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Jeff Bryant: The Truth Behind Attacks on Teaching “Critical Race Theory” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uea via @dianeravitch

Has the South risen again? | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing - https://wp.me/p4qzB1-C2 via @dcgmentor

Critical Race Theory – Grumpy Old Teacher - https://wp.me/p9VD0X-GL via @sampsongregory

Teacher Tom: "We Have to Liberate Ourselves First" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/we-have-to-liberate-ourselves-first.html

The average teacher salary in Illinois is barely above the poverty line. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qkM via @fklonsky

What is critical race theory? - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/05/29/critical-race-theory-bans-schools/

“The What, Why, & How Of ‘Interleaving’” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117935 on @Larryferlazzo

Tennessee Governor Seeks to Expand Failed “Turnaround” School District | by Andy Spears | Medium - https://advocateandy.medium.com/tennessee-governor-seeks-to-expand-failed-turnaround-school-district-ca10fed6fc13 by @TheAndySpears on @Medium

Resources For Learning About Attacks On “Critical Race Theory,” The 1619 Project & Attempts To Stop Educators From Teaching About Systemic Racism | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117941 on @Larryferlazzo

The Stories We've Told: A Look at the Tulsa Race Massacre From The Root Archives https://www.theroot.com/the-stories-weve-told-a-look-at-the-tulsa-race-massacr-1846991820

Bob Dylan’s Wonderful Nobel Lecture | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ubk via @dianeravitch

D.C. mayor says all students will be back in classroom full time in fall. Can she pull it off? https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-schools-fall-in-person/2021/05/30/58d8145e-bef1-11eb-83e3-0ca705a96ba4_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Sixty percent of students in Washington region have not had any learning in a school building since March 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/washington-schools-in-person-numbers/2021/05/30/b7974f60-bf9f-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

The pandemic magnified the student mental health crisis. Teachers are struggling to face it http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/DsxT7Q9pW3s/teachers-not-trained-for-student-covid-mental-health-trauma

Doctoring, Like Teaching, Is a Helping Profession (Joel “Yus” Merenstein) https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/doctoring-like-teaching-is-a-helping-profession-joel-yus-merenstein/

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117945 on @Larryferlazzo

In song and on stage, school arts help the return from pandemic https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/05/in-song-and-on-stage-school-arts-help-the-return-from-pandemic/

What the Tulsa Race Massacre Can Teach Us https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/31/opinion/tulsa-race-massacre-teaching-history.html

Schools Matter: A New Study Shows Us the Single Biggest Motivation for the Jan. 6 Rioters - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2021/05/a-new-study-shows-us-single-biggest.html

How California's new math plan will be a burden on teachers - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-05-28/california-math-plan-teachers on @latimes

Oklahoma's lawmakers want to whitewash its history https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/556092-oklahomas-lawmakers-want-to-whitewash-its-history

Will ending tests really end racism in college admissions? https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/556085-will-ending-tests-really-end-racism-in-college-admissions

School principal escorted off campus by cops after blasting district officials in graduation speech | Daily Mail Online - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9635125/School-principal-escorted-campus-cops-blasting-district-officials-graduation-speech.html


THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, May 30, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES In a Post-Covid World, Let's Pay Teachers Six Figures https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/opinion/teacher-pay-covid.html Tennessee Gov. Lee Unveils Plans to Usurp Local School Boards, Impose Charter Schools | by Andy Spears | May, 2021 | Medium - https://advocateandy.medium.com/tennessee-gov-lee-unveils-plans-to-usurp-local-school-boards
CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Memorial Day Weekend Edition (5/30)
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Memorial Day Weekend Edition (5/30) Memorial Day Weekend Edition It has been a time, with a double funeral yesterday and some other little series of life adventures this week. Makes you want to shake some folks and ask, "Is this really what you want to do with your limited time on earth?" Be better. Anyway, I have a few things for you to read this week. Here's the list. Wha
TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, May 29, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH
Big Education Ape TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 5/29/21 Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - The Washington Post New report provides reality check on virtual schools - The Washington Post TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, May 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edre

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Sunday, May 30, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, May 30, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH

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In a Post-Covid World, Let's Pay Teachers Six Figures https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/opinion/teacher-pay-covid.html

Tennessee Gov. Lee Unveils Plans to Usurp Local School Boards, Impose Charter Schools | by Andy Spears | May, 2021 | Medium - https://advocateandy.medium.com/tennessee-gov-lee-unveils-plans-to-usurp-local-school-boards-impose-charter-schools-38398f812426 by @TheAndySpears on @Medium

