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Second Thoughts About Community and "Empathy" - Alfie Kohn - https://www.alfiekohn.org/?p=4763

CURMUDGUCATION: A PA Billionaire And An Initiative To STOP Public Education - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-pa-billionaire-and-initiative-to-stop.html

I don't like the feeling of remote. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/i-dont-like-the-feeling-of-remote

A Letter to Jonah Edelman | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ved via @dianeravitch

Indiana Senate Bill 167 (Part One) | Blue Cereal Education - http://bluecerealeducation.com/node/1133

TEACHER SHORTAGE AND CRITICAL RACE THEORY « "YOU PEOPLE" - https://mzmward.edublogs.org/?p=9402

Make DeSantis defend the huge education scandal that should define the rest of his term - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/make-desantis-defend-the-huge-education

Teacher Tom: This is Not Every Other Profession - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-is-not-every-other-profession.html

Nancy Bailey's Education Website: Universal Preschool Cookie-Cutter Pressure: Head Start’s Troubling Framework | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11213 on @NEPCtweet

Poor Working Conditions Widespread in Charter Schools | Dissident Voice - https://dissidentvoice.org/?p=125309

Ed Notes Online: Lydia tested positive Monday, talked about poor testing in NYC schools and the Solidarity Lawsuit - YouTube - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/01/lydia-tested-postitive-monday-talked.html

NYC Educator: Spring 2020--Arbitration and Its Discontents - http://nyceducator.com/2022/01/arbitration-and-its-discontents.html

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Does the Seattle School Board Take COVID Issues Seriously? - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/01/does-seattle-school-board-take-covid.html

TEA’s Brown Continues Call for School Funding Boost – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5479 via @TNEdReport

Missouri: A Parent Speaks Up for St. Louis Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-viY via @dianeravitch

Good News in Charleston: School Board Delays Privatization Effort | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vji via @dianeravitch

Looking Back At 2021: The Not So Curious Case Of Prince George’s County - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2392

CURMUDGUCATION: FL: When Compliance Culture Replaces Compassion - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/01/fl-when-compliance-culture-replaces.html

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Increases COVID-19 Testing in Schools to Keep Students Safe and Schools Open | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-increases-covid-19-testing-schools-keep-students-safe-and-schools-open

West Virginians scramble to get by after Manchin kills child tax credits | West Virginia | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/12/west-virginians-child-tax-credits-manchin on @guardian

The Kids Still Aren’t Alright: Putting the Health, Education, and Safety of Kids First | by Bruce Lesley | Voices4Kids | Jan, 2022 | Medium - https://medium.com/voices4kids/the-kids-still-arent-alright-putting-the-health-education-and-safety-of-kids-first-884616a272e4 by @BruceLesley on @First_Focus

White House, USPS finalizing plans to begin shipping coronavirus test kits to U.S. households https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/06/biden-covid-tests-usps/?tid=ss_tw

No, Temporarily Closing Schools Is Not Like Invading Iraq (Opinion) - https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-no-temporarily-closing-schools-is-not-like-invading-iraq/2022/01 by @Larryferlazzo on @educationweek

Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/best-posts/ on @Network4pubEd

Meet our New Board members; Attend our 2022 Conference! - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/22724-2/ via @Network4pubEd

What are the Big US Banks and the 1% Really Doing? | GFBrandenburg's Blog - https://wp.me/pGTPP-2EE

Education Research Report: Relatively large enrollment declines in community colleges that had lots of programs that deliver assembly, repair and maintenance skills - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/01/relatively-large-enrollment-declines-in.html

Hite testifies lack of resources holds back Philly students https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2022/1/11/22879306/hite-testifies-lack-of-resources-holds-back-philly-students via @ChalkbeatPHL

glen brown: “Faced with the gathering collapse of the biosphere, and governments’ refusal to take the necessary action, how do we stop ourselves from falling apart?” by George Monbiot - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2022/01/faced-with-gathering-collapse-of.html

The Nonprofit College That Spends More on Marketing Than Financial Aid https://www.propublica.org/article/the-nonprofit-college-that-spends-more-on-marketing-than-financial-aid#1242709

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

Inspired by Muhammad Ali: Duke University Women's Softball Coach Marissa Young | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/inspired-by-muhammad-ali-duke.html

Mark Anthony Neal Discusses Life and Legacy of James Mtume | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/mark-anthony-neal-discusses-life-and.html

Peter James Hudson: Frederick Douglass in Haiti | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/peter-james-hudson-frederick-douglass.html

Dancer Misty Copeland and the Legacy of the 'Black Ballerinas' Who Preceded Her into the Dance World | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/dancer-misty-copeland-and-legacy-of.html

Creating Tomorrow's Media Leaders: NC Central Communications Leadership in Rapidly Digitizing World | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/creating-tomorrows-media-leaders-nc.html via @NewBlackMan

Opinion | A Better Way to Fix the Student Loan Problem https://www.politico.com/news/agenda/2022/01/12/student-loans-repayment-income-526883

Chicago mayor tests positive for Covid a day after announcing school reopening deal https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/11/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-contracts-covid-526907

High Schoolers Walk Out Demanding Remote Learning During COVID Surge https://popularresistance.org/high-schoolers-walk-out-demanding-remote-learning-during-covid-surge/

Brooklyn Teachers Organize Sickout - PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance.org/brooklyn-teachers-organize-sickout/ via @PopResistance

Democrats try to stamp out school closures as omicron surges https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Democrats-try-to-stamp-out-school-closures-as-16768889.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral via @insider_ct

"Parental rights" started on the Christian fringe — now it's the GOP's winning issue https://www.salon.com/2022/01/12/parental-rights-started-on-the-christian-fringe--now-its-the-gops-winning-issue/

