th Period: Let's Talk Charter Schools Let's discuss charter schools -- a topic you've seen a lot of on this blog over the years, but has kind of gone away recently for obvious (COVID) and non-obvious (Vouchers/School Funding) reasons. Despite House Bill 2 , which was supposed to slim down our notoriously poor-performing charter school sector and the closure of the nation's largest online schoo

Education Department Announces State Allocations of $800 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness | U.S. Department of Education

by Mike Simpson / 23h

Education Department Announces State Allocations of $800 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced today plans to distribute $800 million to help support the needs of students experiencing homelessness under the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief – Homeless Children and Yo

Teacher Tom: If Freedom Lies Anywhere, it is Here

by Mike Simpson / 1d

If Freedom Lies Anywhere, it is Here As I'm recording interviews with my guests for the upcoming Teacher Tom's Play Summit , I've noticed that at some level, every single one of them is talking about trusting children enough to set them free. To me, freedom is a fascinating concept that, like love or play, is a pure good that's almost impossible to define, yet we know it when we see it -- or rat

Texas: Charter Industry Goes for the Gold: Power | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Texas: Charter Industry Goes for the Gold: Power Texas has five million public school students. It has 356,000 charter school students. The latter matter far more to the Governor, the Legislature and the State Education Commissioner than the former. This report came to me from Austin, where officials are trying to remove any “barriers” to charter. The local school board has no say in whether a n

NYC Educator: Is Remote Learning Here to Stay?

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Is Remote Learning Here to Stay? A Daily News article explores that this morning. It works for some families, evidently: “When they’re home, they can be one on one with you,” said Livingstone, a single mother of a fourth and eighth-grader who doesn’t work because of a disability. I can see how it would appeal to people who have no issue staying home and supervising their kids. These days, though

Buying into the Social Contract is Different from Buying Education with a Public Tuition Voucher in a Privatized School Marketplace | janresseger

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Buying into the Social Contract is Different from Buying Education with a Public Tuition Voucher in a Privatized School Marketplace For a quarter of a century, Ohio has pursued the accountability-based “education reform” strategy that was formalized in the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act. Ohio holds schools accountable for raising students’ scores on high-stakes standardized tests by imposing sanc

Louisiana Standardized Testing 2020-21: Maybe We Grade Your School, Maybe Not. | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Louisiana Standardized Testing 2020-21: Maybe We Grade Your School, Maybe Not. Standardized testing is set to commence in schools and districts across the state of Louisiana. What does this mean regarding the now-common misuse of scores for grading teachers and schools and for student placement decisions? Some answers can be found in two pieces of legislation passed in the Louisiana legislature’

Think of Children as POW’s, and Act Accordingly | The Merrow Report

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Think of Children as POW’s, and Act Accordingly The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fault lines in our society, including in public education. Thankfully, nearly all our children and youth have survived, but many went through harrowing experiences, including serious illnesses and deaths of family and friends. Some of our young have prospered, thanks to their parents’ wealth and savvy, but many

2020–21 Statewide School Enrollment Data Released + 2021 CA Green Ribbon Schools + CA Middle Schools Selected as 'Schools to Watch’ - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education)

by Mike Simpson / 1d

2020–21 Statewide School Enrollment Data Released - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) California Department of Education Releases 2020–21 Statewide School Enrollment Data SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Education (CDE) today released K–12 public school enrollment data for the 2020–21 academic year. The annual snapshot of fall enrollment shows a sharp one-year decline as the state and natio

Why Tax Billionaires Out of Existence | tultican

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Why Tax Billionaires Out of Existence By Thomas Ultican 4/22/2021 Twenty years of studying education policy, politics and practices has been awakening. Seeing billionaires inflict their often misguided and unpopular beliefs on our nation’s public schools has made it clear how undemocratic and dangerous extreme wealth is. They have established voucher programs routinely sending taxpayer money to

