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No 10 ‘tried to block’ data on spread of new Covid variant in English schools | Coronavirus | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/22/no-10-tried-to-block-data-on-spread-of-new-covid-variant-in-english-schools by @carolecadwalla on @guardian
No remote learning option for NYC next school year, de Blasio announces - Chalkbeat New York - https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/24/22450700/nyc-no-remote-learning-option-next-school-year on chalkbeat
Podcast: Israeli-Palestinian conflict hits California's ethnic studies curriculum http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/mSjaL2A4W6o/the-times-podcast-california-ethnic-studies-israeli-palestinian
Autistic Florida Student Solves Math Problems In Her Head https://www.npr.org/2021/05/24/999699868/autistic-florida-student-solves-math-problems-in-her-head
Florida High School Edited Girls' Yearbook Photos To Cover More Of Their Chests https://www.npr.org/2021/05/23/999596246/florida-high-school-edited-girls-yearbook-photos-to-cover-more-of-their-chests
Reject the CDC’s change to masking guidelines! https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/24/west-m24.html
Students at a Florida school are calling out a double standard after dozens of girls discovered that their yearbook photos had been edited. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/school-edits-yearbook-photos-girls_n_60ab3232e4b031354798ed57?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPost
Thousands of D.C. students attend charters with no in-person learning options https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-charter-schools-online-learning/2021/05/23/7e5816d2-ba2f-11eb-a6b1-81296da0339b_story.html?tid=ss_tw
DC area school systems trying to staff summer programs - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dmv-summer-school-teacher-shortage/2021/05/23/c6bd0b4e-ba43-11eb-a5fe-bb49dc89a248_story.html
Black teachers were already leaving -- and the nation’s upheaval over racism made their job harder - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=79177 via @hechingerreport
Could more learning time help students after the pandemic? - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=79268 by @jillbarshay on @hechingerreport
OPINION: Growing quality early education helps systematically identify what works https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-americas-early-education-system-is-struggling-head-start-can-help-chart-a-path-forward/
Answer Sheet: Let’s Review How Bill and Melinda Gates Spent Billions of Dollars to Change Public Education | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10922 on @NEPCtweet
States and cities across the U.S. debate the future of online learning. - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/us/schools-reopening-remote-learning-covid.html on @nytimes
Texas Legislature bans critical race theory from classrooms | KXAN Austin - https://www.kxan.com/?p=975978
'My baby told me he was tired': First-grader who killed himself may have been bullied to death, parents say | kens5.com - https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/first-grader-death/273-bf2203fa-e368-4bfe-8f84-c2770fc49a9d#new_tab on KENS5
UTLA in negotiations with LAUSD over ‘traditional’ school day for fall – Daily News - https://www.dailynews.com/?p=4530827 on @ladailynews
Michigan appeals to former teachers as districts face ‘dire’ shortage - mlive.com - https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/05/michigan-appeals-to-former-teachers-as-districts-face-dire-shortage.html#new_tab on @mlive
NYC principal ripped for rallying staff to seek sanctions against Israel - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-1eOVd by @nypmetro on @nypost
13,000 kids will be in summer school in New Orleans -- triple the normal amount | Education | nola.com - https://www.nola.com/news/education/article_1d194918-ba70-11eb-8a3e-dff1e910149f.html#new_tab on @nolanews
Attempts to ban teaching on ‘critical race theory’ multiply across the U.S. ⋆ Michigan Advance - https://www.michiganadvance.com/?p=38877 via @michiganadvance
Parents voice anger over yearbook photo edits at Florida high school - https://www.staugustine.com/story/news/education/2021/05/21/st-johns-county-parents-angery-yearbook-photo-edits-girls-clothes-bartram-trail-high-school-florida/5199666001/#new_tab via @staugrecord
Coveted Manhattan high schools see spike in offers to low-income students - Chalkbeat New York - https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/21/22447800/at-some-coveted-manhattan-high-schools-admission-changes-dramatically-alter-incoming-freshman-class#new_tab on chalkbeat
For Black Families, AISD's Special Ed Chaos Is Not New: Special, yet unequal - News - The Austin Chronicle - https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2021-05-21/for-black-families-aisds-special-ed-chaos-is-not-new/#new_tab on @AustinChronicle
Suit alleging admissions discrimination moves forward in Va. - https://apnews.com/article/racial-injustice-discrimination-race-and-ethnicity-science-education-5b4cd0955fa08795060890194e2fedb7#new_tab on @ap
Teacher Tom: An Intellectually Creative Affair: Teacher Tom's Play SummitAn Intellectually Creative Affair: Teacher Tom's Play Summit My journey as an early childhood educator began in 1996, the year our daughter was born. In the back of my mind, I'm sure I was aware that my wife and I were going to be her primary "teachers," at least for the time being, but I recall secretly telling myself that this aspect of parenthood could wait. My instinct was to simply love her
