THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 13, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafeBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 'You’re not going to get herd immunity if you don’t get kids vaccinated:' Teachers' union president - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/youre-not-going-to-get-herd-immunity-if-you-dont-get-kids-vaccinated-teachers-union-president-150454907.html on @Yahoo Long-Delayed Yeshiva Investigation Was 'Rigged' To Make Schools Look Better, Parents A
Rep. Jamaal Bowman Sees Climate As The Next Big Education Push After COVID-19 Reopenings | HuffPostRep. Jamaal Bowman Sees Climate As The Next Big Education Push After COVID-19 Reopenings The New York Democrat is endorsing a $1.16 trillion plan to retrofit school buildings to be cleaner and greener and to hire more teachers. The federal government is set to spend nearly $200 billion to safely reopen schools, boost state spending on low-income school programs and increase financial aid at univ
Jersey Jazzman: Lakewood, NJ: Where Public Schools Are Left To Wither, Part IILakewood, NJ: Where Public Schools Are Left To Wither, Part II Here's Part I of this series. In this series, I'm taking a look at Lakewood, NJ, with an eye toward what might happen if more communities abandon their public schools and, instead, embrace the idea of school "choice." Lakewood, in a state by some accounts with the highest ranked public schools in the nation, is a town where the vast
Success Academy Charter Chain Ordered to Pay $2.4 Million to SPED Families | Diane Ravitch's blogSuccess Academy Charter Chain Ordered to Pay $2.4 Million to SPED Families Success Academy charter network was directed by a federal district court judge to pay $2.4 million to families whose children with disabilities were pushed out. Charter school network Success Academy, which touts its commitment to children “from all backgrounds,” has been ordered to pay over $2.4 million on a Judgment in
Progress Monitoring … But Whose Progress Are We Monitoring? – Grumpy Old TeacherProgress Monitoring … But Whose Progress Are We Monitoring? What few people ever want to talk about is how 20 plus years of ed reform has taken the focus off the purpose of education. It’s easy to see why; when a person tries to convince parents and the public that public education, a/k/a the traditional school system of neighborhood schools managed by an elected school board, is the best option
The American Rescue Plan: A First Deposit Toward a Racial Equity Stimulus | Schott Foundation for Public EducationThe American Rescue Plan: A First Deposit Toward a Racial Equity Stimulus The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, passed by both houses of Congress and signed by President Biden, is a watershed moment. That such legislation has become law — that our federal government acted decisively with a bill targeted to aid low- and middle-income families — evokes equal parts inspiration and relief in its r
Flast v. Cohen (1968) - Part Three: Consider This The Hint Of The Century | Blue Cereal EducationFlast v. Cohen (1968) - Part Three: Consider This The Hint Of The Century Recap of Part One : The Supreme Court explained in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Mellon (1923) that simply being a taxpayer didn’t give one the right to protest government actions – even potentially unconstitutional ones – in the courts. There were simply too many “what ifs” between the individual taxpayer sending in th
American Rescue Plan makes biggest education investment in U.S. history, cuts child poverty in half - Education VotesAmerican Rescue Plan makes biggest education investment in U.S. history, cuts child poverty in half President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law on March 11, the day after Congress finally passed it. The $1.9 trillion stimulus package will provide critical funding for public schools, create and support millions of jobs, cut child poverty in half, make health care more affordable, and
Marie Corfield: The 'New' Normal Post-Covid - Are YOU Ready?The 'New' Normal Post-Covid - Are YOU Ready? If you put a frog in boiling water, it will jump out. If you put a frog in tepid water and slowly raise the heat, it will boil to death. - Unknown Photo Credit: Nick Fewings Covid-19 has been raising the heat on all of us for a year. Stress, depression and anxiety have paralyzed millions. Personally, I've battled all three. As someone who lived much o
Should KIPP Be Allowed to Build a School on a Toxic Waste Site? | Diane Ravitch's blogShould KIPP Be Allowed to Build a School on a Toxic Waste Site? The tiny city of Cudahy, California, is locked in battle with the mega-powerful KIPP charter chain over KIPP’s determination to build a charter school on a toxic waste site. KIPP is avoiding the usual environmental review that would be required for public schools. Local environmental activists and parents are raising money to fight
