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Saturday, October 16, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, October 16, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



If You’re Afraid Kids Will Learn Racism is Bad, Perhaps Public School is Not For You    | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3CK via @StevenSinger3



Toward a Unified Conception of Equity, Equal Opportunity, and Adequacy – School Finance 101 - https://wp.me/pojtG-1Wy via @SchlFinance101



“The Truth About Reading” Is Missing Truths and Backstory - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/10/14/the-truth-about-reading-is-missing-truths-and-backstory/ on @NancyEBailey1



The Sickness in Our Schools: Corona and the Logic of Human Capital (Ethan Hutt) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8jI via @CubanLarry



Ohio State Education Board Repeals Anti-Racism Resolution: Part of National Wave of Rage and Controversy in Legislatures and Boards of Education | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8hK via @janresseger



Kathy McGuiness Gives The Middle Finger To Delaware And Now The General Assembly MUST Impeach, McG Using The Darius Brown Excuse (But She Is Right On That) | The Exceptional Infinite - https://wp.me/p4JboV-5QJ via @ExcptlDelaware

Schwartzkopf To McGuiness: I’m Not Your Biggest Fan https://exceptionaldelaware.wordpress.com/2021/10/14/schwartzkopf-to-mcguiness-im-not-your-biggest-fan/

Looming Questions https://exceptionaldelaware.wordpress.com/2021/10/13/looming-questions/

Kathy McGuiness Turned Herself In, Was Arrested, Booked, Arraigned, & Set Free After Posting Bail https://exceptionaldelaware.wordpress.com/2021/10/12/kathy-mcguiness-turned-herself-in-was-arrested-booked-arraigned-set-free-after-posting-bail/



NYC Public School Parents: Hearings scheduled for Oct. 27 on class size bill; please urge your Council Member to sign on and testify yourself at the hearings! - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/10/hearings-scheduled-for-oct-27-on-class.html

NYC Public School Parents: The five myths of mayoral control: Testimony before the Assembly Education Committee - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-five-myths-of-mayoral-control.html



CURMUDGUCATION: US News, Please Knock It Off - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/10/us-news-please-knock-it-off.html

CURMUDGUCATION: Bad Laws in Texas: The Opposite Side of the Holocaust - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/10/bad-laws-in-texas-opposite-side-of.html

CURMUDGUCATION: What Is The Christian Educators Association? - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/10/what-is-christian-educators-association.html

CURMUDGUCATION: Is Teaching An Art Or A Science? Well... - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/10/is-teaching-art-or-science-well.html



2022 CA Teachers of the Year Announced - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel83.asp



Schools Matter: Education Reform Outcomes: Segregation and Child Punishment - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2021/10/education-reform-outcomes-segregation.html



A transformative, bipartisan package of bills to improve child care in Michigan advances | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=73153 on @Eclectablog



U.S. Department of Education Offers Hope to Hundreds of Thousands of Public Servants Who Never Got Promised Forgiveness of Student Loans | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8hn via @janresseger



The Book We Need Now | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-eS via @nancyflanagan



Teacher Tom: "I Really Can't Stand Children" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/i-really-cant-stand-children.html

Teacher Tom: Where Does My Mind Stop And The Rest Of The World Begin? - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/where-does-my-mind-stop-and-rest-of.html

Teacher Tom: "Real Flowers Always Fall Off" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/real-flowers-always-fall-off.html



The Teacher Shortage Crisis is Here http://tnedreport.com/2021/10/the-teacher-shortage-crisis-is-here/

Nashville Voters Say Schools are Underfunded, Teachers Underpaid http://tnedreport.com/2021/10/nashville-voters-say-schools-are-underfunded-teachers-underpaid/

Moms for McCarthyism Coming to Sumner County http://tnedreport.com/2021/10/moms-for-mccarthyism-coming-to-sumner-county/

