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The District Disappoints Again And Our Strike Continues Into A New Week | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=125825 on @Larryferlazzo
Public schools helped me achieve my family’s dreams. - Public Voices For Public Schools - https://pv4ps.org/?p=935
Why Teachers Are Afraid to Teach History | The New Republic - https://newrepublic.com/article/165598/teachers-afraid-teach-history by @rmc031 on @newrepublic
ED releases letter with updated COVID-19 guidance and resources for schools and students with disabilities - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - https://sites.ed.gov/idea/?p=84900
Schools Matter: Try Illuminate Education and Make Your Student Data Accessible to Hackers - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2022/03/try-illuminate-education-and-make-your.html
Education is a Civil Right | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5RE via @ProfessorJVH
Make March Matter! - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2535
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Calls on States, Districts, Higher Ed Institutions to Address Nationwide Teacher Shortage and Bolster Student Recovery with American Rescue Plan Funds | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-education-secretary-miguel-cardona-calls-states-districts-higher-ed-institutions-address-nationwide-teacher-shortage-and-bolster-student-recovery-american-rescue-plan-funds
Teacher Tom: The Disruption That Young Children, Their Families, and Educators Need - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-disruption-that-young-children.html
Statement by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/statement-secretary-education-miguel-cardona-presidents-fiscal-year-2023-budget
CRT debate repeats past battles about state history textbooks - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=85932 via @hechingerreport
NYC Public School Parents: Latest Talk out of School: How parents can navigate the frustrating special education system in NYC public schools - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2022/03/latest-talk-out-of-school-how-parents.html
The Future of Education? Who Decides How OUR Public Schools Run? - https://nancyebailey.com/2022/03/28/the-future-of-education-who-decides-how-our-public-schools-run/ on @NancyEBailey1
Nancy Bailey's Education Website: Universal Preschool and the Expectation Divide: It’s Time to Talk! | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11333 on @NEPCtweet
Frank Breslin: Why the Framers Wanted Separation of Church and State | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vCF via @dianeravitch
“Vouchers Hurt Ohio” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vFf via @dianeravitch
Republicans furious with the media for accurately describing Florida’s “don’t say gay” bill - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/republicans-mad-dont-say-gay-bill.html#new_tab on @slate
DeSantis signs Florida’s contentious LGBTQ bill into law https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/28/desantis-signs-floridas-contentious-lgbtq-bill-into-law-00020966Mo Kashmiri for Sacramento County Board of Education - Area 1 - https://mo4scoe.com/?fbclid=IwAR1yAFbJD-ylxmQsKuvTQ96JDT5KGZk8ACXCOrKAXB_Cx6AoaKaqQHW9RWY
It’s Saturday & We’re Still On Strike – District Actions Bring Us To Twilight Zone Territory | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=125745 on @Larryferlazzo
Opinion | Free speech doesn’t mean hecklers get to shut down campus debate https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/24/free-speech-doesnt-mean-hecklers-get-shut-down-campus-debate/?tid=ss_tw
Ann Arbor charter school: Management firm made up student count - https://www.freep.com/story/news/2022/03/28/ann-arbor-learning-center-closure-charter-school-eastern-michigan/7053716001/?gnt-cfr=1 via @freep
Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/best-posts/ on @Network4pubEd
The Delights of Vacationing in Mexico City | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vLe via @dianeravitch
Cuomo Set Out to “Transform” Mental Health Care for Kids. Now They Can’t Get Treatment. https://www.propublica.org/article/cuomo-set-out-to-transform-mental-health-care-for-kids-now-they-cant-get-treatment#1286414Sacramento Teachers Continue to Strike; Still No Deal https://elkgrovetribune.com/sacramento-teachers-continue-to-strike-still-no-deal/
NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan
The Indicator from Planet Money: Race, Racism, and Tax Lawby Mark Anthony Neal / 13h
'When it comes to the U.S. tax code, "the only color that matters is green." At least that's what Dorothy Brown used to think. After all, the many pages of forms you might be sifting through this tax season make no mention of race. But then Dorothy became a tax law professor, and began researching the relationship between race and taxes. In this episode, she explains how our tax laws often enrich
A Pennsylvania Museum is Paying Black Residents Back on Their Overtaxed and Undervalued Homesby Mark Anthony Neal / 13h
'Research shows that homes owned by people of color in the U.S. are often overvalued when they're being taxed and undervalued when they're being sold. Now a Pittsburgh artist, Harrison Kinnane Smith , along with the Mattress Factory Museum, have found a way to highlight the disparities. Bill O'Driscoll of member station WESA reports.
