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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 

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


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Big 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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