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Monday, October 25, 2021

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Education Law Center and Southern Poverty Law Center Decry Inadequate and Inequitable School Funding Across Southern States | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8ku via @janresseger



NYC Public School Parents: Unanswered questions about DESSA, the DOE's social-emotional screener, and what parents should do - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/10/unanswered-questions-about-dessa-does.html



The Big Ask: “Can You Watch a Class During Your Planning Period?” My Thoughts. | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6Cg on @wordpressdotcom



Catching Some Breaks | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2im on @wordpressdotcom



glen brown: "Teachers Are Exhausted"-Steven Singer - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2021/10/teachers-are-exhausted-steven-singer.html



The Far-Right Political Playbook Is a Threat to Our Health, Our Schools, and Our Democracy by Ben Jealous | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/the-far-right-political-playbook-is.html via @NewBlackMan



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



Teacher Tom: A Place Of Wildness And Wonder - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-place-of-wildness-and-wonder.html



NYC Public School Parents: A well-connected informant speaks out about the MAP exams - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-well-connected-informant-speaks-out.html



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Reviewing the Interviews from theHIB Investigation Report - Part 1, Manal Al-ansi - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/10/reviewing-interviews-from-thehib.html



CURMUDGUCATION: What The WSJ Anti-Public Ed Op-Ed Gets Wrong - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/10/what-wsj-anti-public-ed-op-ed-gets-wrong.html



Jeff Bryant: The”Proud Boys” Are Coming for the Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uTq via @dianeravitch



Utah: Legislator Proposes Law to Require Social Studies Teachers to Post Lessons Online for Parents to Review | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uTs via @dianeravitch




PoliticsNY Power Players in Education - https://politicsny.com/power-lists/politicsny-top-100-power-players-in-education/3/ via @KingsCountyPols


Why Biden’s Plan for Free Community College Likely Will Be Cut From Budget Package - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-plan-for-free-community-college-likely-to-be-cut-from-budget-package-11634742815 by @bykowicz on @WSJ

Survey asks if applicants are truthful about race - https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2021/10/25/survey-asks-if-applicants-are-truthful-about-race

Covering up Picasso's Guernica. Colin Powell and Rahm Emanuel. - by Fred Klonsky - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/covering-up-picassos-guernica-colin

"What's your wife think about that?" - by Billy Townsend - Public Enemy Number 1 - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/whats-your-wife-think-about-that

Frederick Douglass on the Need for Violent Insurrection against Slavery | GFBrandenburg's Blog - https://wp.me/pGTPP-2D5

Mental Health Blues - http://southbronxschool.blogspot.com/2021/10/mental-health-blues.html

'Passing,' About an Issue that isn't Black-and-White | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/passing-about-issue-that-isnt-black-and.html via @NewBlackMan

‘An outrage against democracy’: JFK's nephews urge Biden to reveal assassination records https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/24/jfk-nephews-biden-assassination-records-517049

"The brain has a backup system": Why people missing much of their brain can miraculously recover https://www.salon.com/2021/10/24/the-brain-has-a-backup-system-why-people-missing-much-of-their-brain-can-miraculously-recover/

How higher education can win the war against neoliberalism and white supremacy https://www.salon.com/2021/10/24/how-higher-education-can-win-the-against-neoliberalism-and-supremacy/

A White Illinois High School Student Was Sentenced After He Advertised His Black Classmate as a 'Slave' on Craigslist https://www.theroot.com/a-white-illinois-high-school-student-was-sentenced-afte-1847925846

Texas universities with federal contracts are caught between Greg Abbott and Joe Biden over COVID-19 vaccine mandates https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/25/texas-universities-covid-19-vaccine-mandates/

The U.S. needs more nurses, but nursing schools don't have enough slots https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/10/25/1047290034/the-u-s-needs-more-nurses-but-nursing-schools-have-too-few-slots

NYC students struggle with ongoing school bus woes more than one month into the school year https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-parents-struggle-ongoing-school-bus-woes-20211025-xxchpblporba3p74se6ixhusyi-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

