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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, February 2, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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CELEBRATING 
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February Is Black History Month – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123224 on @Larryferlazzo

‘We will not eat’: Teachers declare hunger strike over Oakland schools closure plan - https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/We-will-not-eat-Teachers-declare-hunger-16821032.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle


Schools Closings Creating Community Uproar in Oakland | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-19k



The value of Critical Race Theory - by Michael Klonsky - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/the-value-of-critical-race-theory



GOP Congressman from Kentucky Tweets Fake Voltaire Quote, Whose Origin was a Neo-Nazi Pedophile | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vqy via @dianeravitch



Black Parent Listening Sessions 2022 – Parenting for Liberation - https://wp.me/p7fXox-1Xi by @Parenting4Lib



New Gates Foundation Trustee Led Plot To Overthrow Zimbabwean Leader https://popularresistance.org/new-gates-foundation-trustee-led-plot-to-overthrow-zimbabwean-leader-alongside-us-govt/



Are Gov. DeSantis, OIG Miguel, and Flack Fenske lying about the state DoE/Jefferson investigation? - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/are-gov-desantis-oig-miguel-and-flack



Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: From the Bottom Up: Teachers as Reformers | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11243 on @NEPCtweet



CURMUDGUCATION: AL: A Proposal To End State Support Of Public Education - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/02/al-proposal-to-end-state-support-of.html



Some Newark charter schools fail to fully comply with transparency rules https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/02/newark-charter-schools-less-transparent-than-rules-require-covid-testing-learning-loss-plans/



Seattle Schools Community Forum - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/



Ed Notes Online: UFT Election Ground Hog Day - A Repeating nightmare and this is not a movie: As We Warned UFT Leadership - Teachers/Retirees Down With Covid - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/02/uft-election-ground-hog-day-repeating.html



Billy Townsend: A Handy Guide to the Latest Education Scandal in Florida | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-voD via @dianeravitch



Public Funds Public Schools - https://pfps.org/join-pfps-for-our-first-webinar-of-2022!-public-education-in-chains-the-road-to-privatization-of-our-nation%E2%80%99s-schools.html




Some states are considering raising teachers' salaries. Is it enough to keep them on the job? https://www.marketplace.org/2022/02/01/some-states-are-considering-raising-teachers-salaries-is-it-enough-to-keep-them-on-the-job/

Proviso District 209 teachers take steps toward strike - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-proviso-district-209-teachers-close-to-striking-20220201-fmk4actevvfyjciu7prpc4q3pu-story.html via @chicagotribune

When did America's culture wars begin, and how can they end? Jon Ronson has answers https://www.npr.org/2022/02/02/1077065644/abortion-critical-race-theory--banned-books-jon-ronson-podcast

The great 'Maus' giveaway is on as bookstores, professors and churches counter Tennessee school board's ban - Jewish Telegraphic Agency https://www.jta.org/2022/01/28/united-states/the-great-maus-giveaway-is-on-as-bookstores-professors-and-churches-counter-tennessee-school-boards-ban#.YfqSTjD7nXo.twitter via @jtanews

San Francisco Public Schools under Attack | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-191

School Calendar Jumps To March 1 After Critical Race Theory Ban Prohibits Month Of February - https://www.theonion.com/school-calendar-jumps-to-march-1-after-critical-race-th-1848462193 on theonion

Why Black teachers matter to Black and White kids -- book excerpt - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/08/29/why-black-teachers-matter-black-white-kids-book-excerpt/

North Carolina superintendent abruptly removes MLK-themed novel from 10th grade class - https://popular.info/p/north-carolina-superintendent-abruptly?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Reaching a Crossroads. Reconciling Gradeless Philosophy with a… | by Jen Doucette | GMWP: Greater Madison Writing Project | Medium - https://medium.com/gmwp/reaching-a-crossroads-3e0bc5cdc863 by @JDoucette3 on @GreaterMadWP

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








New Philly high school admissions process leads to pleas for a redo - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2022/2/1/22913236/new-philly-high-school-admissions-process-increase-equity-pleas-redo on chalkbeat



February Is Black History Month – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123224 on @Larryferlazzo







