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WPIAL is Wrong! Racist Taunts at a Football Game are NOT a Matter of Both Sides | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3Ix via @StevenSinger3
A REAL DAMP SQUIB – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-354 via @norinrad10
NYC Educator: Bean Salad - http://nyceducator.com/2022/02/bean-salad.html
Olympic athletes aren't buying into Cold War politics - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/olympic-athletes-arent-buying-into
CURMUDGUCATION: Parents Defending Education Targets Black Lives Matter - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/02/parents-defending-education-targets.html
RFA: Social Isolation Supports Grant (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r10/social-isolation-rfa.asp
Virginia: Judge Temporarily Blocks Youngkin’s Ban on Mask Mandates | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vsc via @dianeravitch
Peter Greene: Alabama Republican Hopes to Eliminate Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vrM via @dianeravitch
The Highly Unqualified Teacher | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-gJ via @nancyflanagan
Book Bans and Rightwing Boobs - Progressive.org - https://progressive.org/latest/book-bans-right-wing-boobs-fiore-220204/
David Corn: The Inside Story of the Tennessee School Board that Banned MAUS | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vqo via @dianeravitch
Oklahoma: “Backpack“ Aims to Defund Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vrW via @dianeravitch
Evidence To Support Teacher-Centered Instruction (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8sz via @CubanLarry
Moving the SATs online won't restore them to relevance https://thehill.com/opinion/education/592848-moving-the-sats-online-wont-restore-them-to-relevance
Judge halts VA governor's opt-out school mask order, for now - https://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-against-va-governors-221855891.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr on @YahooNews
Looking Beyond Affirmative Action https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/02/looking-beyond-affirmative-action/621502/?utm_source=feed
Danger Ahead for the “Parents Rights” Movement https://www.laprogressive.com/parents-rights-movement/
NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan
How Big Sugar Stripped Hawaiians Of Their Own Land And Waterby Mark Anthony Neal / 29min
'Hawai’i’s sugar industry drained streams to irrigate its crops for over a century, often displacing Native Hawaiian farmers who relied on the water. The last sugar plantation closed in 2016. So why are Native Hawaiian farmers still fighting for their water rights?'
Jay-Z, Jeymes Samuel, and James Lassiter discuss making 'The Harder They Fall'by Mark Anthony Neal / 36min
'Writer, director, composer Jeymes Samuel and producers Jay-Z and James Lassiter discuss making The Harder They Fall and their creative vision.'
Big Boi & Sleepy Brown Break Down Their Most Iconic Tracksby Mark Anthony Neal / 44min
' Big Boi and Sleepy Brown break down their most iconic tracks, including 'Rosa Parks,' 'Player's Ball,' 'Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)' by UGK feat. Outkast , 'So Fresh, So Clean,' ATLiens,' 'Ms. Jackson,' 'Dirty South,' 'The Way You Move,' 'SpottieOttieDopaliscious,' 'Shutterbugg,' 'Shine Blockas' feat. Gucci Mane and more.'
Abolition. Feminism. Now. | with Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, Beth E. Richie and Mariame Kaba.by Mark Anthony Neal / 51min
'As a politic and a practice, abolition increasingly shapes our political moment — halting the construction of new jails and propelling movements to divest from policing. Yet erased from this landscape are not only the central histories of feminist — usually queer, anti-capitalist, grassroots, and women of color — organizing that continue to cultivate abolition but a recognition of the stark real
Billy Dee Williams on Diana Ross & Lady Sings the Bluesby Mark Anthony Neal / 2h
' Billy Dee Williams on Diana Ross , whose feature film debut is their movie Lady Sings the Blues . Featuring Ross in an Oscar®-nominated role, Lady Sings the Blues (1972) is an unflinching look at the life of legendary singer Billie Holiday – co-starring American Film Institute Trustee Emeritus Billy Dee Williams as Holiday’s husband.'
