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Thursday, June 3, 2021

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A Day of Action: Educators Pledge to Teach the Truth  | Zinn Education Project - https://www.zinnedproject.org/?p=162756 via @ZinnEdProject

Chicago Ends Arne Duncan’s Failed Strategy of “Turnaround” and “Disruption” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ufl via @dianeravitch

New Hampshire: Why We Need Equitably-Funded Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ubc via @dianeravitch

Education Research Report: FDA Authorizes Marketing of Diagnostic Aid for Autism Spectrum Disorder - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

CURMUDGUCATION: The Gig Economy Has Issues - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-gig-economy-has-issues.html

Wash. Post Publishes My Commentary On “Accelerated Learning” & “Learning Loss” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117997 on @Larryferlazzo

Education Matters: Governor DeSantis's blatant cruelty - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/06/governor-desantiss-blatant-cruelty.html

Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118006 on @Larryferlazzo

Remote Instruction in My Family | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-88T via @CubanLarry

Understanding the Conservative Backlash against Critical Race Theory (and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives) – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-9ZD via @plthomasEdD

Where Communities Go To College – Have You Heard - https://haveyouheardblog.com/?p=9434

Wishing a Classmate Would Say “No to Racism” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/obrag/IrDB/~3/uDTeNmYh71I/

New York: Oppose Charter School Cap Increase | Dissident Voice - https://dissidentvoice.org/?p=117408

Column: Who will fill Eli Broad's philanthropic shoes? How about nobody? http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/Op6RsQ7WOFk/who-will-fill-eli-broads-philanthropic-shoes-how-about-nobody

SPI Announces New P-EBT Program - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel44.asp

A charter school comeback? Top NYC candidates support the alternative schools - https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2021/06/02/a-charter-school-comeback-top-nyc-candidates-support-the-alternative-schools-1384871

UNC mega-donor Walter Hussman denies exerting pressure over Hannah-Jones hiring | NC Policy Watch - http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/?p=112111 by @JoekillianPW on @ncpolicywatch

New Duke University study: Big, unresolved problems continue to plague NC's school voucher program | The Progressive Pulse - http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=136602 via @ncpolicywatch

The History You Didn't Learn | The Overlooked Stories of America's Black Wall Streets | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/06/the-history-you-didnt-learn-overlooked.html

iFoster Phone Program for Foster Youth Critical https://www.laprogressive.com/ifoster-phone-program/

Teenagers in The Times: May 2021 - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/learning/teenagers-in-the-times-may-2021.html on @nytimes

San Antonio, Texas educator victimized for advocating safety speaks out on her firing https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/03/texs-j03.html

Top UNC Journalism Donor Outed as Being Against the University Hiring Nikole Hannah-Jones Over 1619 Project https://www.theroot.com/top-unc-journalism-donor-outed-as-being-against-the-uni-1847017643

NOLA Public Schools expands vaccine program to 12-year-olds https://thelensnola.org/2021/06/02/nola-public-schools-expands-vaccine-program-to-12-year-olds/

8 coaches forced a high school football player to violate his faith and eat pork as teammates watched http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/obeJFaCVe_0/

High School Valedictorian Swaps Speech To Speak Out Against Texas' New Abortion Law https://www.npr.org/2021/06/03/1002831545/high-school-valedictorian-swaps-speech-to-speak-out-against-texas-new-abortion-l

The School Has Left The Building: The Making Of A Pandemic Yearbook https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1002604408/the-school-has-left-the-building-the-making-of-a-pandemic-yearbook

Perspective | The kind of teaching kids need right now https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/06/02/the-kind-of-teaching-kids-need-right-now/?tid=ss_tw

Role of police in responding to NYC students’ mental health crises has grown: report https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-police-interventions-mental-health-crises-20210603-e5jtlar5mrfhbpgbozz7akhprq-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

A Stanford Student Mocked the Federalist Society. It Jeopardized His Graduation. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/us/stanford-federalist-society-nicholas-wallace.html

High School Football Coaches Suspended After Teen Is Forced to Eat Pork, Lawyer Says https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/marcus-wattley-canton-ohio-mckinley.html

Troubled school construction agency needs supervision, report says https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/06/outside-monitor-nj-school-development-authority-investigation-reforms-needed/

Colleges Say Students Must Get a Covid Vaccine. But No, Not That One. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/us/international-students-vaccination-covid.html

Barack and Michelle Obama Are Bringing a ‘Civics Remix’ in New Kids Series for Netflix https://www.theroot.com/barack-and-michelle-obama-are-bringing-a-civics-remix-1847024494

