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NPE Action Endorses Mitchell Robinson for the Michigan State School Board - NPE Action - https://npeaction.org/npe-action-endorses-mitchell-robinson-for-the-michigan-state-school-board/
Schools Matter: MIT Returns to SAT to Keep Out the Riffraff - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2022/03/mit-returns-to-sat-to-keep-out-riffraff.html
Fighting and talking at the same time - by Michael Klonsky - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/fighting-and-talking-at-the-same?s=r
The Man Who Dared to Challenge Putin | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vJG via @dianeravitch
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: New Voucher Bill Moves Forward - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/03/pa-new-voucher-bill-moves-forward.html
When Hit Dogs Are Hurt And Holler - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2542
New DonorsChoose Survey Finds Black Male Educators Have High Engagement but Low Retention https://www.theroot.com/new-donorschoose-survey-finds-black-male-educators-have-1848722722
Please Support the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposals to Regulate Federal Funding of Charter Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vLE via @dianeravitch
Carol Burris: How Charter Operators Get Rich: “Sweeps Contracts” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vEa via @dianeravitch
Peter Greene: Write a Letter to Support the Federal Ban on Funding For-Profit Charter Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vLz via @dianeravitch
Jan Resseger: Feds Propose New Rules to Bar Profiteers | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vLx via @dianeravitch
Academic Freedom Isn't Free: Don’t Buy It: The Marketing Scam of MSM and the “Science of Reading” | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11335 on @NEPCtweet
Column: This teachers' strike is not just about money. It's about respect for public education https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-30/sacramento-teachers-strike-not-just-money-public-education-future
How educational are “educational” apps for young
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SunTree Snack Foods Recalls Dried Strawberries - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/suntreesnackfoodrecall.asp
Education Research Report: Naptime may bolster early literacy skills among preschoolers - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/03/naptime-may-bolster-early-literacy.html
Andrew Jackson School becomes Fanny Jackson Coppin School https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2022/3/29/23002337/andrew-jackson-philadelphia-school-fannie-jackson-coppin-slaves via @ChalkbeatPHLWhy Kids’ COVID Vaccines Results Don’t Look Like Adults’ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/03/how-effective-are-kids-covid-vaccines/629419/?utm_source=feedNewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan
Reckoning and Resilience - Artist Kimberley Pierce Cartwright and Designer Andrea Carterby Mark Anthony Neal / 10h
'This episode of the Nasher Museum Podcast features artist Kimberley Pierce Cartwright, who lives in Durham, N.C., and whose mixed-media works are part of Reckoning and Resilience: North Carolina Art Now . She is in conversation with Andrea Carter , co-founder of Ngozi Design in Durham.'
Need a Film Self Distribution Strategy? Independent Filmmaking Explained with Chris Everettby Mark Anthony Neal / 10h
' Chris Everett is the founder of Speller Street Films, an independent documentary film production company. As a documentary filmmaker, Chris gained experience putting together a winning film crew, producing a feature film, submitting to film festivals, and self-distributing his film projects. He talks about the reality of film festival submissions and how he took inspiration from rappers and Spi
Constance Baker Motley's Major Casesby Mark Anthony Neal / 11h
'Historian Tomiko Brown-Nagin discusses the early days of Constance Baker Motley 's legal career and some of the major cases in which she was involved, including Brown v. Board of Education. Brown-Nagin's biography is called, Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality . '
Twitter Executive TJ Adeshola On Building Black Spaces In Techby Mark Anthony Neal / 11h
' TJ Adeshola has been changing the game in sports media and tech for years. The Twitter Global Head of Content Partnerships got his start at ESPN, where he was grateful to receive guidance and opportunity from several Black mentors. When he entered the tech world at Twitter, however, he didn't see many people who looked like him. From then, TJ's mission has been clear: to diversify tech spaces f
Black Masculinity and 'The Slap' Felt Around the Worldby Mark Anthony Neal / 17h
