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Red states ready to defy Biden’s ‘aggressive indoctrination’ on education - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/12/red-states-biden-education-487174
What we’ve lost and what we’ve learned https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/05/11/whats-weve-lost-and-what-weve-learned/
American Kids Can Wait http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/tjUIEdfGzAg/
Education Research Report: US loses $956 billion every year due to inequality in education -http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/
Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117540 on @Larryferlazzo
Pro-COVID Parents Are Fighting School Mask Mandates With White Tears https://www.theroot.com/pro-covid-parents-are-fighting-school-mask-mandates-wit-1846871039
Florida School District Drops Tamir Rice-Inspired Novel After Police Union Labels It 'Propaganda' https://www.theroot.com/in-yet-another-attempt-to-stymie-racially-conscious-edu-1846869029
Why Some Families Still Prefer Remote School https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/us/remote-school-covid.html
Carmen Maria Machado: Banning My Book Won't Protect Your Child https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/opinion/censorship-domestic-violence-book.html
White House Says Undocumented Students Can Receive Pandemic Aid https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/us/politics/pandemic-aid-undocumented-students.html
OPINION: Neither heroes nor villains, teachers must be recast as vital partners https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-neither-heroes-nor-villains-teachers-must-be-recast-as-vital-partners/
OPINION: It’s time to change the way students are disciplined in school https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-its-time-to-change-the-way-students-are-disciplined-in-school/
Newsom to propose transitional kindergarten for all California 4-year-olds in budget plan http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/yQcFR-fXqEw/california-universal-transitional-kindergarten-all-4-year-olds-newsom-budget-plan
Op-Ed: California must fix its school inequality problem. Early screening for risk of dyslexia is a start http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/19caqH2jDMA/early-screening-risk-dyslexia-inequities-education-california-schools
Funding for school buildings gets traction amid pressing need https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/05/nj-schools-construction-new-funding-needed-abbott-education-law-center/
Should school emergency drills get an overhaul? https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/05/nj-senate-majority-leader-loretta-weinberg-introduces-bill-overhaul-school-security-active-shooter-drills-written-notice-no-fake-blood-no-real-or-prop-firearms-trauma-fear/
Migrant Education Teams Face Challenges To Get Children Back Into Schools https://www.npr.org/2021/05/12/996079197/migrant-eduction-teams-face-challenges-to-get-children-back-into-schools
Pandemic admission screens pause boosts diversity at NYC middle schools https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-middle-schools-pandemic-middle-school-screens-suspension-20210511-bvnten6fmnhibek3jzl6hyna6e-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Hundreds of schools are using this air purifier to fight COVID. A lawsuit says it releases toxic chemicals. https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2021/05/covid-school-air-purifier-lawsuit-gps-toxic/ via @MotherJones
"Cold-blooded fraudster": Students for Trump founder gets 13 months in prison for posing as lawyer https://www.salon.com/2021/05/12/cold-blooded-fraudster-students-for-trump-founder-gets-13-months-in-prison-for-posing-as-lawyer_partner/
Examining educational management organizations, charter school reform being negotiated https://nondoc.com/2021/05/12/charter-school-reform-educational-management-organizations/ via @nondocmedia
Missouri House passes pared-down school voucher bill | ksdk.com - https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/missouri-house-votes-pare-down-school-voucher-bill/63-33cf23c5-1d62-4fda-849c-20769824baf3#new_tab on ksdknews
Wisconsin Assembly approves raising voucher school income | Wisconsin News | beloitdailynews.com - https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/wisconsin-news/wisconsin-assembly-approves-raising-voucher-school-income/article_817babc0-22a8-5bcc-a898-86354162554c.html#new_tab on @BDNConnection
Gov. DeSantis signs 'largest expansion of school choice in the history of the state' - https://wp.me/pcPG06-1Ns3 by @RenzoDowney on @Fla_Pol
School principal paddling of child was not a crime, Florida state attorney says - CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/09/us/florida-school-student-paddled-state-attorney/index.html#new_tab
S.F. wanted to bring seniors back to get $12 million in state funding. But the plan might fall short - https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/S-F-seniors-might-go-back-to-school-for-only-one-16166684.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle
Financialization Created Chicago Public Schools’ Fiscal Crisis - https://jacobinmag.com/2021/05/chicago-public-schools-cps-fiscal-crisis#new_tab
San Diego Unified superintendent to become U.S. deputy education secretary - The San Diego Union-Tribune - https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-05-11/its-official-san-diego-unified-superintendent-to-become-u-s-deputy-education-secretary#new_tab by @Kristen_Taketa on @sdut
Philly’s Black-led charter schools have alleged bias by the district. Now the claims will be investigated. - https://www.inquirer.com/education/philadelphia-school-district-black-charters-reopen-20210511.html#new_tab via @PhillyInquirer
Could Denver be facing school consolidations? - Chalkbeat Colorado - https://co.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/11/22431369/denver-elementary-schools-declining-enrollment#new_tab on chalkbeat
Jeff Bryant: Community School Approach Shows Great Possibility - LA ProgressiveCommunity School Approach Shows Great Possibility - LA Progressive Community School Approach Shows Great Possibility n the 2017-2018 school year, Gibsonton received a grade of “D” on the Florida’s annual report card which assesses elementary schools on the basis of their scores on standardized achievement tests. In 2018-2019, Gibsonton raised its grade to a “C.” While Gilmore welcomed the progres
