Thursday, May 6, 2021

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Moderna says early data shows Covid vaccine is 96% effective in teens - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/06/covid-moderna-mrna-earnings-q1-2021.html by BerkeleyJr on @CNBC

Mothers are being left behind in the economic recovery from COVID-19 - https://brook.gs/3nOeDaj on @BrookingsInst

Anti-Trans Laws Are Making Trans Youth Feel Unsafe | Teen Vogue - https://www.teenvogue.com/story/anti-trans-laws-students

Advancing Workplace Safety Because "We Stuck By Our Priorities" | AFT Connecticut - https://aftct.org/node/141440

May’s (2021) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part One | Engaging Parents In School… - https://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/?p=6407

This Twenty-Minute NPR Segment Today On “How Educators Are Talking to Students About Systemic Racism” Is Definitely Worth A Listen | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117369 on @Larryferlazzo

Six years ago the Illinois Supreme Court ruled our teacher pensions could not be diminished or impaired. The Republicans weren’t listening and they’re back at it. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qiq via @fklonsky

Biden hits 100-day school reopening goal, but reopening difficulties persist https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/06/biden-100-day-school-reopening-485495

Laws banning transgender student athletes splinter GOP https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/06/transgender-athlete-laws-gop-484799

We Found the Textbooks of Senators Who Oppose The 1619 Project and Suddenly Everything Makes Sense https://www.theroot.com/we-found-the-textbooks-of-senators-who-oppose-the-1619-1846832317

May 8th is constitution Day. Glen Brown wrote this in 2015 when the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that our public pensions could not be diminished or impaired. Public pensions are a moral and legal obligation of the state. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qij via @fklonsky

OPINION: Why every high school student needs a work-based experience https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-why-every-high-school-student-needs-a-work-based-experience/

No more pajamas: Back-to-school fashion gives students a sense of hope after pandemic http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/dM9tgfUzyzI/its-a-sign-of-hope-for-teens-returning-to-the-classroom-fashion

As school year ends, Murphy says all-remote education must also end https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/05/all-remote-remote-in-classrooms-hybrid-gov-murphy-ends/

NJ students advocate for less policing, more counseling in schools https://www.njspotlight.com/video/nj-students-advocate-for-less-policing-more-counseling-in-schools/

Paterson school district locked in dispute with teachers union over reopening https://www.njspotlight.com/video/paterson-school-district-locked-in-dispute-with-teachers-union-over-reopening/

School Principals Help With Contact Tracing Amid COVID-19 Surge In Michigan https://www.npr.org/2021/05/05/993993577/school-principals-help-with-contact-tracing-amid-covid-19-surge-in-michigan

Opinion: How Latin America's Kids Suffer From World's Longest COVID School Closings https://www.npr.org/2021/05/05/993037261/opinion-how-latin-americas-kids-suffer-from-worlds-longest-covid-school-closings

NYC expands teacher hiring programs after pandemic cuts https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-new-teacher-hiring-expansion-20210505-3agnfphd6rd2nmjgdi7hfvh7bi-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Article on Fourth Grader in '60 Inspires Journalism Class https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/insider/class-russia-children.html

Financialization Created Chicago Public Schools’ Fiscal Crisis - PopularResistance.Org - https://popularresistance.org/?p=185372

Progress & Love in a Divisive Climate | The Crucial Voice of the PeopleThe Crucial Voice of the People - https://thecrucialvoice.com/?p=5387 via @missingvoice

Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117364 on @Larryferlazzo

Weeks Become Months: Teaching During a Pandemic - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=29805

California School District Apologizes for Planning ‘Support Circle for White Students’ Amid Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict https://www.theroot.com/california-school-district-apologizes-for-planning-sup-1846837333

Southeast Pennsylvania superintendents call for charter funding reform https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/6/22422111/southeast-pennsylvania-superintendents-call-for-charter-funding-reform

Granite School Board abruptly adjourns when protesters disrupt meeting - Deseret News - https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/5/5/22420377/granite-school-board-abruptly-adjourns-after-protesters-disrupt-meeting#new_tab on deseretnews

Some students in N.J. district will return to school 2 weeks before summer break - nj.com - https://www.nj.com/education/2021/05/some-students-in-nj-district-will-return-to-school-2-weeks-before-summer-break.html#new_tab on @njdotcom

What Teen Vaccines Mean for School Reopenings - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/what-teen-vaccines-mean-for-school-reopenings.html#new_tab on @nytimes

Philly-area superintendents press for reforms, say payments to charter schools aren’t sustainable http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BB1gow20?ocid=st

Mall Landlords Look to Charter Schools to Fill Vacant Space – Commercial Observer - https://bit.ly/2RtjtO9

NC House would require teachers to list what they’re teaching | Raleigh News & Observer - https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article251182194.html#new_tab on newsobserver

Report: Students lacked access to devices for learning - https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ny-state-of-politics/2021/05/05/report--students-lacked-access-to-devices-for-learning#new_tab

Needle exchange program on Seattle Public School property stirs anger, concern | KOMO - https://komonews.com/news/project-seattle/king-county-needle-exchange-program-operating-on-seattle-school-district-property#new_tab on @komonews

Runcie could get more than $700,000 from Broward Schools in severance deal, lawyer says - https://news.yahoo.com/runcie-could-more-700-000-232821562.html#new_tab on @YahooNews

Ohio GOP wants every K-12 student to be eligible for a school voucher - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/05/06/ohio-house-republicans-want-universal-eligibility-school-vouchers/7154944002/#new_tab via @DispatchAlerts