'The 94th Academy Awards became quite tense on Sunday when Will Smith got on stage and slapped Chris Rock in response to an insensitive joke that Rock made about Jada Pinkett Smith . Shortly after the incident, Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor and gave a speech about family and protecting the people you love. The takes on the incident have ranged from insightful to groan inducing to flat out ra
DeSantis says Disney ‘crossed the line’ in calling for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ repeal https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/29/desantis-disney-dont-say-gay-repeal-00021389
Colorado Community Stops Profit-Driven School Closure https://popularresistance.org/aurora-colorado-community-stops-profit-driven-school-closure/
New Orleans: Hundreds Unite To March Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation https://popularresistance.org/in-new-orleans-hundreds-unite-to-march-against-anti-lgbtq-legislation/
Doctors Who Care For Trans Kids Are Being Targeted, Protested, Harassed - PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance.org/doctors-who-care-for-trans-kids-are-being-targeted-protested-and-harassed/ via @PopResistanceMidwest Dispatch: Minneapolis Police vs. Teachers—A Tale of Two Contracts https://progressive.org/latest/minneapolis-police-vs-teachers-lahm-220329/Canada Coalition has Helped Hundreds of Black Students in Ukraine Escape War https://www.theroot.com/canada-coalition-has-helped-hundreds-of-black-students-1848721632
Data Shows Major Reading Gap between Black and White Florida Students https://www.theroot.com/data-shows-major-reading-gap-between-black-and-white-fl-1848721253
California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) holds annual summit in Sacramento
https://sacobserver.com/2022/03/california-association-of-african-american-superintendents-and-administrators-caaasa-holds-annual-summit-in-sacramento/
Texas schools won’t lose funding for attendance drops during the pandemic https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/29/texas-schools-funding/
OPSB interviews three finalists for superintendent job https://thelensnola.org/2022/03/29/three-finalists-for-nola-public-schools-superintendent-go-before-opsb/
How to get your kid to do stuff without having to constantly remind them https://www.vox.com/23001568/how-to-effectively-remind-your-kids-to-do-things
Schools Are Better Off Without Police https://progressive.org/op-eds/schools-are-better-off-without-police-warren-220330/
Anthropology Association Apologizes To Native Americans For The Field’s Legacy Of Harm - PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance.org/?p=203512 via @PopResistance
Tutoring, a key learning recovery strategy, reaches fewer than 1 in 10 L.A. students https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-30/l-a-unified-struggles-to-reach-students-with-tutoring-in-pandemic-recovery-effortsLarry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @LarryferlazzoThe Fifth Day Of Our Strike Is Just About Over – And It Looks Like Day Six Will Happen TomorrowThe fifth day of our strike is just about over, and it appears (though there’s still a slight chance of a change) that we’ll be entering day six. Here are today’s updates: The entire English Language Development team at Luther Burbank High School. When we fight, kids win! @SacTeachers pic.twitter.com/4KwTYfD3ac — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 29, 2022 ABC News coverage of @SacTeachers
SEL Weekly UpdateI’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. You might also be interested in THE BEST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES OF 2021 – PART ONE. Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: Here Are The Three Most Im
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy IssuesHere are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here ): Congress rejected Biden’s bid to double Title I. Now he’s asking again. is from Chalkbeat. If You Think Republicans Are Overplaying Schools, You Aren’t Paying Attention appeared in The NY Times. I’m adding it to The Best Resour
A Look Back: 22 Learning Games Where Students Can Compete Against Each OtherI’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. Victoria_Borodinova / Pixabay I originally posted The Best Online Games Students Can Play In Private Virtual “Rooms” in 2009, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes the usual suspects, like Kahoot , Quizizz , Blooket , Gimkit , and Quizlet , but also lesser-known ones like Drawpo
Quizizz Adds Feature Letting Students Respond With Audio Or Video ResponseQuizizz is one of “go-to” web tools, and constantly adds new features (see I USED QUIZIZZ’S “LIVE WHITEBOARD” FEATURE FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY & LIKED IT A LOT and THIS IS NEAT – QUIZIZZ NOW LETS YOU CREATE QUIZZES WHERE STUDENTS CAN DRAW THEIR ANSWER ). They just added a new great feature – the ability for for students to respond to questions with an audio or video recording. The audio respons
