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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
Twisting LeBron James’s words, a fake Saturn photo and other news literacy lessons https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/05/14/twisting-lebrons-words-and-other-newsliteracy-lessons/
Friday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopening | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117558 on @Larryferlazzo
New: View an Organization’s Employees and Officers on Nonprofit Explorer http://feeds.propublica.org/link/9499/14480232/new-view-an-organizations-employees-and-officers-on-nonprofit-explorer
AFT Massachusetts calls for full school reopening in the fall after year of learning disrupted by COVID https://www.masslive.com/coronavirus/2021/05/aft-massachusetts-calls-for-full-school-reopening-in-the-fall-after-year-of-learning-disrupted-by-covid.html
Seattle students to return full time, in person this fall. Remote option available https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-students-to-return-full-time-in-person-this-fall-39-vaccine-sites-for-youth-to-open
Teachers union chief cites Stuyvesant HS in ripping standardized testing https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/teachers-union-chief-cites-stuyvesant-hs-in-ripping-standardized-testing/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons via @nypmetro
Texas House adds MLK and Frederick Douglass speeches to bill that would mandate teaching “informed American patriotism” https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/13/texas-schools-social-studies-legislature/
NOLA Public Schools district shelves proposed changes to charter contracts after pushback from schools https://thelensnola.org/2021/05/13/nola-public-schools-district-shelves-proposed-changes-to-charter-contracts-after-pushback-from-schools/
Donuts and hangouts: US kicks off Covid vaccination for teens http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/o2vlA4jdnGI/
The lowest grade students can get in a Sacramento school district is 50. Why that’s equitable https://www.sacbee.com/news/equity-lab/representation/article251159379.html
Better test scores in Camden City public schools unrelated to state takeover, report says https://www.njspotlight.com/video/better-test-scores-in-camden-city-public-schools-unrelated-to-state-takeover-report-says/
Schools Are Deciding What The New CDC Mask Guidelines Mean For The Classroom https://www.npr.org/2021/05/13/996727768/schools-are-deciding-what-the-new-cdc-mask-guidelines-mean-for-the-classroom
'Theft At A Scale That Is Unprecedented': Behind The Underfunding Of HBCUs https://www.npr.org/2021/05/13/996617532/behind-the-underfunding-of-hbcus
A Deep Look at One Classroom https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/us/remote-learning-struggles.html
Black Student Athlete Was Forced to Remove Hair Beads During Game https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/us/north-carolina-high-school-hair-beads.html
Budget deal: More money for education, but tax cuts too https://nondoc.com/2021/05/13/budget-deal-more-money-for-education-but-tax-cuts-too/ via @nondocmedia
Perspective | What civics education should really look like https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/05/14/what-civics-education-should-really-look-like/?tid=ss_tw
School district blames national high school sports group for racist Black hair regulations https://www.rawstory.com/national-sports-group-black-hair/
Victory! NEA’s push to equip students for remote learning gets results https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=49290#.YJ6_PxZqm6w.twitter via @EdVotes
Educators call on Congress to ensure healthy school meals for all students - Education Votes - https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/05/14/educators-call-on-congress-to-ensure-healthy-school-meals-for-all-students-2/
Billions are at stake. Community voice is critical. | Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://schottfoundation.org/node/4364
What a Florida School’s Standardized Test Scores Won’t Show | Dissident Voice - https://dissidentvoice.org/?p=116596
Much-awaited analysis of school boundaries in Montgomery County tackles diversity, crowding https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/maryland-montgomery-county-school-redistricting/2021/05/13/503bd32a-b402-11eb-a980-a60af976ed44_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Twenty-six studies point to more play-based learning for young children https://hechingerreport.org/twenty-six-studies-point-to-more-play-for-young-children/
U.S. schools unlikely to mandate COVID-19 vaccines anytime soon | Reuters - https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/no-shot-us-schools-unlikely-mandate-covid-19-vaccines-anytime-soon-2021-05-13/#new_tab via @Reuters
Cameras will combat child abuse in special needs classrooms - South Florida Sun-Sentinel - https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/education/fl-ne-broward-special-needs-camera-20210514-qthhyx5oyzfbdj4lnzxx2uaxou-story.html#new_tab via @SunSentinel
Fauci says school should be open 'full blast' five days a week in the fall https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/553494-fauci-says-school-should-be-open-full-blast-five-days-a-week-in-the-fall
Spike in parents enrolling their kids in summer school | wusa9.com - https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/summer-school-in-demand-after-pandemic-learning-loss/65-081e5399-b751-4efd-bb48-99269b513dc7#new_tab on WUSA9
Cash for Shots? Districts Take New Tacks to Boost Teacher Vaccinations - https://www.edweek.org/leadership/cash-for-shots-districts-take-new-tacks-to-boost-teacher-vaccinations/2021/05#new_tab by @madeline_will on @educationweek
Federal officials seek better rules about schools' indoor air quality - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/federal-officials-seek-better-rules-about-schools-indoor-air-quality-n1267313#new_tab by NBCNews on @NBCNews
Parents Defending Education wants Columbus Schools investigated - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/05/11/parents-defending-educatd-c-conservative-startup-puts-ccs-its-sites-call-racism-investigation-based/5044434001/#new_tab via @DispatchAlerts
France Bans Gender-Neutral Language in Schools, Citing 'Harm' to Learning - https://www.newsweek.com/france-bans-gender-neutral-language-schools-citing-harm-learning-1590092#new_tab on @newsweek
Senate OKs shifting burden of proof from parents to school districts in special education disputes | Education | unionleader.com - https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/senate-oks-shifting-burden-of-proof-from-parents-to-school-districts-in-special-education-disputes/article_b7a2f4fb-b277-5feb-b510-bebe33252888.html#new_tab on @UnionLeader
President Biden appears to snub charter schools on national celebration week https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/biden-snubs-charter-schools-on-national-celebration-week/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons via @nypost
Arntzen requests AG's opinion on critical race theory in education | 406 Politics | missoulian.com - https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/arntzen-request-ags-opinion-on-critical-race-theory-in-education/article_a2011817-5055-54b8-a680-dfbf9fba5ece.html by @https://twitter.com/IR_TomKuglin on @missoulian
Burying the bigotry of South Carolina's Blaine amendment https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/553274-burying-the-bigotry-of-south-carolinas-blaine-amendment