New State Commission Pushes Charters on Nashville http://tnedreport.com/2021/10/new-state-commission-pushes-charters-on-nashville/

TEA Talks BEP Reform http://tnedreport.com/2021/10/tea-talks-bep-reform/



Why are CEJ and IntegrateNYC Creating Liberation School? | NYC Coalition for Educational Justice - https://www.nyccej.org/?p=2943



Texas: Teachers Told to Teach “Opposing Views” of Holocaust and Slavery | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uRT via @dianeravitch

Carol Burris: The Myth of “Charter School Enrollment Growth” During Pandemic | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uS4 via @dianeravitch

The Sad and Unfree Life of an Anti-Vaxxer | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uQ8 via @dianeravitch

Billy Townsend: Is the Era of High-Stakes Standardized Testing Coming to an End? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uQA via @dianeravitch

Network for Public Education Action Endorses Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia! | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uRf via @dianeravitch

New York City Plans to Eliminate G&T Test for Four-Year-Olds…Maybe | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uQr via @dianeravitch

Harold Meyerson: The Little Union That’s Reviving the Strike | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uPN via @dianeravitch

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When Mulgrew’s confident | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2gC on @wordpressdotcom


Machine Teaching Requires Behaviorist Approach by Thomas Ultican — Badass Teachers - https://www.badassteacher.org/bats-blog/machine-teaching-requires-behaviorist-approach-by-thomas-ultican

Opting Out by Grumpy Old Teacher — Badass Teachers - https://www.badassteacher.org/bats-blog/opting-out-by-grumpy-old-teacher

Top Five Actions to Stop the Teacher Exodus During COVID and Beyond by Steven Singer — Badass Teachers - https://www.badassteacher.org/bats-blog/top-five-actions-to-stop-the-teacher-exodus-during-covid-and-beyond-by-steven-singer

Schoolhouse Burning: A Conversation with Author Derek W. Black https://americanbar.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lf-6srTMoGNVLiEWjSbGfHXdFDYcpxZza

This Is The Hard Part Of Teaching. It’s Getting Harder. - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/10/15/this-is-the-hard-part-of-teaching-its-getting-harder/?sh=651a453578e8 by @palan57 on @forbes

We Love You George Floyd. We Got You This October 14th #TeachTruth National Day of Action for Your Birthday. – I AM AN EDUCATOR - https://wp.me/p3bHrD-1K3 via @JessedHagopian

Cristopher Colombus was a monster, even by the standards of his time | GFBrandenburg's Blog - https://wp.me/pGTPP-2CN

NYC Educator: On Persuasion, Lack Thereof, and UFT Endorsing a Bought-and-paid-for Charter Shill - http://nyceducator.com/2021/10/on-persuasion-lack-thereof-and-uft.html

Choosing Democracy: California Schools to Require Ethnic Studies - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2021/10/california-schools-to-require-ethnic.html

Education Matters: $%#@ FAPE - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/10/fape.html

Who made billions during the pandemic? Harvard did. That's who. - by Michael Klonsky - Mike Klonsky's Edu/Pol - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/who-made-billions-during-the-pandemic

The John Deere strike. A two tier pension system sounds familiar to this retired teacher. - by Fred Klonsky - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/the-john-deere-strike-a-two-tier

Hearings scheduled on Oct. 27 for class size bill! And next steps | Class Size Matters Hearings scheduled on Oct. 27 for class size bill! And next steps | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes - https://classsizematters.org/?p=10120

Timuel Black, historian, civil rights activist, dies at 102 - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/2021/10/13/20827314/timuel-black-historian-civil-rights-activist-author-obituary

Could juvenile detention centers look like college campuses? https://edsource.org/podcast/could-juvenile-detention-centers-look-like-college-campuses

The Staggering Number of Kids Who Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/a0CtkiJkjc0/

It’s National Safe Schools Week. Take action on gun safety! https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/10/15/its-national-safe-schools-week-take-action-on-gun-safety/