APR 22

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, April 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES After the COVID-19 money is spent, schools will still be underfunded https://thehill.com/opinion/education/548045-after-the-covid-19-money-is-spent-schools-will-still-be-underfunded#.YIHLsZYX9Xc.twitter Yong Zhao: New Article: Build Back Better: Avoid the Learning Loss Trap | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/

U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Announced | U.S. Department of Education

by Mike Simpson / 1d

U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Announced Award Honors Schools, Districts, and Postsecondary Institutions for Reducing Environmental Impact and Costs, Improving Health and Wellness, Offering Effective Sustainability Education The U.S. Department of Education today released the names of the 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees,

MEGAN PRATHER: Epic board agrees to SVCSB settlement terms - NONDOC

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Epic board agrees to SVCSB settlement terms Epic board agrees to SVCSB settlement terms The governing board of Epic One-on-One Charter School agreed to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board’s proposed settlement terms Wednesday night, one day after the SVCSB rejected Epic’s initial proposal. The new settlement agreement (embedded below) still needs to be approved by the SVCSB, but Epic relea

CURMUDGUCATION: TX: Governor Still Holding On To Education Relief Funds

by Mike Simpson / 1d

TX: Governor Still Holding On To Education Relief Funds Texas Democrats have been reduced to tattling to the US Department of Education , as Governor Abbott continues to sit on $17.9 billion-with-a-b in aid that is supposed to be going to public schools. That huge pile of money that has been allocated by Congress through various packages. Texas school districts are trying to get budgets written

Putting On the Ritz – Grumpy Old Teacher

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Putting On the Ritz Forget Fred Astaire, imagine if you will, (oh, my, Grumpy Old Teacher–GOT–is mixing metaphors or at least pop culture references–apologies to Rod Serling) the face of Miguel Cardona, our newest, brightest, and shiniest U.S. Secretary of Education, or something like that on the face of the premier danseuse (that means the guy in front.) Testing must go on. So in school after s

Bigger than Bridges: The Infrastructure Bill is About Kids | Schott Foundation for Public Education

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Bigger than Bridges: The Infrastructure Bill is About Kids For all the pressing education matters facing students, parents, and educators, the proposed American Jobs Plan (often referred to as “the infrastructure bill”) can at first glance appear to be unimportant: what does highway and bridge construction have to do with the classroom? But if the contents of the proposed bill are carried out, i

The Black Scream and the American Dream - Philly's 7th Ward

by Mike Simpson / 1d

THE BLACK SCREAM AND THE AMERICAN DREAM Black people have been screaming forever yet in higher pitches since 2020. Given technological advances, we get to show you our lived experience of pain on camera. You get to see on live footage the murder of our people by some bad apples in blue uniforms. We get to share our own personalized trauma on social media platforms and maybe for once receive empa

'Parents are powerless': Students face being held back after a year of remote learning - POLITICO

by Mike Simpson / 1d

'Parents are powerless': Students face being held back after a year of remote learning Pandemic-related learning loss means some parents are weighing whether their children should repeat a grade. In 18 states, they won’t have a choice. David Scruggs Jr. has spent most of the pandemic at his second-grade son’s side, helping him with virtual learning as their Nashville, Tenn., home became a school

NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER

by Mike Simpson / 1d

NewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_17.html Uneasy: Vijay Iyer's New Album by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h " Uneasy is the latest album from pianist, MacArthur fellow, and Harvard professor in the departments of music and African and African Ame

A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #tBATs

by Mike Simpson / 1d

Larry 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/2021/04/this-week-in-education-larry-f

CURMUDGUCATION: A Powerful Call To Teach

by Mike Simpson / 2d

A Powerful Call To Teach Sharif El-Mekki is the founder of the Center for Black Educator Development , a group that's doing important work. He blogs at Philly's 7th Ward , and recent post is worth attention. I suspect that El-Mekki and I disagree on some education issues, but his view of the teaching profession is inspiring and powerful. Here's a bit from the post " Why We Need Black Men (And Wo

Schools Matter: Dear Sen. Bennet: The best way to help "high poverty schools" is to eliminate "high poverty schools."

