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Saturday, July 24, 2021

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Should Teachers and Students Be Required to be Vaccinated? | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2T6 via @edintheapple



Another dirty little secret about teachers and Social Security and how we’re punished. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qpA via @fklonsky



Nina Rees on Efforts to Reduce Funding for Charter Schools | C-SPAN.org | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uv0 via @dianeravitch


CURMUDGUCATION: Why choice won't solve the CRT panic - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/07/why-choice-wont-solve-crt-panic.html



House Appropriations Prohibits Fed Funds for… Electric Shock to Students(??) | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6xn on @wordpressdotcom



OUSD, the Digital Divide and Edtech – Be careful what you wish for | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-15T on @wordpressdotcom



Fred Klonsky: When Emancipation Came to D.C., Slave Owners Received Reparations | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-utF via @dianeravitch


CURMUDGUCATION: History and the Unreliable Narrator - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/07/history-and-unreliable-narrator.html


Contention over masks in schools rises as academic year begins for some - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/07/24/contentious-mask-debates-in-school/



House Democrats Want to Bar Federal Funding of For-Profit Charter Schools, and Charter Lobby Goes Wild | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uuT via @dianeravitch


Congress Beats Up Charter Schools - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-democrats-house-bill-rosa-delauro-charter-schools-11627075560?mod=opinion_lead_pos3 by @WSJopinion on @WSJ

Questions about the specialized high school admissions process from a specialized high school teacher. Part 11 “What other factors should be considered in the specialized high school admissions process?” | Gary Rubinstein's Blog - https://wp.me/plDtP-4Tz via @garyrubinstein

Future of Program for Brain-Damaged Children Now Rests With Powerful Florida Official https://www.propublica.org/article/future-of-program-for-brain-damaged-children-now-rests-with-powerful-florida-official#1095162

Senate Economic Policy Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Student Loans | ACA - https://www.acainternational.org/news/senate-economic-policy-subcommittee-sets-hearing-on-student-loans on @acaintl

After mediation with NOLA Public Schools, Singleton clears background check warning https://thelensnola.org/2021/07/23/after-mediation-with-nola-public-schools-singleton-clears-background-check-warning/

It started with a mock ‘slave trade’ and a school resolution against racism. Now a war over critical race theory is tearing this small town apart. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/mock-slave-trade-critical-race-theory/2021/07/23/b4372c36-e9a8-11eb-ba5d-55d3b5ffcaf1_story.html

D.C.’s largest charter network wants city to let it offer robust all-virtual option in fall https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/kipp-dc-charter-network-virtual-option/2021/07/23/9ee67dd4-eb9f-11eb-97a0-a09d10181e36_story.html

New Illinois Law To Require Asian-American History In Public Schools https://www.npr.org/2021/07/24/1020088183/new-illinois-law-to-require-asian-american-history-in-public-schools

This is what conservative opponents of critical race theory don't want you to know http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/rODCjpO8kAM/

#WordinBlack: N-Word sparks debate about anti-racist training | Afro - https://afro.com/?p=220472 via @afronews

How COVID Protocols Disrupt the Learning Process - by Ryan Hooper - The Dispatch - https://thedispatch.com/p/how-covid-protocols-disrupt-the-learning#new_tab


