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Arthur Camins: Why We Should Abandon Standardized Tests and Embrace Assessments | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tLA via @dianeravitch
President Biden’s Refusal to Eliminate Student Debt Is Out of Touch With Black Voters Who Helped Get Him Elected https://www.theroot.com/president-biden-s-refusal-to-eliminate-student-debt-is-1846456586
Ditch diesel for electric school buses? NJ advocates say that would pay off in the long run https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/03/arguing-electric-school-buses-nj-save-money-long-run-supply-power-grid-when-idle-clean-energy-get-rid-diesel/
Montclair schools may reopen, other districts struggling with negotiations https://www.njspotlight.com/video/montclair-schools-may-reopen-other-districts-struggling-with-negotiations/
NYC schools staffers suspended for refusing COVID-19 tests sue Education Dept. https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-mandatory-covid-testing-suspension-lawsuit-20210312-yqypgw7xrbgirdzdycydhkwml4-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Head of Federal Student Aid Office Under Betsy DeVos Resigns - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/us/mark-brown-student-aid-devos.html on @nytimes
L.A. school board approves deal with teachers to reopen campuses by mid-April http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/A2dnzxBXteA/lausd-teachers-reopen-schools
Arlington public schools will offer five days of in-person school next fall https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/arlington-virginia-schools-five-days-fall-plan/2021/03/11/4186b316-82c7-11eb-9ca6-54e187ee4939_story.html
Montgomery County planning for five-day in-person school week in the fall https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/montgomery-county-maryland-schools-five-days-fall/2021/03/11/81c7c1a0-82ad-11eb-ac37-4383f7709abe_story.html
OPINION: Why we must invest in new, innovative workforce training to fill a skills gap https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-why-we-must-invest-in-new-innovative-workforce-training-to-fill-a-skills-gap/
Garamendi Secures Critical Funding To Reopen Schools, Distribute Vaccines, Extend Unemployment Benefits, & Send $1,400 Stimulus Checks | Davis, CA Patch - https://patch.com/california/davis/garamendi-secures-critical-funding-reopen-schools-distribute-vaccines-extend
Honoring Black Mothers – Parenting for Liberation - https://wp.me/p7fXox-1OL via @Parenting4Lib
OEA organizer challenges incumbent on troubled Western Heights board https://nondoc.com/2021/03/12/seat-1-western-heights-school-board/ via @nondocmedia
Children Struggling to Learn in a Pandemic - LA Progressive - https://www.laprogressive.com/?p=364178
Learning pods and hubs, a pandemic innovation, thrive and evolve | EdSource - https://edsource.org/?p=650994 on @edsource
Missouri House favors plan allowing students to switch school districts | Education | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/missouri-house-favors-plan-allowing-students-to-switch-school-districts/article_49f84f69-68c8-5d0d-a038-5fccc26d2c0e.html on @stltoday
Amid Pandemic, 79% of K-12 Parents Support In-Person School https://news.gallup.com/poll/336173/amid-pandemic-parents-support-person-school.aspx
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signs bill limiting transgender athletes - https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/11/mississippi-governor-signs-bill-limiting-transgender-athletes/4645691001/#new_tab via @clarionledger
NYC DOE suspended workers refusing school-issued COVID tests: suit - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-1bA2a by @nypmetro on @nypost
House passes bill to allow education opportunity accounts https://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article249868228.html
'Panic Mode': Austin ISD Needs To Evaluate 800 Students For Special Ed. It Doesn't Have The Staff To Do It. | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station - https://www.kut.org/education/2021-03-11/panic-mode-austin-isd-needs-to-evaluate-800-students-for-special-ed-it-doesnt-have-the-staff-to-do-it#new_tab
Deborah Kerr wants to decentralize Wisconsin education department | Local Government | madison.com - https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/deborah-kerr-wants-to-decentralize-wisconsin-education-department/article_88066f47-bebc-5e96-b58b-91fa70983867.html#new_tab on @WiStateJournal
A deeper look at Catholic schools' pandemic enrollment plunge | National Catholic Reporter - https://www.ncronline.org/node/196693 on @ncronline
Biden administration to implement testing programs in schools as part of reopening effort https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/542870-biden-administration-to-implement-testing-programs-in-schools-as-part#.YEu8TKr3I8s.twitter
Parents sue San Diego Unified for failing to provide in-person instruction - The San Diego Union-Tribune - https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-03-11/parents-sue-san-diego-unified-for-failing-to-provide-in-person-instruction#new_tab by @Kristen_Taketa on @sdut
Why an Indianapolis district turned to bus drivers to keep students on track https://in.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/11/22325911/why-an-indianapolis-district-turned-to-bus-drivers-to-keep-students-on-track via @ChalkbeatIN
Reimagining the future of public education after COVID | TheHill - https://thehill.com/node/542596
Minnesota education commissioner resigns, replaced by deputy - StarTribune.com - https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-education-commissioner-resigns-replaced-by-deputy/600032283/#new_tab on @StarTribune
This Utah school district is committing to a virtual future beyond the pandemic - https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/03/12/this-utah-school-district/#new_tab on @sltrib
(Re)Building The Black Teacher Pipeline Is A Component Of Educational Justice - Philly's 7th Ward(RE)BUILDING THE BLACK TEACHER PIPELINE IS A COMPONENT OF EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE Across the entire United States, there aren’t nearly enough Black teachers inside classrooms. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, less than 7% of teachers nationwide are Black; only 1.5% of teachers are Black men. That is a problem because Black teachers are a force for equity for all students, e