Miguel Cardona's First Budget Hearing Becomes Forum on In-Person Learning, 1619 Project - https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/miguel-cardonas-first-budget-hearing-becomes-forum-on-in-person-learning-1619-project/2021/05#new_tab by @andrewujifusa on @educationweek

Curmudgucation: To Choice Advocates: Some Questions | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10898 on @NEPCtweet


What the divorcing Bill and Melinda Gates did to public education - The Washington Post
by Mike Simpson / 4min
Let’s review how Bill and Melinda Gates spent billions of dollars to change public education Now that the philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates have announced they are divorcing after 27 years of marriage, let’s look at the controversial investments they made together to reform K-12 public education — and how well those worked out. Together, the two have been among the most generous philanthropis
Education Matters: DCPS approves charter with racist and anti-LGBTQ ties
by Mike Simpson / 19min
DCPS approves charter with racist and anti-LGBTQ ties I sent below to the school board after seeing their plans to approve a second classical charter school. I knew it was going to pass, to fight back against what is wrong takes courage, and as we have seen all year long, the board lacks it, but I had hoped for some toke resistance, but apparently thinking racism doesn't exist and gay people are
DEAR BLACK TEACHERS, WE SEE YOU! - Philly's 7th Ward
by Mike Simpson / 36min
DEAR BLACK TEACHERS, WE SEE YOU! “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his [her] influence stops.“ —Henry Adams At the Center for Black Educator Development, we believe that the impact of a great teacher is everlasting and lifesaving. So, to all the great Black teachers out there, know that you’re special. You’re special not solely because you choose to educate—reason enough—but b
New report provides reality check on virtual schools - The Washington Post
by Mike Simpson / 54min
New report provides reality check on virtual schools Online education has been at the center of the national education discussion since the coronavirus pandemic forced schools last year to close and teachers to find ways to teach virtually — often online. While some students thrived learning virtually, educators and parents around the country have said that most did not. But online learning has
Opinion | Does your child’s teacher know how to teach? - POLITICO
by Mike Simpson / 1h
Does your child’s teacher know how to teach? The pandemic pushed a lot of ‘alternatively’ credentialed teachers into schools. That’s a problem. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated harmful educational inequalities in the preK-12 public education system. The nation’s poorest students, Black and Latino students, and our disabled students have been the most negatively impacted by school closings n
The Great (Unemployed and Underpaid) Transformation | Teacher in a strange land
by Mike Simpson / 1h
The Great (Unemployed and Underpaid) Transformation Short version of this blog: No. We’re not going to get back to normal. The pandemic has changed everything. You’ve probably seen the meme: There isn’t a ‘teacher shortage.’ There is a ‘Masters-level professionals willing to work for $35,000 shortage.’ And maybe you’re thinking… yeah, no, beginning teachers make a lot more than that. Well— not s
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #tBATs
by Mike Simpson / 1h
Larry 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 THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/this-week-in-education-larry-
Teacher Tom: To Be Alive is to be Ceaselessly Beginning
by Mike Simpson / 2h
To Be Alive is to be Ceaselessly Beginning I met Amelia as a two-year-old. Like many young children experiencing their first days of school, she didn't talk to me. Feeling shy is a common, and completely rational, reaction to new people and environments. It wasn't just me. As long as she was in the classroom, she didn't talk to anyone, including her own parents. Again, not a problem. She talked
Inefficient, Ineffective, and Absolutely Necessary: The Case for Elected School Boards – Have You Heard
by Mike Simpson / 3h
Inefficient, Ineffective, and Absolutely Necessary: The Case for Elected School Boards Inefficient. Ineffective. Outdated. Outmoded. Unrepresentative. Sure, local school boards are deserving of all of these criticisms (and more), but they are also seedbeds of local democracy at a time when democracy is under attack. Special guests: school board member and scholar Rachel White, and school committ
SSPI Announces 2021 PAEMST Finalists - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education)
by Mike Simpson / 3h
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2021 Finalists for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching SACRAMENTO—Even through the challenges of remote learning and the COVID-19 pandemic, California teachers continue to find ways to bring out the curiosity, excellence, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities in students. Today, State Superintendent of Pub
Education Matters: DCPS's testing shenanigans
by Mike Simpson / 3h
DCPS's testing shenanigans A lot of schools are doing a new testing regimen. In years past, an entire class would test all at once, but now higher achievers are testing first and lower performers sometime after. My initial thought was the district is trying to pull a fast one. The district knows kids talk, so the thought is maybe some could pass on some info to their peers, that and teachers jus
A NYC Teacher Blogger Fell, 1 Year Ago Today | JD2718
by Mike Simpson / 3h
A NYC Teacher Blogger Fell, 1 Year Ago Today Eric “Chaz” Chasanoff was one of the best-known New York City teacher bloggers . He was an exceptional advocate for teachers, and a opponent of arbitrary and unfair policies. Eric wrote regularly for well over a decade. He started in 2006 . And he didn’t stop, until COVID stopped him. During the pandemic he was writing every two or three days. On Apri
CURMUDGUCATION: Teaching Legacies
by Mike Simpson / 3h
Teaching Legacies It's easy as a teacher-- particularly if you've taught in a single school for a lot of your career-- to think of your legacy being in the building or in some program that you created or nurtured. But that's not it. As you approach retirement, you may notice (if you haven't already) that no matter how ever-present and plugged in you may be, no matter how many invaluable extras y
Seattle Schools Community Forum: This and That District News
by Mike Simpson / 4h
This and That District News From SPS Communications via Twitter today: 1/2) Student transportation is impacted by several factors that SPS is working to address. These challenges make it impossible to provide transportation to all eligible students at this time. (2/2) If additional bus drivers become available, we will focus on establishing limited transportation based on the highest needs. The

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