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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
Hidden history. Black journalists. The two Wilmingtons. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/hidden-history-black-journalists
NYC Educator: A Snow Day Letter from the Chancellor - http://nyceducator.com/2022/01/a-snow-day-letter-from-chancellor.html
Spring Break 2020 – Part II | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2oF by @Jd2718x
Many Districts Are Doubling Down On Unskilled Leadership Right Now – Have They Learned Nothing? | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123684 on @Larryferlazzo
Dark Money in the Holy City: A Short History of School Privatization in Charleston, South Carolina | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vii via @dianeravitch
CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Number of New Teachers Plummets - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/01/pa-number-of-new-teacher-plummets.html
“I Am a New York City Public High School Student. The Situation Is Beyond Control.” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vil via @dianeravitch
Stayin’ Alive – Grumpy Old Teacher - https://wp.me/p9VD0X-RP by @sampsongregory
The DoE/Jefferson County scandal: understand the difference between a "charter school" and an "external operator" - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/the-doejefferson-county-scandal-understand
TennesseeCAN Knows the Plan – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5477 via @TNEdReport
CTU COVID dispute in Chicago Public Schools: Fight over testing of students, whether CPS disregarded governor’s offer of help at heart of dispute with Chicago Teachers Union - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2022/1/7/22872489/covid-testing-cps-ctu-teachers-union-public-schools-opt-in-opt-out-students-mayor-lori-lightfoot-19
New York City School Operations Crumble Under Omicron’s Weight - Bloomberg - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-08/new-york-city-school-operations-crumble-under-omicron-s-weight on @bpolitics
Vaccination rates for Massachusetts children, ages 5-11, are a ‘tale of two states’ - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/07/opinion/vaccination-rates-massachusetts-children-ages-5-11-are-tale-two-states/?event=event25 on @BostonGlobe
The 2022 RHSU Edu-Scholar Rankings - Infogram - https://infogram.com/the-2022-rhsu-edu-scholar-rankings-1h7g6k0e39d8o2o on @infogram
46 Philly schools will be remote next week amid COVID surge and staffing shortages - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2022/1/7/22872790/46-philly-schools-will-be-remote-next-week-amid-covid-surge-omircon on chalkbeat
Education Research Report: Re-enrolling and completing a bachelor's degree has positive effect on annual income - https://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/01/re-enrolling-and-completing-bachelors.html
James Webb Telescope Update Jan 7th 2022! https://youtu.be/DEaWgmuuqfc via @YouTube
House Progressives Urge Adding 4 Supreme Court Seats https://www.laprogressive.com/judiciary-act/
Julia B. Chan Discusses Her Role as Editor-in-Chief of 'The 19th' | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/julia-b-chan-discusses-her-role-as.html via @NewBlackMan
Healing through poetry in 'Light For The World To See' | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/healing-through-poetry-in-light-for.html via @NewBlackMan
What a Philadelphia Rowhome Fire Tells Us About the State of Urban Housing in 2022 | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/what-philadelphia-rowhome-fire-tells-us.html via @NewBlackMan
Remembering Sidney Poitier and His Impact on Black Artists | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/remembering-sidney-poitier-and-his.html via @NewBlackMan
Chicago Teachers Voted To Teach Remotely Amid Omicron Wave https://popularresistance.org/chicago-teachers-voted-to-teach-remotely-amid-omicron-wave/
Lani Guinier, Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 71 https://www.theroot.com/lani-guinier-legal-scholar-and-civil-rights-champion-1848326456
Kentucky Teacher Fired For Pinning Student to the Ground and Pulling His Hair https://www.theroot.com/kentucky-teacher-fired-for-pinning-student-to-the-groun-1848320462
Council approves measure to give Mayor’s Office a say on education grants https://thelensnola.org/2022/01/07/council-approves-measure-to-give-mayors-office-a-say-on-education-grants/
USDA pumps $750 million into school lunch program to counter inflation, supply chain woes - CNNPolitics - https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/politics/usda-school-lunch-inflation-supply-chain/index.html#new_tab
Snow, staffing shortages force closure of most Northern Virginia schools for an extra week https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/07/virginia-schools-closed-for-a-full-week/
Montgomery County halts plan to move higher-covid schools online https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/07/montgomery-county-red-schools-omicron/
Frustrations rise as Gov. Newsom's vow to screen students for COVID falls short https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-08/california-schools-struggle-newsom-covid-test-vow-short
Indigenous coalition takes fight to rename town of Squaw Valley to federal board https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-08/coalition-seeks-to-rename-squaw-valley-in-fresno-county
12 Oakland schools close after teachers stage 'sickout,' citing COVID safety worries https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-08/oakland-schools-closed-sickout
LAUSD determined to open despite increase in infections; Montebello schools will delay term https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-07/l-a-unified-reports-highest-ever-student-staff-covid-rates
First comprehensive data in two years show big academic setbacks for California students https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-07/california-students-suffered-major-academic-setbacks-last-year-data-shows
In classrooms or online, parents grapple with omicron school 'chaos' https://www.npr.org/2022/01/07/1071409653/parents-grapple-with-omicron-school-chaos
Quote Of The Day: Don’t Blame Teachers For School Shutdowns | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123700 on @Larryferlazzo
Many Districts Are Doubling Down On Unskilled Leadership Right Now – Have They Learned Nothing? | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123684 on @Larryferlazzo
Saturday’s New Tweets, Articles & Videos About School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123673 on @Larryferlazzo
“How Teachers Are Coping With Omicron” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123666 on @Larryferlazzo
Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122955 on @Larryferlazzo
A Look Back: A Piece I Wrote For Ed Wk On “the Princess Leia approach to teacher-parent conversations” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122628 on @Larryferlazzo
GOP candidate Shelley Luther says Chinese students should be banned from Texas universities https://www.rawstory.com/shelley-luther-anti-lockdown-activist-and-gop-candidate-said-chinese-students-should-be-banned-from-texas-universities/
Crumbleys drained son’s bank account after shooting — say extramarital affairs are ‘irrelevant’: report https://www.rawstory.com/smartnews/school-shootings/
'Complete lack of judgment': Judge tears apart MAGA rioter who brought her teen son to the Capitol https://www.rawstory.com/capitol-riot-sentences-2656251815/
Ethan Crumbley's parents denied reduction in $500K bond https://www.rawstory.com/crumbley-parents-denied-reduction-in-500k-bond/
California Schools Risk ‘Colossal’ Loss Of Dollars As Enrollment Drops https://laist.com/news/education/california-schools-risk-colossal-loss-of-dollars-as-enrollment-drops
Hospitalizations of Kids Under Five Increase as Omicron Rages https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/hospitalizations-of-kids-under-five-increase-as-omicron-rages/
Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, January 8, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/top-posts-this-week-saturday-january-8.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, January 7, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-top-banana-todays-education_7.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 - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_8.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_8.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-week-education-research-report.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_8.html
Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from.html
Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_8.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/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 - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/network-for-public-education-blog-post_8.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_8.html
