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Friday, September 17, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, September 17, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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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/



NYC Public School Parents: Schools have reopened and with them, school and classroom overcrowding. - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/09/schools-have-reopened-and-with-them.html



Drama and the Struggling High School Reader – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a6q via @plthomasEdD



We Call Out the Charter School Scams - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/we-call-out-the-charter-school-scams/ via @Network4pubEd



CURMUDGUCATION: FL: The Big Standardized Test is dead. Long live the Big Standardized Test! - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/09/fl-big-standardized-test-is-dead-long.html



Lesson Plans Are a Complete Waste of Time      | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3BQ via @StevenSinger3



You Can Have Both: Excellent Public Health Practices and Excellent Pizza | Real Learning CT - https://wp.me/p5fCzT-2y0 via @reallearningct



Legal Experts Challenge Secretary Cardona to Withhold COVID Relief Dollars from States Blocking Mask Mandates | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8bo via @janresseger



Sarasota County, Florida: Chiropractor Signs Hundreds of Medical Exemption Forms for Students Whose Parents Oppose Mask Mandate | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uKG via @dianeravitch



Schools Matter: Teaching the Facts and Historical Contexts on Constitution Day - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2021/09/teaching-facts-and-historical-contexts.html



Teacher Tom: Hard Play - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/hard-play.html



Paradigm for Equity and Public Education | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5Qm via @ProfessorJVH



The Makings of a Black Teacher - Philly's 7th Ward - https://wp.me/p7sbg2-zk



Reading Fiction Increases Empathy and Encourages Understanding of Others | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uIE via @dianeravitch



Jan Resseger: Ohio’s “Fair State Funding” Plan Is Grossly Unfair | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uKj via @dianeravitch



NEA leaders address key partners - Education Votes - https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/09/17/nea-leaders-address-key-partners/


Joe Manchin is wrong — we can't afford not to invest in our children https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/572538-joe-manchin-is-wrong-we-cant-afford-not-to-invest-in-our

Drama and the Struggling High School Reader | by Paul Thomas | Sep, 2021 | Medium - https://plthomasedd.medium.com/drama-and-the-struggling-high-school-reader-95e38cf74b79 by @plthomasEdD on @Medium

Journey For Justice - https://j4jalliance.com/?p=907

Beshear slams school leaders that refuse to require masks - https://apnews.com/article/science-health-education-coronavirus-pandemic-kentucky-e8ba410469234144974757e4cc3a6979 on @ap

NYC Education Dept. headed for ‘fiscal cliff’ in 2025 - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-state-comptroller-report-education-dept-federal-funds-20210916-elwj7pcyq5azff57h66fqrwbeq-story.html via @nydailynews

NYC's COVID-19 spending for schools could lead to 'fiscal cliff' - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-1jIx3 by @nypmetro on @nypost

Education Research Report: Student Financing of Postsecondary Education, With National and State Estimates - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Shutdowns, testing, quarantines have become a maze for Philadelphia parents to navigate https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/9/16/22678639/shutdowns-testing-quarantines-have-become-a-maze-for-philadelphia-parents-to-navigate via @ChalkbeatPHL

Friday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120962 on @Larryferlazzo

To my Ny teacher friends. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qvK via @fklonsky

Parents Are Tired of Waiting for Vaccines for Their Kids. So They’re Lying. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/Cc6AwfpPJKM/

New Young Adult Novel By C.J. Farley Illustrates Kids' Eye View Of The Pandemic | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/09/new-young-adult-novel-by-cj-farley.html via @NewBlackMan

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

Teachers struggle with anxiety, burnout as another pandemic school year begins | GMA - https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/teachers-struggle-anxiety-burnout-pandemic-school-year-begins-79742609 by @aryanaazari on @GMA

School COVID-19 outbreaks have stranded some students at home with minimal learning - https://www.wlwt.com/article/school-covid-19-outbreaks-have-stranded-some-students-at-home-with-minimal-learning/37622031 on @wlwt

Some States Limiting Remote Learning, Forcing Schools to Make Up Time if Hit With COVID - https://www.newsweek.com/some-states-limiting-remote-learning-forcing-schools-make-time-if-hit-covid-1629934 on @newsweek

School board meeting devolves into shouting match when anti-mask parents show up http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/aq446N2zx3E/

Constitution Day: Can You Pass The U.S. Citizenship Test? https://patch.com/us/across-america/constitution-day-can-you-pass-u-s-citizenship-test?google_editors_picks=true

Anti-Mask Protesters Harass Students, Glen Ellyn Parents Say https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/anti-mask-protesters-harass-students-parents-tell-trustees?google_editors_picks=true