College Deans Speak Out Against High Stakes Testing | Diane Ravitch's blogCollege Deans Speak Out Against High Stakes Testing Scores of education deans signed a letter to Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), chair of the House Education Committee, in opposition to the recent announcement by the Biden administration that it would not grant waivers to states from the annual testing mandate in the Every Student Succeeds Act, which originated as part of the No Child Left Behind Act o
Newsom’s CA school reopening bill funds extra programs | The Sacramento BeeTutoring, meals and more: What California’s school reopening plan has for families When Megan Bacigalupi’s sons went to distance learning last March, she knew it wouldn’t be easy. Now, the two boys who attend kindergarten and second grade in Oakland Unified School District, have been learning through Zoom for more than a year. What was a challenge in 2020 has the potential to impact her sons for
Biden’s American Rescue Plan is actually a huge new school reform - The Washington PostBiden’s American Rescue Plan is actually a huge new school reform President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is aimed at helping the country recover from the coronavirus pandemic — but it is another thing, as well: a major federal school reform unlike those we’ve seen in the past few decades. While the new law is aimed at helping families get back on their feet and helping businesses a
Code Acts in Education: Pandemic Privatization and Digitalization in Higher Education | National Education Policy CenterCode Acts in Education: Pandemic Privatization and Digitalization in Higher Education The state of emergency in higher education systems around the world during the Covid-19 pandemic has opened up the sector to an expanding range of education technologies, commercial companies, and private sector ambitions. In our new report commissioned by Education International (the global federation of teach
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTERNewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm.html Sanya N’Kanta On Precious Time With Family by Mark Anthony Neal / 12h "Jamaican-born, North Carolina-based singer and songwriter Sanya N’Kanta has written songs about race and immigration, but his ne
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafeLarry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos.html Friday’s
Bowman and education experts blast Biden admin for mandating standardized tests amid pandemic | Salon comBowman and education experts blast Biden admin for mandating standardized tests amid pandemic | Salon.com Bowman and education experts blast Biden admin for mandating standardized tests amid pandemic "It's a mistake that reflects a broader problem in American education," Rep. Jamaal Bowman wrote in a statement Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Tuesday joined progressive education experts in criticizing the B
Teacher Tom: Thingmaker Featuring Creepy CrawlersThingmaker Featuring Creepy Crawlers John Sain was a couple years older than me, which would have made him seven or eight. We always called him by his full name to distinguish him from his next door neighbor who was also named John. John Sain's father, Mr. Sain, had the caché of being retired military and having once killed a rattle snake in his garage with a garden hoe then called us kids in fr
Pressure on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Grows: Cancel Standardized Tests in this Crazy COVID-19 School Year | janresseger @teachcardonaPressure on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Grows: Cancel Standardized Tests in this Crazy COVID-19 School Year | janresseger Pressure on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Grows: Cancel Standardized Tests in this Crazy COVID-19 School Year There is absolutely no reason why the U.S. Department of Education should refuse to grant states waivers this spring from the federal requirement for stand
10 Year Assessment of Education Reform in DC — a Fraud, says its former director of assessments, Richard Phelps | GFBrandenburg's Blog10 Year Assessment of Education Reform in DC — a Fraud, says its former director of assessments, Richard Phelps Stolen from Valerie Jablow: Looking Back on DC Education Reform 10 Years Later, Part 1: The Grand Tour by Valerie Jablow [ Ed. Note: As DC’s office of the state superintendent of education (OSSE) seeks a waiver of PARCC testing again (recall that OSSE waived PARCC last school year due
How My ELL History Students Have Evaluated Our Class – And Me! | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...HOW MY ELL HISTORY STUDENTS HAVE EVALUATED OUR CLASS – AND ME! As regular readers know, at various times during the school year I have my students complete anonymous evaluations of our classes. I advise them that I always make the results public – to blog readers and to our administrators. Sometimes that commitment results in unexpected situations, like the year The Washington Post picked up on
$240,000 in Mini Grants to Address Education Inequities - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education)$240,000 in Grants to Address Education Inequities - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces $240,000 in Grants to Address Inequities that Deepened During Pandemic SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that the California Department of Education (CDE) has selected 12 recipients of mini grants, totaling more than $
CURMUDGUCATION: FL: Let's Assess Four Year OldsFL: Let's Assess Four Year Olds We have been down this road before, but I will beat this drum till my knuckles bleed (and the older my children and my grandchildren get, the harder I'll drum). Florida is once again reporting that 40% of Florida kindergartners are " not ready for kindergarten. " Rep. Erin Grall (R) told a House early learning subcommittee "That's on us," as part of her pitch for
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, March 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafeBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Congress approves massive infusion of funds for schools - Chalkbeat - https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/10/22323283/congress-biden-stimulus-money-education-schools#new_tab on chalkbeat LA Schools, Teachers
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