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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
Illinois House fires warning shot at Chicago Teachers Pension Fund - https://www.chicagobusiness.com/node/950066
High-achieving schools connote risks for adolescents: Problems documented, processes implicated, and directions for interventions - PubMed - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31697105/
Choosing Democracy: CRUZ Reynoso : A Leader in Civil Rights Law - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2021/05/cruz-reynosa-rip.html
NYC Educator: UFT Executive Board May 10, 2021--City Not Cooperating on ERI, and Two Junior Bloombergs Want to Be Mayor - http://nyceducator.com/2021/05/uft-executive-board-may-10-2021-city.html
Philadelphia’s public schools welcome back students in sixth through ninth grade - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/10/22429718/philadelphias-public-schools-welcome-back-students-in-sixth-through-ninth-grade on chalkbeat
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117494 on @Larryferlazzo
Education Research Report: Positive effects of preschool program on children's achievement, grade retention, and special education through tenth grade - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/
Homeroom: My Kid’s School Is Full of Cheats http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/rPihvY3IzXI/
Biden ends Trump ban on pandemic aid for undocumented college students https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/11/biden-pandemic-aid-undocumented-college-students-486997
FDA authorizes Pfizer vaccine for kids 12 to 15 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/10/vaccine-pfizer-teens-authorized-486677
California has a staggering $75.7B budget surplus https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/05/10/california-has-a-staggering-757b-budget-surplus-1381195
Bill Gates' association with Jeffrey Epstein may have been a factor in Melinda seeking divorce https://www.salon.com/2021/05/10/bill-melinda-gates-jeffrey-epstein-divorce/
White Fragility Results in 2 Black Boys Being Pulled from Class at Their Oklahoma Elementary Schools for Wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Shirts https://www.theroot.com/white-fragility-results-in-2-black-boys-being-pulled-fr-1846863005
Texas public schools couldn’t require critical race theory lessons under bill given initial House approval https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/11/critical-race-theory-texas-schools-legislature/
Resuming in-person learning at Texas schools last fall accelerated spread of COVID-19, study says https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/10/texas-schools-coronavirus-increase-study/
COVID-19 cases tied to schools inch back down https://thelensnola.org/2021/05/10/covid-19-cases-tied-to-schools-inch-back-down/
SUNY and CUNY Students Must Get Covid Vaccines, Cuomo Says https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/world/covid-vaccine-suny-cuny-cuomo.html
Warren, Sanders Call For Expanding Food Aid To College Students http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/893KpccSouthernCaliforniaNews-Education/~3/xb6W96ypnEM/
How many high school students will come back in the fall? Dismal return rate raises alarms http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/JJdDsaIH7NA/alarming-7-percent-lausd-high-schoolers-back-open-campuses
When can 12- to 15-year-olds start getting COVID-19 vaccines? What we know http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/stLlbszATkA/12-to-15-year-olds-getting-covid-19-vaccines-what-we-know
Western Heights Schools board ratifies lawsuit against State Board of Education https://nondoc.com/2021/05/11/western-heights-schools-board-ratifies-lawsuit-against-state-board-of-education/ via @nondocmedia
Sacramento Parents Are Concerned About Children Falling Behind, COVID-19 Poll Finds https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/05/10/sacramento-parents-are-concerned-about-children-falling-behind-covid-19-poll-finds/
Indianapolis summer schools are beefing up paychecks to woo teachers - Chalkbeat Indiana - https://in.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/10/22425355/indianapolis-summer-school-teachers#new_tab on chalkbeat
House Republicans press Biden Education secretary on reopening outreach https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/552651-house-republicans-press-biden-education-secretary-on-reopening
Catholic Schools Are Losing Students at Record Rates, and Hundreds Are Closing - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/catholic-schools-are-losing-students-at-record-rates-and-hundreds-are-closing-11620651600#new_tab by @iglovett on @WSJ
Board of Regents call on school districts to acknowledge racism in America | The Daily Gazette - https://dailygazette.com/2021/05/10/board-of-regents-call-on-school-districts-to-acknowledge-racism-in-america/#new_tab on @dgazette
Mad River school board member resigns from state association presidency after comments on systemic racism - https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/mad-river-school-board-member-resigns-from-state-association-presidency-after-comments-on-systemic-racism/V3MWTQMDVJHN7M554T4HRRHWBU/#new_tab on @dayton-daily-news
Elizabeth Warren calls for larger child care investment in Biden's infrastructure plan - CNNPolitics - https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/politics/elizabeth-warren-child-care-infrastructure-cnntv/index.html#new_tab
The home-schooling bump – Investigative Reporting Workshop - https://investigativereportingworkshop.org/?p=23882
US schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge - https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-education-1b0eb720342a1978383c703e5a001a90#new_tab on @ap