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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 Readout of White House & Department of Education Listening Session with Educators with Disabilities 2d Today, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, White House Office of Public Engagement Associate Director Emily Voorde, and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Dep
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. NOW THAT’S A HEAD SCRATCHER by TC Weber / 2d “Great is the power of steady misrepresentation” ― Charles Darwin By this time tomorrow, we’ll be hours from Orlando. Saturday my youngest competes in the Pan Am Games in Jui Jitsu. It’ll be a stressful, but welcome reprieve from the daily grind. After the competition, we plan to spend a day in Orl
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Teacher Tom Young Children Are People Who Still Know The Value Of Things 23h It's The Thinking That Matters 2d "The More Something Is Shared, The Greater Its Value Becomes" 3d The Most Necessary Person 4d What It Means To Be A Gifted Teacher 5d What Makes the Reward So Sweet 7d 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 Hosts Teen Talk on Vaccine Awareness 1d State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Hosts Teen Talk on Vaccine Awareness and Safe Return to Campus. American Indian Education Oversight Committee Meeting 1d State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Hosts First Since 2017. Green Dining Table, Inc. R
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER
NewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) The Blues Chase the Blues Away: Who Buddy Guy Admires Most by Mark Anthony Neal / 20h 'On a trip to Germany, Buddy Guy met some of his musical heroes, including John Lee Hooker and Big Mama Thornton . Meeting them was a huge achievement for Guy; he said, “I don’t care if I ever get a chance to make a record or nothin’. I done met the pe
THIS WEEK Education Research Report
Education Research Report New study shows transcendental meditation reduces emotional stress and improves academics by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION Research News SHARE PRINT E-MAIL IMAGE: DURING A FOUR-MONTH PERIOD, STUDENTS PRACTICING THE TM TECHNIQUE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN MEASURES OF EMOTIONAL HEALTH AS COMPARED TO STUDENTS WHO ENG
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 “Four Good Science Teaching Strategies & How to Use Them” by Larry Ferlazzo / 7h Four Good Science Teaching Strategies & How to Use Them is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three science educators share their “go-to” teaching strategies, including encouraging student talk & implementin
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 House Democrats Want to Bar Federal Funding of For-Profit Charter Schools, and Charter Lobby Goes Wild by dianeravitch / 34min The federal government has handed out billions of dollars to start new charter schools. The federal Charter Schools Pro

YESTERDAY

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, July 23, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES The Top Banana: Today's Education Headlines | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/The-Top-Banana-Todays-Education-Headlines-730208504396249 EduColor Summit 2021 — EduColor - https://educolor.org/?p=17189 on @educolormvmt #Educolor Economists Worry Covid-19 May End Standardized Testing Altogether | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4Q

JUL 22

Economists Worry Covid-19 May End Standardized Testing Altogether
The sky is falling for standardized test enthusiasts. Economists Paul Bruno and Dan Goldhaber published a paper this month worrying that the Coronavirus pandemic may increase pressure to end high stakes testing once and for all. The paper is called “Reflections on What Pandemic-Related State Test Waiver Requests Suggest About the Priorities for the Use of Tests.” It was written for The National C
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, July 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES EduColor Summit 2021 — EduColor - https://educolor.org/?p=17189 on @educolormvmt #Educolor EduColor Summit 2021 — EduColor - https://educolor.org/?p=17189 on @educolormvmt #Educolor Tucker Carlson Goes to School. Your School. | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-dU via @nancyflanagan Tucker Carlson Goes to School. Your Sch

JUL 21

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, July 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES EduColor Summit 2021 — EduColor - https://educolor.org/?p=17189 on @educolormvmt #Educolor EduColor Summit 2021 — EduColor - https://educolor.org/?p=17189 on @educolormvmt #Educolor Exposing the Motive for the Sudden Wave of Attacks on Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory | Black Agenda Report - https://blackagendareport.com/node/273

JUL 20

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, July 20, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES The New Broad Center at Yale | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-15D on @wordpressdotcom With a Straight Face | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2cU on @wordpressdotcom Education Matters: My thoughts on masks in the new school year - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/07/my-thoughts-on-masks-in-new-school-year.html The New York State Rege

JUL 19

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, July 19, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES U.S. Senate Should Eliminate Federal Charter Schools Program in FY 22 Budget Resolution | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7ZN via @janresseger Boston Changes Admissions Criteria for Exam Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uun via @dianeravitch My Long Lost Book On Teaching ‘Beyond Survival’ — Found And Available As

JUL 18

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, July 18, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Reading, ’Riting, ’Rithmetic—and Racism: The Fourth “R” in Education https://www.laprogressive.com/fourth-r-in-education/ The Confederacy: You have a choice | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5P1 via @ProfessorJVH Belabored: Critical Race Panic in Schools, with Jesse Hagopian | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmanine

JUL 17

TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, July 17, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 7/17/21 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 10, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT #TEACH

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, July 17, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA 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

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