Wednesday, November 24, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, November 24, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES


Presidents and Thanksgiving: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Proclamations, Date Changes and Turkey Pardons https://decisiondeskhq.com/presidents-and-thanksgiving-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-proclamations-date-changes-and-turkey-pardons/



CURMUDGUCATION: Slamming Teachers - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/11/slamming-teachers.html



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Harrell Announces Picks for Advisory Groups - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/11/harrell-announces-picks-for-advisory.html



Teacher Tom: How To Raise Children Who Feel At Home With Who The Are - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/how-to-raise-children-who-feel-at-home.html



Arizona Republic Exposes Trump’s Frenzied Efforts to Overturn Arizona’s 2020 Vote | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v2G via @dianeravitch



While they look similar, Biden's foreign policy edges away from Trump's - by Michael Klonsky - Mike Klonsky's Edu/Pol - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/while-they-look-similar-bidens-foreign



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Teachers Matter - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/11/teachers-matter.html



Chris Rufo Calls for Purging Educators and Dissenters | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v3F via @dianeravitch



Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo



NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan



OPINION: How targeted federal action could finally chip away at the broadband racism faced by Black students - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=83489 via @hechingerreport


Ed Notes Online: Unitymustgo shares resources - if actual research were done very few K classrooms meet the 35 sqft criteria - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/11/unitymustgo-shares-resources-if-actual.html



Why middle school is harder than ever - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/24/middle-school-harder-than-ever/



Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Why Many Top-Down School Reforms Fail: Elementary Math in One District | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11154 on @NEPCtweet



Remote learning led to lower K-12 test scores in some U.S. states, especially for math, study finds - https://news.yahoo.com/remote-learning-lower-test-scores-160555222.html#new_tab on @YahooNews


Editorial: Billions of California education dollars unaccounted for - https://bayareane.ws/3r50F7l on @mercnews

Audit finds holes in accountability between state, charter school boards | KUTV - https://kutv.com/news/beyond-the-books/audit-finds-holes-in-accountability-between-state-charter-school-boards on @kutv2news

Book banners new target: Works about race and racism - South Florida Sun-Sentinel - https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/os-op-book-banning-new-target-race-racism-20211123-7h63kubtqja2jhj7vyc7befn4e-story.html via @SunSentinel

“World AIDS Day” Is On December 1st – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121703 on @Larryferlazzo

I am still here - https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/11/24/2066025/-I-am-still-here by @teacherken on @dailykos

WHAT'S NEW U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases

Child infections fuel COVID-19 surge across the US https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/11/24/per1-n24.html

University System of Georgia Decided to Keep Names of People Who Supported Slavery and Racial Segregation on Buildings Across the State https://www.theroot.com/university-system-of-georgia-decided-to-keep-names-of-p-1848111547

I Took Two of My Kids to Get Their COVID (and Flu) Shots by Myself: A Discourse on Parental Decision-Making https://www.theroot.com/i-took-two-of-my-kids-to-get-their-covid-and-flu-shot-1848110583

Leaders Push Pardons, Payouts for “Port Chicago 50” Black Sailors U.S. Navy “Unjustly” Punished https://sacobserver.com/2021/11/leaders-push-pardons-payouts-for-port-chicago-50-black-sailors-u-s-navy-unjustly-punished/

Our Growing List of Books that Honor Native American Food, Culture, and History https://www.momsrising.org/blog/our-growing-list-of-books-that-honor-native-american-food-culture-and-history

Georgia’s University System Will Not Rename Buildings With Ties to Slavery https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/us/georgia-universities-rename-slavery.html

School board members blast parents for applauding ‘racist’ Trump supporter saying kids should ‘grow a pair’ https://www.rawstory.com/racist-school-board-meeting/

WATCH: Tensions boil over at school board meeting after 'disgusting' racist video rocks local Minnesota community https://www.rawstory.com/prior-lake-school-board-meeting-video/

LGBTQ+ Books Allowed To Return To Fairfax County High Schools https://patch.com/virginia/fairfaxcity/lgbtq-books-allowed-return-fairfax-county-high-schools

Fury, threats and potential violence engulf local boards | California City News https://www.californiacitynews.org/2021/11/fury-threats-and-potential-violence-engulf-local-boards.html#.YZ5iXdlBojU.twitter