Remember me? Democrats fume over neglect of the other child tax credit https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/28/remember-me-democrats-fume-over-neglect-of-the-other-child-tax-credit-00020104The University of North Texas Library Receives Major Grant To Digitize Recordings From The Black Academy https://www.theroot.com/the-university-of-north-texas-library-receives-major-gr-1848709673What Happens to Black Kids When Record Numbers of Teachers Quit? https://sacobserver.com/2022/03/what-happens-to-black-kids-when-record-numbers-of-teachers-quit/
Education Research Report: Evidence on the Effective Design of Free Tuition Programs - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/03/evidence-on-effective-design-of-free.html
PROOF POINTS: The more tuition rises, the cheaper college gets — for some - The Hechinger Report https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-the-more-tuition-rises-the-cheaper-college-gets-for-some/
Only 30% of L.A. County kids are vaccinated, months after COVID shots became available https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-28/kids-covid-19-vaccination-rates-la-county
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo
The District Disappoints Again And Our Strike Continues Into A New WeekOpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Our district superintendent continues to refuse to participate in any negotiation sessions, continues to not take negotiations seriously, and continues to ignore easy solutions to the key problems – even in the face of growing pressure from city, county and state public officials. United Farmworker Union legend Dolores Huerta will be joining us tomorrow on the picket
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELLBiljaST / Pixabay Six years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2021. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In additi
Most Popular Posts Of The WeekI’m making a change in the content of the regular feature. In addition to sharing the top five posts that have received the most “hits” in the preceding seven-to-ten days (though they may have originally been published on an earlier date), I will also include the top five posts that have actually appeared in the past week. Often, these are different posts. You might also be interested in IT’S THE
A Look Back: 13 Sites For Intermediate ELL ReadersI’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. Kidaha / Pixabay I originally posted The Best Websites For Intermediate Readers in 2008, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes sites like BITS Interactive Resources , Into The Book , The World Stories Project , and ten other ones. Check them all out at the “Best” list and let me
Updated “Best” Lists Of The Monthgeralt / Pixabay This month I began a series where I have been revising and updating older “Best” lists. Even though I’ve always been adding new resources to each one, my process of going through each one and removing dead links or older resources that are no longer up to my standards has been pretty haphazard. I have been doing this complete revision process for each anniversary or holiday “Best
My Favorite Posts That Appeared In MarchI 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
March’s Most Popular PostsAs regular readers know, at the end of each week I share the five most popular posts from the previous seven days. I thought people might find it interesting to see a list of the ten most popular posts from the previous thirty days. You might also be interested in IT’S THE FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG – HERE ARE THE FORTY ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR POSTS . Not to mention THE MOST POPULAR POSTS
March’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,304 Of Them!Prawny / Pixabay Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,304 of them categorized here – you might also want to check out THREE ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO SEARCH FOR & FIND MY “BEST” LISTS). Here are the lists from this month (actually, there’s only only one this time): THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR USING PICTURE DICTIONARIES WITH ELLS
It’s Oscar Night! Here’s A Collection Of All My Movie-Related “Best” Lists© 2012 Rachel , Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio The Academy Awards are tonight, and I thought it would be a good time to bring together all of my movie-related “Best” lists: The Best Sites Offering Free Lesson Plans For Movies The Best Scenes From (& Spoofs Of) “It’s A Wonderful Life” The Best Places To Learn About (And View Video Clips Of) Teachers In The Movies The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows
Community college enrollment is down, but skilled-trades programs are booming https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1086454046/2-year-skilled-trades-programs-boomingRevamping NYC school cafeterias can feed more kids, say students and advocates https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-advocates-push-for-more-cafeteria-enhancements-20220327-p6ien3tdbrdpxeioscyer4tf6e-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/Sacramento Teacher strike continues, no school Monday https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-teacher-strike/103-9748ec87-1431-4a25-bcd7-8043a1fa03e4 via @ABC10U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Continues “ARPStars” Tour with Visits to Princeton and Newark to Highlight Best Pandemic Recovery Practices | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/us-deputy-secretary-education-continues-%E2%80%9Carpstars%E2%80%9D-tour-visits-princeton-and-newark-highlight-best-pandemic-recovery-practices What is Alopecia? https://www.theroot.com/what-is-alopecia-1848712962
Stranger dangers: The right's history of turning child abuse into a political weapon
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/03/ketanji-brown-jackson-pedophila-josh-hawley/ via @MotherJones DeSantis expected to sign ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill at Florida taxpayer-funded charter school that has two anti-LGBTQ clubs https://www.rawstory.com/desantis-expected-to-sign-dont-say-gay-bill-at-florida-taxpayer-funded-charter-school-that-has-two-anti-lgbtq-clubs/Utah Legislature overrides governor’s veto of transgender sports ban https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/3/25/22996277/you-belong-salt-lake-city-leaders-tell-utah-transgender-youth-veto-override-lgbt-politics-sports-banDenver School Board passes policy with mixed reactions from Innovation Schools - https://www.thedenverchannel.com/lifestyle/education/denver-school-board-passes-policy-with-mixed-reactions-from-innovation-schools#new_tab on @DenverChannel
Montgomery County schools’ anti-racist audit to examine its curriculums
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/26/montgomery-county-schools-antiracism-audit/?tid=ss_tw
Pulling back the curtain on Boston’s new exam school admission process - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/27/metro/pulling-back-curtain-bostons-new-exam-school-admission-process/#new_tab on @BostonGlobeSecretary Cardona to Travel to Southern California | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/%E2%80%AFsecretary-cardona-travel-southern-california
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, March 27, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_27.htmlBig Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Tax Edition (3/27) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-tax.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 26, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_26.html
Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, March 26, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/top-posts-this-week-saturday-march-26.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, March 18, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_18.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/2022/03/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_26.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/2022/03/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_26.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/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/2022/03/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_26.html 
