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PCSP urges the US Dept. of Education to strengthen enforcement of federal student privacy laws | Parent Coalition for Student Privacy - https://studentprivacymatters.org/?p=2776
Who Pays for Prior Authorizations? | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2qC
NYC Public School Parents: NYC school mask mandate may be lifted as soon as March 7-- though vax rates remain low at many schools - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2022/02/nyc-school-vax-mandate-may-be-lifted-as.html
Questioning Social-Emotional Learning (Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8ut via @CubanLarry
"Dominate without mercy:" the connective thread of weakness between Putin's mass brutality and Hannah Book Bannah's petty cruelty - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/dominate-without-mercy-the-connective?utm_source=url
Teacher Tom: You Will Always Find People Who Are Helping - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/you-will-always-find-people-who-are.html
NYSUT statement on end of statewide mask requirement for schools - https://www.nysut.org/news/2022/february/masks on @nysut
Teachers abandon letter grades in search of a fairer way - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/28/letter-grades-grading-a-f/?
Ed Notes Online: and just sold out every New York City retiree - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/02/and-just-sold-out-every-new-york-city.html
How to Improve Schools After COVID | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vvN via @dianeravitch
Russian State TV Loves Tucker Carlson and Tulsi Gabbard | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vA5 via @dianeravitch
Curmudgucation: History is a Conversation | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11294 on @NEPCtweet
Teacher Age Discrimination Still, During A Pandemic Teacher Shortage? - https://nancyebailey.com/2022/02/28/teacher-age-discrimination-still-during-a-pandemic-teacher-shortage/ on @NancyEBailey1
Masha Gessen: Ukraine, History, Hope, and Memory | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vz7 via @dianeravitch
Heather Cox Richardson: The War in Ukraine Has Changed the World | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vAe via @dianeravitch
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Chandra Hampson and Her Quest to Level Seattle Schools - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/02/chandra-hampson-and-her-quest-to-level.html
Biden picks ‘daughter of former public school teachers’ for SCOTUS- POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-education/2022/02/28/biden-picks-daughter-of-former-public-school-teachers-for-scotus-00012175
Kairos charter school in St. Louis under scrutiny for private management | Education | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/kairos-charter-school-in-st-louis-under-scrutiny-for-private-management/article_be6b85d3-2719-57d3-9c37-c3638e0cd473.html?
Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/best-posts/ on @Network4pubEd
NPE/NPE Action Conference Expands With a Call For New Panels - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/npe-npe-action-conference-expands-with-a-call-for-new-panels/ via @Network4pubEd
Choosing Democracy: On the Russian Invasion of Ukraine - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2022/02/on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine.html
NYC to end school mask mandate, vaccine requirements on March 7 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/27/nyc-to-end-vaccine-requirements-school-mask-mandate-on-march-7-00012158
‘Massachusetts Is Not For Sale’ Campaign https://popularresistance.org/massachusetts-is-not-for-sale-campaign-expands-as-opposition-to-big-tech-loophole-law-grows/
#252 Implementing Concept Based Instruction (Kass Haut pt.2) - Teach Me, Teacher - https://teachmeteacherpodcast.com/?p=12103
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Announces that City Will End School Mask Mandate and Proof of Vaccination https://www.theroot.com/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-announces-that-city-will-1848601295
Kerry Washington Honors Black Women In History With Instagram Photo Series https://www.theroot.com/kerry-washington-honors-black-women-in-history-with-ins-1848600068
Ahmaud Arbery’s Mom Launches Scholarship in Son’s Honor https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/ahmaud-arberys-mom-launches-scholarship-in-sons-honor/
The case for a Black History Year https://www.vox.com/22950866/black-history-month-year
PROOF POINTS: Researchers blast data analysis for teachers to help students https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-researchers-blast-data-analysis-for-teachers-to-help-students/
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo
Ed Tech DigestTen years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in THE BEST ED TECH RESOURCES OF 2021 – PART ONE , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this we
A Look Back: New Activity I’m Using With ELLs: “Critical Thinking Dialogues”I 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 2021: geralt / Pixabay I haven’t done a very good job promoting speaking practice with my ELL History class this year (it certainly hasn’t helped that – up until this past week – we had been on full-tim
Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newslettergeralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the March, 2022 issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter . It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here . Of course, you can also join the eighteen thousand others who subscribe to this blog daily. Here Are 8 Ways You Can Subscribe For Free…
My Favorite Posts That Appeared In FebruaryI regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here ). You can also see my all-time favorites here . I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorite
“2 Years on, What Have We Learned About Teaching in a Pandemic?”2 Years on, What Have We Learned About Teaching in a Pandemic? is the headline of my latest Education Week column. In it, My friend, colleague, and co-author Katie Hull Sypnieski and I share our reflections as we approach the two-year anniversary of pandemic teaching. Here are some excerpts:
New Ukraine Teaching & Learning Resourcespadrinan / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About The Russia/Ukraine Conflict : A historical timeline of post-independence Ukraine is from The PBS NewsHour. Here is Zelensky’s speech to the Ukrainian and Russian people with English subtitles before war broke out. Worth watching in full: pic.twitter.com/q2bo45Gm0o — Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) February
As NYC school enrollment shrinks, small schools fear for their survival https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-small-schools-enrollment-pressure-20220228-o4ekm2q2krh7ddaw4vm6os426i-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Transgender Texas kids are terrified after governor orders that parents be investigated for child abuse https://www.rawstory.com/transgender-texas-kids-are-terrified-after-governor-orders-that-parents-be-investigated-for-child-abuse/Groups Speak Out On School Racism https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/groups-speak-out-on-school-racism/
TEACHER VOICE: Social and emotional learning is helping close equity gaps at my school https://hechingerreport.org/teacher-voice-social-and-emotional-learning-is-helping-close-equity-gaps-at-my-school/
Experts have questions about COVID air cleaners in schools | Fort Worth Star-Telegram - https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crossroads-lab/article258261979.html#new_tab on @startelegram
School Is Back in Person, but the Five-Day School Week Often Isn’t - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/upshot/schools-covid-closings.html#new_tab on @nytimes
Torchlight Academy Schools under fire for handling of special education program :: WRAL.com - https://www.wral.com/torchlight-academy-schools-under-fire-for-handling-of-special-education-program/20159225/ on @wral
Arts education is woefully underfunded in California schools - CalMatters https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/02/arts-education-is-woefully-underfunded-in-california-schools/
Johnson County teachers push back against avalanche of K-12 education reform bills https://kansasreflector.com/2022/02/27/johnson-county-teachers-push-back-against-avalanche-of-k-12-education-reform-bills/ via @KansasReflector
Connecticut technical schools in line to break away from Department of Education, become independent agency - Hartford Courant - https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-technical-schools-breakaway-20220228-y222576x2jegxkyecabupo4eay-story.html via @hartfordcourant
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Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, February 26, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/top-posts-this-week-saturday-february_26.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, February 25, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_25.html
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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_26.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-week-education-research-report_26.html
Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_26.html 
