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Friday, February 4, 2022

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, February 4, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



Parent Coalition for Student Privacy and Rep. Jamaal Bowman Oppose College Transparency Act to be Voted | Parent Coalition for Student Privacy - https://studentprivacymatters.org/?p=2766



Pritzker's budget and the public pension debt. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/pritzkers-budget-and-the-public-pension



Universal Meals Program: New Resources - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/universalmpnewresources.asp



Russ on Reading: Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane - https://russonreading.blogspot.com/2022/02/book-banning-turns-to-dick-and-jane.html



Glenn Youngkin Set Up a Tip Line to Snitch on Teachers. It’s Only Gotten Weirder Since. – Mother Jones - https://www.motherjones.com/?p=944526



Shirley Chisholm, Black Educator Hall of Fame Member - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2428



Leila Amos Pendleton, Black Educator Hall of Fame Member - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2423



Teacher Tom: Returning To The Radical Idea Of Treating Children Like People - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/returning-to-radical-idea-of-treating.html



The Critical Flaw Behind Teacher Evaluations - Progressive.org - https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/critical-flaw-behind-teacher-evaluations-greene-210203/



Answer Sheet: The Story of a Charter School and Its For-Profit Operators | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11256 on @NEPCtweet



Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw: Dr. King Understood “Critical Race Theory” Before It Had a Name | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-voK via @dianeravitch



Oakland: Board Debates Closing a Score of Public Schools, Amidst Loud Protests | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vqR via @dianeravitch



NYC: Yeshiva Drops Secular Course Despite State Law Requiring It | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vrE via @dianeravitch



Ed Notes Online: UFT Election Committee Feb. 2 Meeting, Bad Weather, Covid, Hamper Petitions Efforts for UFC, But Not for Unity As I join others in venturing out today on icy roads - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/02/uft-election-committee-feb-2-meeting.html




Bowman: Invest in public schools instead of launching unproven charter schools | Columnists | roanoke.com - https://roanoke.com/opinion/columnists/bowman-invest-in-public-schools-instead-of-launching-unproven-charter-schools/article_2de37238-8305-11ec-9223-bb7207b36f87.html on @roanoketimes

Senate panel kills Youngkin-backed charter schools bill and proposed ban on teaching 'divisive' concepts | Govt-and-politics | richmond.com - https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/senate-panel-kills-youngkin-backed-charter-schools-bill-and-proposed-ban-on-teaching-divisive-concepts/article_afc47ced-85d6-54fc-98df-48b16309d0da.html on @rtdnews

Truth, Reparations, and Healing: Lessons from the historic Canadian settlement over the Indigenous ‘Child Welfare’ System | by Edgar Villanueva | Feb, 2022 | Medium - https://medium.com/@VillanuevaEdgar/truth-reparations-and-healing-lessons-from-the-historic-canadian-settlement-over-the-indigenous-809cbdda3cea by @VillanuevaEdgar on @Medium

Affluent suburb rejects plan to take students from Norwalk | Connecticut Public - https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2022-02-02/affluent-suburb-rejects-plan-to-take-students-from-norwalk on @wnpr

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







Black or African American Teachers: Background and School Settings Education Research Report - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Academic Outcomes: Courses Taught With Open Educational Resources vs.Publisher Content http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/02/academic-outcomes-courses-taught-with.html

Book Bans, Restrictions On What Educators Can Teach, & Attacks On Critical Race Theory – What A Mess! | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=124337 on @Larryferlazzo


What College Students Really Think About Cancel Culture https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/02/college-campus-free-speech-cancel-culture/621484/?utm_source=feed

Biden inches back toward Michelle Obama’s school nutrition standards https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/04/biden-michelle-obama-school-nutrition-standards-00005442


State Standards Misteach One Of The United States’ Most Important Eras - PopularResistance.Org - https://popularresistance.org/?p=199919


The Dangerous Trend Of The ‘Parents Rights’ Movement https://popularresistance.org/the-dangerous-trend-of-the-parents-rights-movement/



Alabama schools accused of teaching "critical race theory" by recognizing Black History Month https://www.salon.com/2022/02/03/alabama-schools-accused-of-teaching-critical-race-theory-by-recognizing-black-history-month_partner/

Teacher Tom: Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/teacher-toms-play-base-learning.html






How Invisible Lines Keep Education Resources From Black and Hispanic Kids https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/how-invisible-lines-keep-education-resources-from-black-and-hispanic-kids/


Celebrate Black History Every Month https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/celebrate-black-history-every-month%ef%bf%bc/




North Texas superintendents leave as school culture wars heat up | The Texas Tribune - https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/04/north-texas-superintendents-resign/ by Timia Cobb on @TexasTribune






City Council OKs $4.6m for NOLA Public Schools programming
https://thelensnola.org/2022/02/03/city-council-oks-4-6m-for-nola-public-schools-programming/




Ed Notes Online: CTU Pres Jesse Sharkey Not Running for Re-election - Going Back to Classroom - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/02/ctu-pres-jesse-sharkey-not-running-for.html



Will making the FAFSA more ‘fun’ help get Pell grants into students’ pockets? https://hechingerreport.org/will-making-the-fafsa-more-fun-help-get-pell-grants-into-students-pockets/