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Dear Sen. Bennet: The best way to help "high poverty schools" is to eliminate "high poverty schools." Call me excited about the many billions of dollars that Team Biden is planning to invest in new and renewed education initiatives, from pre-K through college. Even more exciting is the total absence (so far) of systemic efforts to bribe and/or extort states to adopt corporate policies favored by

NANCY BAILEY: Will America Invest in Public School Buildings, Finally?

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Will America Invest in Public School Buildings, Finally? Will America Invest in Public School Buildings, Finally? How will the Biden administration manage a public school facelift? Is $100 billion enough? Will communities see a windfall of funding dedicated to this purpose? Will corporate partnerships help? Will Americans see it as an equity issue? Covid-19 showed Americans the importance of publ

Samuel Abrams: Why Does the New York Times Repeatedly Exaggerate the Selectivity of NYC’s Top High schools? | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Samuel Abrams: Why Does the New York Times Repeatedly Exaggerate the Selectivity of NYC’s Top High schools? Samuel Abrams was a teacher at Beacon High Schools and is now a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. He wrote a few days ago in the Columbia Journalism Review about the insistence by the New York Times that admissions to schools like Beacon are even harder than they are. Anx

Dismantling the “Science of Reading” and the Harmful Reading Policies in its Wake – radical eyes for equity

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Dismantling the “Science of Reading” and the Harmful Reading Policies in its Wake After emailing me about new reading legislation being proposed in North Carolina—next door to my home state of South Carolina that also has jumped on the “science of reading” bandwagon— Ann Doss Helms of WFAE (NPR, Charlotte, NC) interviewed me by phone. I have given dozens of interviews about education over the la

Teacher Tom: Eight in Ten Youths Believe the Adults in Their Lives Value Achievement Over Caring for Others

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Eight in Ten Youths Believe the Adults in Their Lives Value Achievement Over Caring for Others Here's the good news: in a national survey conducted by Harvard University , roughly two-thirds of youth listed kindness as one of their top three values and 64 percent included fairness in their top three. Here's the bad news: Approximately 80 percent of these same kids report that their parents and t

State of Siege: What the Free State Project Means for New Hampshire’s Public Schools – Have You Heard

by Mike Simpson / 2d

State of Siege: What the Free State Project Means for New Hampshire’s Public Schools Two decades ago, the Free State Project announced an audacious plan to make New Hampshire a utopia for libertarians. Now one of their central goals – privatizing education – appears within reach. Have You Heard heads to the Granite State to explore New Hampshire’s shifting political terrain and why what began as

Emails Show Bush-Led Organization’s ALEC-Like Role in State Policymaking - In the Public Interest

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Foundation for Excellence in Education and Chiefs for Change Records Requests - In the Public Interest Foundation for Excellence in Education and Chiefs for Change Records Requests Emails Show Bush-Led Organization’s ALEC-Like Role in State Policymaking Emails between the Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE), founded and chaired by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and state education officia

Education Matters: Greene is a fox in the hen house, joins Jeb Bush's anti-public education club

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Greene is a fox in the hen house, joins Jeb Bush's anti-public education club In case you were wondering why Greene had been such a disappointment, it turns out it is by design as she has joined Jeb Bush's Chiefs for Change, a group that pushes corporate reforms, i.e., high stakes testing, punish the teacher evaluations, and scabs as teachers, and privatization, the expansion of charter schools

NYC Public School Parents: The City Council has proposed $250 million for smaller classes next year!

by Mike Simpson / 2d

The City Council has proposed $250 million for smaller classes next year! The NYC Council has now proposed in its preliminary budget response that DOE allocate $250M next year for class size reduction. This amount would be used to hire 2500 new teachers, which could then reduce class size in as many as 10,000 smaller classes citywide, since each new teacher and class creates smaller classes for

FAQ: Why NYC Schools should use infusion of new federal & state funds to lower class size next year | Class Size Matters

by Mike Simpson / 2d

FAQ: Why NYC Schools should use infusion of new federal & state funds to lower class size next year Check out the fact sheet here or below. If you support smaller classes, please urge your CEC or community group to support this resolution . Please also sign our petition here . FAQ: Why NYC Schools should use infusion of new federal & state funds to lower class size next year | Class Size Matters

2021 Civic Learning Awards Announced - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education)

by Mike Simpson / 2d

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2021 Civic Learning Award Recipients SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today that 32 schools won this year’s Civic Learning Awards, which celebrate public schools’ efforts to engage students in civic learning. This year, the awards emphasize school-based efforts that went uninterrupted despite the pandemic.