Florida: State Commissioner Fires Teacher for Supporting BLM | Diane Ravitch's blog #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTERFlorida: State Commissioner Fires Teacher for Supporting BLM | Diane Ravitch's blog Florida: State Commissioner Fires Teacher for Supporting BLM Richard Corcoran, state commissioner of education in Florida, announced that he fired Amy Donofrio, a teacher in Duval County, because she supported #BlackLivesMatter. Corcoran made his decision known during a lecture at conservative Hillsdale College in
Explore U.S. History at our Nation’s Most Hallowed Ground - ED.gov BlogExplore U.S. History at our Nation’s Most Hallowed Ground Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) is considered America’s most hallowed ground and a sacred shrine to service and sacrifice. More than 400,000 people are laid to rest at ANC including former presidents, astronauts, civil rights activists, medical professionals, and prominent military figures. ANC recently launched an education program for
Russ on Reading: Defeating the Science of Reading Narrative, Part 4: Addressing School Boards, Legislatures and the PublicDefeating the Science of Reading Narrative, Part 4: Addressing School Boards, Legislatures and the Public This series of posts has taken aim at the false Science of Reading (SOR) narrative that posits that the Simple View of Reading (SVR; Gough and Turner, 1986) is the scientifically proven best way to teach reading and all schools and all teachers should be adopting it. The first post in the se
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
2021 Medley #7 – Playing catch up | Live Long and Prosper2021 Medley #7 – Playing catch up Teacher shortage, Punishing schools, Privatization, Facts, Rationality Apparently, retirement is needed so there’s enough time to go to all the doctor appointments you’re going to need as you age. Things have been quiet on this blog lately…for a variety of reasons. Now that things are a bit better I have a backlog of unposted Medley entries. To make it a bit eas
School Privatizers Attack a Central Institution of American Democracy | janressegerSchool Privatizers Attack a Central Institution of American Democracy Introducing a column by the Network for Public Education’s Carol Burris on the explosion this year of legislation across the 50 state legislatures to expand school privatization, the Washington Post ‘s Valerie Strauss begins : “While many Americans see 2021 as the year that may bring back something close to normalcy after the
Seattle Schools Community Forum: SPS Continues Its Long History of Rushed Surveys; Is OSPI Getting the Real Story?SPS Continues Its Long History of Rushed Surveys; Is OSPI Getting the Real Story? Seattle Schools, like all school districts in Washington State, are required to submit a reopening plan to OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction). In the Board agenda for the May 19th, we see SPS’ plan. There is a survey attached for parents; I have no idea how many parents know about it and are weig
NYC Public School Parents: Results from our Parent Action Conference: how should the eight billion dollars in state and federal funds for our schools be spent? check it out!Results from our Parent Action Conference: how should the eight billion dollars in state and federal funds for our schools be spent? check it out! 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 $8B in additional federal and state funds should be spent to meet
As US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out - AP THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAs US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out As US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out Standardized tests are returning to the nation’s schools this spring, but millions of students will face shorter exams that carry lower stakes, and most families are being given the option to forgo testing entirely. With new flexibility from the Biden administration, states are ad
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY + THIS WEEK #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_15.html Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: Luedji Luna by Mark Anthony Neal / 41min "'I feel that we are living in a crazy moment in a crazy time and music has been a safe place for me — the only safe place for me
Punished by Rewards - (Book) - Alfie KohnPunished by Rewards The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes Our basic strategy for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: Do this and you’ll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way that we train the family pet. In this groundbreaking book, Alfi
N.Y.C. will eliminate remote learning for the fall, in a major step toward reopening. - The New York TimesN.Y.C. will eliminate remote learning for the fall, in a major step toward reopening. New York City will no longer have a remote schooling option come fall, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced during a television appearance on Monday, a major step toward fully reopening the nation’s largest school system. This school year, most of the city’s roughly one million students — about 600,000 — stayed at ho
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, May 23, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTHBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA 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/
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: And Now I'm Older Edition (5/23)And Now I'm Older Edition What a week here at the Institute. But now it's time to get back to reading, and we've got a fine selection of pieces this week. I'll remind you that you can also keep up on the current writing about public e3d
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