DaMaris Hill in The Black Writer's Studioby Mark Anthony Neal / 2h
' Dr. DaMaris B. Hill is the author of Breath Better Spent: Living Black Girlhood , A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland , The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrage and Jim Crow: Staking Claims in the American Heartland , and Visible Textures . She is a 2020 NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry and
Nike's Larry Miller, His Story of Redemption and Building The Jordan Brandby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
' Larry Miller has been a top executive in sports and athletic wear for decades. As the Chairman of Nike's Jordan Brand, he's in charge of a multibillion-dollar global apparel juggernaut. But as a teenager growing up in West Philadelphia, he made a violent mistake that haunted him for decades: he murdered an 18-year-old man, Edward David White .'
With OSBI report finally complete, O’Connor sends Epic investigation back to David Prater https://nondoc.com/2022/02/04/epic-investigation-returned-to-david-prater/ via @nondocmedia
Stitt talks increasing teacher pay, beefing up STEM education https://nondoc.com/2022/02/05/stitt-talks-increasing-teacher-pay/ via @nondocmedia
Judge rules against VA governor’s opt-out school mask order https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/04/judge-rules-against-va-governors-opt-out-school-mask-order-00005939
Russ on Reading: Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane - http://russonreading.blogspot.com/2022/02/book-banning-turns-to-dick-and-jane.html
Justice Breyer and Parents Involved https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/02/justice-breyer-and-parents-involved/Justice Breyer: A pragmatic moderate https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/02/justice-breyer-a-pragmatic-moderate/
Timberland Launches Black History Campaign Celebrating Black Creators
https://www.theroot.com/timberland-launches-black-history-campaign-celebrating-1848483710
Cheat Sheet: What is Critical Race Theory?
https://www.theroot.com/cheat-sheet-what-is-critical-race-theory-1848482451
Black History Icons: Rosa Parks https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/black-history-icons-rosa-parks/
Biggest Lie of the Day | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vs3 via @dianeravitch
In Virginia, some students worry about a future without coronavirus vaccine mandates https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/05/virginia-college-students-covid-vaccine/
Arlington judge issues temporary restraining order barring enforcement of Youngkin’s mask-optional policy https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/04/arlington-judge-issues-temporary-restraining-order-barring-enforcement-youngkins-mask-optional-policy/
Private schools have turned away L.A. County health inspectors checking on COVID-19 rules https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-05/private-schools-turn-away-la-county-covid-19-health-inspectors
California bill would boost schools' access to student COVID-19 vaccine data
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-04/california-schools-could-check-student-vaccination-records-legislation
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo
Useful Findings From New Paper Applying “Design Principles” To Instructiongeralt / Pixabay I recently learned about a new study on multi-media learning from Pedro de Bruyckere . To tell you the truth, I didn’t really understand what it was about after reading the abstract . The full paper is behind a paywall, but I was able to get a prepublication version of it. The paper is titled “Multimedia Design for Learning: An Overview of Reviews With Meta-Meta-Analysis.” I seem
Valentine’s Day Is Coming Up – Here Are A Ton Of Teaching & Learning ResourcesJillWellington / Pixabay Valentine’s Day is coming up soon! You might be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day .
A Look Back: “We Should Be Obsessed With Racial Equity”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: I have often shared links to Education Week posts by Walt Gardner in this blog. His pieces are short, to-the-point, and often, in my opinion, right on target. However, I have to say that I was sho
Rosa Parks Was Born On This Day 109 Years Ago – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesRosa Parks was born on this day 109 years ago. You might be interested in Best Resources For Teaching About Rosa Parks & 60th Anniversary Of The Montgomery Bus Boycott .
Vegan Fridays at NYC schools gets off to uneven start
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-vegan-fridays-new-york-school-cafeterias-20220205-4avpcqpqinekfaynau7jg56oei-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Sacramento City Unified bus drivers call for better COVID precautions
https://fox40.com/news/local-news/sacramento-city-unified-bus-drivers-call-for-better-covid-precautions/
Iowa Republican Introduces Bill to Put Cameras in Every Public School Classroom
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/iowa-republican-introduces-bill-to-put-cameras-in-every-public-school-classroom/Abolition. Feminism. Now. | with Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, Beth E. Richie and Mariame Kaba. | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/02/abolition-feminism-now-with-angela-y.html via @NewBlackMan
How the "critical race theory" moral panic morphed into book-banning frenzy
https://www.salon.com/2022/02/05/how-the-critical-race-theory-moral-panic-morphed-into-book-banning-frenzy_partner/
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