CURMUDGUCATION: Chris Evans (And Partners) Create A Useful Civics Tool

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Chris Evans (And Partners) Create A Useful Civics Tool So this is how you do it. Chris Evans has entered the world of celebrity education support, and he's done it up right. There's a companion post to this one over at Forbes that explains in a little more detail what the site does; in this post, I want to explain why I think Evans and his partners are setting an example for how the rich and fam

I’m Back, Almost! | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 2d

I’m Back, Almost! On April 8, I had open heart surgery to replace a heart that had a leaky valve and was regurgitating too much blood. I didn’t have any symptoms of heart failure, but the tests were clear. I needed a new heart valve. Given the nature and location of the ailment , there was no minimally invasive way to fix the problem. The doctor had to saw open my chest to get direct access to m

APR 21

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, April 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Bricolage Academy educators request NLRB union election | The Lens https://thelensnola.org/2021/04/20/bricolage-academy-educators-request-nlrb-union-election/ Progress on Early Retirement Incentive | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-29S on @wordpressdotcom How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year http://fee

No Justice, No Excellence | Teacher in a strange land

by Mike Simpson / 2d

No Justice, No Excellence Like most of America, I’ve been glued to the Derek Chauvin trial, watching the evening highlights, nail-biting Tweets– Why is this taking so long? — and cable news analyses. Have we moved forward as a society? Are we, if not woke, at least emerging with new awareness, from centuries of abusive and racist behavior? Yesterday, before the verdict was announced, I caught th

What's ahead for teachers? | Cornell Chronicle

by Mike Simpson / 2d

What's ahead for teachers? One of the nation’s most influential labor leaders, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten ’80, meets Thursday with ILR Dean Alex Colvin to discuss “One Year Later, What’s Ahead for Teachers?” Part of ILR’s eCornell series entitled “The Future of Work: Labor in America,” the event is free and open to the public. Register here for “One Year Later, Wh

Teacher Tom: I Will Not Prepare Children for The "Jobs of Tomorrow"

by Mike Simpson / 2d

I Will Not Prepare Children for The "Jobs of Tomorrow" I've spent most of my professional career railing against the widely held belief that our schools exist for the purpose of vocational training. Those "jobs of tomorrow" our policymakers are always going on about? "Out educating the Chinese?" Getting the kids "college and career ready?" What a crock. First of all, no one knows what those jobs

Jeff Bryant on America’s Workforce Radio: “Charter schools are often nonprofit in name only.” | Ed Politics

by Mike Simpson / 2d

JEFF BRYANT ON AMERICA’S WORKFORCE RADIO: “CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE OFTEN NONPROFIT IN NAME ONLY.” How charter schools profit off the backs of taxpayers Charter school management companies can make huge profits off operating nonprofit charter schools. Here’s how they do it. Jeff Bryant on America’s Workforce Radio: “Charter schools are often nonprofit in name only.” | Ed Politics Florina Rodov: Chart

Megan Prather: Back to the drawing board: SVCSB calls for new Epic settlement proposals - NONDOC

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Back to the drawing board: SVCSB calls for new Epic settlement proposals Back to the drawing board: SVCSB calls for new Epic settlement proposals The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board held a special meeting this afternoon where members approved a motion to draft a new consent agreement to conclude charter termination proceedings with Epic One-on-One Charter School. Epic attorney Bill Hickman