Book Bans Are Targeting the History of Oppression https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/02/maus-book-ban-tennessee-art-spiegelman/621453/?utm_source=feed

Survey Research Sheds Light in New Study https://www.laprogressive.com/survey-research/

NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan

“Consecrate the Obscene… Condemn The Sacred” O'ahu Water Protectors on US Military, Water Contamination and Colonialism | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/02/consecrate-obscene-condemn-sacred-oahu.html via @NewBlackMan

Edge of Sports: Talking ’90s Knicks With Chris Herring | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/02/edge-of-sports-talking-90s-knicks-with.html via @NewBlackMan

Pfizer asks FDA to authorize Covid shot for children under 5 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/01/pfizer-asks-fda-to-authorize-covid-shot-for-children-under-5-00004380

New Jersey grand jury investigated PACs, nonprofits Caddle operated https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/01/new-jersey-investigation-caddle-pacs-00004170







Why I’m Done With Teaching https://popularresistance.org/why-im-done-with-teaching/

Healthy Meal Time Act meant to ensure students have time to eat lunch https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/healthy-meal-time-act-meant-to-ensure-students-have-time-to-eat-lunch/article_138df6ba-83af-11ec-9367-7bf0428dd43e.html

Survey Shows Student Loan Holders Most Likely To Be People of Color https://www.theroot.com/survey-shows-student-loan-holders-most-likely-to-be-peo-1848465911

On the First Day of Black History Month, More Than a Dozen HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats https://www.theroot.com/on-the-first-day-of-black-history-month-more-than-a-do-1848461565

School, COVID-19 and the Omicron Variant https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/school-covid-19-and-the-omicron-variant/

Black History Real and Imagined https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/black-history-real-and-imagined/

The Origins of Black History Month in the US https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/the-origins-of-black-history-month-in-the-us/




Why is child care feeling like Groundhog’s Day? | MomsRising - https://www.momsrising.org/node/51487

New Mexico asks National Guard to work as substitute teachers to keep classrooms open https://www.npr.org/2022/02/02/1077056059/new-mexico-national-guard-substitute-teachers

Some families are being forced to choose between remote learning and school meals https://www.npr.org/2022/02/02/1077300038/some-families-are-being-forced-to-choose-between-remote-learning-and-school-meal

Schools scramble to feed kids as supply chain issues persist https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1077371645/schools-scramble-to-feed-kids-as-supply-chain-issues-persist

Remembering the man who 'laid the groundwork for the modern civil rights movement' https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1076141993/black-history-harry-hariette-moore


More than half of teachers are looking for the exits, a poll says https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1076943883/teachers-quitting-burnout



Who Believes in Democracy? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/opinion/liberals-conservatives-democracy.html

Washington Football Team reveals new name and it’s no surprise https://www.rawstory.com/washington-football-team-reveals-new-name-and-its-no-surprise-commanders/


A disparate group of billionaires, Republicans, televangelists and white supremacists has found common cause https://www.rawstory.com/a-disparate-group-of-billionaires-republicans-televangelists-and-white-supremacists-has-found-common-cause/


Court rules against unvaccinated students at Louisiana medical school https://www.rawstory.com/court-rules-against-unvaccinated-students-at-louisiana-medical-school/

Fear of 'furries' in school grips conservative parents fooled by absurd Facebook rumors https://www.rawstory.com/furries-at-school/



Legal settlement in works over sham college set up by ICE https://www.rawstory.com/legal-settlement-in-works-over-sham-college-set-up-by-ice/

What It’s Like to Be a Black Student at an Elite Boarding School https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/us/what-its-like-to-be-a-black-student-at-an-elite-boarding-school.html

Solidarity Forged from Slave Chains https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/02/solidarity-forged-from-slave-chains/




Comic Book Stores Offer To Send Free Copies Of 'Maus' To Tennessee Students https://www.huffpost.com/entry/comic-book-stores-maus_n_61fa0f31e4b06abdc4288669


ACLU challenges Youngkin order mandating choice on school masks https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/01/aclu-youngkin-school-mask-lawsuit/

D.C. launches tuition program for degrees in high-demand fields https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/01/dc-college-tuition-assistance/

