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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
The High Stakes of Miguel Cardona’s Senate Confirmation Hearing | Education News | US News - https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-02-02/the-high-stakes-of-miguel-cardonas-senate-confirmation-hearing#new_tab on @USNews
STATE’S REFUSAL TO FUND SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FORCES STUDENTS BACK TO COURT | Education Law Center - https://edlawcenter.org/news/archives/school-facilities/state%E2%80%99s-refusal-to-fund-school-construction-forces-students-back-to-court.html
Carrying Betsy DeVos' Torch: More States Push Voucher Programs | HuffPost - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/betsy-devos-school-voucher_n_6019bb29c5b668b8db3c89d9?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 on @HuffPostPol
Equity & Access - https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Equity-and-Access-Educational-Leadership-Preparation
Trying To Bring Research, Sanity, Teacher Expertise & Student Voice To The “Learning Loss” Discussion | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115330 on @Larryferlazzo
Free Webinar Dealing With Learning Disabilities In Delaware On February 10th | Exceptional Delaware - https://wp.me/p4JboV-5Nm via @ExcptlDelaware
Some Philadelphia teachers may get vaccine before return to buildings Monday, health commissioner says - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/2/22263102/some-philadelphia-teachers-may-get-vaccine-before-return-to-buildings-monday-health-commissioner on chalkbeat
Choosing Democracy: Reopening schools during the pandemic is proving to be a complex assignment - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2021/02/reopening-schools-during-pandemic-is.html
Education Pick Miguel Cardona Is New To Washington — But Not To Classrooms http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/893KpccSouthernCaliforniaNews-Education/~3/9J_gwgbAOGs/
Cardona's nomination wins Burr's support - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/03/miguel-cardona-nomination-richard-burr-465494
‘Wake Up and Learn’ Mayor, Superintendent call on community to help improve student attendance https://thelensnola.org/2021/02/02/wake-up-and-learn-mayor-superintendent-call-on-community-to-help-improve-student-attendance/
Defund or reform UC campus police? Sharp disagreement surfaces http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/uQTh5ACnSIA/defund-campus-police-or-reform-them-sharp-disagreement-surfaces-at-uc
Southern California pediatricians call for L.A.-area schools to immediately reopen http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/LMOw-sdYJ50/southern-california-pediatricians-call-schools-reopen
Opinion: What Biden administration can learn from NJ’s fight for equitable education https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/02/nj-fight-equitable-education-lessons-newark-big-tent-digital-social-emotional-equity/
Montclair schools in bitter dispute with teachers union over reopening https://www.njspotlight.com/video/montclair-schools-in-bitter-dispute-with-teachers-union-over-reopening/
NYC families enrolled in remote-only learning can now opt into in-person ‘Learning Bridges’ childcare programs https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-remote-learning-childcare-programs-20210202-p5xngzx7tfaidbj5zu36ha5s6u-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
When worldviews collide: Why science needs to be taught differently https://bigthink.com/13-8/science-education
Virginia’s largest school systems vow to reopen classrooms for all by March https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fairfax-loudoun-reopening-plan/2021/02/03/c56dcd70-65b9-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html
Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Closings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115310 on @Larryferlazzo
As Newsom pushes for return to classrooms, teachers say it would put them at risk https://fox40.com/news/local-news/as-newsom-pushes-for-return-to-classrooms-teachers-say-it-would-put-them-at-risk/
OPINION: A Black principal’s case against educator neutrality - The Hechinger Report https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-a-black-principals-case-against-educator-neutrality/
After months of planning, protests and false starts, D.C. students and teachers head to classes for first time in nearly a year https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-schools-reopening/2021/02/02/29bfe1c4-6514-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Perspective | How to start ending the school-to-prison pipeline — by an educator just elected to the U.S. House https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/02/03/ending-school-to-prison-pipline/?tid=ss_tw
Perspective | Teacher: What Americans keep getting wrong about our unions during the pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/02/02/what-american-get-wrong-about-teachersunions/?tid=ss_tw
Chicago Families Debate School Reopening https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/us/chicago-school-reopening.html
Betsy DeVos is no longer education secretary. But the school voucher programs she loves are expanding in states. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/betsy-devos-school-voucher_n_6019bb29c5b668b8db3c89d9?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPostPol
Education Pick Miguel Cardona's Message To Lawmakers: 'En La Unión Está La Fuerza' https://www.npr.org/sections/biden-transition-updates/2021/02/03/963620575/education-pick-miguel-cardonas-message-to-lawmakers-en-la-union-esta-la-fuerza?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Two major teachers' unions call on GOP leadership to remove Greene from Education Committee https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536976-two-major-teachers-unions-call-on-gop-leadership-to-remove-greene-from#.YBr5e_8ACF8.twitter
Gov. Tom Wolf wants to raise Pa. income taxes and give $1.5 billion more to schools - https://www.inquirer.com/education/gov-wolf-pennsylvania-budget-income-tax-public-schools-20210202.html#new_tab via @PhillyInquirer
Detroit district will remove Fs, limit graded assignments in push to help overwhelmed online students - Chalkbeat Detroit - https://detroit.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/2/22263532/detroit-district-will-eliminate-fs-limit-graded-assignments-in-push-to-help-overwhelmed-students#new_tab on chalkbeat
Montclair teachers union says it’s ‘sucker-punched,’ district plans to sue https://www.montclairlocal.news/2021/02/02/montclair-schools-sue-union-to-bring-students-back-to-class/ via @Montclair Local News
Missouri school districts could lose control of virtual education decisions under proposed legislation | Politics | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-school-districts-could-lose-control-of-virtual-education-decisions-under-proposed-legislation/article_9f8c91ed-2066-5d05-88a4-78005b336fec.html#new_tab on @stltoday
5 big questions Miguel Cardona may face during his confirmation hearing https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/12/23/22197906/5-big-questions-miguel-cardona-education-secretary via @Chalkbeat
16% of New Orleans public school students miss class each day. Officials issue a 'call to action' | Education | nola.com - https://www.nola.com/news/education/article_af9ce2c2-6570-11eb-8a6f-9ffe9da33000.html#new_tab on @nolanews
S.F. school board leans toward permanently stripping Lowell High of its merit-based admissions rules - https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/S-F-school-board-leans-toward-permanently-15919996.php on @sfchronicle
The schools of the future can be built in less than a week https://www.fastcompany.com/90599439/the-schools-of-the-future-can-be-built-in-less-than-a-week
One of Biden’s biggest problems in his first 100 days comes from an unlikely place - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/02/california-poses-bidens-biggest-test-on-school-reopening-465211#new_tab
#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool Online Book Forum: BLM co-founder Opal Tometi will join Brian Jones, Denisha Jones, Jesse Hagopian and Marshé Doss in conversation about making Black Lives Matter–from the streets to the classroom. – I AM AN EDUCATOR - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/blacklivesmatteratschool-online-book.html
