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Monday, June 28, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, June 28, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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 Summer Days of Action | Zinn Education Project - https://www.zinnedproject.org/?p=163216 via @ZinnEdProject #TEACHTRUTH



Green Schools: Are they Child and Teacher Friendly and Public? - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/06/27/green-schools-are-they-child-and-teacher-friendly-and-public/ on @NancyEBailey1



On Communion – Grumpy Old Teacher - https://wp.me/p9VD0X-Im via @sampsongregory



City budget due next week- help us ensure that funding for smaller classes is included! | Class Size ! | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes - https://classsizematters.org/?p=9980



New Ohio Budget Will Demonstrate What Our State’s Leaders Value | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7V8 via @janresseger



China Requires Patriotic Education, Like GOP Governors and Legislators | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ume via @dianeravitch #TEACHtheTRUTH



New Hampshire Endorses Vouchers, Defunds Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-umZ via @dianeravitch



NEWS FROM SEC. CARDONA AND THE U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases



New Jersey State Supreme Court Opposes Public Interest, Endorses Segregated Charter Schools | Dissident Voice - https://dissidentvoice.org/?p=118120



Teacher Tom: Thinking Outside the Man Box - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/thinking-outside-man-box.html



CURMUDGUCATION: The Importance of School Administrators - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-importance-of-school-administrators.html



A HUMBLE APOLOGY – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2MF via @norinrad10



Map: Which counties are ready for schools to fully open? - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/map-which-counties-are-ready-schools-fully-open-n1258397 by NBCNews on @NBCNews

Held Back: Inside a Lost School Year http://feeds.propublica.org/link/9499/14581563/held-back-inside-a-lost-school-year

Shifting Out of Neutral | Learning for Justice - https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/spring-2016/shifting-out-of-neutral via @learnforjustice

Examining the effects of student debt cancellation https://brook.gs/3vaQPPR via @BrookingsInst

1 truth and 3 lies about Critical Race Theory - Popular Information - https://popular.info/p/1-truth-and-3-lies-about-critical?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=twitter

Opinion | The challenge for educators amid the critical race theory backlash: How do you fight hot air? https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/27/texas-critical-race-theory-abbott-educators/?tid=ss_tw

Revealed: neo-Confederate group includes military officers and politicians | US news | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/28/neo-confederate-group-members-politicians-military-officers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other by @jason_a_w on @guardian

GOP critical race theory attack is straight from Reagan's school privatization playbook - https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/GOP-critical-race-theory-attack-is-straight-from-16275466.php on @sfchronicle

How Do You Help Girls Thrive In School? There's A Surprising Answer https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/06/27/98289/how-do-you-help-girls-thrive-in-school-there-s-a-s/ via @kpcc

A Book You Should Read | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uiv via @dianeravitch

NYC Public School Parents: City budget due next week- help us ensure that funding for smaller classes is included! - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/06/city-budget-due-next-week-help-us.html

‘Kids are suffering’: School Counselor Corps to expand mental health services https://nondoc.com/2021/06/28/school-counselor-corps/ via @nondocmedia

Opinion | Why Colleges Should Ditch the SAT—Permanently https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/06/28/college-standardized-tests-optional-sat-act-496127

Case files on 1964 civil rights worker killings made public https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/27/case-files-on-1964-civil-rights-worker-killings-made-public-496579

Here’s What Happened When We Swapped Out Online School For Time In The Wilderness https://www.huffpost.com/entry/forest-school-unschooling-covid-19-pandemic_n_60d85213e4b01ec760f3756d

California still highly segregated by race despite growing diversity, research shows http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/d6LPgXPkt9Q/l-a-segregation-problems-unchanged-in-decades-study-shows

Back to School in NJ: What to expect this fall https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/06/back-to-school-in-nj-what-to-expect-this-fall/

An Unmarried Catholic Schoolteacher Got Pregnant. She Was Fired. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/nyregion/pregnant-catholic-school-teacher.html

