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Saturday, June 26, 2021

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 



OF SEAHORSES, AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2Ml via @norinrad10



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Give Me An “F”, Give Me A “U”, Give Me A “C” - A Cheerleader’s Victory - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/06/give-me-f-give-me-u-give-me-c.html



NYC Public School Parents: What's needed along with funding to lower class size: specific reporting to ensure accountability with these funds. - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/06/whats-needed-along-with-funding-to.html



Title IX Protections for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6tq on @wordpressdotcom



Teaching in Charter Schools (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8ba via @CubanLarry



Billy Townsend: A Florida School District That Is Fighting Privatizers and Winning | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ukf via @dianeravitch



The Bessemer Process (from "Have To" History) | Blue Cereal Education - http://bluecerealeducation.com/node/1108



Take This Job and Shove It. Or Change It. | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-dw via @nancyflanagan



Let’s talk about budget transparency… Let’s talk about PEEF! (a Tweet thread) - SF PUBLIC SCHOOL MOM - https://wp.me/p4ndvh-2x7 by @alimcollins



Returning To Normal… With All Deliberate Speed? - Philly's 7th Ward - https://wp.me/p7sbg2-y6



CMS Grant Recipients Look to Resegragate - LA Progressive - https://www.laprogressive.com/?p=374049



Billy the very reluctant bioweapon - Public Enemy Number 1 - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/billy-the-very-reluctant-bioweapon

1+1=4? Latin America Confronts a Pandemic Education Crisis. - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/world/americas/latin-america-pandemic-education.html?smid=tw-share on @nytimes

The Losers Will Elect the Winners: Elections in the New World of Rank Choice Voting | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2Sl via @edintheapple

Pennsylvania budget deal includes small education increases but does not spend most federal aid https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/25/22551228/pennsylvania-budget-federal-aid-education-funding via @ChalkbeatPHL

Mike Klonsky's Blog: Trying to wrap my head around: Fascists vs. top U.S. general over 'Critical Race Theory' - http://michaelklonsky.blogspot.com/2021/06/trying-to-wrap-my-head-around-fascists.html

CURMUDGUCATION: Email subscribers reminder - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/email-subscribers-reminder.html

The US Government Just Released Its Long-Awaited Report on UFOs. Read It Here. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motherjones/main/~3/rleOEh7bjzw/

Critical race theory rhetoric seeps into defense policy debate https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/25/critical-race-theory-military-496322

Governor Signs Law To Stop Teachers From Talking About Racism https://popularresistance.org/governor-signs-law-to-stop-teachers-from-talking-about-racism/

Trans kids in the U.S. were seeking treatment decades before today’s political battles https://www.salon.com/2021/06/25/trans-kids-in-the-us-were-seeking-treatment-decades-before-todays-political-battles_partner/

Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Florida Mandate to Survey College Students' Views...Because He's Worried About 'Indoctrination' https://www.theroot.com/gov-ron-desantis-signs-florida-mandate-to-survey-colle-1847175738

NOLA school district: Dryades YMCA owes hundreds of thousands to school it runs https://thelensnola.org/2021/06/25/nola-school-district-dryades-ymca-owes-hundreds-of-thousands-to-school-it-runs/

Norms Morn: Sat, June 26 - Retiree Rally June 30 - come on down, Randi on Scotus - takes both sides, DSA mixed results in city, WTF- Rhode Island Dems charterize - With AFT Support?, Class size video http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dojow/~3/o0TMtvohlCA/norms-morn-sat-june-26-retiree-rally.html

Top UC campuses would reduce out-of-state student admissions, add Californians under proposal http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/3Mt_kwcI-I4/top-uc-campuses-to-reduce-out-of-state-student-admissions

High School Graduations Brought Joy This Year, Even If They Weren't Back To Normal https://www.npr.org/2021/06/26/1008712132/high-school-graduations-brought-joy-this-year-even-if-they-werent-back-to-normal

University Leaders Must Condemn Anti-Semitism on Campus https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/opinion/international-world/colleges-antisemitism.html

‘Sanctuary’ resolution aimed to protect immigrant students gets unanimous approval by Philadelphia school board https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/25/22551106/sanctuary-resolution-to-protect-immigrant-students-gets-approval-by-philadelphia-school-board

Scholars horrified by Pennsylvania GOP's new 'un-American' bill targeting critical race theory http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/njr34v3GnoU/

‘Stop the Steal’ organizer urges Ohio legislators to protect students from feelings of 'white guilt' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/L_l_D5k9X8Y/

Gary Rubinstein: Should Selective Public Schools Like His Exist? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ulZ via @dianeravitch

Louisiana schools set to fully reopen this fall as vaccinations stagnate and businesses reopen - World Socialist Web Site - https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/26/loui-j25.html on @WSWS_Updates