Study: Pandemic school closures will cost the U.S. economy trillions - Axios - https://www.axios.com/covid-effects-school-closures-86e97618-3e40-4a2f-8b2a-22cccfdac288.html on @axios

Do Teachers Matter? | The Merrow Report - https://wp.me/p6uAPJ-3AT on @wordpressdotcom

La. BESE Member Kira Orange-Jones: Financial Disclosures Missing; Fines Years in Arrears | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6qW on @wordpressdotcom

A Little Cryptography | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2bc on @wordpressdotcom

Seating Students in Classrooms: Clues to Understanding How Teachers Teach | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-88d via @CubanLarry

CURMUDGUCATION: The Problem of Parent Centered Education - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-problem-of-parent-centered-education.html

Should Critical Race Theory be banned? Cancelled? | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5Of via @ProfessorJVH

May’s (2021) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part Four | Engaging Parents In School… - https://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/?p=6417

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117883 on @Larryferlazzo

Rectangle Puzzle: Area = Perimeter | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2bm on @wordpressdotcom

Dress Code Blues – Grumpy Old Teacher - https://wp.me/p9VD0X-Gp via @sampsongregory


Black Issues Forum | Nikole Hannah-Jones at UNC, The 1619 Project and Black Women Leading | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/05/black-issues-forum-nikole-hannah-jones.html

Foster and migrant kids shut out from Covid vaccinations https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/30/migrant-children-coronavirus-vaccine-491412 #press #feedly

The Tulsa Race Massacre: A Shameful Day in U.S. History | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uda via @dianeravitch

Nation’s skeletal school mental health network will be severely tested https://hechingerreport.org/nations-skeletal-school-mental-health-network-will-be-severely-tested/

High School Seniors Reflect On Another Unusual School Year https://www.npr.org/2021/05/30/1001684823/high-school-seniors-reflect-on-another-unusual-school-year

Achieving Racial Justice in the Classroom through Inquiry - Philly's 7th Ward - https://wp.me/p7sbg2-xS

Sunday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117930 on @Larryferlazzo

Resources For Learning About Attacks On “Critical Race Theory,” The 1619 Project & Attempts To Stop Educators From Teaching About Systemic Racism | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117941 on @Larryferlazzo

Report: How Much Do Students Pay For Corporate Tax Breaks? - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/05/28/report-how-much-do-students-pay-for-corporate-tax-breaks/?sh=6de53c60492a by @palan57 on @forbes

EdAction in Congress May 30, 2022 - Education Votes - https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/05/30/edaction-in-congress-may-30-2022/


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THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This Week
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THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it + TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT
Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it HISTORY MAKERS by TC Weber / 4d “Success is never so interesting as struggle” ― Willa Cather It was the bottom of the last inning and we were trailing 6-1. In order to get a shot at winning, we were going to have to score the maximum allowable runs per inning of 5. That wo
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION + Teacher Tom: Let's Turn The World Around: Teacher Tom's Play Summit
Teacher Tom TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Teacher Tom: Let's Turn The World Around: Teacher Tom's Play Summit Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: Let's Turn The World Around: Teacher Tom's Play Summit - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/teacher-tom-lets-turn-world-around.html TTPS 2021 Main Summit Registration - https://www.teachertomsplaysummit.com/?r_done=1 Childhood
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California Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SPI Visits School Open for In-Person Instruction 1d State Superintendent Tony Thurmond visits Eisenhower Elementary School open for safe, in-person instruction using model practices. 2021 California Classified School Employees of the Year 1d State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announce
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Education Research Report Cognitive exercises help young children boost their math skills by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d Young children who practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks improve their math skills more than children who focus on spatial rotation exercises, according to a large study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The findings support the notion that training
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 “Fight The Power” Looks Like An Interesting History Channel Show & Website by Larry Ferlazzo / 5h OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America is a History Channel show premiering in June. Here’s how they describe it: Public protest has always forced our country to
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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Bricolage Academy educators vote in favor of unionization | The Lens - https://thelensnola.org/?p=564177 by @https://twitter.com/martajewson on @TheLensNOLA When students suddenly struggle in school. - https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/05/when-students-suddenly-struggle-in-school.html?via=rss on @slate Colorado Becomes First State T

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