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Saturday, July 17, 2021

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, I GOT QUESTIONS – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2O6 via @norinrad10



Getting into Adams Head: How Can I Get Off to a Successful Start As Mayor of NYC? | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2SU via @edintheapple



SPI Applauds 2021-22 Education Budget - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel49.asp



Jay Mathews Corrects an Error on the Blog | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-urI via @dianeravitch



The Decision (Westside Community Schools v. Mergens, 1990 - Part Two) | Blue Cereal Education - http://bluecerealeducation.com/node/1120



Writing History that Focuses on Race | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8dH via @CubanLarry



Missouri: GOP Passes Vouchers | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uti via @dianeravitch


Child tax credit expansion starts this week for 9 in 10 US families - https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/07/15/child-tax-credit-expansion-booker-bennet-brown-warnock/7964603002/ via @usatoday

What to know about children's risk of infection as delta variant spreads https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/delta-variant-spreads-medical-experts-warn-risk-young-children-n1274126 via @nbcnews

What the new CDC guidance for schools means for children - CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/15/health/covid-cdc-school-guidance-wellness/index.html

Answer Sheet: No Systemic Racism? Look at Student Achievement Gaps in Reading. | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10994 on @NEPCtweet

When Emancipation came to Washington D.C. the slaveowners were paid reparations. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qpa via @fklonsky

Choosing Democracy: How to Fight the Right Wing Culture War Against Critical Race Theory - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2021/07/how-to-fight-right-wing-culture-war.html

Philadelphia district officials to meet with air quality specialist over new purifiers https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/16/22580908/philadelphia-district-officials-to-meet-with-air-quality-specialist-over-new-purifiers via @ChalkbeatPHL

NYC Educator: Medicare Advantage and UFT - http://nyceducator.com/2021/07/medicare-advantage-and-uft.html

Los Angeles Trying “Colorblind” Foster Care Decisions https://www.laprogressive.com/colorblind-foster-care-decisions/

‘We need to get answers’: Western Heights investigative audit begins https://nondoc.com/2021/07/16/we-need-to-get-answers-western-heights-investigative-audit-begins/ via @nondocmedia

Affirmation Card Deck – Parenting for Liberation - https://wp.me/p7fXox-1SR on @wordpressdotcom

Texas ‘critical race theory law’ poses real risks to public school students’ education - https://jhvonline.com/texas-critical-race-theory-law-poses-real-risks-to-public-school-students-p29335-112.htm

Right-wing student group Turning Point USA struggles to bar white nationalists from gathering https://www.salon.com/2021/07/17/right-wing-student-group-turning-point-usa-struggles-to-bar-white-nationalists-from-gathering/

Extra money for retired teachers in a "13th check" at center of Republican-Democrat shouting match https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/17/retired-texas-teachers-13th-check/

Texas Senate advances bills limiting education about race, access to abortion-inducing medications. The House is still sidelined. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/16/texas-legislature-critical-race-theory-abortion/

Virginia PTA, NAACP Official Says ‘Let Them Die,’ About Anti-Critical Race Theory Parents https://thepostmillennial.com/virgina-pta-naacp-official-says-let-them-die-about-anti-critical-race-theory-parents#new_tab

FDA ban on electric shock treatment at Massachusetts school overturned - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/07/15/electric-shock-treatment-fda-ban-massachusetts-school/7987781002/#new_tab via @usatoday

Hawaii School Board Says Families Should Have Distance Learning Option In The Fall - Honolulu Civil Beat - https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/07/hawaii-school-board-says-families-should-have-distance-learning-option-in-the-fall/#new_tab via @civilbeat

California cuts the number of tests teachers must take to earn credential http://edsource.org/?page_id=658142 via @edsource

Fairfax schools adopt updated guidelines to protect transgender students at meeting that drew dueling protests https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fairfax-schools-transgender-protections/2021/07/16/d2b6c59a-e656-11eb-8aa5-5662858b696e_story.html

Advocates push to extend services for students who aged out of special education during the pandemic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/special-education-services-pandemic-age-out/2021/07/16/e623808c-e56b-11eb-a41e-c8442c213fa8_story.html

With mask mandate, L.A. County now leads national battle against the Delta variant http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/3U0hrt9J4E8/l-a-county-mask-follow