TODAY

THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
THIS WEEK FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ED.GOV NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Secretary Cardona to Travel to Puerto Rico 2d From Sunday, June 27 to Tuesday, June 29, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will visit Puerto Rico where he will meet with government and educational leaders and students of the Commonwealth. Secretary Cardona FCC Announces the
Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This Week #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education Network for Public Education Blog Posts of the Day This Week Blog Post of the Day Our NPE Blogs of the Day feature what we think are interesting and important blog posts centered on issues of public education. The views expressed by the bloggers are, of course, entirely their own. To submit links and tips for inclusion, please send an email to npe
THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it + TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT
Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it OF SEAHORSES, AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS by TC Weber / 20h “I probably didn’t share his feelings – he hoped, really, that I didn’t – but he was no longer interested in socialising; in fact, increasingly he found other people positively bewildering. The interesting ones are lik
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION + Teacher Tom: Let's Turn The World Around: Teacher Tom's Play Summit
Teacher Tom TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Magic, Fairies, and Releasing the Full Potential of Humanity 1d We're Planting For Our Children and Grandchildren, Our Future Elders 1d It Takes A Child To Raise A Village 3d "My Kids Were Born With Unschoolers' Hearts" 4d The Children Tell Me They Would Rather Be Outside 5d Until We Find Our Way Back To Our Villages 6d The World Need
SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
California Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ECR Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 3d The California Department of Education (CDE) is releasing the following set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to assist you in participating in the Emergency Operating Costs Reimbursement (ECR) Programs. Principal Apportionment, Fiscal Year
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER
NewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) Making The Music to Accompany 'Mary J. Blige's My Life' by Mark Anthony Neal / 10h 'Someone recently said Mary J. Blige 's voice articulates with laser precision the pain of a generation. That's especially true of her 1994 album My Life . And on Friday audiences can stream a new Amazon documentary that explores this seminal album that l
THIS WEEK Education Research Report
Education Research Report How elementary school principals spend their workweek by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d A new snapshot finds that elementary school principals in the study spend about 16 hours (more than one-third of their typical 41-hour workweek) providing instructional support to teachers, either directly or indirectly by arranging resources for teachers to use. Key findings include: Prin
THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL by Larry Ferlazzo / 7h BiljaST / Pixabay Six years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES,
KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all Billy Townsend: A Florida School District That Is Fighting Privatizers and Winning by dianeravitch / 46min Billy Townsend tells the story in this post of Hillsborough County in Florida, where parents and community activists are actively resisting

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Why Are Federal Funds Flowing to “White Flight” Privatized Charter Schools and Contributing to the Re-segregation of Education?
In June 2018, when the North Carolina state legislature enacted a law that allowed four affluent, majority-white suburbs to secede from the racially diverse Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district, or CMS, and establish their own municipal charter schools, with admission priority given to students living in the local communities, critics called the law “a new way to effectively resegregate public e
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, June 25, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES If Pittsburgh Council Really Wants to Help City Schools, There’s an Obvious Solution | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3yF via @StevenSinger3 CURMUDGUCATION: FL: More Education Bigly Bad News (There Is No Bottom) - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/fl-more-education-bigly-bad-news.html Letter to Chancellor to ensure

JUN 24

If Pittsburgh Council Really Wants to Help City Schools, There’s an Obvious Solution
Ricky Burgess and Daniel Lavelle really have some nerve. Back in February, the two Pittsburgh City Council Members proposed an “Education Emergency” at city schools due to Covid-19. It died. Now that the pandemic is on the wane, the two were back Wednesday to propose another “Education Emergency” but this time because the schools are “failing.” I wonder what Fall’s crisis will be. Let’s get somet
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, June 24, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES The Education Reform Oligarchy & Their School Choice Conversation | The Crucial Voice of the PeopleThe Crucial Voice of the People - https://thecrucialvoice.com/?p=2883 via @missingvoice CURMUDGUCATION: SCOTUS Backs F-bomb Cheerleader - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/scotus-backs-f-bomb-cheerleader.html Journalistic Integrit

JUN 23

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, June 23, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES DESPITE ALL THE TALKING, NOBODY IS TALKING – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2M4 via @norinrad10 CURMUDGUCATION: AI Wants To Take Your Order (Among Other Things) - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/ai-wants-to-take-your-order-among-other.html ECR Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) - https:

JUN 22

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, June 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES EXTRA: Big 8 Ohio School Districts Protest Senate Plan for School Funding | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7Ul via @janresseger CURMUDGUCATION: Is There Common Ground on Race and Education in Plain Sight - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/is-there-common-ground-on-race-and.html Supreme court rules that Arkansas teachers pe

JUN 21

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, June 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Father’s Day 2021: A Reminder to Read Aloud to Your Children | Live Long and Prosper - https://wp.me/pUgLi-1C2 Seattle Schools Community Forum: Stats on King County Children and COVID Vaccination - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/06/stats-on-king-county-children-and-covid.html CURMUDGUCATION: Things My Father Taught Me - ht

JUN 20

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, June 20, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #FATHERSDAY
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: Teacher Tom's Play Summit is Here: Together, Let's Turn This World Around - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/teacher-tom-teacher-toms-play-summit-is.html Cheers to Dads Who Read to Their Babies and Beyond! - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/06/20/cheers-to-dads-who-read-to-their-babies-and-beyond
CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Father's Day Edition (6/20)
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Father's Day Edition (6/20) Father's Day Edition My father is in his mid-80s, not quite as spry as he once was, but still the smartest human I know. I have a lot more to say, but I just erased a humongous paragraph because I realized it just needs to be a separate post. So let's get on to the reading for this week. I will warn you up front that there's a lot of critical rac

JUN 19

TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, June 19, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape PLEASE EXCUSE THE TEMPORARY FORMAT CHANGE I suffered a severe sinus infection from allergies which affected my vision. I am having trouble focusing. I went to my doc and she assured me it was temporary. 😊 Hope to be back to normal soon!!!! TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 6/19/21 Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - T
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, June 19, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #JUNETEENTH
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: Teacher Tom's Play Summit is Here: Together, Let's Turn This World Around - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/teacher-tom-teacher-toms-play-summit-is.html CURMUDGUCATION: Former DeVos Aid Tries To Rally Reform Troops - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/former-devos-aid-tries-to-sum-up-

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