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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

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The Top Banana: Today's Education Headlines | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/The-Top-Banana-Todays-Education-Headlines-730208504396249



Public Voices For Public Schools - https://pv4ps.org/



CURMUDGUCATION: How To Undermine The Teaching Of Reading - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/09/how-to-undermine-teaching-of-reading.html



Education Research Report: New Data on Enrollment, Finance, Employees, and Academic Libraries - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/



Education Matters: DCPS should step up and offer its staff COVID days. - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/09/dcps-should-step-up-and-offer-its-staff.html



Once upon a Time…Fairy Tale Reforms | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8hu via @CubanLarry



The Danger of Conflating Public School Stability with Preservation of the Status Quo | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8ak via @janresseger



Nancy Bailey's Education Website: Adult Organized Recess Isn’t Real Recess! How the Pandemic is Being Used to Privatize P.E. as Recess | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11057 on @NEPCtweet



Jennifer Berkshire: The Bipartisan Coalition Supporting Charter Schools Is Dissolving | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uJr via @dianeravitch



The Brainwaves Video Anthology | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5PH via @ProfessorJVH



DeSantis dumps Jeb. Delicious, far-reaching chaos ensues. - by Billy Townsend - Public Enemy Number 1 - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/desantis-dumps-jeb-delicious-far



Ohio: Vouchers Grow Despite Poor Performance and Cost | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uK0 via @dianeravitch



Teacher Tom: In The Process Of Becoming Ourselves - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/in-process-of-becoming-ourselves.html



NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan


Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo


NEWS FROM THE U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases



Washington Post Condemns DeSantis’ “Reckless” Behavior | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uKm via @dianeravitch



Florida: DeSantis Set to Abandon Standardized Testing | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uKl via @dianeravitch


Messenger: Teach for America changes its focus amid difficult times for public schools | Tony Messenger | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/tony-messenger/messenger-teach-for-america-changes-its-focus-amid-difficult-times-for-public-schools/article_38a400df-8018-517e-9779-5b0aaae09c47.html by @https://twitter.com/tonymess on @stltoday

glen brown: How to Study Effectively by Paul Penn (Aeon) - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2021/09/how-to-study-effectively-by-paul-penn.html

Three schools in Philadelphia temporarily close due to COVID cases - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/9/14/22674433/three-schools-in-philadelphia-temporarily-close-due-to-covid-cases on chalkbeat

Anxious About Climate, 4 in 10 Young People Are Wary of Having Kids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motherjones/main/~3/irGMysDj_9A/

Parents of America, Unite! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/6swLrH6whfc/ #press #feedly

DeSantis calls for an end to most spring testing in Florida schools https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2021/09/14/desantis-calls-for-an-end-to-annual-spring-testing-in-florida-schools/

Culver City School Vaccine and Mask Requirement https://www.laprogressive.com/culver-city-school-vaccine/

American Business Leaders Step Up to Fight Inequities in the South by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/09/american-business-leaders-step-up-to.html via @NewBlackMan

Pfizer to seek U.S. vaccine approval for children ages 6 months and up https://www.politico.eu/article/pfizer-us-vaccine-approval-children-6-months-5-years-old

Legislature to Gov. Newsom: Make Ethnic Studies a High School Graduation Pre-Req https://sacobserver.com/2021/09/legislature-to-gov-newsom-make-ethnic-studies-a-high-school-graduation-pre-req/

A Texas school district doesn’t require masks. The state is suing the district anyway. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/14/texas-mask-mandate-lawsuits/

Federal vaccine mandate won’t extend to Louisiana’s local and state employees, including school district employees https://thelensnola.org/2021/09/14/federal-vaccine-mandate-wont-extend-to-louisianas-local-and-state-employees-including-school-district-employees/

A Month Into School, This Music Teacher Says It's Her Most Stressful Year Yet https://www.npr.org/sections/back-to-school-live-updates/2021/09/15/1035878588/a-month-into-school-this-music-teacher-says-its-her-most-stressful-year-yet

Massachusetts Calls On The National Guard To Mitigate A School Bus Driver Shortage https://www.npr.org/2021/09/15/1037307027/massachusetts-calls-national-guard-school-bus-driver-shortage-baker

NYC officials deny school bus driver shortage, but bus companies say otherwise as transportation woes mount https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-school-bus-driver-shortage-transportation-woes-20210914-scxzetu5grexxbco6m65twolwm-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

NYC vaccine mandate expands to include staff at all charter schools https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-charter-school-vaccine-mandate-expansion-20210914-w4wm3trtrzbjdbrynb43xnvifq-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Black school committee member's qualifications questioned by anti-maskers -- even though she has PhD in Education http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/k5FYIMpEkzg/

Pennsylvania doctor could face sanctions for giving anti-mask parents free 'exemption' cards for kids: report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/GTrIZ5DuJH0/

Judge hammers Greg Abbott appointee after 'multiple excuses' for foster child crisis in Texas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/YS0rhS5je5g/

Sacramento City Unified Parents Frustrated With District's Independent Study Program https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/09/13/sacramento-city-unified-parents-frustrated-with-districts-independent-study-program/