After years of cuts, California could provide school buses for all kids https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-03/california-students-more-school-buses-legislation



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

Book Bans, Restrictions On What Educators Can Teach, & Attacks On Critical Race Theory – What A Mess!
Counselling / Pixabay Though we don’t have much to worry about here in California, educators in much of the United States are facing a very different situation. The first part of this post will share resources I’m adding to RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT ATTACKS ON “CRITICAL RACE THEORY,” THE 1619 PROJECT & ATTEMPTS TO STOP EDUCATORS FROM TEACHING ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM . The second part of this pos
The Super Bowl Is Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
ArtTower / Pixabay The Super Bowl is coming up soon…and my heart is broken that the 49ers blew their chance to be in it. Nevertheless, you might be interested in The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn About The Super Bowl (which I’ve just updated and revised). And, even though he just retired, you might also be interested in GUEST POST: WHAT DOES TOM BRADY HAVE IN COMMON WITH A GREAT TEACHER?
A Look Back: “My NY Times Post For ELLs On Teaching About ‘Fake News'”
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 2017: Ideas for E.L.L.s: Finding Reliable Sources in a World of ‘Fake News’ is the headline of my latest, and fairly lengthy, post at The New York Times Learning Network. As I describe it there: The ide

Chat Box: NJ school funding, where is the money going? | NJ Spotlight News https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/02/chat-box-nj-school-funding-where-is-the-money-going-nj-spotlight-news/

From slavery to socialism, new legislation restricts what teachers can discuss https://www.npr.org/2022/02/03/1077878538/legislation-restricts-what-teachers-can-discuss


Biden, Hochul and Adams meet with local violence interrupter team at a Queens elementary school https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-queens-biden-hochul-adams-meet-local-violence-interrupter-team-school-20220203-dyfmlk7cbnh6tdw26qoxa26d2y-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

The Backlash Against C.R.T. Shows That Republicans are Losing Ground https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/crt-backlash-du-bois.html





Pro-Trump Tennessee pastor holds literal book burning of the most popular children's books https://www.rawstory.com/book-burning-2656555930/

Critics say GOP Bill in Alabama would 'decapitate public education' https://www.rawstory.com/critics-say-gop-bill-in-alabama-would-decapitate-public-education/


POLITICO PRO Q&A: Kim Hunter Reed, higher education commissioner for Louisiana https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/04/q-a-kim-hunter-reed-higher-education-commissioner-louisiana-00005507

By Celebrating Black History Month, Alabama Teachers Are Accused of Promoting Critical Race Theory https://www.theroot.com/by-celebrating-black-history-month-alabama-teachers-ar-1848480313



Attending an HBCU Has Always Been an Act of Courage https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/02/hbcu-bomb-threats-howard-university/621485/?utm_source=feed

Teachable Moment: ‘N-Word’ Ends McAuley Teacher’s 41-Year Career https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/teachable-moment-n-word-ends-mcauley-teacher-s-41-year-career


Twitter Suspends Heterodox Education Publication after Teachers' Union Letter Urging Crackdown | National Review - https://wp.me/pdfZfc-4ouX



Free money: California offers up to $225 to open a college savings fund for a child https://a.msn.com/00/en-us/AATs0xT?ocid=winp-st



Maryland Governor calls test scores exposed by Project Baltimore 'disgraceful' | WBFF - https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/maryland-governor-calls-test-scores-exposed-by-project-baltimore-disgraceful#new_tab on http://twitter.com/foxbaltimore

What happened to the $190 billion schools got in COVID aid? - Chalkbeat - https://www.chalkbeat.org/2022/2/3/22916590/schools-federal-covid-relief-stimulus-spending-tracking#new_tab on chalkbeat


Arizona House votes to ban critical race theory in schools - https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-house-votes-to-ban-critical-race-theory-in-schools1#new_tab via @FOX10Phoenix

Jersey City school district considers opening state’s first girls-only public school - nj.com - https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/02/jersey-city-school-district-considers-opening-states-first-girls-only-public-school.html#new_tab on @njdotcom

Gov. Kristi Noem signs South Dakota's anti-transgender athlete bill - https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2022/02/03/south-dakota-anti-transgender-athlete-fairness-bill-passed-gov-kristi-noem/6654261001/#new_tab via @argusleader

Denver special education evaluations plummet during pandemic - Chalkbeat Colorado - https://co.chalkbeat.org/2022/2/4/22916946/special-education-iep-evaluations-pandemic-denver-public-schools#new_tab on chalkbeat

Basque Center cancels Idaho Freedom Foundation education rally | Idaho Statesman - https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article258024603.html#new_tab on @idahostatesman

Changes to MN school accountability plan would place 'well-rounded education' alongside math, reading https://www.twincities.com/2022/02/02/changes-to-mn-school-accountability-plan-would-favor-well-rounded-education-over-math-reading/ via @pioneerpress

GOP makes case for school choice in Pa. funding trial - WHYY - https://whyy.org/?p=546391

How school districts and states are trying to attract teachers during the pandemic - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/3onXUMk via @ABC





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