THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
Biden will extend student loan relief through September https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/biden-student-loan-relief-september-460664
On Biden’s To-Do List Today Is Rescinding the Racist 1776 Commission https://www.theroot.com/on-biden-s-to-do-list-today-is-rescinding-the-racist-17-1846092086
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Launches Scholarship for 50 Future Civil Rights Attorneys After Receiving $40 Million Anonymous Donation https://www.theroot.com/naacp-legal-defense-and-education-fund-launches-scholar-1846087628?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=theroot_twitter via @TheRoot
K-12 enrollment down statewide, in Orleans Parish https://thelensnola.org/2021/01/19/k-12-enrollment-down-statewide-in-orleans-parish/
NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases decline; announcement on reopening could come this week https://thelensnola.org/2021/01/19/nola-public-schools-covid-19-cases-decline-announcement-on-reopening-could-come-this-week/
Trump's right-wing 1776 history report appears to plagiarize authors: report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/CNhYRByWRtI/
40 Funny Tweets That Sum Up Kid Logic https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kid-logic-funny-tweets_l_5fb16b14c5b6b956698c38e1
New blow to SAT empire shows California's key role in diminishing college admissions tests http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/P30R7QTf4IM/sat-test-diminish-california-key-role
Another blow to the SAT: Essays and subject tests to be scrapped amid pandemic fallout http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/8ny9vrewWh8/college-board-to-scrap-sat-subject-tests-and-optional-essay-citing-pandemic-fallout
The SAT Announces Dropping Essay and Subject Tests https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/sat-essay-subject-tests.html
OPINION: Will the Biden administration boost early childhood education? https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-the-biden-administration-has-a-real-chance-to-boost-early-childhood-education/
COLUMN: History textbooks must not ignore white supremacist violence - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=76681 via @hechingerreport
Sarah Lahm: Charter Schools Movement Sees a Growth Opportunity in Public School Funding Cuts | Ed Politics - https://edpolitics.org/?p=312
January 2021 IQC Meeting Agenda - Instructional Quality Commission (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/cc/cd/jan2021iqcagenda.asp
Big Changes to the SAT https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/big-changes-to-the-sat.html
With possible teacher strike vote looming, CPS chief says union talks need to focus on how, not whether, to reopen schools - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-chicago-public-schools-covid-19-reopening-teachers-union-20210119-skqq4vjipndtrmgbbq3oehivne-story.html#new_tab via @chicagotribune
100-plus Broward schoolteachers, staff won’t return amid COVID | Miami Herald - https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article248613495.html#new_tab on miamiherald
SC public school enrollment dips amid pandemic, private schools get unexpected boost | News | postandcourier.com - https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-public-school-enrollment-dips-amid-pandemic-private-schools-get-unexpected-boost/article_90988374-5425-11eb-835b-1bdab215f181.html#new_tab on @postandcourier
For schoolchildren struggling to read, COVID-19 has been a wrecking ball - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/19/magazine/schoolchildren-struggling-read-covid-19-has-been-wrecking-ball/#new_tab on @BostonGlobe
School choice proponents galvanized by remote learning struggles speak out at committee hearing | Education | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/school-choice-proponents-galvanized-by-remote-learning-struggles-speak-out-at-committee-hearing/article_8ae0d778-d956-50fb-b77b-8f374ec8cb8c.html#new_tab on @stltoday
Newark’s new high schools will handpick students, raising equity concerns https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/19/22239693/newark-specialized-high-schools via @ChalkbeatNWK
College Board drops SAT's optional essay and subject tests to 'reduce demands on students' - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/college-board-drops-sat-s-optional-essay-subject-tests-reduce-n1254694#new_tab by NBCNews on @NBCNews
How much learning have Washington students missed? The state doesn’t know | The Seattle Times - https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=13366505 by @joy_resmovits on @seattletimes
Proposed school reopening fund could cost districts money | CalMatters https://calmatters.org/education/2021/01/newsom-school-reopening-fund-proposal-problems/
Some schools won't show inauguration in classrooms over concerns of potential violence https://www.foxnews.com/us/schools-inauguration-violence #FoxNews
Why public school enrollment in Louisiana is down nearly 17,000 students | Education | theadvocate.com - https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_5cee1a84-5a83-11eb-b062-23c04a5a70a0.html#new_tab
Biden to Revoke Trump's 'Patriotic Education' Order, Shield DACA on First Day as President - https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/biden-to-revoke-trumps-patriotic-education-order-shield-daca-on-first-day-as-president/2021/01#new_tab by @andrewujifusa on @educationweek
Biden to Rescind the Racist 1776 Commission - https://www.theroot.com/on-biden-s-to-do-list-today-is-rescinding-the-racist-17-1846092086#new_tab on TheRoot
Full text: Joe Biden inauguration speech transcript - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/joe-biden-inauguration-speech-transcript-full-text-460813
Biden’s Covid-19 stimulus plan includes $40 billion for child care https://www.vox.com/2021/1/20/22238757/joe-biden-covid-19-stimulus-child-care
Tennessee bill threatens to withhold funds as school reopening debate heats up https://tn.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/19/22240042/bill-state-funding-dependent-on-reopening-classrooms-bill-lee-condemns-virtual-learning via @ChalkbeatTN