S.F. schools see enrollment drop as families flee the district - https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/S-F-schools-see-enrollment-drop-as-families-flee-16220794.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

Indiana private schools will soon include virtual option - https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2021/06/02/indiana-private-schools-could-soon-include-virtual-option/7497425002/#new_tab via @indystar

McKinley football player to sue Canton schools for religious violation - https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2021/06/01/mckinley-football-player-sue-canton-schools-religious-violation/5290290001/#new_tab via @cantonrepdotcom

More San Diego Unified students missed classes, received poor grades during COVID https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-06-02/san-diego-unified-unveils-big-plan-to-make-schools-anti-racist-close-opportunity-gaps-for-students

New ruling says public dollars can go to religious schools - VTDigger - https://vtdigger.org/2021/06/02/new-ruling-says-public-dollars-can-go-to-religious-schools/#new_tab by @loladuffort on @vtdigger

Budget proposal would ease testing requirements for California teachers http://edsource.org/?page_id=655766 via @edsource

Kentucky bill would limit school discussions of critical race theory - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2021/06/01/kentucky-bill-would-limit-school-discussions-critical-race-theory/7493277002/#new_tab via @courierjournal

America's schools are falling into disrepair with no solution in sight, experts say https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/america-s-schools-are-falling-disrepair-no-solution-sight-experts-n1269261 via @nbcnews

Chances grow that Supreme Court will take up Maine’s ban on religious school funding - https://bangordailynews.com/?p=3099634 via @bangordailynews

South Kingstown School Committee claims woman has filed 200+ public records requests | WPRI.com - https://www.wpri.com/?p=898608

Leaked documents show Baltimore high schoolers perform math, reading at grade school level | WBFF - https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/city-high-schoolers-performing-math-and-reading-at-elementary-level#new_tab on http://twitter.com/foxbaltimore

With 10 charter schools now allowed, West Virginia Academy aims to be state's first | WCHS - https://wchstv.com/news/local/with-10-charter-schools-now-allowed-west-virginia-academy-aims-to-be-states-first#new_tab on @wchs8fox11

Columbus City Schools joins lawsuit against Ohio EdChoice vouchers - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2021/06/02/columbus-city-schools-joins-lawsuit-against-ohio-edchoice-vouchers/7499150002/#new_tab via @DispatchAlerts

Ranked Choice Poll Mess/NYC Mayoral Race | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2bV on @wordpressdotcom

Infrastructure plan would create plenty of jobs, but who will do them? https://hechingerreport.org/bidens-infrastructure-plan-would-create-plenty-of-jobs-but-who-will-do-them/

New mining tax approved, revenue will fund schools | Nevada Current - https://www.nevadacurrent.com/?p=196845 by @https://twitter.com/aprilcore on @nevadacurrent



THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, June 2, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES A Day of Action: Educators Pledge to Teach the Truth | Zinn Education Project - https://www.zinnedproject.org/?p=162756 via @ZinnEdProject President Biden Proposes to Offer Extra Title I Grants as Incentives to Encourage States to Do Justice | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7Qf via @janresseger Here’s the Truth Behind the Right-Wing

JUN 01

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, June 1, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES CURMUDGUCATION: Why My Children Are Not Scholars - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/why-my-children-are-not-scholars.html Oklahoma: Judge Orders Charter Founders to Turn Financials Over to State | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uej via @dianeravitch Opposition to bill that would allow College Board/ACT to keep on

MAY 31

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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Jeff Bryant: The Truth Behind Attacks on Teaching “Critical Race Theory” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uea via @dianeravitch Has the South risen again? | DCGEducator: Doing The Right Thing - https://wp.me/p4qzB1-C2 via @dcgmentor Critical Race Theory – Grumpy Old Teacher - https://wp.me/p9VD0X-GL via @sampsongregory Teac

MAY 30

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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES In a Post-Covid World, Let's Pay Teachers Six Figures https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/opinion/teacher-pay-covid.html Tennessee Gov. Lee Unveils Plans to Usurp Local School Boards, Impose Charter Schools | by Andy Spears | May, 2021 | Medium - https://advocateandy.medium.com/tennessee-gov-lee-unveils-plans-to-usurp-local-school-boards
CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Memorial Day Weekend Edition (5/30)
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Memorial Day Weekend Edition (5/30) Memorial Day Weekend Edition It has been a time, with a double funeral yesterday and some other little series of life adventures this week. Makes you want to shake some folks and ask, "Is this really what you want to do with your limited time on earth?" Be better. Anyway, I have a few things for you to read this week. Here's the list. Wha

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