U.S. Ed Dept. Releases State Plan Template for the American Rescue Plan Emergency Relief Fund + USDA Issues Pandemic Flexibilities for Schools and Day Care Facilities | U.S. Department of Education

by Mike Simpson / 2d

U.S. Education Department Releases State Plan Template for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund | U.S. Department of Education U.S. Education Department Releases State Plan Template for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund U.S. Education Department Releases State Plan Template for the American Rescue Plan Elementa

Biden Asks Congress to Double Title I on top of Stimulus Dollars: Why Is All This Money Needed? | janresseger

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Biden Asks Congress to Double Title I on top of Stimulus Dollars: Why Is All This Money Needed? On March 11, President Joe Biden signed t he American Rescue Plan, COVID-19 relief bill, which will provide $125.4 billion for state K-12 education programs including investments to help kids catch up, provide after-school programs, offer summer enrichment, undertake facilities upgrades and “stabilize

Parent as Teacher during the Pandemic | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Parent as Teacher during the Pandemic Renee Enyart, 28, was across the room from her sixth-grader when it happened . She glanced over and saw her daughter Emi, who was virtually attending science class at their home in Winter Haven, Fla., reaching for her laptop’s power cable. Suddenly, a sharp voice rang out from the speakers. “It was just an instant scolding: ‘I told you to look at the screen.

Thank you, Darnella Frazier. | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog

by Mike Simpson / 2d

Thank you, Darnella Frazier. After arriving home from school today, I turned on the television to learn that the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial had reached a verdict: Guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd. I thought of Darnella Frazier , the then-17-year-old who filmed Floyd’s death at the hands of Chauvin. Darnella Frazier, a 17-year-old with a Smart phone doing what usually

School Finance 101: Filling our Nation’s Funding Gaps | National Education Policy Center

by Mike Simpson / 2d

School Finance 101: Filling our Nation’s Funding Gaps Big Education Ape: Getting School Finance Indicators Right – School Finance 101 - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/getting-school-finance-indicators-right.html . Big Education Ape: The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (second edition) | School Finance Indicators Database - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/

John Thompson: More Oklahoma Charter School Scandals - Network For Public Education

by Mike Simpson / 2d

John Thompson: More Oklahoma Charter School Scandals John Thompson keeps a close eye on Oklahoma education shenanigans, which means he has a lot to do these days. As the Oklahoma charter school scandals keep expanding, they provide a case study in the political dangers traditional public schools face as extreme charter advocates attack schools struggling with the COVID pandemic. Each week brings

A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #tBATs

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APR 20

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, April 20, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform

by Mike Simpson / 3d

Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Elected Chicago school board gets support from civil rights leaders - https://www.chicagobusiness.com/node/946981 The Limits of Listening to Wonks | Just Visiting - https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/limits-listening-wonks Texas Congressional Democrats Seek To Block Governor’s Grab Of COVID-19 Education Funds – Houston P

A Decade After Act 10, Wisconsin Students Win, Betsy DeVos and Scott Walker Lose - Education Votes

by Mike Simpson / 3d

A Decade After Act 10, Wisconsin Students Win, Betsy DeVos and Scott Walker Lose By Amanda Menas Over the last 10 years since the passage of Act 10 in Wisconsin, educators have been organizing and advocating for pro-public education candidates at every level to ensure their students have safe and healthy learning environments. Now, students and educators can celebrate the election of Dr. Jill Un

Let’s Talk about Title IX - ED.gov Blog

by Mike Simpson / 3d

Let’s Talk about Title IX What is Title IX? Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in any federally funded education program or activity. In other words, schools that receive federal funds are legally required to protect students against sex discrimination. Experiencing sex discrimination in any form can

MEGAN PRATHER: 'Where my beliefs are': Stitt hires, fires State Board of Education members

by Mike Simpson / 3d

'Where my beliefs are': Stitt hires, fires State Board of Education members ‘Where my beliefs are’: Stitt hires, fires State Board of Education members When Gov. Kevin Stitt’s most recent appointee to the State Board of Education, Trent Smith, successfully moved to approve a sweeping resolution about charter school funding at a March meeting in an effort to settle a 2017 lawsuit, State Superinten

