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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
In bitterly divided election in Southlake, Texas, opponents of anti-racism education win big - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bitterly-divided-election-southlake-texas-opponents-anti-racism-education-win-n1266102 by NBCNews on @NBCNews
During pandemic year, US teachers faced backlash over school closures, and saw a newfound respect for their work - Baltimore Sun - https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-coronavirus-teachers-20210502-qgofpnrgorhutkfdkw2abj6ggi-story.html via @baltimoresun
Prosecutors Extract Pleas, $215 Million in Charter School Fraud Case - https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/prosecutors-extract-pleas-215-million-in-charter-school-fraud-case/ via @voiceofsandiego
Opinion | America Is Brutal to Parents. Biden Is Trying to Change That. - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/opinion/biden-speech-child-care.html on @nytimes
UFT Spring Conference - https://web.cvent.com/event/72332bf6-fb57-48a9-bc56-327a017b74d5/summary
Phylicia Rashad On Alpha Kappa Alpha and Howard University History | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/05/phylicia-rashad-on-alpha-kappa-alpha.html
12 Pieces of Advice for Better Parenting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/cMzm-txbhL8/
L.A. County’s Ambitious Youth Justice Plans https://www.laprogressive.com/conditions-at-the-countys-camps/
12-Year-Old Graduating From High School And College This Month https://patch.com/north-carolina/mooresville/12-year-old-graduating-high-school-college-month
PROOF POINTS: Robert Slavin championed the use of scientific evidence to figure out what works in education https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-robert-slavin-championed-the-use-of-scientific-evidence-to-figure-out-what-works-in-education/
Debate Erupts at N.J. Law School After White Student Quotes Racial Slur https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/nyregion/Rutgers-law-school-n-word.html
Trans Girls Are the Real Target of Anti-Trans Bills https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/trans-girls-being-targeted-by-transphobic-legislation
During pandemic year, US teachers faced backlash over school closures, and saw a newfound respect for their work - Baltimore Sun - https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-coronavirus-teachers-20210502-qgofpnrgorhutkfdkw2abj6ggi-story.html via @baltimoresun
'I'm not a racist, damnit!' White mother goes viral after emotional rant at Missouri school meeting - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism - https://www.rawstory.com/missouri-schools-racial-justice/
'It's a stressful environment': Florida mom explains why she pulled her kid out of notorious anti-vax private school - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism - https://www.rawstory.com/centner-academy/
Fox News thrilled voters just elected ‘anti-woke’ candidates to 75% White wealthy Texas town’s school board - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism - https://www.rawstory.com/fox-news-thrilled-voters-just-elected-anti-woke-candidates-to-75-white-wealthy-texas-towns-school-board/
Mitch McConnell Urges Education Secretary to Bar The 1619 Project From Federal Grant Programs Because White Fragility is a Helluva Drug https://www.theroot.com/mitch-mcconnell-urges-education-secretary-to-bar-the-16-1846807649?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=theroot_twitter via @TheRoot
WTF?: Kansas Lawmaker Allegedly Kneed Student in Groin, Asked Students About 'Making Babies,' Their Masturbation Habits and More https://www.theroot.com/wtf-kansas-lawmaker-allegedly-kneed-student-groin-as-1846807983?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=theroot_twitter via @TheRoot
Arizona High School Students Disciplined for Reenacting George Floyd's Murder - https://www.theroot.com/students-at-arizona-high-school-disciplined-after-reena-1846810351 on TheRoot
Race Was Discussed in a Missouri School District. White Tears Followed https://www.theroot.com/race-was-discussed-in-a-missouri-school-district-white-1846811010?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=theroot_twitter via @TheRoot
Melissa Carter of Central Elementary School in Clewiston, Florida, is reportedly under investigation. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/principal-melissa-carter-paddle_n_608fe210e4b046202709ac1e?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPost
Answer Sheet: Former Lobbyist Details How Privatizers Are Trying to End Public Education | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10887 on @NEPCtweet
Former 'Pregnant Girl' Builds Support To Help Other Teen Moms https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/05/03/993012219/former-pregnant-girl-builds-support-to-help-other-teen-moms
The True Cost of Closing the Racial Wealth Gap https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/business/racial-wealth-gap.html
Boston Public Schools surveying interest in a virtual school | Boston.com - https://www.boston.com/?p=22146079 by christopher-gavin
San Diego school districts still face deficits despite flood of COVID cash - The San Diego Union-Tribune - https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-05-02/san-diego-school-districts-still-face-deficits-despite-flood-of-covid-cash#new_tab by @Kristen_Taketa on @sdut
Head Of Hawaii's Teachers' Union Is Vying To Be Interim Superintendent - Honolulu Civil Beat - https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/04/head-of-hawaiis-teachers-union-is-vying-to-be-interim-superintendent/#new_tab via @civilbeat
Pandemic boosts enrollment in cyber charter schools, but costs also are rising | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - https://www.post-gazette.com/business/bop/2021/05/03/Pennsylvania-cyber-charter-schools-brick-and-mortar-traditional-education-pandemic-online-virtual-learning-costs/stories/202105020002#new_tab via @PittsburghPG
Nearly 200 Oklahoma school districts suing state Education Board over charter school settlement https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/education/2021/05/01/oklahoma-school-districts-sue-state-board-education-charter-school-settlement/4903913001/ via @theoklahoman_
Anita Dunn, Biden adviser, says President didn't say 'absolutely' open schools in fall because virus is unpredictable - CNNPolitics - https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/02/politics/anita-dunn-schools-reopen-biden-cnntv/index.html#new_tab
LAUSD teachers oppose adding 10 days to school year, union says – Daily News - https://www.dailynews.com/?p=4501782 on @ladailynews
In bitterly divided election in Southlake, Texas, opponents of anti-racism education win big - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bitterly-divided-election-southlake-texas-opponents-anti-racism-education-win-n1266102#new_tab by NBCNews on @NBCNews
Will Schools Open in the Fall? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/briefing/schools-reopening-working-mothers.html?smid=tw-share
The Schools Aren’t Really Open - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-schools-arent-really-open-11619989532#new_tab by @WSJopinion on @WSJ
CPS CEO Janice Jackson announces departure; Chicago schools face leadership turnover with two other top officials also leaving - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cps-ceo-janice-jackson-20210503-fowcj3ffljchvf5mtzzqe5h2je-story.html#new_tab via @chicagotribune
Too many quarantines lead to changes - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/school-quarantine-changes/2021/05/02/681cdb4a-668e-11eb-886d-5264d4ceb46d_story.html#new_tab
Judge: New Mexico must give at-home students fast internet - https://apnews.com/article/nm-state-wire-new-mexico-coronavirus-technology-health-dbc30b2dfc08fe1243a2c941680fa10f#new_tab on @ap
Florida principal under investigation for paddling a 6-year-old student | WPEC - https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-principal-under-investigation-for-paddling-a-6-year-old-student#new_tab on http://twitter.com/cbs12
Online high school floated as one possible use of Buffalo's stimulus windfall | Education | buffalonews.com - https://buffalonews.com/news/local/education/online-high-school-floated-as-one-possible-use-of-buffalos-stimulus-windfall/article_5ddb1bd4-a9ef-11eb-981b-0fbdaac49fde.html#new_tab by @https://twitter.com/MaryPasciak on @TheBuffaloNews
