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Schools Are Dropping Mask Requirements, But A New CDC Study Suggests They Shouldn't https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/05/21/97907/schools-are-dropping-mask-requirements-but-a-new-c/ via @kpcc
‘Should kids get vaccinated?’: Philadelphia students ask questions about COVID-19 vaccine during town hall https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/21/22448434/should-kids-get-vaccine-philadelphia-students-ask-questions-about-covid-19-vaccine-during-town-hall via @ChalkbeatPHL
Union boss Randi Weingarten mocked after declaring teachers, who spent months at home, are 'tired' https://www.foxnews.com/us/union-boss-mocked-after-declaring-teachers-who-spent-months-at-home-are-tired #FoxNews
When stalking is part of the "college experience" https://www.salon.com/2021/05/22/when-stalking-is-part-of-the-college-experience/
Texas Senate Passes Anti-Critical Race Theory in Schools Bill That Waters American History Down With White Tears https://www.theroot.com/texas-senate-passes-anti-critical-race-theory-in-school-1846948068
Operation Outbreak: Simulating a pandemic while living it https://hechingerreport.org/operation-outbreak-simulating-a-pandemic-while-living-it/
How Teachers Are Reacting To Utah's Lifted Mask Mandates https://www.npr.org/2021/05/23/999563057/how-teachers-are-reacting-to-utahs-lifted-mask-mandates
Yearbook Photos of Girls Were Altered to Hide More of Their Chests https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/23/us/yearbook-photos-st-johns-girls-altering.html
South Carolina school cop handcuffed a 10-year-old special needs girl: report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/j9EsKcu8IbM/
San Mateo-Foster City picks new school chief https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/san-mateo-foster-city-picks-new-school-chief/article_be7d35de-baad-11eb-87f3-434758e8bb35.html
Vaccines' success could undercut Biden's multibillion-dollar school testing plans https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/23/covid-vaccine-testing-schools-490213
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Big Education Ape: Shawgi Tell: Charter School Promoters’ War on Consciousness | Dissident Voice - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/shawgi-tell-charter-school-promoters.html
Big Education Ape: Bill Phillis: Why Do Ohio Republicans Hate Public Schools? | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/bill-phillis-why-do-ohio-republicans.html
Big Education Ape: Ed Notes Online: Final Call for Monday Noon press conference: Do Not Privatize Our Medicare - and some reason why - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/ed-notes-online-final-call-for-monday.html
Big Education Ape: EdAction in Congress May 23, 2021 - Education Votes - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/edaction-in-congress-may-23-2021.html
Big Education Ape: “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” – Grumpy Old Teacher - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/i-have-nothing-to-offer-but-blood-toil.html
Indoctrinate this, part 2: Would DeSantis and Latvala fire me for teaching this lesson on the state-mandated 1920 Ocoee pogrom standard? - Public Enemy Number 1Indoctrinate this, part 2: Would DeSantis and Latvala fire me for teaching this lesson on the state-mandated 1920 Ocoee pogrom standard? A case study in the performative stupidity of your state government and its fake, impotent, embarrassing outrage at real history. Part 1: The voices of the Great Migration laugh at Richard Corcoran — A grifter who can't make finalist in a university president s
Why Our Many Big Plans to Raise Educational Standards Will Never Work (Jay Mathews) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom PracticeWhy Our Many Big Plans to Raise Educational Standards Will Never Work (Jay Mathews) Jay Mathews is a veteran journalist for The Washington Post who has covered education for more than three decades. He has written books on Jaime Escalante, a Los Angeles high school math teacher and KIPP charter schools. This article appeared in the Post April 17, 2021. As one of our most celebrated education ref
Top 6 Administrative Failures of the Pandemic Classroom | gadflyonthewallblogTop 6 Administrative Failures of the Pandemic Classroom This school year has been a failure in so many ways. But don’t get me wrong. I’m not going to sit here and point fingers. The Covid-19 pandemic has tested the public school system like never before. Teachers, administrators and school directors have been under tremendous pressure and I believe most really tried their best in good faith to m
Results from Parent Action Conference 2021: How do parents, educators & students want $8B in additional funds to be spent? | Class Size Matters| A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes Results from Parent Action Conference 2021: How do parents, educators & students want $8B in additional funds to be spent? On Sat. May 22, 2021, we had a great Parent Action Conference, co-sponsored with NYC Kids PAC and Teens Take Charge, to brainstorm on how parents, educators and students would like the $
CHOICES, IT’S ALL ABOUT CHOICES. – Dad Gone WildCHOICES, IT’S ALL ABOUT CHOICES “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-week next week, most districts will be closing the books on the 2020/2021
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, May 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTHBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 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/?
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