What is Going to Happen to People’s Park? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/us/peoples-park-berkeley.html

Eighth graders can't tour Sacramento high schools due to COVID. How will they decide? http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAPTEPq?ocid=st

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Memorial Stadium Revamp; Here We Go Again - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/10/memorial-stadium-revamp-here-we-go-again.html

Top film school honors Halyna Hutchins with a scholarship for female cinematographers https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1048991644/halyna-hutchins-american-film-institute-scholarship-female-cinematographers

We know how to help young kids cope with the trauma of the last year — but will we do it? https://hechingerreport.org/we-know-how-to-help-young-kids-cope-with-the-trauma-of-the-last-year-but-will-we-do-it/

OPINION: Jump in, the water is rising — it’s time to educate students for a sustainable future https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-jump-in-the-water-is-rising-its-time-to-educate-students-for-a-sustainable-future/

Another Comment about the Medicare Advantage Preliminary Injunction | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2i4 on @wordpressdotcom

Baltimore school-issued laptops monitored for safety and mental health reasons, officials say https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/baltimore-school-laptops-monitored/2021/10/24/be2c6b6e-2d2a-11ec-8ef6-3ca8fe943a92_story.html

Utah School District Ignored Racial Harassment for Years, Report Says https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/us/utah-school-racial-harassment-doj.html

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's mask opt-out order violates federal law, judge rules - https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/22/tennessee-gov-bill-lees-mask-opt-out-order-violates-federal-law-judge-rules/8449956002/#new_tab via @tennessean

NYC parents seek more police in NYC schools following gun scares - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-rally-police-presence-schools-guns-seized-20211022-76qxey34m5h2pfnq537hte4cxq-story.html#new_tab via @nydailynews

Teen shoots self in leg inside Philadelphia Learning Academy - South - 6abc Philadelphia - https://6abc.com/philadelphia-learning-academy-south-west-shooting-teen-shoots-self-in-school-shot-fired/11155849/#new_tab via @6abc

Dads spend time in Louisiana high school after 23 students were arrested in string of violence https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dads-louisiana-high-school-student-violence/ via @cbseveningnews

For months, California private schools have been waiting for 'emergency' Covid aid http://edsource.org/?page_id=662776 via @edsource

Maine’s surge in home schooling during COVID has slowed, but numbers still high - Lewiston Sun Journal - https://www.sunjournal.com/?p=10149183 via @sunjournal

Disruptions to schooling fall hardest on vulnerable students - https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-education-pennsylvania-mckeesport-3698f746536a1a7ae6f21b66b78f5e47#new_tab on @ap

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office investigating Niceville teacher - https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/local/2021/10/22/okaloosa-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-niceville-teachers-airing-r-rated-alexander/6117608001/#new_tab via @nwfdailynews

In Wisconsin, recall efforts add to pressure on school boards in the wake of COVID-19 | Wisconsin Public Radio - https://www.wpr.org/node/1867676

Federal school funding could expand government’s role in education https://hechingerreport.org/why-2021-could-be-the-start-of-a-radical-change-in-how-washington-influences-local-schools/

Parents claim they have the right to shape their kids’ school curriculum. They don’t. - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/parents-rights-protests-kids/2021/10/21/5cf4920a-31d4-11ec-9241-aad8e48f01ff_story.html#new_tab

Michigan's governor should follow Pennsylvania's on school choice expansions https://thehill.com/opinion/education/577921-michigans-governor-should-follow-pennsylvanias-on-school-choice-expansions


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, October 24, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_24.html

Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: No Staff Shortage Here Edition (10/24) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-no.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, October 23, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_23.html

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Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, October 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_22.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/2021/10/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_23.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-week-education-research-report_23.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_23.html


Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Angst: Building Resilience Statewide Initiative - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_23.html


Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_23.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_23.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/2021/10/network-for-public-education-blog-post_23.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_23.html

Big Education Ape: Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, October 16 , 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/big-education-ape-top-posts-this-week_16.html

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