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The War Against Public Education is Escalating. Come to Our Conference and Fight Back - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/the-war-against-public-education-is-escalating-come-to-our-conference-and-fight-back/ via @Network4pubEd
Silencing School Whistleblowers Through Social Media | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3IY via @StevenSinger3
The Oakland school crisis and the billionaires who caused it | East Bay Majority - https://eastbaymajority.com/the-oakland-school-crisis-and-the-billionaires-who-caused-it/
And Then There Was Math – Grumpy Old Teacher - https://wp.me/p9VD0X-SR by @sampsongregory
The Right To Think | Real Learning CT - https://wp.me/p5fCzT-2yZ via @reallearningct
Who is Richard Goldberg and why does he have anything to say about my teacher pension? - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/who-is-richard-goldberg-and-why-does
Tim Slekar: We Do Not Have a Teacher Shortage | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vuI via @dianeravitch
Palm Beach County Ready to Approve Prayer Meetings in School During the School Day | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vtj via @dianeravitch
A Site That Unmasks the Leading Anti-Vaxxers | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vgo via @dianeravitch
Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Important Upcoming Holiday Edition (2/13) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi.html
'Here's What I Want To Know' by Kay Tea — Badass Teachers - https://www.badassteacher.org/bats-blog/heres-what-i-want-to-know-by-kay-tea?fbclid=IwAR1GSXBbdlKDpB7ShfJS91OSGXQH79hkHlQX-cbnYcppaXpsYi1iMTuLw6E
The Black innovators who elevated the United States: Reassessing the Golden Age of Invention https://brook.gs/38VaU5g via @BrookingsInst
An open letter to families and educators | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - https://dpi.wi.gov/node/113316
Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/best-posts/ on @Network4pubEd
Tim Slekar: We Do Not Have a Teacher Shortage | Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé - https://wp.me/pLJTE-1lx via @lflwriter
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo Pins Of The WeekI’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 22,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click through to the original post). You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR PINS OF 2020 Here
A Look Back: Here’s A Reflection Exercise I Did With My Student TeacherI thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . This post originally appeared in 2017: Being a student teacher and supervising a student teacher offers unique challenges. You might be interested in a three-part series on the topic I did at Education Week Teacher. I’ve probably had 1
Research Studies Of The WeekI often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature . By the way, you mig
Classroom Instruction Resources Of The WeekEach week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION IN 2021 – PART ONE . Here are this week’s picks: Better teacher habits for better student learning is by Harry Fletcher-Wood. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR HELPING STUDENTS – &
A Look Back: More Studies Finding That If Educators Are Good At Raising Test Scores, They Might Be Missing The Boat With Other SkillsI thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . This post originally appeared in 2017: I’ve previously posted about studies that have found that the laser-like focus on raising student test scores often identifies teachers who are good at doing that, but those VAM-like measure s ten
Trump stashed torn documents in his pocket that may have gone 'upstairs to the toilet': Stephanie Grisham https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2656646483/
Separation of church and state? Let's get real — that's over. So what do we do now? - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism - https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-religion/ on @
How the pandemic warped Gen Z https://www.salon.com/2022/02/12/how-the-warped-gen-z/
Proposed elementary school merger stirs debate over race, education in East Village https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-east-village-manhattan-elementary-school-merger-20220213-l56fxl57rvhipmwxbx3kdcm35e-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Newsom wants to end school masks, but teachers say not yet https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/13/teachers-unions-delay-easing-mask-mandates-california-00007979
Mental health push in Congress sparks lobbying frenzy https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/13/mental-health-pandemic-congress-lobbying-00008372
Real Debt Restructuring for Puerto Rico Requires Decolonization, Not More Colonialism https://www.laprogressive.com/puerto-rico-economy/
NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan
The Hollywood Reporter’s Blackfamous Roundtable: Loretta Devine, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lynn Whitfield, Larenz Tate and Wendy Raquel Robinsonby Mark Anthony Neal / 12h
' Loretta Devine , Sheryl Lee Ralph , Wendy Raquel Robinson , Larenz Tate and Lynn Whitfield open up about the power and privilege of being legends among Black fans and how the new Hollywood landscape is making entertainment both less segmented and less intimate: "I want the whole world".'
With the help of an NFL linebacker, this start-up aims to become the Netflix of education https://cnb.cx/36cpzd1
IN Focus: Senate considers controversial education bills as Huston leaves College Board | Fox 59 - https://fox59.com/?p=1318907
Who's driving education reforms? | Opinion | johnsoncitypress.com - https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/opinion/whos-driving-education-reforms/article_a4402968-8c32-11ec-bc82-cf4dfaf273ba.html on @jcpress
Op-Ed: America's approach to early childhood education is completely unsustainable https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-02-12/early-education-childcare-workers-wages-too-low
Washington County Education Association president warns of teacher burnout, asks for help – St George News - https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/?p=900650
State Board of Education seat representing Central Texas - https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/?p=1016405
Teacher Tom: Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning -
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/teacher-toms-play-base-learning.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 12, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_12.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/2022/02/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_12.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/2022/02/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_12.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-week-education-research-report_12.html
