THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
Elected Chicago school board gets support from civil rights leaders - https://www.chicagobusiness.com/node/946981
The Limits of Listening to Wonks | Just Visiting - https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/limits-listening-wonks
Texas Congressional Democrats Seek To Block Governor’s Grab Of COVID-19 Education Funds – Houston Public Media - https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2021/04/19/396143/texas-congressional-democrats-seek-to-block-governors-grab-of-covid-19-education-funds/ via @houstonpubmedia
NYC Educator: UFT Special Delegate Assembly April 19, 2021--UFT Endorses Scott Stringer for NYC Mayor - http://nyceducator.com/2021/04/uft-special-delegate-assembly-april-19.html
Education Research Report: New study on universal pre-K and child care: a more meticulous review of the literature relying on fewer preconceptions needed - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/
Webby Award Nominees Announced – Here Are A Few Useful To Educators | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117008 on @Larryferlazzo
Homeroom: How to Help Your Kid Write an Essay - The Atlantic - https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2021/04/homeroom-how-help-your-kid-write-essay/618644/
All Atlanta-Based HBCUs to Require Students Be Fully Vaccinated Before Returning to On-Campus Learning https://www.theroot.com/all-atlanta-based-hbcus-to-require-students-be-fully-va-1846715871
Congressional Democrats condemn Abbott for not releasing billions in federal stimulus dollars intended for Texas public schools https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/19/texas-democrats-congress-greg-abbott-stimulus-schools/
NOLA Public Schools reports more COVID-19 cases than week prior, 272 quarantining https://thelensnola.org/2021/04/19/nola-public-schools-reports-more-covid-19-cases-than-week-prior-272-quarantining/
LAUSD coronavirus testing reveals 177 infections prior to first campus openings http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/RW0Tu33FQQs/lausd-covid-tests-show-177-cases-before-campus-reopenings
COMIC: 'Radiating Love And Positivity' While Teaching In The Pandemic https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/988718290/comic-radiating-love-and-positivity-while-teaching-in-the-pandemic
How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year https://www.npr.org/2021/04/19/988752659/how-the-pandemic-changed-the-college-admissions-selection-process-this-year
"If Anything Happens I Love You" is an animated "distillation of grief" from a school shooting https://www.salon.com/2021/04/19/if-anything-happens-i-love-oscar-netflix-school-shooting/
NAACP, unions launching ad campaign in push for federal voting rights bill https://thehill.com/homenews/news/548985-naacp-unions-launching-ad-campaign-in-push-for-federal-voting-rights-bill#.YH75Ia2XjSU.twitter
One month after schools reopened, Pennsylvania enters fourth surge of pandemic https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/04/20/penn-a20.html
Police Violence And Reform: The Inequality In Restorative Justice Opportunities | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/04/police-violence-and-reform-inequality.html
Biden to propose $1 trillion for child care and pre-K in new 'American Families Plan': report https://www.rawstory.com/joe-biden-american-families-plan/
GOP governor 'abruptly canceled' PreK-12 mask rules -- but school districts quickly rejected it: report https://www.rawstory.com/mask-mandate/
The shadow orphan crisis of Covid-19 https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22386227/covid-19-child-bereavement-orphans
MORE THAN A HEALTH CRISIS: LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CONNECTICUT YOUTH AND FAMILIES https://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2021/04/20/more-than-a-health-crisis-long-term-effects-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-connecticut-youth-and-families/
Is your child's smart toy actually a creepy surveillance tool? https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/smart-toys-surveillance
Florida’s transgender sports ban headed for defeat in GOP-controlled state Senate https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2021/04/20/floridas-transgender-sports-ban-headed-for-defeat-in-gop-controlled-state-senate-1376320
Feds investigate whether Pasco County Schools broke law | wtsp.com - https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/pasco-schools-sheriff-share-information/67-c75c9d7c-afae-410b-a4d2-890fc2a17272#new_tab on 10TampaBay
Utah school district says it will revise project where students were assigned to be fictional slaves and plantation owners - https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/04/19/utah-school-district-says/#new_tab by https://www.facebook.com/saltlaketribune on @sltrib
Missouri open enrollment bill sparks debate over segregation, consolidation | Local News | joplinglobe.com - https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/missouri-open-enrollment-bill-sparks-debate-over-segregation-consolidation/article_e76b6652-9df5-11eb-a662-2388cd140ec7.html#new_tab on @JoplinGlobe
Prop. 208 tax to boost school funding to be heard by Ariz. Supreme Court - https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2021/04/15/prop-208-court-case-on-tax-to-boost-school-funding-to-be-heard-by-arizona-supreme-court/7213071002/#new_tab via @azcentral
Students walk out of class to protest racial injustice - StarTribune.com - https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-students-walk-out-of-class-to-protest-racial-injustice/600047739/#1 on @StarTribune
John King Jr., former Obama education secretary, enters race for governor of Maryland - Baltimore Sun - https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-john-king-20210420-f2l7sddugnfltnliz2ojg2p6l4-story.html#new_tab via @baltimoresun
Biden Administration Cites 1619 Project as Inspiration in History Grant Proposal - https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/biden-administration-cites-1619-project-as-inspiration-in-history-grant-proposal/2021/04#new_tab by @andrewujifusa on @educationweek
Connecticut House passes bill to eliminate religious exemption for required school vaccines; students with existing exemptions can remain unvaccinated - Hartford Courant - https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-vaccines-religious-exemption-house-20210419-ktftk4u7hjatzm6fokffhryu4a-story.html#new_tab via @hartfordcourant
Jersey City district reverses plans to reopen April 26 -- not enough teachers, superintendent says - nj.com - https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/04/jersey-city-district-reverses-plans-to-reopen-april-26-not-enough-teachers-superintendent-says.html#new_tab on @njdotcom
Judge dismisses recall petition against Seattle School Board | The Seattle Times - https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=13770141 by @elisetakahama on @seattletimes
Convince Black and Latino parents that in-person school is safe - https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/04/19/convince-black-latino-parents-in-person-school-safe-column/7242262002/#new_tab via @usatoday
Asian Americans wary about school amid virus, violence - https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-general-news-health-education-violence-f551b353ebc6b6c731f8c1138fcfcbee#new_tab on @ap
D.C. is expanding in-person learning. But most of the new seats will be in the city’s wealthiest schools. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-schools-in-person-fourth-quarter/2021/04/18/aa4fad12-9ea1-11eb-b7a8-014b14aeb9e4_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Bill advances requiring Pa. school districts to open up classrooms to homeschoolers | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2021/04/19/pa-house-bill-school-districts-homeschool-students-public-schools-education-co-curricular-education-committee/stories/202104190122#new_tab via @PittsburghPG
