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PA Charter Change Roundup: May 5, 2021 - https://mailchi.mp/b5f9f09201d9/g1h5jkecl0-2487688?e=0810a17a46
For some Black families in CHCCS, remote learning is a "breath of fresh air" - The Daily Tar Heel - https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2021/05/donotpub-chapel-hill-carrboro-city-schools-black-families-remote-learning-education?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dth-at-a-glance&utm_content= on @dailytarheel
Letter: Create a plan for all children to be vaccinated | First Focus on Children - https://firstfocus.org/?p=20017 on @first_focus
The Republican War Against Trans Kids | GQ - https://www.gq.com/story/chase-strangio-on-anti-trans-laws?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=gq&utm_social-type=earned
Republican lawmakers defend Three-Fifths Compromise - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/04/gop-state-lawmakers-three-fifths-compromise-was-actually-good/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_main
Education Research Report: Reviews Examine the Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Improve School Environments - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/
Food insecurity seems to have risen during the pandemic. Why that’s critical for Philadelphia’s early learners. https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/4/22419507/food-insecurity-seems-to-have-risen-during-pandemic-why-thats-critical-for-early-learners via @ChalkbeatPHL
As Campus Life Resumes, So Does Concern Over Hazing https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/05/04/97697/as-campus-life-resumes-so-does-concern-over-hazing/ via @kpcc
Unsurprising Statistic Of The Day: More Teachers Are Considering Leaving The Profession | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117355 on @Larryferlazzo
Homeroom: I’m Concerned About Wokeness at My Child’s School http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/-r1OXn2nKWo/
The Congresspeople Standing Up for Their Trans Children - Trans people, who face relentless attacks on their right to exist, are nearly absent in federal representation. Reps. Marie Newman and Pramila Jayapal, both parents to trans kids, have their backs. https://inthesetimes.com/article/transgender-rights-equality-act-lgbtq--congress-gender-marie-newman
'Motherhood Is Activism': How One Black Mom Is Using Her Platform to Normalize Conversations About Social Justice Issues With Children https://www.theroot.com/motherhood-is-activism-how-one-black-mom-is-using-her-1846824767
GOP lawmakers want to ban "woke philosophies" like critical race theory in Texas schools https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/05/texas-critical-race-theory-schools-legislature/
The biggest impact of the Gates divorce may have nothing to do with the Gates Foundation https://www.vox.com/recode/22419547/bill-melinda-gates-divorce-foundation-philanthropy-consequences
Two-thirds of kids are behind on regular vaccines, herd immunity at risk https://www.njspotlight.com/video/two-thirds-of-kids-are-behind-on-regular-vaccines-herd-immunity-at-risk/
In Rhode Island, VP Harris Will Promote American Families Plan https://www.npr.org/2021/05/05/993754467/in-rhode-island-vp-harris-will-promote-american-families-plan
What Teen Vaccines Mean for School Reopenings https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/what-teen-vaccines-mean-for-school-reopenings.html
‘I Used to Like School’: An 11-Year-Old’s Struggle With Pandemic Learning https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/remote-learning-education-pandemic.html
Anti-Masker Screams Tucker Carlson Talking Points While Disrupting School Meeting https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-woman-mask-child-abuse_n_60921e99e4b05af50dc926f9
Florida Teen Accused Of Rigging Homecoming Election To Be Tried As Adult https://www.huffpost.com/entry/homecoming-queen-emily-rose-grover-rigged_n_60919389e4b0ccb91c3711d9
STUDENT VOICE: Once schools reopen fully, some lessons from distance learning will endure https://hechingerreport.org/student-voice-once-schools-reopen-fully-some-lessons-from-distance-learning-will-endure/
Numbers count - Why it is important to attend Mulgrew retiree event today Plus Debate: Attend Mulgrew Retiree Town Hall or Hold Rally at UFT HQ Instead? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/DOJOw/~3/eiu6Csh2Jd8/numbers-count-why-it-is-important-to.html
Parent, watchdog group share concerns about Twin Rivers police, budget - https://fox40.com/?p=832415
New York school official’s feelings hurt by ‘anti-racist’ lessons: ‘I hate to have to even hear the word’ https://www.rawstory.com/anti-racist-lesson-plans/
In 'Major Win for Progressives,' Former CFPB Chief Richard Cordray Tapped to Oversee Federal Student Loans - via @commondreams https://bit.ly/3elyaf1
The Centers for Politics and Unions - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-centers-for-politics-and-unions-11620168584 by @WSJopinion on @WSJ
Biden’s plan to make America less terrible for parents https://www.vox.com/22410476/parents-american-families-plan-biden-child-care
In an Attempt to Prove Why Critical Race Theory Shouldn’t Be Taught in Schools, Tennessee Lawmaker Falsely Claims Three-Fifths Compromise Was to End Slavery https://www.theroot.com/in-an-attempt-to-prove-why-critical-race-theory-shouldn-1846828329
Auditor details financial issues in delayed Orleans Parish School Board finance review https://thelensnola.org/2021/05/05/auditor-details-financial-issues-in-delayed-orleans-parish-school-board-finance-review/
CDC Emails With Teachers Union Show Politics Still Trump Science - Bloomberg - https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-04/cdc-emails-with-teachers-union-show-politics-still-trump-science#new_tab on @bopinion
Rockwood teachers call for protection from harassment over diversity curriculum | Education | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/rockwood-teachers-call-for-protection-from-harassment-over-diversity-curriculum/article_919a8228-3696-5714-aa27-0f1813e0e150.html#new_tab by @https://twitter.com/blythebernhard on @stltoday
Absent while in class: Austin ISD mom shocked after her child receives 47 absences during in-person learning | KXAN Austin - https://www.kxan.com/?p=958087
Gov. Kristi Noem on education, indoctrination and critical race theory - https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2021/05/03/gov-kristi-noem-critical-race-theory-1776-commission-anti-american-indoctrination/4922117001/#new_tab via @argusleader
LAUSD drops plan to extend school year amid opposition - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-04/lausd-may-drop-plan-extend-school-year-amid-opposition#new_tab by @howardblume on @latimes
Portland schools want a 4 percent budget increase to improve racial equity - https://bangordailynews.com/?p=3090585 via @bangordailynews
Austin ISD Lays Off Special Education Staff To Reorganize A 'Toxic' Work Environment | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station - https://www.kut.org/education/2021-04-30/austin-isd-lays-off-special-education-staff-to-reorganize-a-toxic-work-environment#new_tab
Charter school case goes to state Supreme Court | News, Sports, Jobs - The Intermountain - https://www.theintermountain.com/?p=741835 on @InterMountainWV
Illinois parents arrested for kids missing school - https://fox2now.com/?p=1721678
Idaho experiencing "unprecedented" superintendent turnover - https://idahoednews.org/H4YnS via @idahoednews
Over half of California public school students remain in distance learning http://edsource.org/?page_id=653848 via @edsource
School choice bills still awaiting approval, opponents still fighting | State News | columbiamissourian.com - https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/state_news/school-choice-bills-still-awaiting-approval-opponents-still-fighting/article_09159a4e-a84a-11eb-9100-83c337024198.html#new_tab on @comissourian
What Lies Ahead For CPS’ Next CEO | WBEZ Chicago - https://www.wbez.org/stories/learning-loss-declining-enrollment-and-a-combative-teachers-union-what-lies-ahead-for-cps-next-ceo/1b28b7fb-f2dc-43c3-9c91-fc31621e79fa
Gadfly on the Wall: Let the Children Play – My Prescription for Covid “Learning Loss” | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10897 on @NEPCtweet