Teacher Tom: "I Am . . ."

by Mike Simpson / 3d

"I Am . . ." When we tell a child who they are, they believe us. When we tell them they're brilliant or creative, they tell themselves "I am brilliant and creative," at least until someone else tells them who they are. "You're stupid and lazy." "You are a little squirt." "You are the spitting image of your Aunt Ruth." "I am stupid and lazy." "I am a little squirt." "I am the spitting image of Au

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NYC Council proposes $250 million for class size reduction next year | Class Size Matters

by Mike Simpson / 4d

| A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes NYC Council proposes $250 million for class size reduction next year In their Preliminary Budget Response , the NYC Council proposes that next year $250 million should be allocated to lowering class size, especially targeted towards struggling schools with vulnerable student populations. This would allow the

UFT Endorsement Process | JD2718

by Mike Simpson / 4d

UFT Endorsement Process The United Federation of Teachers just picked a candidate to endorse for Mayor (Scott Stringer – he received 90% of the up or down vote). Better Process This has been a better process than previous campaigns – by far. Apparently the leadership took everyone who volunteered. That’s a change from the past. The Town Halls were like infomercials – but slick and well-run, and

Student privacy HB256 – Fred Klonsky

by Mike Simpson / 4d

Student privacy. HB256 – Fred Klonsky STUDENT PRIVACY HB256 Update. Hi Fred! Thank you for posting about the edTPA videotaping bill. It was HB256, but that bill disappeared with the end of lame duck session. So, the current incarnation is SB808-SFA1 . (= the language is in an education shell bell that’s being amended.) People can put in a witness slip at this link as a proponent of SFA1 for the h

Senate Bill 138: Universal Meal Service + Proposition 12 FAQs for Stakeholders - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education)

by Mike Simpson / 4d

Senate Bill 138: Universal Meal Service - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) Senate Bill 138: Universal Meal Service Senate Bill 138 (McGuire), School Meal Programs: Free and Reduced-price Meals: Universal Meal Service (Chapter 724, Statutes of 2017) was signed into law on October 12, 2017. You can view this law on the California Legislative Information web page . The law requires that local educat

JEFF BRYANT: How the federal government’s charter school program went wrong - Alternet.org

by Mike Simpson / 4d

How the federal government’s charter school program went wrong - Alternet.org How the federal government’s charter school program went wrong From the outset, charter schools were somewhat of a blind man's elephant —people saw in them whatever they wanted—but two competing theories that helped propel the charter movement were that the schools would serve as laboratories for experimenting with new

A QUESTION ON NUANCE – Dad Gone Wild

by Mike Simpson / 4d

A QUESTION ON NUANCE “A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.” ― Thomas Edison “When are you getting your vaccination shot?” My wife asked early last week. “I don’t know. Sometime soon.” “Why haven’t you already gotten it? What are you waiting for?”, she testily responded. “I don’t know. Just been busy with other things. I’ll get it this week.” “You’re not turning in

APR 19

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, April 19, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform

by Mike Simpson / 4d

Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 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-unio

After-school programs have either been abandoned or overworked

by Mike Simpson / 4d

After-school programs have either been abandoned or overworked Many after-school programs, which provide both enrichment and child care, have gone out of business. Others went remote and still others became full-day child care programs. None had much guidance or support I like building stuff,” said 11-year-old Isabella Lagunas, describing the appeal of her science, technology, engineering and ma

Future-focused Education, Future-focused World | Teacher in a strange land

by Mike Simpson / 4d

Future-focused Education, Future-focused World I’ve just spent a couple of weeks in Arizona, a first-flight of the fully immunized, and a chance to warm up, eat incredible takeout and be somewhere other than home. A vacation, to see our first-born, in a city that has hundreds of gorgeous outdoor dining patios. I took along a book— The Ministry for the Future — by Kim Stanley Robinson. I’ve been