Chicago School Staff Will Visit 18,000 Students Who Detached During The Pandemic https://www.npr.org/2021/07/16/1017012846/chicago-school-staff-will-visit-18-000-students-who-detached-during-the-pandemic

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118921 on @Larryferlazzo

Virginia PTA official resigns after she was filmed apparently wishing death to opponents at a rally https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fairfax-pta-official-resigns-let-them-die-comment/2021/07/17/79f8129e-e712-11eb-8aa5-5662858b696e_story.html

Mike Pence Claims CRT Teaches Kindergarteners to Be 'Ashamed of Their Skin Color' - https://www.newsweek.com/mike-pence-claims-crt-teaches-kindergarteners-ashamed-their-skin-color-1610712 on @newsweek

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 U.S. Department of Education Approves Massachusetts' Plan for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to Support K-12 Schools and Students, Distributes Remaining $611 Million 1d On Wednesday, July 7, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the approval of Massachusetts' A
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
Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. HOW DO WE CHOOSE? by TC Weber / 4d “Sometimes, because we use the same words, we assume we mean the same thing” ― Ahdaf Soueif, The Map of Love I continue to read extensively about America’s ongoing battle with history – the stories we tell and how we tell them. As I read these stories, I play them against the backdrop of our oft-voiced desir
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Teacher Tom What Makes the Reward So Sweet 23h "Do You Ever Talk to Your Dog?" 1d The Awesome Power to Alter the World in an Instant 2d "If We Don't Talk About It, How Can We Fix It?" 3d Ancient Wisdom 4d How To Create Your Own State-Of-The-Art Backyard Playground 500+ 8d "Be Like a Child and Make-Believe" 9d "Now Slice Me Up For Dinner, Dearie" 86 10d Teacher Tom
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 SPI Applauds 2021-22 Education Budget 17h State Superintendent Tony Thurmond applauds comprehensive education budget package, universal investments for students, families, and educators in California. 2021–22 Child and Adult Care Centers Annual Update 2d This information is to notify
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER
NewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) New Edition of William Gardner Smith's 'The Stone Face' by Mark Anthony Neal / 19h ' Tyler Stovall , dean of Fordham University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Adam Shatz , the US editor for London Review of Books , join All Of It to discuss New York Review Books ' new edition of William Gardner Smith's 1963 novel, The Stone
THIS WEEK Education Research Report
Education Research Report Emotion, cooperation and locomotion crucial from an early age by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d Researchers at the UNIGE have found that emotion knowledge, cooperative social behavior and locomotor activity are three key skills for promoting numerical learning in children aged 3 to 6 UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL IMAGE: CONTENT OF ITEM 1 OF THE SECOND
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 ‘Beware of Teaching Math Vocabulary Out of Context!’ by Larry Ferlazzo / 7h is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three educators share their favorite math instructional strategies, including ‘Turn & Talk to Your Neighbor.’ Here are some excerpts: This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts &
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 Fred Klonsky: What Happened When Marjorie Taylor Greene Visited Illinois by dianeravitch / 37min Fred Klonsky writes here about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ’s recent visit to Illinois. She came to support a member of Congress who is running for r


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 U.S. Department of Education Approves Massachusetts' Plan for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to Support K-12 Schools and Students, Distributes Remaining $611 Million 1d On Wednesday, July 7, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the approval of Massachusetts' A
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
Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. HOW DO WE CHOOSE? by TC Weber / 4d “Sometimes, because we use the same words, we assume we mean the same thing” ― Ahdaf Soueif, The Map of Love I continue to read extensively about America’s ongoing battle with history – the stories we tell and how we tell them. As I read these stories, I play them against the backdrop of our oft-voiced desir
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Teacher Tom What Makes the Reward So Sweet 23h "Do You Ever Talk to Your Dog?" 1d The Awesome Power to Alter the World in an Instant 2d "If We Don't Talk About It, How Can We Fix It?" 3d Ancient Wisdom 4d How To Create Your Own State-Of-The-Art Backyard Playground 500+ 8d "Be Like a Child and Make-Believe" 9d "Now Slice Me Up For Dinner, Dearie" 86 10d Teacher Tom
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 SPI Applauds 2021-22 Education Budget 17h State Superintendent Tony Thurmond applauds comprehensive education budget package, universal investments for students, families, and educators in California. 2021–22 Child and Adult Care Centers Annual Update 2d This information is to notify
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER
NewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) New Edition of William Gardner Smith's 'The Stone Face' by Mark Anthony Neal / 19h ' Tyler Stovall , dean of Fordham University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Adam Shatz , the US editor for London Review of Books , join All Of It to discuss New York Review Books ' new edition of William Gardner Smith's 1963 novel, The Stone
THIS WEEK Education Research Report
Education Research Report Emotion, cooperation and locomotion crucial from an early age by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d Researchers at the UNIGE have found that emotion knowledge, cooperative social behavior and locomotor activity are three key skills for promoting numerical learning in children aged 3 to 6 UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL IMAGE: CONTENT OF ITEM 1 OF THE SECOND
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 ‘Beware of Teaching Math Vocabulary Out of Context!’ by Larry Ferlazzo / 7h is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three educators share their favorite math instructional strategies, including ‘Turn & Talk to Your Neighbor.’ Here are some excerpts: This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts &
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 Fred Klonsky: What Happened When Marjorie Taylor Greene Visited Illinois by dianeravitch / 37min Fred Klonsky writes here about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ’s recent visit to Illinois. She came to support a member of Congress who is running for r