San Francisco schools face $125 million budget deficit and over 400 layoffs this year https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/11/23/sfsd-n23.html

Philly school enrollment continues decline, while cyber charters see surge https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/11/24/22800449/philly-school-enrollment-continues-decline-while-cyber-charters-see-surge

Everything goes Better with Coca Cola: Hitching Capitalism to Sweet Slow Death https://dissidentvoice.org/2021/11/everything-goes-better-with-coca-cola-hitching-capitalism-to-sweet-slow-death/

OPINION: Predatory for-profit colleges are back. It’s time to stop them https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-predatory-for-profit-colleges-are-back-its-time-to-stop-them/

California's coast embraces child COVID-19 shots, but demand lags inland https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-24/californias-coast-embraces-kid-covid-19-shots-but-demand-lags-inland

The wrenching struggle to define critical race theory at one Orange County school district https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-24/in-the-confounding-struggle-to-define-critical-race-theory-not-even-the-dictionary-will-suffice

Depressing Statistic & Video Of The Week: 2021 A Record Year For School Gun Violence | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122384 on @Larryferlazzo

New Teaching & Learning Resources Offering Native American Perspectives On Thanksgiving | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122415 on @Larryferlazzo

Welcome to the Family Issue of The Highlight https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22785317/family-issue

They lost parents to Covid-19. Are we abandoning them? https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22774601/children-covid-parent-deaths-grief

Meet Genesis, a High School Senior in N.Y.C. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/24/us/genesis-duran-high-school-senior-nyc-covid-pandemic.html

Black Distrust of Police: About More than Acts of Violence https://www.laprogressive.com/black-distrust-of-police/

The (new) truth about school funding: Have funding gaps between schools serving rich and poor been closed? - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-new-truth-school-funding-america-20211111-rwkdmt6ydjfkpngfy5rqwhmfqq-story.html#new_tab via @nydailynews

Utah ACLU investigating Canyons School District over book removal - https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-alcu-investigating-canyons-school-district-over-book-removal#new_tab on @fox13

Former Holz teacher now accused of sweeping trash onto child, making her eat out of sink, slamming her head into desk | Education | wvgazettemail.com - https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/former-holz-teacher-now-accused-of-sweeping-trash-onto-child-making-her-eat-out-of/article_d58da623-9ea2-5c8d-84dc-bff15eb4468b.html#new_tab on @wvgazettemail

Newburgh School Shooting: District Goes Virtual as Violence Spikes – NBC New York - https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-school-district-goes-virtual-because-of-gun-violence-not-covid/3416789/#new_tab via @nbcnewyork

Georgia schools targeted in battle over library books, online content - https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-schools-targeted-in-battle-over-library-books-online-content/2VFMCR64AZDEXN5SN5LNQ4M5ZI/#new_tab on @ajc

Boston Public Schools’ enrollment drops below 50,000 students for the first time in decades - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/18/metro/boston-public-schools-enrollment-drops-below-50000-students-first-time/#new_tab on @BostonGlobe

After two month review, Fairfax schools reinstate 2 books that prompted parent complaints | WJLA - https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-county-public-schools-reinstate-books-gender-queer-a-memoir-lawn-boy-maia-kobabe-jonathan-evison-pulled-libraries-parent-complaints#new_tab on @7newsdc

Kansas test data reveals students' test scores dropping amid COVID-19 - https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/education/2021/11/05/kansas-students-test-scores-drop-amid-covid-19-education/6289217001/#new_tab via @CJOnline

Pittsburgh city school board votes not to reinstate student discipline policy | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2021/11/23/pittsburgh-public-schools-discipline-policy-school-board-votes-down-resolution-punishments-pps-students/stories/202111230148#new_tab via @PittsburghPG

‘Don’t rush to spend on edtech’ https://hechingerreport.org/dont-rush-to-spend-on-edtech/


Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: New Pandemic High Edition (11/21) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-new.html


Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: New Pandemic High Edition (11/21) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-new.html


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Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, November 19, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-top-banana-todays-education_19.html

Big Education Ape: KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_20.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_20.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-education-research-report_20.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_20.html

Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_20.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_20.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_20.html

Big Education Ape: Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This Week #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/network-for-public-education-blog-post_20.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report_20.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_20.html

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