Shawgi Tell: Inflated Charter School Waitlists | Dissident Voice

by Mike Simpson / 4d

Inflated Charter School Waitlists | Dissident Voice Inflated Charter School Waitlists With great frequency, promoters of privately-operated non-profit and for-profit charter schools like to claim that charter schools are so great that they have very long lists of students waiting to get into them. They use such claims and “data” to argue that more charter schools are needed and that more public m

Pandemic Stress Has Pushed Teachers To A Breaking Point : NPR

by Mike Simpson / 4d

'We Need To Be Nurtured, Too': Many Teachers Say They're Reaching A Breaking Point To say Leah Juelke is an award-winning teacher is a bit of an understatement. She was a top 10 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize in 2020; she was North Dakota's Teacher of the Year in 2018; and she was awarded an NEA Foundation award for teaching excellence in 2019. But Juelke, who teaches high school English

PROOF POINTS: Gifted programs provide little to no academic boost, new study says - The Hechinger Report

by Mike Simpson / 4d

PROOF POINTS: Gifted programs provide little to no academic boost, new study says National study finds Black students and low-income children don’t reap the small gains achieved by white, Asian and high-income children Gifted education is often a flash point in school desegregation debates; in large cities, these programs often operate as an essentially separate school system, dominated by white

A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #tBATs

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Russ on Reading: Rhythm and Rhyme: Read Alouds that Support Reading Fluency

by Mike Simpson / 5d

Rhythm and Rhyme: Read Alouds that Support Reading Fluency April is Poetry Month and here at Russ On Reading we continue our exploration of poetry read alouds for children with a few books that tell their stories in rhyme. Call it doggerel if you will, what children will tell you is that these stories are entertaining and that the rhymes add to the fun. What reading specialists will tell you is

How Does Forbes Select Its “30 Under 30,” Who Are Considered Leaders in Education? | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 5d

How 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 Grit

by Mike Simpson / 5d

We 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 | janresseger

by Mike Simpson / 5d

Outrage 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 Questions

by Mike Simpson / 5d

To 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.

by Mike Simpson / 5d

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?

by Mike Simpson / 5d

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 Practice

by Mike Simpson / 5d

Can 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 Gazette

by Mike Simpson / 5d

New 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

APR 18

CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Taxes Are Done Edition (4/18)

by Mike Simpson / 5d

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 #edreform

by Mike Simpson / 5d

Big 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 Latino high school graduates from their state https://hechingerreport.org/flagship-universities-fail-to-enroll-black-and

Laura Chapman on Michael Fullan | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 5d

Laura Chapman on Michael Fullan I recently posted a long article by Michael Fullan that proposed a new paradigm for education reform. I found Fullan’s dismissal of the status quo persuasive, as well as his description of a forward-looking approach. Laura Chapman, inveterate researcher and loyal reader, reviewed Fullan’s recent work and was disappointed with what she found: If ever any paper need

The Biggest Loser – Grumpy Old Teacher

by Mike Simpson / 5d

The Biggest Loser F lorida Politics , a media platform,* has a weekly feature whereby it names the biggest winners and losers of the week in Florida politics. This week, it named Richard Corcoran, Commissioner of Education and erstwhile-House Speaker who was known for always getting his way (is that code language for a bully?), as the week’s biggest loser for issuing a memo to school superintend

by Mike Simpson / 5d

“Are You Popular?” An Educational Film from the 1940s Are You Popular? 1947 Coronet Instructional Films; Teen Dating Social Guidance from Jeff Quitney on Vimeo . When you think of the late 1940s, do you think about President Truman? Here is an educational film from 1947: “Are You Popular?” The lesson: Don’t park in cars with boys. These short films were called “social guidance” films. They were

What's "Woke" And What's "Whack" About How Teachers Are Being Prepared? - Philly's 7th Ward

by Mike Simpson / 6d

WHAT’S “WOKE” AND WHAT’S “WHACK” ABOUT HOW TEACHERS ARE BEING PREPARED? Effective teachers can change and save lives , but being a great teacher is hard . The challenge is especially acute in our high-poverty, under-resourced public schools where teacher tenure is lowest . Black and brown students are twice as likely to attend one of these schools than their white peers. As nearly 80 percent of