Mixed reactions to $973M budget for Jersey City’s public schools https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/mixed-reactions-to-973m-budget-for-jersey-citys-public-schools/Teachers fear the chilling effect of Florida's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law https://www.npr.org/2022/03/30/1089462508/teachers-fear-the-chilling-effect-of-floridas-so-called-dont-say-gay-lawA daycare... a test prep... a community center? Kids' book explores what a school is https://www.npr.org/2022/03/29/1089533815/a-daycare-a-test-prep-a-community-center-kids-book-explores-what-a-school-is
How Florida teachers plan to deal with 'Don't Say Gay' rules https://www.npr.org/2022/03/29/1089533801/how-florida-teachers-plan-to-deal-with-dont-say-gay-rules
Here's why Sandy Hook families rejected Alex Jones' settlement offer https://www.rawstory.com/alex-jones-settlement/
Feds monitoring Florida for civil rights violations after DeSantis signs so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill https://www.rawstory.com/feds-monitoring-florida-for-civil-rights-violations-after-desantis-signs-so-called-dont-say-gay-bill/
Severe staffing crisis in Sacramento schools leads teachers, staff to go on strike https://abcnews.go.com/US/severe-staffing-crisis-sacramento-schools-leads-teachers-staff/story?id=83739297Secretary Cardona to Visit Los Angeles High School of the Arts, Join Roundtable with Parents to Discuss the Importance of Mental Health Services for Students https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/secretary-cardona-visit-los-angeles-high-school-arts-join-roundtable-parents-discuss-importance-mental-health-services-students
Heated feud erupts in Chicago classroom after teacher hangs Black doll from cord https://www.rawstory.com/chicago-teacher-hangs-black-doll/
'Don't Say Gay': How The Florida Bill Is Impacting A Kindergarten Teacher https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-teacher-dont-say-gay-bill_n_62441288e4b0d8266aa56082
OPINION: The fight for Black lives needs to happen in schools https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-the-fight-for-black-lives-needs-to-happen-in-schools/
A historic moment for HBCUs? https://hechingerreport.org/a-historic-moment-for-hbcus%ef%bf%bc/
REJECT the RECALL/STAND up for JUSTICE | Bill Ayers - https://wp.me/p3AjC-WQ
School leader fired for reading 'New Butt' book awaits fate | AP News - https://apnews.com/article/business-education-mississippi-jackson-3738a7a82efe785ad5b1cb5804c85ca2#new_tab on @ap New Title IX rules set to assert rights of transgender students https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/30/transgender-discrimination-title-ix-rule-students/?tid=ss_tw
How a South Jersey town tried to block alternative school for students derided by mayor as ‘worst of the worst’ - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-a-south-jersey-town-tried-to-block-alternative-school-for-students-derided-by-mayor-as-e2-80-98worst-of-the-worst-e2-80-99/ar-AAVEPqe?ocid=uxbndlbing#new_tab Klein ISD student wins $90K settlement after being harassed for sitting out the Pledge of Allegiance - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Klein-ISD-student-wins-90K-settlement-after-17036562.php#new_tab on @houstonchron Kentucky charter school funding bill heading to Gov. Beshear's desk https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/kentucky-charter-school-funding-bill-heading-to-gov-beshears-desk/article_bd4b53c6-af94-11ec-ad52-df6e9f211884.html?Inside the Search for Hundreds of Portland’s Missing Students | Portland Monthly - https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2022/03/pps-missing-students-reconnection-services#new_tab CCSD reveals new disciplinary actions amid spike in violence | Las Vegas Review-Journal - https://wp.me/p8qdWm-aI7E on @reviewjournal
'Grooming': The ubiquitous buzzword in LGBTQ school debate | AP News - https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-health-lifestyle-education-gender-identity-adf10ff5f169fae9c9af4d08a7b0c2bc#new_tab on @ap Minnesota teachers, parents criticize ‘awkward’ tribal references in proposed math standards – Twin Cities - https://wp.me/p79gJ9-hidn on @pioneerpress
Tennessee House passes 'obscene' school materials bill - https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2022/03/29/tennessee-house-passes-obscene-school-materials-bill/7199105001/#new_tab via @tennesseanThe Lesson in Republicans’ Alarming Embrace of “Classical Education” | The New Republic - https://newrepublic.com/article/165868/tennessee-classical-education-charter-schools#new_tab by @anndaraabrams on @newrepublic
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, March 29, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_29.htmlBig Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, March 28, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_28.html
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