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Free Market Facts And School Choice - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/01/19/free-market-facts-and-school-choice/?sh=45f219496a9b by @palan57 on @forbes
Why Must Teachers Justify Their Right to Life - LA Progressive - https://www.laprogressive.com/?p=359858
The pandemic is speeding up the mass disappearance of men in college - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=76633 via @hechingerreport
College Board is scrapping SAT’s optional essay and subject tests - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/sat-ending-essay-subject-tests/2021/01/19/ac82cdd8-574a-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education
Pandemic Teacher Shortages Imperil In-Person Schooling - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/pandemic-substitute-teacher-shortages.html
SAT Discontinues Subject Tests And Optional Essay : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2021/01/19/958329475/sat-discontinues-subject-tests-and-optional-essay on @NPR
The essential school workers who feel largely ignored during COVID-19 crisis | Video | NJ Spotlight News - https://www.njspotlight.com/video/the-essential-school-workers-who-feel-largely-ignored-during-covid-19-crisis/ via @njspotlight
'Propagandist hack job': Historian delivers brutal takedown of Trump commission's '1776 report' - Raw Story - Celebrating 16 Years of Independent Journalism - https://www.rawstory.com/1776-trump/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRawStory+%28The+Raw+Story%29 on @
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Does the Pandemic Help Us Make Education More Equitable? (Pasi Sahlberg) (Guest Post by Pasi Sahlberg) | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10714 on @NEPCtweet
Point of Order: The Queen’s Gambit https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/19/point-of-order-the-queens-gambit/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune
Deciding To Stay or Leave: When Is Institutional Racism Too Much To Bear? - Philly's 7th Ward - https://wp.me/p7sbg2-va
“Let Them Play” protests held in Fresno, other central San Joaquin Valley cities, in support of high school sports starting back up again. | The Fresno Bee - https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/article248533525.html#new_tab on FresnoBee
Changes in KIPP Memphis prompt calls from staff to remove executive director https://tn.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/15/22233309/kipp-memphis-staff-call-for-removal-of-executive-director via @ChalkbeatTN
Biden chooses San Diego Unified superintendent as deputy education secretary - The San Diego Union-Tribune - https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-01-18/biden-chooses-san-diego-unified-superintendent-as-deputy-education-secretary#new_tab by @Kristen_Taketa on @sdut
Chicago teachers continues plea to Chicago Public Schools for safe school reopening plan - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/1/18/22237242/ctu-teachers-union-cps-chicago-public-schools-reopening-plan-coronavirus-covid-19#new_tab
Elon Musk donates $5 million to education group Khan Academy - CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/us/elon-musk-khan-academy-5-million-donation-trnd/index.html#new_tab
Montana Republican targets transgender youth with 2 new bills - https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/montana-republican-targets-transgender-youth-2-new-bills-n1254461#new_tab by NBCNews on @NBCNews
Teachers union announces plans to sue over West Virginia's back-to-classrooms move - WV MetroNews - https://wvmetronews.com/?p=398951 by @BradMcElhinny
'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/18/953581851/ive-tried-everything-pandemic-has-cut-options-for-kids-with-mental-illness?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Nashua parents seek to oust school officials over remote learning | Coronavirus | unionleader.com - https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/nashua-parents-seek-to-oust-school-officials-over-remote-learning/article_1651b452-55fd-51e8-bca5-89ae806a519e.html#new_tab on @UnionLeader
School choice lawsuit surge pushes possible high court fight - https://apnews.com/article/school-choice-vermont-lawsuits-us-supreme-court-courts-4237717925cca30bdf5b977c94460e22#new_tab on @ap
Social studies committee calls letter from concerned parents ‘white supremacy language’ https://alphanewsmn.com/social-studies-committee-calls-letter-from-concerned-parents-white-supremacy-language/ via @alphanewsmn
This Utah school district has built its own internet service so students can log on from home - https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/01/17/this-utah-school-district/#new_tab by https://www.facebook.com/saltlaketribune on @sltrib
CCSD ordering ‘essential’ employees back to campus | Las Vegas Review-Journal - https://wp.me/p8qdWm-9suX on @reviewjournal
The President’s Advisory 1776 Commission
Bye, Betsy — and Good Riddance via @thenation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-debt/
Public education needs urgent action from a new US education secretary - https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2021/01/19/public-education-needs-urgent-action-new-us-education-secretary/4177900001/#new_tab via @DMRegister
The unreported gender gap in high school graduation rates - https://brook.gs/39l8dIJ on @BrookingsInst
5 inventions a day. 529,000 jobs. Incomes average $151,656. UC's brag sheet is eye-popping http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/Tl4DxqBnREQ/uc-publishes-brag-sheet-2021-college-admissions-season
Meet Cindy Marten: The New Deputy Secretary of Education | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-te6 via @dianeravitch