Fulfill America’s promise of equal opportunity for all students https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/10/15/fulfill-americas-promise-of-equal-opportunity-for-all-students/

Schott Foundation Appoints Two New Board Members | Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://schottfoundation.org/node/4421

The Harlem School of the Arts Aims to Create Visionary Thinkers Through "Cultural Equity" | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/the-harlem-school-of-arts-aims-to.html via @NewBlackMan

‘Instability’: Hundreds of Oklahoma property tax protests leave schools in limbo https://nondoc.com/2021/10/14/oklahoma-property-tax-protests/ via @nondocmedia

COVID-19 Is Leading to Higher Global Maternal Mortality Rates https://progressive.org/latest/covid-19-maternal-mortality-rate-gray-211016/

‘We Have to Reduce Corporate Power’ https://progressive.org/magazine/zephyr-teachout-interview-whitney/

National Parks Should Teach Indigenous History https://progressive.org/op-eds/national-parks-indigenous-history-mayalll-211012/

Texas School Official Advises Teachers to Offer Books With Opposing View of the Holocaust. You Know Slavery Is Next https://www.theroot.com/texas-school-official-advises-teachers-to-offer-books-w-1847871129

Students at Howard Protest School for Poor Housing Conditions, Tuition Increase and Lack of Representation https://www.theroot.com/students-at-howard-protest-school-for-poor-housing-cond-1847862395

Black Students in Georgia Suspended After Planning Protest Against Racism https://www.theroot.com/black-students-in-georgia-suspended-after-planning-prot-1847857205

California education leaders discuss Black student disparities https://sacobserver.com/2021/10/california-education-leaders-discuss-black-student-disparities/

The law that prompted a school administrator to call for an “opposing” perspective on the Holocaust is causing confusion across Texas https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/Texas-critical-race-theory-law-confuses-educators/

Texas bill restricting transgender student athletes’ sports participation sent back to the House with amendment https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/texas-transgender-student-athletes/

Texas Supreme Court puts San Antonio school district’s vaccine mandate on hold https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/14/texas-supreme-court-school-vaccine-mandate/

District accuses Singleton Charter School of rehiring employee who failed background check https://thelensnola.org/2021/10/14/district-accuses-singleton-charter-school-of-rehiring-employee-who-failed-background-check/

What we know about how schools collect COVID data and make quarantine decisions https://thelensnola.org/2021/10/12/what-we-know-about-how-schools-collect-covid-data-and-make-quarantine-decisions/

West Virginia Supreme Court to hear arguments in union dues case later this month | WV News | wvnews.com - https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-in-union-dues-case-later-this-month/article_0f6faf50-2aa0-11ec-bc2f-7ba985734442.html#new_tab on @WVNews247

Kindergartners in low-income schools move less and wait more - Chalkbeat Colorado - https://co.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/14/22727084/kindergarten-study-more-waiting-sitting-low-income-students#new_tab on chalkbeat

Special Ed Students Have Been 'Left Out' From Distance Learning in Hawaii - Honolulu Civil Beat - https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/10/special-ed-students-have-been-left-out-completely-from-distance-learning-in-hawaii/#new_tab via @civilbeat

Students with disabilities are going without support as districts limit virtual programs - Chalkbeat - https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/14/22726271/students-with-disabilities-denied-virtual-special-education#new_tab on chalkbeat

Michigan school district calls off Halloween, Valentine's Day - https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/10/14/east-lansing-school-district-calls-off-halloween-valentines-day/8458181002/#new_tab via @freep

Ohio's report cards for schools have no letter grades again this year - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/14/state-report-cards-have-no-letter-grades-schools-again-year/8442234002/#new_tab via @DispatchAlerts

NY reaches long-sought settlement over school funding. What it means - https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/albany/2021/10/14/ny-school-funding-settlement-hochul-cfe/8451757002/#new_tab via @DandC