Teacher Tom: Being With Our Toddlers as They Explore the WorldBeing With Our Toddlers as They Explore the World Growing up, television was still a relatively new thing, at least around our house. The only reason we came to understand that our black and white Zenith wasn't state-of-the-art was because NBC started promoting itself as being "in living color." I remember asking dad why our pictures were still black and white, when the announcer said it was in
Alfie Kohn: The Progressive Teacher’s Role in the Classroom: What Active Adult Involvement Does and Doesn’t Entail | National Education Policy CenterAlfie Kohn: The Progressive Teacher’s Role in the Classroom: What Active Adult Involvement Does and Doesn’t Entail According to Michael Harrington and many other scholars, a careful reading of Marx’s work makes it clear that he “regarded democracy as the essence of socialism.” Soviet-style Communism, by contrast, corrupted socialism “by equating it with a totalitarian denial of freedom.” 1 But,
CATCH UP WITH ECLECTABLOG AND Your middle & high school-aged daughter can become part of the network of unstoppable girls! | EclectablogYour middle & high school-aged daughter can become part of the network of unstoppable girls! | Eclectablog CATCH UP WITH ECLECTABLOG Your middle & high school-aged daughter can become part of the network of unstoppable girls! I recently became aware of two programs being offered by Michigan Women Forward (MWF), a community development nonprofit group that is dedicated to empowering women and girl
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTERNewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_8.html Book Trailer: Adrian Miller's 'Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue' by Mark Anthony Neal / 2h 'In Black Smoke ( UNCPress ), Adrian Miller chronicles how Black barbecuer
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #tBATsLarry 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/2021/05/this-week-in-education-larry-f
NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONHome | U.S. Department of Education NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Secretary Cardona to Deliver Virtual Commencement Address at the University of Connecticut 21h On Saturday, May 8, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will deliver the commencement address virtually at the University of Connecticut graduation ceremony for the Class of 2021. The virtual comme
Kansas City: “Never Seen This Kind of Money” in School Board Races | Diane Ravitch's blogKansas City: “Never Seen This Kind of Money” in School Board Races The Kansas City Star reported on an unprecedented injection of money i nto the city’s local school board races. An unknown group with unknown donors has given more than $100,000 to pro-charter candidates. This concealment is known as Dark Money. A newly formed nonprofit has already pumped tens of thousands of dollars into two con
Brevity – radical eyes for equityBrevity Some words are predictable—”arrogant,” “intimidating,” “mean,” “stoic,” “blunt,” “sarcastic.” Predictable, that is, as descriptions of me. I anticipate them, and I recognize they are inaccurate in some (most?) ways. They also hurt, sting at the very core of who I am, who I try to be. Especially as a teacher. Recently, a new label popped up—”passive aggressive.” I didn’t expect that becau
2021 Medley #6 – We Slide into Superstition and Darkness | Live Long and Prosper2021 Medley #6 – We Slide into Superstition and Darkness MASK MISINFORMATION N.J. school nurse fails science, experts say, in comments about face masks. Sadly, this nurse at the center of this article has failed to keep up with the science she (should have) learned in nursing school. One of the arguments Nurse Pein gives for being against masks is that it causes damage to the mental health of ch
Lots of State Legislatures Are Launching New or Expanding Older School Voucher Programs | janressegerLots of State Legislatures Are Launching New or Expanding Older School Voucher Programs There is sadly no mystery about the damage befalling public schools when private school tuition vouchers are expanded: Vouchers suck millions of essential dollars out of state and local public school budgets. Usually state legislatures start with a small program and then, several years later, explode the numb
Rethinking JFK’s “Ask not…..” | The Merrow ReportRethinking JFK’s “Ask not…..” “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy issued that stirring challenge in his inaugural address sixty years ago, in January, 1961. His words tapped into a wellspring of idealism and inspired many young Americans to join the Peace Corps or get otherwise involved in efforts to ‘improve the world around them.’ S
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Guest Post - HCC and SPSGuest Post - HCC and SPS Editor’s note: I’m happy to publish any essays about SPS or public education in general. This one is from Megan Hazen who has three children in Seattle Schools. Last Tuesday the Seattle School board passed an amendment to board policy 2190, which governs how Highly Capable (HC) students are served in Seattle. These students have demonstrated an atypical cognitive capacit
Public schools deserve your support. I know. I attend one. - cleveland comPublic schools deserve your support. I know. I attend one. - cleveland.com Public schools deserve your support. I know. I attend one By Other Voices As a student at a reputedly failing school, I will say emphatically that our public schools deserve support. As we look to determine the future of education, we must take a step back and decide what we want out of the system. There is more to educati
Civic Leaders Fund Their Own Interests in AD54’s Special Election – redqueeninlaCivic Leaders Fund Their Own Interests in AD54’s Special Election There’s a political newcomer in AD54 (extending across eastern West-LA to western South-LA ) who has burst on the scene with startling presence. Gregarious and appealing, Isaac Bryan has a hard luck story that scans like the Parable of the Prodigal Son of modern society, ready to make up for former academic and behavioral lapses w
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, May 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTHBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Illinois House fires warning shot at Chicago Teachers Pension Fund - https://www.chicagobusiness.com/node/950066 High-achieving schools
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