With Many Teachers Out for COVID, California Schools Desperately Seek Substitutes - Times of San Diego - https://timesofsandiego.com/?p=157964 via @TimesofSanDiego

News Archives - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/topic/news/

More Than A Climate Adaptation Plan… - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=30843

Our School Board Refused To Mandate Masks. Now Things Are Bad. Really Bad. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/appalachia-covid-schools-masks_n_613defdce4b0dda4cbcfd185

Education Research Report: Using Enhanced Coaching to Improve PreK–2 Reading Achievement - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

After hundreds are quarantined and parents push back, Montgomery County changes school policy https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/09/14/montgomery-county-school-qurantine-policy-update/

OPINION: Why attacking educators for antiracist teaching is dangerous https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-why-attacking-educators-for-antiracist-teaching-is-dangerous/

Wednesday’s New Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120890 on @Larryferlazzo

Wednesday’s New Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120890 on @Larryferlazzo

New Resources & Info About Supporting Afghan Refugees | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120918 on @Larryferlazzo

How NJ plans to keep schoolchildren safe with no COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 12 https://www.njspotlight.com/video/how-nj-plans-to-keep-schoolchildren-safe-with-no-covid-19-vaccine-for-kids-under-12/

Racial And Ethnic Segregation And The Case For School Funding Reparations In New Jersey https://popularresistance.org/racial-and-ethnic-segregation-and-the-case-for-school-funding-reparations-in-new-jersey/

Push For Indigenous Curriculum Makes Gains https://popularresistance.org/push-for-indigenous-curriculum-makes-gains/

An Exercise In Listening To Your Kids: 'The Training Wheels Are Off' Edition https://www.theroot.com/an-exercise-in-listening-to-your-kids-the-training-whe-1847680582

Will Districts Mandate Shots for Students? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/15/us/will-districts-mandate-shots-for-students.html

ACLU sues Bay Area school district over ‘separate, unequal and illegal’ special education program | EdSource - https://edsource.org/?p=661126 on @edsource

LAUSD rejects proposal to allow police officers back on school campuses https://www.dailynews.com/2021/09/14/lausd-board-votes-down-proposal-to-allow-school-officers-back-on-campuses/ via @ladailynews

Preliminary data says 82% of students attended school Monday - https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/09/14/preliminary-data-says-82--of-students-attended-school-monday--but-questions-remain#new_tab

Houston ISD trustees approve renaming Yates football field after George Floyd - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Houston-ISD-trustees-to-vote-on-renaming-Yates-16445755.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

What are microschools? 5 questions answered - https://theconversation.com/what-are-microschools-5-questions-answered-166922#new_tab by @BarnettALL4_SC on @ConversationUS

Denver school districts face substitute teacher shortage - https://dpo.st/3EfWtpI on @denverpost

Hudson Mayor Craig Shubert, parents call for resignation of Hudson School Board, teachers after students receive book of inappropriate writing prompts - cleveland.com - https://www.cleveland.com/akron/2021/09/hudson-mayor-craig-shubert-parents-call-for-resignation-of-hudson-school-board-teachers-after-students-receive-book-of-inappropriate-writing-prompts.html#new_tab on @clevelanddotcom

WATCH NOW: Protester breaks glass door during Iredell-Statesville Schools board meeting | Local News | statesville.com - https://statesville.com/news/local/watch-now-protester-breaks-glass-door-during-iredell-statesville-schools-board-meeting/article_0c4d1d82-14f0-11ec-a556-3b0026fab690.html#new_tab by @https://www.twitter.com/BenGibsonSRL on @Statesville

Philly school district doubles monetary incentive for families to drive students to school - https://www.fox29.com/news/philly-school-district-doubles-monetary-incentive-for-parents-to-drive-students-to-school#new_tab via @FOX29philly

5,000 St. Paul students behind on vaccinations - https://wp.me/p79gJ9-gExk on @pioneerpress

Quarantine penalty for Indiana school districts may be erased - Chalkbeat Indiana - https://in.chalkbeat.org/2021/9/14/22673699/indiana-school-covid-quarantine-penalty-legislature#new_tab on chalkbeat

How Missouri students fared on state tests during COVID pandemic - https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2021/09/14/how-missouri-students-fared-state-standardized-tests-during-covid-pandemic-science-math-reading/8298204002/#new_tab

In the Fight for a Green New Deal, Schools Are the New Front Lines - https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/09/green-new-deal-for-public-schools-jamaal-bowman-new-york-dsa

Sept. 14 special election: 14 of 18 schools pass bonds, Lawton mayor re-elected https://nondoc.com/2021/09/15/sept-14-special-election-summary/ via @nondocmedia


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, September 14, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_14.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, September 13, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_13.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, September 12, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_12.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, September 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_11.html

Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, September 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/top-posts-this-week-saturday-september_11.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, September 3, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_3.html

Big Education Ape: 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 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_11.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_11.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-education-research-report_11.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_11.html


Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_11.html



Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_11.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_11.html


Big Education Ape: Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This Week #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/network-for-public-education-blog-post_11.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_11.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, September 5, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_5.html


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