EdAction in Congress April 18, 2021 - Education Votes

by Mike Simpson / 6d

EdAction in Congress April 18, 2021 Senate advances bill to address hate crimes targeting Asian-Americans The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S. 937) will soon come to the Senate floor following an overwhelming, bipartisan 92-6 vote in favor of advancing it. Introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), the bill would strengthen federal efforts to address hate crimes targeting Asian-Americans in several way

Ed Notes Online: UFT Mayoral Endorsement: Sunday 7 PM Educators of NYC Zooms in on Endorsement Process; Monday, special Ex Bd and DA

by Mike Simpson / 6d

UFT Mayoral Endorsement: Sunday 7 PM Educators of NYC Zooms in on Endorsement Process; Monday, special Ex Bd and DA I wouldn't endorse any candidate who is for continuing mayoral control. But none of them want to give up that vast power over so much of the budget so I don't think it will every go away. Also the educational/industrial complex has a lot of money riding on continuing mayoral contro

SEIU sets strike dates in Sacramento City Unified School District for custodians, food service workers

by Mike Simpson / 6d

Union sets strike dates in Sacramento City Unified School District for custodians, food service workers The union representing school support staff contends it still has concerns about safety and affordable child care for its members SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The ongoing stalemate in labor negotiations between the Sacramento City Unified School District and the Service Employees International Union c

Angie Sullivan: In the Nevada Charter Industry, Conflicts of Interest Are Rampant | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 6d

Angie Sullivan: In the Nevada Charter Industry, Conflicts of Interest Are Rampant Angie Sullivan teaches first-grade students in a Title I school in Las Vegas. She writes regularly to every member of the legislature and to journalists to tell them what it is like from a teacher’s perspective. She wrote this missive: Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod should recuse herself from charter school legislation. I

Will the Teacher Union (UFT) “Select” the Next Mayor (and other electeds) in New York City? | Ed In The Apple

by Mike Simpson / 6d

Will the Teacher Union (UFT) “Select” the Next Mayor (and other electeds) in New York City? On June 22 registered Democratic voters will go to the polls to select the Democratic candidates (and probably the November victor) for Mayor, Comptroller, Boro Presidents, District Attorneys and 37 of the 51 member City Council; a sweeping change in the governance of New York City. You may be going the p

My New Band Is: The Indoctrinated Rich - My New Band Is

by Mike Simpson / 6d

My New Band Is: The Indoctrinated Rich On the Brearley dad, what indoctrination means in the context of education, and private schools that are segregation academies If Bari Weiss has a post- New York Times “beat”, it’s defending rich white private school parents from the horrors of racial awareness. And credit where credit is due, she seems to have become the go-to writer on that beat for the a

Let the Children Play – My Prescription for Covid “Learning Loss” | gadflyonthewallblog

by Mike Simpson / 6d

Let the Children Play – My Prescription for Covid “Learning Loss” Things are different in school these days. The classes are smaller. The kids are more subdued. The teachers are exhausted . But that’s life as we try to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic and somehow get back to normal. I come into the room every day and sit behind a glass barrier. My kids either stumble in from the hall wearing masks

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NewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_17.html Invisible Blackness –The Notorious PhD: A Level Playing Field, an Interview with Todd Boyd by Mark Anthony Neal / 2h " Todd Boyd, aka "Notorious Ph.D." is a Professor of Cinema and Media Studies a

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by Mike Simpson / 6d

Big Education Ape TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 4/17/21 Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - The Washington Post Huge cash influx pouring into Kansas City school board races | The Kansas City Star Secretary of Education Joins Senator Warren and Senator Schumer for Discussion With Student Loan Borrowers and Advocates + HBCU Capital Fi

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, April 17, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform

by Mike Simpson / 6d

Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and First Lady Jill Biden to Travel to Illinois | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/media-

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