Summer learning begins for thousands of Philadelphia students https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/28/22553698/summer-learning-begins-for-thousands-of-philadelphia-students

New Ted Cruz bill appears to inadvertently ban the teaching of several constitutional amendments http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/AV78GVrzgSc/

Valedictorian: Speech Was Censored For Mentioning Queer Identity https://patch.com/new-jersey/cherryhill/valedictorian-speech-was-censored-mentioning-queer-identity

Arizona House passes education budget bill without expansion of school choice as three Republicans joined Democrats to oppose amendment | The Post Millennial - https://thepostmillennial.com/arizona-house-passes-education-budget-bill-without-expansion-of-school-voucher-program#new_tab

Infographic Of The Week: “How Much Do Countries Spend on Education?” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118499 on @Larryferlazzo

The Biggest Education-Related “Takeaways” From The Pandemic – Please Share Your Own | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118501 on @Larryferlazzo

Fixing America’s school buildings could help stop climate change https://hechingerreport.org/americas-schools-are-crumbling-fixing-them-could-save-lives-and-the-planet/

PROOF POINTS: Should parents value academic achievement or academic growth in a school? - The Hechinger Report - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=80125 by @jillbarshay on @hechingerreport

Supreme Court Won't Hear Case on Transgender Bathroom Rights https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/us/politics/supreme-court-transgender-bathroom-rights.html

When a Valedictorian Spoke of His Queer Identity, the Principal Cut Off His Speech https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/nyregion/new-jersey-valedictorian-lgbtq-speech.html

Colorado marijuana tax hike proposal to support education loses teacher’s union support - https://dpo.st/3vVUVf9 on @denverpost

East Pierce County families protest school mask mandate | Tacoma News Tribune - https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/article252190833.html#new_tab on thenewstribune

Chicago Public Schools’ universal pre-K ‘strangling’ private day care centers, owners say - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-public-schools-e2-80-99-universal-pre-k-e2-80-98strangling-e2-80-99-private-day-care-centers-owners-say/ar-AALx0fh?ocid=BingNewsSearch#new_tab

New Mexico home schoolers drive drop in enrollment, school funding - https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2021/06/27/new-mexico-home-schoolers-drive-drop-enrollment-school-funding/5364701001/#new_tab via @CrucesSunNews

Newark plans to spend most of COVID relief money on facilities - Chalkbeat Newark - https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/25/22551136/newark-pandemic-relief-aid-plans-aging-facilities#new_tab on chalkbeat


YESTERDAY

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, June 27, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES CURMUDGUCATION: CRT Warriors Are Coming For Individual Teachers - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/crt-warriors-are-coming-for-individual.html UFT Endorsement Mess | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2cC on @wordpressdotcom 4th Grade Teacher: Remote Learning Was a Disaster | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uka via @diane
Sunday, June 20, 2021 CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Warming Way The Hell Up Edition (6/27)
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Warming Way The Hell Up Edition (6/27) Warming Way The Hell Up Edition The Institute is located right on the banks of the Allegheny River, which means while I'm sitting here baking I can at least look at water, but dang, it is unpleasant today. Not as unpleasant as it is out West. But I'm sure this is all just a momentary blip and nothing to be concerned about. In the meant

JUN 26

TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, June 26, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH
Big Education Ape PLEASE EXCUSE THE TEMPORARY FORMAT CHANGE I suffered a severe sinus infection from allergies which affected my vision. I am having trouble focusing. I went to my doc and she assured me it was temporary. 😊 Hope to be back to normal soon!!!! TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 6/26/21 Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - T
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, June 26, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES OF SEAHORSES, AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2Ml via @norinrad10 Seattle Schools Community Forum: Give Me An “F”, Give Me A “U”, Give Me A “C” - A Cheerleader’s Victory - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/06/give-me-f-give-me-u-give-me-c.html NYC Public School Parents: What's needed along with f

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