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Vaccinate Our Kids - https://wp.me/p5gGh3-jUE
Texas GOP Passes Bill To Stop Teachers From Talking About Racism | HuffPost - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-republicans-ban-teachers-racism_n_609a96c8e4b063dccea1a3ef on @HuffPostPol
Challenging Students . . . And How to Have More of Them (#) - Alfie Kohn - https://www.alfiekohn.org/?p=274
Teaching controversial issues in a time of turmoil https://edsource.org/podcast/episode-199-teaching-controversial-issues-in-a-time-of-turmoil
What Parents Need to Hear From the CDC http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/bdlPD3Sszu4/
Schools Are Dropping Mask Requirements, But A New CDC Study Suggests They Shouldn't http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/893KpccSouthernCaliforniaNews-Education/~3/y74oZO-e6gI/
We need to invest in fixing school buildings now, say educators to Congress https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/05/21/we-need-to-invest-in-fixing-school-buildings-now-say-educators-to-congress/
Good food, good mood: Vegan food truck has classroom origins https://nondoc.com/2021/05/22/vegan-food-truck-classroom-origins/
Improved ventilation and mask rules for staff in elementary schools resulted in fewer COVID-19 ... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-school-masks-ventilation/
WSWS writer Evan Blake banned from “Badass Teachers Association” Facebook group https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/22/bats-m22.html
Teachers 'don't want to be the mask police', Union leader argues https://news.yahoo.com/teachers-don-t-want-mask-221333779.html
Texas’ divisive bill limiting how students learn about current events and historic racism passed by Senate https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/22/texas-critical-race-theory-legislature/
Behind The Lens episode 128: ‘A comprehensive and brutal program’ https://thelensnola.org/2021/05/21/behind-the-lens-episode-128-a-comprehensive-and-brutal-program/
Colleges face reckoning as plummeting birthrate worsens enrollment declines https://hechingerreport.org/colleges-face-reckoning-as-plummeting-birthrate-worsens-enrollment-declines/
Kansas City School District Retires Offensive Native American Mascots https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/999241565/kansas-city-school-district-retires-offensive-native-american-mascots
How Texas Republicans Want to Recast History https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/us/politics/texas-republicans-schools-history.html
Billy Townsend: Jones High School in Florida Is Far Better Than the Deregulated, Unaccountable Voucher Schools That the State Prefers | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uaz via @dianeravitch
How Biden’s cash paid for Florida GOP’s pet education projects https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2021/05/21/how-bidens-cash-paid-for-florida-gops-pet-education-projects-1383552
Judge: Betsy DeVos Cannot “Quash” Deposition About Her Actions Re: Defrauded Corinthian College Students | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's BlogJudge: Betsy DeVos Cannot “Quash” Deposition About Her Actions Re: Defrauded Corinthian College Students Former US ed sec Betsy DeVos did not want to give a formal, in-person account of her decision to side with defunct, for-profit, California-based Corinthian Colleges by not granting monetary relief to hundreds of thousand of students defrauded by this federal-aid-sucking monster. However, on M
Dana Milbank: The War Over Civics Education | Diane Ravitch's blogDana Milbank: The War Over Civics Education Dana Milbank believes that Republicans are terrified of restoring civics education for fear that the younger generation will learn how our government is supposed to work. He wrote in the Washington Post: Pretty much everything the Trump-occupied Republican Party has been doing these days violates the basic tenets of democracy that American schoolchildr
Education Matters: "You have to police them on a daily basis." Richard Corcoran on the free speech of teachers + The Florida GOP TalibanEducation Matters: "You have to police them on a daily basis." Richard Corcoran on the free speech of teachers "You have to police them on a daily basis." Richard Corcoran on the free speech of teachers Teachers cannot be trusted, and don’t take my word for it, take Commissioner Corcoran's Little boot Corcoran said of the 185 thousand teachers in Florida’s public schools; none of them can be trus
Providence: State Takeover Stumbles As “Toe-Popping” Official and Superintendent Are Fired | Diane Ravitch's blogProvidence: State Takeover Stumbles As “Toe-Popping” Official and Superintendent Are Fired When Gina Raimondo was Governor of Rhode Island (she is now Biden’s Secretary of the Treasury), she determined that the only way to fix the Providence schools was a state takeover. Raimondo, a former hedge fund manager, hired Angelica Infante-Green as state commissioner, although Green’s experience was lim
