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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

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



Essay: During virus surge, Sac City Unified failed its most vulnerable students • Sacramento News & Review - https://sacramento.newsreview.com/?p=26266 via @SacNewsReview



Remembering Mike Rose | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-87U via @janresseger



NYC Public School Parents: Problems with NYC's school reopening plan: my new oped & interview with CM Mark Levine - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/09/problems-with-nycs-school-reopening.html



CURMUDGUCATION: Who Is The Protagonist - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/09/who-is-protagonist.html



Gadfly on the Wall: Why Does Your Right to Unmask Usurp My Child’s Right to a Safe School? | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11044 on @NEPCtweet



Verification Process Guidance for SY 2021-22 - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/vercnprocguidncsy202122.asp



CURMUDGUCATION: IN: Parents And Their Rights - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/09/in-parents-and-their-rights.html



Teaching at the Epicenter of the Pandemic, In a District Too Exhausted for Fear - In These Times - https://inthesetimes.com/article/pandemic-teachers-workers-education-charleston-south-carolina via @InTheseTimesMag


Teacher Tom: "A Bicycle Is Always Better Than Money" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-bicycle-is-always-better-than-money.html



COVID Crisis in TN Classrooms – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5323 via @TNEdReport



Critical race theory turning school boards into GOP proving grounds - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/08/critical-race-theory-school-boards-510381



Ed Notes Online: Unsafe Schools at any speed --call on UFT and DOE to issue 10 foot poles to vaxed school employees - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/09/unsafe-schools-at-any-speed-call-on-uft.html



The Rightwing, Fear-Mongering Drive to Capture Local School Boards | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uHF via @dianeravitch



#WeNeedBlackTeachers - Philly's 7th Ward - https://wp.me/p7sbg2-zb


Failing the COVID testing test - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-failling-the-covid-testing-test-20210908-e3ivxxfslrgspnfnjtxhv6d5tm-story.html via @nydailynews

George Washington and the First Mass Military Inoculation (John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress) - https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/GW&smallpoxinoculation.html

How Crude Smallpox Inoculations Helped George Washington Win the War - HISTORY - https://www.history.com/news/smallpox-george-washington-revolutionary-war

At Least 250,000 Kids Tested Positive For Covid In The U.S. Last Week As School Year Surge Continues - https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/09/07/at-least-250000-kids-tested-positive-for-covid-last-week-as-school-year-surge-continues/?sh=bd39161765f9 by @jemimacmcevoy on @forbes

Two teachers die, and a small Texas town rethinks masks - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/texas-teachers-died-covid-connally/2021/09/07/2e9165b8-0ffc-11ec-882f-2dd15a067dc4_story.html

Inclusive Teachers Must Be 'Asset-Based Believers' (Opinion) - https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-inclusive-teachers-must-be-asset-based-believers/2021/09 by @Larryferlazzo on @educationweek

Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Borrowers Was 10 Years in the Making https://www.propublica.org/article/loan-forgiveness-for-disabled-borrowers-was-10-years-in-the-making#1119109

The Movement to De-Cop the Campus - Students, educators and staff across the University of California system are organizing to abolish campus police. https://inthesetimes.com/article/cops-off-campus-uc-police-abolition

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

Booted from class: Colleges penalize unvaccinated students as Delta surges https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/07/get-vaccinated-or-else-colleges-roll-out-new-punishments-for-holdouts-510161

Florida teachers on edge as mask war, COVID surge mark first weeks of school By Reuters - Up News Info - https://upnewsinfo.com/?p=896212

All US schools must be closed as part of a strategy to eradicate COVID-19! https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/09/08/pers-s08.html

Students, NAACP File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against University of Texas at Austin Over Racist Fight Song, Allege 'Hostile Environment' https://www.theroot.com/students-naacp-file-federal-civil-rights-complaint-aga-1847634544

Howard University Cancels Classes After Ransomware Attack https://www.theroot.com/howard-university-cancels-classes-after-ransomware-atta-1847631013

More than one-third of Louisiana students remain out of school after Hurricane Ida https://thelensnola.org/2021/09/07/more-than-one-third-of-louisiana-students-remain-out-of-school-after-hurricane-ida/

Majority of L.A. Unified board favors or leans toward student vaccine mandate http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/3Ho0cXwGN7w/la-unified-leaning-toward-covid-vaccine-mandate

Wednesday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120663 on @Larryferlazzo

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

Concern that new school year could impact NJ’s COVID-19 caseloads https://www.njspotlight.com/video/concern-that-new-school-year-could-impact-njs-covid-19-caseloads/

The 1st Trial Is Kicking Off Over The 'Varsity Blues' College Admissions Scandal https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035071261/operation-varsity-blues-trial-wilson-abdelaziz-college-admissions-scandal