Farewell, Carranza | JD2718Farewell, Carranza Yesterday was Richard Carranza’s last day. He won’t be missed. Sadly. Because he arrived with good intentions. He arrived with a good attitude. He seemed friendly towards teachers. But he was probably not ready for New York City, and definitely not for the NYC Department of Education. His hires were semi-qualified cronies, and insiders pushed on him by City Hall. Anything he a
John White and Co: What Are They Up to Now? | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's BlogJohn White and Co: What Are They Up to Now? John White’s time as Louisiana state superintendent officially ended on March 12, 2020, after eight years of his wreaking opaque, ed-reform havoc on Louisiana public education. Two years prior to his exit, in June 2018 , White co-founded an education nonprofit, Propel America. However, according to the April 30, 2019, Advocate , he never mentioned to t
CA LSWP Collaborative Winning at Wellness AND National CACFP Week 2021Child and Adult Care Food Program - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education)CA LSWP Collaborative Winning at Wellness - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) CA LSWP Collaborative Winning at Wellness On Tuesday, March 16, at 10 a.m., the California (CA) Local School Wellness Policy (LSWP) Collaborative will discuss the comprehensive health needs of students highlighting three specific examples of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model in action in the com
Defamiliarizing the Idea of the Modern: Where Do We Begin World History?Defamiliarizing the Idea of the Modern: Where Do We Begin World History? By Paul Horton . No question is more puzzling to teachers of World or Global History than, when did the modern world begin? We inherited this question from the hand-me-down versions of Western Civilization and European history that served as the foundations for World History as it gradually evolved away from the “Rise of th
CONSTRUCTING UNICORN BARNS – Dad Gone WildCONSTRUCTING UNICORN BARNS “These stories aren’t told for the same reason you can’t go to the circus and see yetis riding on unicorns while playing bagpipes built out of skittles.” – Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION I have two kids enrolled in MNPS. One is in 5th, the other in 6th grade. Both are remaining virtual for the duration of this school year. My thinking is, back in August I enrolled them i
Poetry of Pain, Poetry of Hope – radical eyes for equityPoetry of Pain, Poetry of Hope When I posted my newest poem yesterday, we weathered winter (silence & shouting) , I realized this is my first poem of 2021. It is unusual since it is mostly a poem of hope, a poem uniquely set in the Covid-19 pandemic. As I looked back, I also realized that the last poem of 2020 was about my aunt’s suicide, a human throat (ineffable) , a poem of pain anchored to t
They are gutting the most important privacy law you never heard of. | Parent Coalition for Student PrivacyTHEY ARE GUTTING THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIVACY LAW YOU NEVER HEARD OF These Republican lawmakers have introduced bills to weaken privacy. You should have a choice whether a company uses photos of you or your family; you should be told when a company provides thousands of other companies and government entities access to photos of you. There should be a law against this invasive use of your image an
SPOTLIGHT BLOG OF THE WEEK JAN RESSEGER BLOGjanresseger janresseger "That all citizens will be given an equal start through a sound education is one of the most basic, promised rights of our democracy. Our chronic refusal as a nation to guarantee that right for all children…. is rooted in a kind of moral blindness, or at least a failure of moral imagination…. It is a failure which threatens our future as a nation of citizens called to a co
Education Matters: CATCH UP WITH MR. G - THIS WEEK IN DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DCPSEducation Matters CATCH UP WITH MR. G THIS WEEK IN DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DCPS In Florida its trade scholarships for vouchers and everyone loses. 24 by Unknown / 2d Among many of the bad education bills making their way through Tallahassee perhaps the worst are SB 48, a bill expanding vouchers, and senate bill 86, curtailing bright futures. On the surface, it might seem like once you get pas
THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes itDad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. CONSTRUCTING UNICORN BARNS by TC Weber / 18h “These stories aren’t told for the same reason you can’t go to the circus and see yetis riding on unicorns while playing bagpipes built out of skittles.” – Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION I have two kids enrolled in MNPS. One is in 5th, the other in 6th grade. Both are remaining virtual for the durati