School choice lawsuit surge pushes possible high court fightSchool choice lawsuit surge pushes possible high court fight Vermont is facing at least its second lawsuit in four months over a voucher program that allows students in communities that don't have schools or are not part of supervisory unions to attend schools of their choice, including approved private institutions. The Vermont system in which certain towns pay tuition for students to attend ot
Teacher Tom: Making Life MatterMaking Life Matter The boy boasted that he knew "everything." "That's pretty cool," I answered. "Everything?" "Everything. Ask me any question." "What is the meaning of life?" Without missing a beat, he replied, "Ichiro." Solid response. The second best answer to that question I've ever heard from a preschooler, second only to the five-year-old who laughed as she dismissed me, "That's silly. It
WTF is Learning Loss? – Tennessee Education ReportWTF IS LEARNING LOSS? Nashville education blogger TC Weber calls bullshit on the latest term meant to provide full employment for the edu-elite. In a post examining legislation Gov. Bill Lee wants in the upcoming special session on education, Weber lays bare the truth behind the bogus term and further exposes the dark side of the bills being considered. Here’s how TC explains the issue: The term
Trump’s ‘patriotic education’ report excuses Founding Fathers for owning slaves and likens progressives to Mussolini - The Washington PostTrump’s ‘patriotic education’ report excuses Founding Fathers for owning slaves and likens progressives to Mussolini President Trump’s “patriotic education” commission released a report on Martin Luther King Day that equates American progressives with European fascists and says it is “untrue” that the Founding Fathers were hypocrites for enslaving people while calling for equality in the nation’
Five Key Lessons I’ve Learned About Distance Learning This Semester | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...FIVE KEY LESSONS I’VE LEARNED ABOUT DISTANCE LEARNING THIS SEMESTER I have been regularly documenting what’s been working and what hasn’t been working, along with my fears and concerns for the future. Now that the semester is ending next week, I thought it would be useful – for both readers and for me – to share some practical reflections. Before I do that, however, here are some of my past piec
John Thompson Reviews “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”: A Frightening Future Ahead | Diane Ravitch's blogJohn Thompson Reviews “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”: A Frightening Future Ahead John Thompson, historian and retired teacher in Oklahoma, reviews historian Jack Schneider and journalist Jennifer Berkshire’s A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door . Schneider and Berkshire have collaborated on podcasts called “Have You Heard.” Thompson writes: The first 2/3rds of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door , by Jac
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 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/2021/01/this-week-in-
Andrea Gabor: Now Is the Time to Revive Civics Education and Media Literacy | Diane Ravitch's blogAndrea Gabor: Now Is the Time to Revive Civics Education and Media Literacy Andrea Gabor argues that the violent storming of Congress is reason to revive civics in schools. Clearly, she writes, many Americans do not understand the norms of a democratic government (including, I would add, Trump and most of the elected representatives of the Republican Party). Last week’s attack on the U.S. Capito
William Franz Public School: A Must-Read for Those Who Think They Know New Orleans | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's BlogWilliam Franz Public School: A Must-Read for Those Who Think They Know New Orleans Anyone purporting to understand the challenges of K12 education in New Orleans absent knowledge of the disgraceful, entrenched history of Black oppression and White superiority in the city (and enabled by the layering of racist attitudes at the state level in multiple states) is only interfering with any genuine e
CURMUDGUCATION: The 1776 Commission On Authentic EducationThe 1776 Commission On Authentic Education The 1776 Commission released their thing today, and pardon my French, Mom, but holy shit is it bad. You knew it was going to bad. It's really bad. You probably didn't know that Progressivism is on the same Challenges to American Principles list with slavery and fascism. Slavery, by the way, is addressed primarily through a massive whataboutism. 45 pages
Education Matters: DCPS admits there is a sub problem, sort of...DCPS admits there is a sub problem, sort of... Last summer Superintendent Greene said having subs wasn't a problem and we had 2k ready to go, though almost immediately when the school year began we knew that wasn't true, and the school board admitted it, sort of, when they signed an MOU with the union, to increase teacher sub pay. This MOU proves two things, the district completely disrespects e
QUESTIONABLE ASSERTIONS – Dad Gone WildQUESTIONABLE ASSERTIONS “Belief is a virus, and once it gets into you, its first order of business is to preserve itself, and the way it preserves itself is to keep you from having any doubts, and the way it keeps you from doubting is to blind you to the way things really are. Evidence contrary to the belief can be staring you straight in the face, and you won’t see it… True believers just don’t
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, January 18, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDVACCINE #Inauguration #BIDEN #HARRIS #MLKDAY #MLK #MARTINLUTHERKINGJRBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Biden weighs options for education secretary who would face early political pressure in school reopening bid - CNNPolitics - https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/politics/joe-bide
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