Southlake school leader tells teachers to balance Holocaust books with 'opposing' views - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/southlake-texas-holocaust-books-schools-rcna2965#new_tab by NBCNews on @NBCNews

On fourth try, Texas House passes controversial transgender sports bill - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/On-fourth-try-Texas-Republicans-are-poised-to-16534053.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

MPS passes $500 million stimulus plan, cuts staff positions as enrollment declines - https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2021/10/14/mps-passes-500-million-stimulus-plan-cuts-staff-positions-enrollment-declines/8457595002/#new_tab via @journalsentinel

Houston ISD board meeting gets heated as angry attendees confront superintendent - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/angry-houston-isd-boarding-meeting-yell-video-16534306.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

Funny Tweets About The Misery Of Helping Your Kids With Math Homework https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tweets-helping-kids-math_l_61639f9ae4b0fc312c98839b

Florida's 'Critical' Teacher Shortage Is Getting Worse, Union Warns https://www.huffpost.com/entry/floridas-teacher-shortage-coronavirus-union_n_61659bd3e4b0c1ab4bb8fc07

Alexandria city council votes to temporarily bring police back to schools https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/10/13/alexandria-school-resource-officers-security/

420,000 homeless kids went missing from schools’ rolls last year. They may never be found https://hechingerreport.org/420000-homeless-students-missing-from-schools-rolls-may-never-be-found/

OPINION: Some warning flags for those embracing personalized learning powered by education technology https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-some-warning-flags-for-those-embracing-personalized-learning-powered-by-education-technology/

Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds https://hechingerreport.org/racial-segregation-is-one-reason-some-families-have-internet-access-and-others-dont-new-research-finds/

97% of LAUSD teachers, administrators meet COVID-19 vaccination deadline http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/3BWxRTwNgnY/most-teachers-meet-covid-19-vaccination-deadline-union-says

Texas School Holocaust Controversy Highlights Dangers Of “Both Sides” Position | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121579 on @Larryferlazzo

October Is National Bullying Prevention Month – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121567 on @Larryferlazzo

Friday’s New Articles & Videos About School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121557 on @Larryferlazzo

High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid a shortage of truck drivers https://www.npr.org/2021/10/13/1045463623/high-schoolers-are-training-to-drive-18-wheelers-amid-a-shortage-of-truck-driver

Adams offers more clues on his plans for NYC’s gifted and talented program, if elected mayor https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-mayoral-race-eric-adams-gifted-and-talented-public-schools-20211015-ki7wwxoprrduxg2vrauytatd74-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

De Blasio hopes to convince Eric Adams to scrap Gifted & Talented in NYC schools: ‘This is a better approach’ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-de-blasio-to-convince-eric-adams-to-scrap-gifted-talented-schools-20211012-44brr76narhi5bxcvv4z3d5j2e-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

NYC Educator - http://nyceducator.com/

U.S.C. to Issue Honorary Degrees to Displaced Japanese Students https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/us/usc-japanese-american-honorary-degrees.html

How West Virginia Established Universal Pre-K https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/education/joe-manchin-universal-pre-k.html

Texas Superintendent Apologizes After Official’s Holocaust Remarks https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/15/us/holocaust-texas-school.html

How Schools Are Shaping the Virginia Governor's Race https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/us/politics/virginia-governor-republicans-schools.html

Parent's Response To Sac City Unified's Vaccine Mandate https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/6098468-parents-response-to-sac-city-unifieds-vaccine-mandate/

Enrollment jumps in charter schools — with big gains in worst-performing part of charter sector https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/10/15/charter-school-enrollment-jump-pandemic/

Threats Are Being Made Against Teachers Who Are Teaching The Truth https://popularresistance.org/threats-are-being-made-against-teachers-who-are-teaching-the-truth/



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Friday, October 15, 2021

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Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Angst: Building Resilience Statewide Initiative - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_16.html


Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_16.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_16.html


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