YESTERDAY

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, JULY 16, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Philanthropic Dollars Are Funding the Effort to Distract Legislatures and School Boards with a Debate about Critical Race Theory | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7Zn via @janresseger Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Rubik’s Cube and School Reform | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node

JUL 15

The Right Wing Is Pumping Out Critical Race Theory Attacks to Boost its Propaganda War on Public Education
“No one deserves the school I went to,” says Celia Gottlieb. Gottlieb is currently enrolled in Middlebury College and working as an intern with New York University’s Metro Center, but she is talking about the high school she attended in Highland, New York, a small community in the Lower Hudson River Valley region of the Empire State. The Highland Central School District would raise few concerns t
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, JULY 15, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Education Research Report: Study finds "thriving gap" between students who attend high school remotely vs. in person - - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/ Our Schools/BuzzFlash: Jeff Bryant: Why Are Federal Funds Flowing to "White Flight" Privatized Charter Schools and Contributing to the Re-Segregation of Education? | Nation

JUL 14

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, JULY 14, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Introduction to My New Book: Learners without Borders - http://zhaolearning.com/?p=2089 NAACP Education and Civil Rights Initiative’s Critical Race Theory Webinar | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5OQ via @ProfessorJVH Tomorrow, Families Will Begin Receiving Expanded Child

JUL 13

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, JULY 13, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES PTA: Reform Obstacle or Trusted Parent Advocate? | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-15f on @wordpressdotcom HOW DO WE CHOOSE? – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2NT via @norinrad10 NYC Public School Parents: Latest Talk out of School: Tom Loveless on the failure of the Common Core - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/07
The Government Should Make Unvaccinated Students & Staff Mask Up in Schools
As a classroom teacher, I cannot enforce safety protocols in my school all by myself. I can’t make students and coworkers wear masks. I can’t require people to show me their medical records to determine with any degree of certainty who is and is not fully vaccinated. But when it comes to Covid-19, the federal government is again throwing up its hands and leaving all safety protocols to small town

JUL 12

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, JULY 12, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES While Statehouses Try to Legislate Against Teaching about Racism, Educators and Historians Fight to Protect Students from Censorship | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7Y4 via @janresseger Education Matters: Florida's separate and unequal education system - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/07/floridas-separate-and-unequal-educa

JUL 11

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, JULY 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Fantastic Article about CRT “Good News” from a Texas Baptist | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6wb on @wordpressdotcom Choosing Democracy: Is Learning Loss Real ? - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2021/07/is-learning-loss-real.html Does Critical Race Theory Debacle Signal Collapse of American Empire? -
CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: FAMILY VACATION EDITION
FAMILY VACATION EDITION Hiatus The staff of the Curmudgucation Institute home office are on the road for a corporate retreat in Maine. Internet access is spotty there. Also, I am told that sometimes people actually vacation by stepping away from social media. Most years I pre-create some content (usually some greatest hits compilations) but this year I just didn't pull it off. So tonight we're i

JUL 10

TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, July 10, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT #TEACH21 #AFTTEACH21
Big Education Ape TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 7/10/21 Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - The Washington Post New report provides reality check on virtual schools - The Washington Post TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, July 3, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edre

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