Conscious Gardeners – Guest Post by Cliff Gomes https://wrenchinthegears.com/2022/01/12/conscious-gardeners-guest-post-by-cliff-gomes/

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio targets Florida's women and children with new 'political organization' https://www.rawstory.com/enrique-tarrio-proud-boys-2656386353/

Getting Answers: Are Distance Learning, Paid Sick Leave Due To Make A Return? https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/01/11/are-distance-learning-paid-sick-leave-returning/

School Facilities Reference Library - Research (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/re/schoolfacilitiesreferencelib.asp

California makes it easier to hire teachers as many districts struggle with staffing crisis https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/california-makes-it-easier-to-hire-teachers/103-f47b3b28-fe11-4383-899f-ecef4c1f2a5c

California coronavirus updates: SCUSD schools are short on substitute teachers due to coronavirus infections https://www.capradio.org/articles/2022/01/11/california-coronavirus-updates-january-2022/

‘Mainstream Narrative’ On COVID Won't Be Taught At Private School https://patch.com/florida/miami/miami-school-won-t-teach-mainstream-narrative-covid-19?google_editors_picks=true

Cancel Culture’s War on Free Speech | Dissident Voice - https://dissidentvoice.org/?p=125317

OPINION: Too many students just aren’t interested in what is being taught https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-too-many-students-just-arent-interested-in-what-is-being-taught/

Omicron surge anxiety, absences and confusion mark first day new LAUSD semester https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-12/omicron-surge-anxiety-absences-and-morning-confusion-mark-first-day-new-lausd-semester

L.A. County foster care system to ramp up services in Indigenous languages https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-12/l-a-county-foster-care-system-to-provide-better-services-in-indigenous-and-other-languages

California schools face funding crisis as student population declines https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-11/california-schools-face-funding-crisis-as-student-population-declines

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

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123794

New Resources On Race & Racism | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123012 on @Larryferlazzo

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123007

A Look Back: “Using The “Green Eggs and Ham hypothesis” To Help Students Develop Creativity” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122654

Wednesday’s New Tweets, Articles & Videos On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123776 on @Larryferlazzo

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Is On Jan. 17th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122480 on @Larryferlazzo

Texas schools ask parents to fill in as substitute teachers https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072372489/texas-schools-ask-parents-to-fill-in-as-substitute-teachers

Rethinking school safety in the age of omicron https://www.npr.org/2022/01/11/1072183397/rethinking-school-safety-in-the-age-of-omicron

After a deal on COVID safety, Chicago public schools open for in-person classes https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072372517/after-a-deal-on-covid-safety-chicago-public-schools-open-for-in-person-classes

The White House will distribute 10 million more COVID tests per month to schools https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072322926/the-white-house-will-distribute-10-million-more-covid-tests-per-month-to-schools

Online grade and attendance system used by many NYC schools down for days https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-online-grades-down-possible-security-incident-20220112-leqn2ovkdbapvjzacfijaah5bu-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

NYC students walk out in protest of school COVID-19 conditions https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-student-walkout-covid-conditions-in-school-20220111-qnvxv46ewbcybjbr4ezchzlhie-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

A Moose Hunting Class Is Teaching Students About Food https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/dining/alaska-students-moose-hunting.html

Why Coronavirus Testing Is Falling Short in Many Schools Across the U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/us/schools-covid-testing.html

Biden sending more COVID tests to schools to keep them open | AP News - https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-tests-schools-b03b786fcf9ab777d5b586687a8bf032#new_tab on @ap

Michigan students forced online by COVID learned less than those in schools https://detroit.chalkbeat.org/2022/1/10/22875336/epic-remote-learning-loss-michigan-test-scores-achieveme via @ChalkbeatDET

Scores Of NYC High Schoolers Walk Out Of Classes Demanding Remote Learning During COVID Surge https://gothamist.com/news/scores-nyc-high-schoolers-walk-out-classes-demanding-remote-learning-during-covid-surge?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=shared_twitter via @gothamist

Indiana lawmakers get pushback on partisan school board bill | AP News - https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-education-indiana-indianapolis-9ba4cd85fc2246e2deeb8c6cf527fc6f#new_tab on @ap

Tennessee bill would extend school vouchers based on mask mandates, virtual education https://tn.chalkbeat.org/2022/1/11/22879074/school-vouchers-covid-tennessee-legislature-mandates via @ChalkbeatTN

Tweet shows kids outside Virginia school in freezing temperatures | wusa9.com - https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/fairfax-county-public-schools-tweets-kids-sitting-outside-freezing-temperatures/65-39318671-5a1a-4832-a3ad-54f8a66e8d06#new_tab on WUSA9

Detroit superintendent forecasts late January return to in-person learning https://detroit.chalkbeat.org/2022/1/11/22879163/covid-detroit-schools-michigan-omicron-virtual-learning-in-person via @ChalkbeatDET

Schools See Big Drop in Attendance as Students Stay Away, Citing Covid-19 - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-see-big-drop-in-attendance-as-students-stay-away-citing-covid-19-11641988802 by @scottmcalvert on @WSJ

CPS teachers frustrated by deal to reopen classrooms, but CTU leaders urge passage - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2022/1/11/22878159/chicago-teachers-union-return-classrooms-cps-coronavirus-covid-school#new_tab

Judge confirms San Diego Unified can't proceed with student vaccine mandate, even during appeal - The San Diego Union-Tribune - https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2022-01-11/judge-confirms-san-diego-unified-cant-proceed-with-student-vaccine-mandate-even-during-appeal#new_tab by @Kristen_Taketa on @sdut

Farmington district launched ‘equity challenge.’ Protests erupted - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/01/11/farmington-district-launched-equity-challenge-protests-erupted/9164886002/#new_tab via @detroitnews

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