THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
Biden Says Schools Are On Track To Open As Promised, But Will Kids Go? https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/03/25/97183/biden-says-schools-are-on-track-to-open-as-promise/ via @kpcc
Does the African American Need Separate Charter Schools? | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5vO via @ProfessorJVH
Philadelphia to welcome back another group of students to in-person learning on April 26 - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/25/22351348/philadelphia-to-welcome-back-another-group-of-students-for-in-person-learning-on-april-26 on chalkbeat
Leonie Haimson: NYC Squandered Millions on Charter Rentals | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tVp via @dianeravitch
Rutgers To Require Vaccine Proof For 'All Students Planning To Attend This Fall' http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/893KpccSouthernCaliforniaNews-Education/~3/iFSRmoSlgJs/
Education Matters: DCPS has a total failure of leadership - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/03/dcps-has-total-failure-of-leadership.html
If You Want Student Loan Debt Cancellation, the Time to Act Is Here - Starting next week, the Debt Collective will embark on a week of action to tell the Biden administration that it’s time to cancel every cent of student debt. Join us. https://inthesetimes.com/article/student-loan-debt-cancel-biden-jubilee
State board examining accreditation of Western Heights Schools https://nondoc.com/2021/03/25/state-board-accreditation-western-heights-schools/ via @nondocmedia
Students need more than a citizenship test to prepare for civic engagement https://nondoc.com/2021/03/26/students-need-more-than-citizenship-test/ via @nondocmedia
SUNO changes procedures after multiple students report that scholarships were not honored https://thelensnola.org/2021/03/25/suno-changes-procedures-after-multiple-students-report-that-scholarships-were-not-honored/
The precarious state of American child care https://www.vox.com/2021/3/25/22345214/child-care-covid-19-daycare-american-rescue-plan
NJ schools will get $636M to combat learning loss. How should they spend it? https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/03/636m-federal-aid-combat-nj-learning-loss-spend-priorities-norma-fernandez-eileen-shafer-carly-robinson-roger-leon-scott-rocco-aaron-p-dworkin/
Northern Virginia schools divided over CDC’s new three-feet guidance https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/arlington-alexandria-fairfax-loudoun-schools-three-feet-distance/2021/03/26/c40fe82c-8dab-11eb-a730-1b4ed9656258_story.html
D.C. and Maryland say that schools can shrink social distancing to 3 feet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/maryland-dc-schools-three-feet-distance/2021/03/25/1670fee8-8d94-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html
Gary Rubinstein: How to Pretend to Reform Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tSf via @dianeravitch
Celebrating Heroic Women Breaking Glass and Winning Gold - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=29673
Board approves paying $1,000 bonuses to Georgia teachers - https://apnews.com/article/teacher-pay-georgia-richard-woods-9b531afd454f8450ed197c936f504bee#new_tab on @ap
House panel OK's tighter school sex education rules - https://apnews.com/article/arizona-phoenix-gender-identity-sex-education-73ac34c4c499c1750b4acff498d51ad7#new_tab on @ap
Iowa House approves charter school expansion bill early Thursday after lengthy debate | State and regional news | siouxcityjournal.com - https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa-house-approves-charter-school-expansion-bill-early-thursday-after-lengthy-debate/article_6ea4fed1-2036-5ce0-80b0-7fa0ba4e7a65.html#new_tab on @scj
HB 563 Diverts Public School Dollars to Unaccountable Private Entities - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy - https://kypolicy.org/?p=16179
Boston Public Schools plan to delay full-time education for K-8 students until April 26 approved - masslive.com - https://www.masslive.com/boston/2021/03/boston-public-schools-plan-to-delay-full-time-education-for-k-8-students-until-april-26-approved.html#new_tab on @masslivenews
Firing of Fort Worth high school teacher Georgia Clark upheld | Fort Worth Star-Telegram - https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article250161645.html#new_tab on startelegram
School choice proposal wins approval in Missouri House | Politics | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/school-choice-proposal-wins-approval-in-missouri-house/article_6764f27a-2a52-5f45-a0bf-7a526cd7551e.html#new_tab by @https://www.twitter.com/@KurtEricksonPD on @stltoday
Detroit schools need 1,000 more teachers to continue in-person education - https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/detroit-schools-need-1000-more-teachers-to-continue-in-person-education#new_tab via @fox2news
Rantz: WA schools used COVID survey to ask middle schoolers if they're trans or 'something else' - https://mynorthwest.com/?p=2715772 via @mynorthwest
West Virginia House passes transgender athlete bill | Wv | wvnews.com - https://www.wvnews.com/newsfeed/wv/west-virginia-house-passes-transgender-athlete-bill/article_5dc0f11e-f9b4-5f58-a732-0d8c2033b8a5.html#new_tab on @WVNews247
As 21-person elected school board bill gains momentum, calls grow in Chicago for another option https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/25/22351382/chicago-elected-school-board-bill-gains-momentum-calls-grow-for-another-option via @ChalkbeatCHI
Georgia House votes to expand school voucher program - https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-house-votes-to-expand-school-voucher-program/K2FYVYOC2JHIDDWWMPM4DMIMKU/#new_tab on @ajc
'Not babysitters:' Elementary school specialists frustrated with district teaching plans | KSNV - https://news3lv.com/news/local/not-babysitters-elementary-school-specialists-frustrated-with-district-teaching-plans#new_tab on http://www.twitter.com/news3lv
S.F. school board votes no confidence in commissioner over racist 2016 tweets - https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/S-F-school-board-approves-no-confidence-vote-on-16054193.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle
Oklahoma State Board Of Education Flips Public School Funding On Its Head | KOSU - https://www.kosu.org/node/94913
Measure granting Tennessee school boards sole authority to close schools heads to Lee | Tennessee | thecentersquare.com - https://www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/measure-granting-tennessee-school-boards-sole-authority-to-close-schools-heads-to-lee/article_9f3c91e4-8da6-11eb-a672-a3fc9713b43a.html#new_tab on @thecentersquare
Arkansas to ban trans women competing in women's sports | thv11.com - https://www.thv11.com/article/news/politics/arkansas-bill-transgender-women-sports-ban/91-f3ce17e1-91cc-43ad-acbc-e8c572346fba#new_tab on THV11
Low-Income School Districts Saw Greatest COVID Attendance Dip | WBEZ Chicago - https://www.wbez.org/stories/low-income-school-districts-saw-greatest-dip-in-attendance-during-pandemic/37e0e6ef-cfbc-423a-b50b-a28ac458f20e
Report: 30% of Milwaukee public high schoolers failed last fall | Wisconsin | thecentersquare.com - https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/report-30-of-milwaukee-public-high-schoolers-failed-last-fall/article_d85a37f6-8d7e-11eb-8644-974fb33d4ada.html#new_tab on @thecentersquare
High-poverty schools start to reckon with unprecedented federal funding heading their way https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/25/22350474/unprecedented-federal-funding-high-poverty-schools-how-spend via @Chalkbeat
Some Oakland Elementary Schools to Remain Closed Next Week as Many Teachers Choose to Stay Home https://www.kqed.org/news/11866418/some-oakland-elementary-schools-to-remain-closed-next-week-as-many-teachers-choose-to-stay-home
Toxic CPS-CTU feud simmers under surface of latest reopening talks https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/3/25/22337200/chicago-teachers-union-public-schools-negotiations-contract-coronavirus-vaccine-remote-learning