Colorado neighbors of arrested ex-UCLA lecturer echo students' anger over lack of warnings https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-02/matthew-harris-colorado-neighbors-ucla-students-angry-over-slow-warnings

UCLA instructor's behavior alarmed students before threats of mass campus violence https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-02/ucla-shutdown-mass-shooting-threat-warning-signs

California school officials could mandate searches of backpacks, lockers under shooting threat https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-02/school-shootings-guns-california-legislation



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

A Look Back: Here Are Downloadable Scaffolded Instructions For Students To Create A “3/2/1” Poster
by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h
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 2016: I’ve written several previous posts about how I use variations of a 3/2/1 strategy that I first learned about from educator Ekuwah Moses (see The Best Ways To Use “3-2-1” As An Instructional Strat
Would You Like To Have Your Students’ Feelings About This School Year Published?
by Larry Ferlazzo / 21h
AbsolutVision / Pixabay I will be doing some columns – either in Education Week or in The Washington Post – about how students are feeling about the school year. If you are interested in possibly having your students write for publication, I have created two sets of instructions – one is more scaffolded for English Language Learners. You can have your students answer the questions and then send a
Langston Hughes Was Born On This Day In 1901 – Here Are Two Good Lessons For ELLs Using His Poetry
by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d
American poet Langston Hughes was born on February 1st, 1901. One lesson that I’ve used for years with Intermediate English Language Learners is reading his poem, The Ballad of the Landlord as part of our unit on Problem-Solution essays. After studying the poem, students write a letter to their own landlord (though we obviously don’t send it). Here’s a video reading of that poem: The second lesso

Loudoun County schools threaten to suspend students if they unmask this week | WJLA - https://wjla.com/news/local/loudoun-county-public-schools-threaten-to-suspend-students-if-they-unmask-this-week-nicholas-sanchez-glenn-youngkin#new_tab on @7newsdc

Hundreds of Douglas County teachers plan to skip school in protest of recent board moves, union president says - https://dpo.st/3GkGS7W on @denverpost



Lawsuit against Indiana virtual schools is allowed to continue, judge rules - https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/lawsuit-against-indiana-virtual-schools-continue-judge-rules#new_tab by @ericweddle on @WFYINews

Black girls graduate at the highest rates in Memphis schools - Chalkbeat Tennessee - https://tn.chalkbeat.org/2022/2/2/22912730/memphis-shelby-county-black-girl-magic-graduation-rates-racism-sexism-academic-success-college#new_tab on chalkbeat

Amid FBI investigation, lawmakers want audit of Education Department’s food program oversight – Twin Cities - https://wp.me/p79gJ9-h6VU on @pioneerpress

ACLU of Virginia files lawsuit again Youngkin Executive Order | wusa9.com - https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/aclu-virginia-files-federal-lawsuit-gov-youngkins-executive-order-lifting-mask-mandates-public-schools/65-92ce6cba-a4ab-4bb8-8f3e-a9c14609f60f#new_tab on WUSA9

S.D. House OKs more non-public K-12 scholarships | KELOLAND.com - https://www.keloland.com/?p=1083604

Hillsdale College has big plans for Tennessee K-12 education, schools - https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2022/02/02/hillsdale-college-tennessee-charter-schools-partnership-gov-bill-lee/9303810002/#new_tab via @tennessean

Children acted out more during distance learning, parents say, deepening learning loss http://edsource.org/?page_id=666729 via @edsource

Proposed Georgia school voucher legislation would pay $6,000 toward K-12 tuition - https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-voucher-legislation-would-pay-6000-toward-k-12-tuition/LWM7ZCKUPJHVLHT6M3424ZRRHU/#new_tab on @ajc

The SF School Board Recall is Motivating First-Time Chinese Voters https://www.kqed.org/news/11903593/the-sf-school-board-recall-is-motivating-first-time-chinese-voters

Private school voucher debate poised for comeback, could be decided by voters https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2022/02/02/private-school-voucher-debate-poised-for-comeback-could-be-decided-by-voters/ via @NevadaCurrent

Democrats propose tightening income eligibility for education freedom accounts https://newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/democrats-propose-tightening-income-eligibility-for-education-freedom-accounts/ via @nhbulletinnews



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Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Book Banning Edition (1/30) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-book.html


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