Nikole Hannah-Jones was terminated because she did not come from a “traditional academic-type background.” Good grief. Racism in academia. – Fred KlonskyNIKOLE HANNAH-JONES WAS TERMINATED BECAUSE SHE DID NOT COME FROM A “TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC-TYPE BACKGROUND.” GOOD GRIEF. RACISM IN ACADEMIA. The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill said Thursday that the tenure application for New York Times journalist and The 1619 Project lead author Nikole Hannah-Jones was terminated because she did not come from a “traditional academic-type background.” As
NYC Educator: What Do Large Schools Need to Reopen?What Do Large Schools Need to Reopen? UFT President Michael Mulgrew has a column in the NY Daily News laying out a program for reopening. Mulgrew correctly points to the safeguards we insisted on as a reason schools were relatively safe this year. He asks that schools reach out to parents and enact a remote option for those who still aren't comfortable. These are all good ideas, and I think they
The movement to privatize public schools marches on during coronavirus pandemic - Network For Public EducationThe movement to privatize public schools marches on during coronavirus pandemic Legislatures in 35 states have proposed bills to enact or expand voucher programs or charter schools. A few have passed; others have failed. Still others are sitting on governors’ desks or are stalled in the state’s House or Senate. Several are obvious attempts to please right-wing donors with no chance of moving out
TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT THIS WEEKTENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT Physicians Urge Schools to Maintain Mask Mandates, Protect Kids 22 by Andy Spears / 2d A group of Tennessee physicians this week responded to Gov. Bill Lee urging local school districts to drop mask mandates. Here’s more from a press release: “Mask requirements for our classrooms keep COVID out so our kids can stay in school, parents at work and most importantly, prote
THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONTHIS WEEK FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ED.GOV NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Press Releases Washington State's Melito Ramirez Named America's First ‘Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE)’ Awardee Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Announces Virtual Public Hearing to Gather Information for the Purpose of Improving Enforcement of Title
Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This WeekBlog 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 itDad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. CHOICES, IT’S ALL ABOUT CHOICES. by TC Weber / 19h “I volunteer because it makes me look helpful, and it gives me first dibs on the refreshments.” ― Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club For all intents and purposes, the school year all over but the shouting. Grades have been turned in. Graduations scheduled. Library books returned. By mid-
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION + Teacher Tom: Let's Turn The World Around: Teacher Tom's Play SummitTeacher 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 EDUCATIONCalifornia Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Preschool through Third Grade (P-3) Alignment 2d CDE seeks to elevate the role of high-quality, inclusive and multilingual preschool, strong early intervention services, and P-3 alignment in ensuring the future of California’s children. CACFP ECR Calculation Training for Center Sponso
THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 LARR Saturday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings by Larry Ferlazzo / 6h stevepb / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING (& SHOWING) WHAT SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC (you might also be interested in SCHOOLS WENT REMOTE A YEAR AGO – HERE ARE MY CHOICES FOR THE BEST
THIS WEEK Education Research ReportEducation Research Report U.S. Spending on Public Schools in 2019 Highest Since 2008 by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d K-12 School Spending Up 4.7% in 2019 From Previous Year The nation spent $752.3 billion on its 48 million children in public schools in fiscal year 2019, a 4.7% increase from the previous year and the most per pupil in more than a decade. Instructional salaries, the largest expenditur
KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbatsDiane 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 TODAY Dana Milbank: The War Over Civics Education by dianeravitch / 25min Dana Milbank believes that Republicans are terrified of restoring civics education for fear that the younger generation will learn how our government is supposed to work. H
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, May 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTHBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES OP-ED: Prioritizing student voices to reopen schools | Dhaka Tribune - https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2021/05/19/op-ed-prioritizing-
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