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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
Title IX Protections Extend to Transgender Students, Education Dept. Says https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/us/politics/title-ix-transgender-students.html
AFT Criticizes Florida Ban on Teaching About Systemic Racism | Black Star News - http://www.blackstarnews.com/node/21499
Fox News Mentioned 'Critical Race Theory' 1300 Times Since March - https://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-critical-race-theory-mentions-thousand-study-2021-6 on @PoliticsInsider
Singleton Charter in New Orleans ordered to find new CEO; school accused of violating ethics law | Education | nola.com - https://www.nola.com/news/education/article_e56631a4-ce18-11eb-8a10-f7e80d0600ce.html on @nolanews
Families Fight Schools For The Special Education COVID Shut Down : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2021/06/16/994587239/after-months-of-special-education-turmoil-families-say-schools-owe-them on @NPR
Gov. Abbott signs ‘anti-critical race theory’ bill into law over objections from educators and civic groups - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/06/15/gov-abbott-signs-anti-critical-race-theory-bill-into-law-over-objections-from-educators-and-civic-groups/ via @dallasnews
Letter: Create a plan for all children to be vaccinated | First Focus on Children - https://firstfocus.org/?p=20017 on @first_focus
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Courtesy of Canva: Classroom Yearbook - https://www.diaryofapublicschoolteacher.com/2021/06/courtesy-of-canva-classroom-yearbook.html
Answer Sheet: Is the Charter Schools Program Financing White-Flight Academies? | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10960 on @NEPCtweet
Education Research Report: Job-related stress threatens the teacher supply - RAND survey - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/
Pennsylvania ended awards for child care workers with higher degrees - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/15/22534970/pennsylvania-child-care-workers-award-eliminated-pandemic on chalkbeat
Eight Days Remaining...Working Them Angels - http://southbronxschool.blogspot.com/2021/06/eight-days-remainingworking-them-angels.html
Why the panic over "critical race theory" is the perfect right-wing troll https://www.salon.com/2021/06/15/why-the-panic-over-critical-race-theory-is-the-perfect-right-wing-troll/
Texas “critical race theory” bill limiting teaching of current events signed into law https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/15/abbott-critical-race-theory-law/
District orders Singleton Charter to remove interim CEO citing state ethics law https://thelensnola.org/2021/06/15/district-orders-singleton-charter-to-remove-interim-ceo-citing-state-ethics-law/
Trump-inspired high school prank sparks turmoil in small Oregon town http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/mYHTJ66dRRM/
Education Department Erasing Debt For Defrauded For-Profit College Students https://www.huffpost.com/entry/itt-tech-student-debt-loan-relief_n_60ca0f35e4b0b80b49ea4eaf
GOP Lawmaker Tried To Explain Critical Race Theory And Wow It Got Weird https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-pringle-critical-race-theory_n_60c9412ce4b0b0e8341f4751
Schools bar Native students from wearing traditional regalia at graduation https://hechingerreport.org/schools-bar-native-students-from-wearing-traditional-regalia-at-graduation/
COLUMN: The high school-college hybrid that jumpstarts careers https://hechingerreport.org/column-the-high-school-college-hybrid-that-jumpstarts-careers/
In farewell, Beutner calls L.A. schools a 'model for the nation.' Others worry about work ahead http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/Cy7E4FhrgyE/beutner-gives-l-a-unified-farewell-address
As college enrollment drops, a proposed free tuition program in New Jersey could be ‘life-changing’ https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/06/life-changing-free-tuition-program-possible-nj-proposed-would-allocate-50-million-taxpayer-money/
Thousands Of Defrauded ITT Tech Students Are Getting Their Loans Erased https://www.npr.org/2021/06/16/1007145365/itt-tech-student-loans-education-department-forgiveness-devos-cardona
A College Grad Honored Her Parents With A Photo Shoot In The Fields Where They Worked https://www.npr.org/2021/06/16/1006986601/a-college-grad-honored-her-parents-with-a-photoshoot-in-the-fields-where-they-wo
Scholarly Groups Condemn Laws Limiting Teaching on Race https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/arts/critical-race-theory-scholars.html
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole asks education secretary to withdraw grant priorities https://nondoc.com/2021/06/16/tom-cole-asks-education-secretary-to-withdraw-grant-priorities/ via @nondocmedia
Ed Notes Online: Eric Adams and class size - Update - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/06/eric-adams-and-class-size-update.html
Ed Notes Online: UFT News Today- Retiree Election Vote Count at 52 Bway, Delegate Assembly votes on hybrid meetings -with restrictions - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/06/uft-news-today-retiree-election-vote.html
Black parents’ righteous fury at NYC public school failure - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-1fLtx via @nypost
Ed in the Apple: Making Tough Choices: The Board of Regents, Equity, Charter Schools and Content-Rich Curriculum | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10961 on @NEPCtweet
First lady Jill Biden has taken on a high-profile role in the early months of her husband’s presidency, promoting White House policies like education funding and supporting military families https://www.wsj.com/articles/jill-biden-presses-for-school-funding-visits-military-families-and-meets-the-queen-11623679200?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJ
In Chicago, the debate over school police isn’t over — it’s just quieter https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/15/22535780/in-chicago-school-police-debate-heads-to-local-school-council-votes via @ChalkbeatCHI
Wisconsin schools say state budget action impeding pandemic recovery - https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/15/wisconsin-schools-say-state-budget-action-impeding-pandemic-recovery/7698758002/#new_tab via @journalsentinel
Arizona judge dismisses most challenges to Proposition 208 - https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona-education/2021/06/15/judge-dismisses-most-challenges-proposition-208-invest-in-ed/7704135002/#new_tab via @azcentral
Homeless students expelled four times more than others in Michigan schools | Bridge Michigan - https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/homeless-students-expelled-four-times-more-others-michigan-schools#new_tab on @BridgeMichigan
After enrollment dips amid COVID, schools hope for rebound - Chalkbeat - https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/16/22529686/schools-student-enrollment-decline-white-hispanic-fall-2021#new_tab on chalkbeat
Early Texas standardized test scores show big declines in math, steady reading rates in high school - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Early-Texas-standardized-test-scores-show-big-16249920.php#new_tab on @houstonchron
