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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



Umair Haque: Has World War III Started? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vC5 via @dianeravitch



Abbot Elementary on Television (Lynette Mawhinney) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8uO via @CubanLarry



CURMUDGUCATION: College Board Vs. CRT Panic - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/03/college-board-vs-crt-panic.html



Who should we keep secrets from? | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2r6



NYC Educator: Medicare and Unintended Consequences - http://nyceducator.com/2022/03/medicare-and-unintended-consequences.html



The Guardian: Kremlin Papers Seem to Show Putin Role in 2016 Election | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vCa via @dianeravitch



NEPC: School Choice Does Not Produce Equity | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vBL via @dianeravitch



Frequent Flyer? – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5550 via @TNEdReport



Heather Cox Richardson on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vCu via @dianeravitch



Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Spongebob Edition (3/6) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi.html





Should N.J. get rid of test needed to become a teacher? 9 organizations say yes. https://www.nj.com/education/2022/03/should-nj-get-rid-of-test-needed-to-become-a-teacher-9-organizations-say-yes.html



The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About The Russia/Ukraine Conflict | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=124117 on @Larryferlazzo



The War on History Is a War on Democracy - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/magazine/memory-laws.html?smid=tw-share on @nytimes


You Can’t Legislate Comfort | Confessions of a Community College Dean - https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/you-can%E2%80%99t-legislate-comfort#.YiS3HoYiN-I.twitter



Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/colleges-new-solution-enrollment-declines-reducing-number-dropouts-rcna18569 by NBCNews on @NBCNews

New teacher certification exam Will hurt Texas education - https://www.reporternews.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/03/05/new-teacher-certification-exam-hurt-texas-education/6909752001/ via @reporternews

State Board of Education Agrees to Terminate Torchlight Academy's Charter - INDY Week - https://indyweek.com/news/wake/state-board-of-education-terminates-torchlight-charter/ via @indyweek


March 6, 2022 | Bill Ayers - https://wp.me/p3AjC-WA






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







glen brown: Ukraine under siege (Vox) - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2022/03/ukraine-under-siege-vox.html







Today Is The 57th Anniversary Of Bloody Sunday – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=125163 on @Larryferlazzo




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


Today Is The 57th Anniversary Of Bloody Sunday – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
mjimages / Pixabay Today is the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Teaching About Selma . On Sunday, March 7, 1965, time stopped and blood spilled as brave and righteous Americans sought to cross a bridge named after a Klansman in Selma, Alabama to reach the other side of justice. Read my full statement on the anniversary of Bloody Sunday: https:/
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here 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 ): 4 priorities for K-12 in Biden’s first State of the Union address is from K-12 Dive. U.C. Berkeley Must Freeze Enrollment, California Supreme Court Says is from The NY Times. Students walk out over “Don’t Say Gay” is from Axios
Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week
Each 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: Teaching Dilemmas: They Never Go Away is by Larry Cuban. Cuban often does a good job setting up competing challenges teachers face daily
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
BiljaST / 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
A Look Back: Fifteen Free Ways To Create Online Art
I’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. Pexels / Pixabay I first posted The Best Art Websites For Learning English in 2008, and have been revising and updating it since that time. Though the list does include some specific lesson plans for using art with English Language Learners, it mainly consists of free online tools for people to create differ
Using Binary Questions In The ELL (Or Any) Classroom
Anemone123 / Pixabay At our faculty meeting last week, we saw short clips of various teachers demonstrating instructional strategies. In one of them, Tim Fung, a talented colleague, used a series of “binary questions” to move along his math instruction. Binary questions are ones that only have two answers. Often, they’re used with “Yes/No” or “Agree/Disagree” responses, and sometimes receive crit

International students struggle to leave Ukraine https://www.npr.org/2022/03/06/1084800770/international-students-struggle-to-leave-ukraine


Columbia math professor questions numbers behind university’s #2 ranking on U.S. News list https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-columbia-university-us-news-rankings-discrepancies-20220306-af7hbmmdwvbhrgxbh4g4in4anu-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Trump scorched for 'drunk uncle' proposal to start a massive war between Russia and China https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-war/




4 Things You Can Do for Ukraine https://www.laprogressive.com/do-for-ukraine/








Eric Adams is after your child's chocolate milk https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/13/eric-adams-chocolate-milk-00013170


Twin teacher strikes possible in Minneapolis and St. Paul - ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/twin-teacher-strikes-minneapolis-st-paul-83259169


Letters: Covid Risk at School? It’s Elementary https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-school-remote-mask-elementary-young-children-risk-fauci-11646349440?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJOpinion

Experts say vaccine effectiveness for young children isn't waning, despite some reports https://www.salon.com/2022/03/06/experts-say-vaccine-effectiveness-for-young-children-isnt-waning-despite-some-reports/


From George Washington's teeth to Taft's bathtub drama: 6 presidential myths, debunked https://www.salon.com/2022/03/05/from-george-washingtons-teeth-to-tafts-bathtub-drama-6-presidential-myths-debunked_partner/


March’s (2022) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part One https://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/2022/03/06/marchs-2022-useful-parent-engagement-resources-part-one/






Education standards rewrite passes House committee, but State Board of Education remains neutral https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2022-03-04/education-standards-rewrite-passes-house-committee-but-state-board-of-education-remains-neutral

Project to make Indigenous histories available digitally | Higher education | madison.com - https://madison.com/news/local/education/university/project-to-make-indigenous-histories-available-digitally/article_7e5db201-c116-5960-a770-4efaafabe93d.html on @madisondotcom




Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 5, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_5.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, March 5, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/top-posts-this-week-saturday-march-5.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, March 4, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_4.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

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_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.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-week-education-research-report.html





Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm.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.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild.html

Big Education Ape: Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This Week #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/network-for-public-education-blog-post.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 26, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_26.html


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




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