Sacramento City Unified officials mull COVID-19 vaccine mandate https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-city-unified-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/37628345

Parents frustrated with delays to Sacramento City Unified independent study program https://www.kcra.com/article/parents-frustrated-delays-sacramento-city-unified-independent-study/37614612

A sobering new finding on 2021 survey on Americans’ civics knowledge - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/09/17/americans-civics-survey-sobering-insurrection/

Colleges sign on for a 15-step program to “erase equity gaps” in completion https://hechingerreport.org/colleges-sign-on-for-a-15-step-program-to-erase-equity-gaps-in-completion/

Parent burnout amid new school year, ongoing stress of pandemic https://www.njspotlight.com/video/parent-burnout-amid-new-school-year-ongoing-stress-of-pandemic/

We Know Students Are Struggling With Their Mental Health. Here's How You Can Help https://www.npr.org/sections/back-to-school-live-updates/2021/09/17/1038022995/we-know-students-are-struggling-with-their-mental-health-heres-how-you-can-help

Jason Reynolds: How Can We Connect With Kids Through The Written Word? https://www.npr.org/2021/09/17/1037940032/jason-reynolds-how-can-we-connect-with-kids-through-the-written-word

These 6 states show why educators must help defend voting rights https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/09/17/these-6-states-show-why-educators-must-help-defend-voting-rights/

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

The inflationary pressures on retirees on a public pension. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qvN via @fklonsky

Utah parents are refusing to talk to health officials, so COVID-19 cases in schools are undercounted, the state says - https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/09/14/utah-parents-are-refusing/#new_tab by https://www.facebook.com/saltlaketribune on @sltrib

The Mike Huckabee Children’s Books Masquerading as Education - https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-mike-huckabee-childrens-books-masquerading-as-education#new_tab by @Jose_Pagliery on @thedailybeast

Pandemic prompts more teachers to consider early retirement or new career - https://theconversation.com/pandemic-prompts-more-teachers-to-consider-early-retirement-or-new-career-166871#new_tab by @gema_zamarro on @ConversationUS

Security guard shortage drives Detroit schools to raise pay - Chalkbeat Detroit - https://detroit.chalkbeat.org/2021/9/16/22678430/security-guard-shortage-detroit-schools-raise-pay-safety-concerns#new_tab on chalkbeat

Houston-area school districts efforts to boost enrollment | khou.com - https://www.khou.com/article/news/education/houston-area-school-district-enrollment-pandemic/285-80c161ec-1a25-4255-a689-1677b06ab470#new_tab on KHOU

First nationwide look at racial breakdown of CTE confirms deep divides - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=81940 via @hechingerreport

Children, teens see BMI increase at nearly double the rate during the pandemic: CDC https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/572565-children-teens-see-bmi-increase-at-nearly-double-the-rate-during-the

Father of girl, 7, who had hair cut off by school staffer files $1 million lawsuit alleging racial discrimination - mlive.com - https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2021/09/father-of-girl-7-who-had-hair-cut-off-my-school-staffer-files-1-million-lawsuit-alleging-racial-discrimination.html#new_tab on @mlive

Oklahoma governor Stitt requests audit of state Education Department - https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/education/2021/09/16/oklahoma-governor-stitt-requests-audit-state-education-department/8365712002/#new_tab via @theoklahoman_

Bombshell allegations at another City school -Dead students enrolled, Classes didn't exist | WBFF - https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/dead-students-enrolled-classes-didnt-exist-baltimore-school#new_tab on http://twitter.com/foxbaltimore

Schools Reopen But Obstacles Remain as COVID-19 Surges | The Report | US News - https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2021-09-17/schools-reopen-but-obstacles-remain-as-covid-19-surges#new_tab on @USNews

Some parents won't take 'no remote option' for an answer - https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/09/16/some-parents-won-t-take--no-remote-option--for-an-answer#new_tab

The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified Schools with Higher Poverty Are Testing for COVID Less https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/newsletters/the-learning-curve/the-learning-curve-san-diego-unified-schools-with-higher-poverty-are-testing-for-covid-less/

Seattle Public Schools’ delta dysfunction | Crosscut - https://crosscut.com/opinion/2021/09/seattle-public-schools-delta-dysfunction#new_tab on @crosscut

Republican Bill Would Require Schools To Notify Parents Before Teaching Programs On Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity | Wisconsin Public Radio - https://www.wpr.org/node/1851976

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Teaching Then and Now (Part 2) | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11049 on @NEPCtweet


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, September 16, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_16.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, September 15, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_15.html

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


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, September 4, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/top-posts-this-week-saturday-september.html



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