Parents Of Children With Disabilities Join The Legal Battle Over Masks In Schools https://www.npr.org/sections/back-to-school-live-updates/2021/09/07/1034918212/parents-of-children-with-disabilities-join-the-legal-battle-over-masks-in-school

How Educational Differences Are Widening America’s Political Rift https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/us/politics/how-college-graduates-vote.html

Federal judge rules gay teacher’s firing by Catholic school is sex discrimination http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/7h6mshdd_7o/

Brawl erupts as Missouri school board unanimously votes for mask mandate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/NaYbt7l5kXE/

WATCH: Anti-masker douses mask with water and smears it on surface during angry rant about germs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/n3M_UZZCHoU/

‘Exponential’ increase: More than a quarter million children contracted COVID just last week -- the most ever http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/yJYqcJc1w0M/

Diana Flores, Sac City Unified's Central Kitchen https://www.sacmag.com/magazine/food-drink/diana-flores-sac-city-unifieds-central-kitchen/

More than 30 California children still stuck in Afghanistan https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ap-top-news/2021/09/01/more-than-30-california-children-still-stuck-in-afghanistan

The Atlantic Daily: Kids Are in For Another Messy School Year http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/CZc6P3MDweY/

Access To Menstrual Products Poses A Challenge For Teens Facing Period Poverty https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/09/access-to-menstrual-products-poses.html

The politics of sex ed leave a lot untaught https://hechingerreport.org/the-politics-of-sex-ed-leave-a-lot-untaught/

COLUMN: New Orleans students are still vulnerable to Ida and other future storms https://hechingerreport.org/new-orleans-students-are-still-vulnerable-to-ida-and-other-future-storms/

Howard University Partially Reopens As It Investigates A Cyberattack https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035135008/howard-university-partially-reopens-as-it-investigates-a-cyberattack

Open Letter Sessions - Jonnai - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=30838

Parents group sues state of Minnesota, seeks statewide mask mandate for schools | MPR News - https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/09/05/parents-group-sues-state-of-minnesota-seeks-statewide-mask-mandate-for-schools#new_tab on @MPRNews

Schools grapple with thousands in isolation or quarantine as delta variant rages https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/schools-grapple-thousands-isolation-or-quarantine-delta-variant-rages-n1277882 via @nbcnews

Schools become political 'battlefield' in culture wars Trump cultivated https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/schools-become-political-battlefield-culture-wars-trump-cultivated-n1278257 via @nbcnews

Gwinnett school district to offer $500 vaccine incentive - https://www.ajc.com/education/gwinnett-school-district-to-offer-500-vaccine-incentive/L4RIIFLKVRFG5HISB3HP6SP7VM/#new_tab on @ajc

Virus: School district goes virtual after 3 bus workers die - https://apnews.com/article/health-education-georgia-coronavirus-pandemic-atlanta-0cd4f0c3355e344abbf307137591eaa7#new_tab on @ap

CPS students to return to the classroom; unvaccinated students who traveled asked to stay home https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/cps-students-to-return-to-the-classroom-unvaccinated-students-those-who-traveled-asked-to-stay-home/

10K St. Paul students lose bus rides or face start time shifts due to driver shortage – Twin Cities - https://wp.me/p79gJ9-gDgZ on @pioneerpress

When schools call police on kids – Center for Public Integrity - https://publicintegrity.org/education/criminalizing-kids/police-in-schools-disparities/#new_tab on @Publici

District offers to pay $250 to hundreds of parents to drive their own kids to school | WCIV - https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/district-offers-to-pay-250-to-hundreds-of-parents-to-drive-their-own-kids-to-school#new_tab on @abcnews4

Independent study laws poised for makeover | CalMatters - https://calmatters.org/?p=205036 via @CalMatters

What If We Didn't Have To Quarantine Kids? More Schools Explore "Test To Stay" Option - https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2021-09-07/what-if-we-didnt-have-to-quarantine-kids-more-schools-explore-test-to-stay-option#new_tab

Boston school bus drivers union calls for postponing in-person classes as parents worry about delayed or canceled buses on first day - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/08/metro/boston-school-bus-drivers-union-calls-postponing-in-person-classes-parents-worry-about-delayed-or-cancelled-buses-first-day/#new_tab on @BostonGlobe

State Teachers Union Files Actions Over Covid Test Mandate, Safety Protocols - Honolulu Civil Beat - https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/09/state-teachers-union-files-actions-over-covid-test-mandate-safety-protocols/#new_tab via @civilbeat


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, September 7, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_7.html

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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


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, September 4, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_4.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

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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.html

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



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

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, August 28, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-top-banana-todays-education_28.html


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