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If Standardized Tests Were Going to Succeed, They Would Have Done So By Now | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3Ld via @StevenSinger3

CURMUDGUCATION: PA: In Erie, School Shooting Followed By Teacher Walkout - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/04/pa-in-erie-school-shooting-followed-by.html

Congratulations, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson! | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vPJ via @dianeravitch

What Schools Can’t Do – David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing - https://wp.me/p8pPvU-16u by @DLabaree

The guy who brought us CRT panic offers a new far-right agenda: Destroy public education | Salon.com - https://www.salon.com/2022/04/08/the-guy-brought-us-crt-panic-offers-a-new-far-right-agenda-destroy-public-education/

Running for UFT High School VP – how I got started | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2qk by @Jd2718x

School privatizers go bonkers over Biden's charter school rules. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/school-privatizers-go-bonkers-over?s=r

Right-Wing Book Censorship Is an Attack on the Minds of Children - https://truthout.org/?p=294637 on @truthout

Open Space Schools Again? (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8xi via @CubanLarry

With A Brooklyn Accent: Judge Jackson's Appointment and the Power of History - https://withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com/2022/04/judge-jacksons-appointment-and-power-of.html

Billy Townsend: Sen. Manny Diaz blames *the people of Jefferson County* for failing his employer's charter school. Let's audit that. - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content/billy-townsend-sen-manny-diaz-blames-the-people-of-jefferson-county-for-failing-his-employers-charter-school-lets-audit-that/ on @Network4pubEd

Ed Politics | Fighting back against the school privatization agenda - https://edpolitics.org/

What Music Teachers Do in the Summer | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-hu via @nancyflanagan

Teacher Tom: The Worst Way To Solve A Problem - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-worst-way-to-solve-problem.html

Billy Townsend: Ron DeSantis And His Corrupt Friend Are a Gift to Trump | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vOr via @dianeravitch

NEA: End Federal Funding for Corporate Charter Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vPq via @dianeravitch

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

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

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

Friday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3h

MIH83 / Pixabay Ordinarily, I’d add these new articles and videos to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic . However, that list is just getting too massive. So, in the future, if you want to find these in one place, click here: Nearly half of LAUSD students have been chronically absent this year, data show is from The LA Times. Parents say their kids hav

“Parents Are Among Teachers’ Best Assets”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

Parents Are Among Teachers’ Best Assets is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Don’t view parents as obstacles. See them as partners to enhance student learning. Here are some excerpts:

April 25th Is World Malaria Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay The United Nations has declared April 25th to be World Malaria Day . You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About World Malaria Da

Fix the Family Glitch: To the President and Congressional Leaders | Campaign For Children - https://campaignforchildren.org/?p=298 on @Campaign4Kids

Philly officially makes Watlington city’s next schools superintendent - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2022/4/7/23015536/philadelphia-school-board-vote-watlington-superintendent-pick-official-teachers-students on chalkbeat

Choosing Democracy: On the Sacramento Shootings : Sac Poor People's Campaign - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2022/04/on-sacramento-shootings-sac-poor.html

The Books Briefing: The Fight Over What Kids Can Read https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/04/banned-books-critical-race-theory-1619-project/620394/?utm_source=feed

Alabama lawmakers vote to make providing gender-affirming care to trans youth a felony https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/07/alabama-transgender-gender-affirming-care-crime-00023917

Student Loans Are A Burden For Black Educators - PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance.org/student-loans-are-a-burden-for-black-educators-cancel-them/ via @PopResistance

Marley Dias, 17, Leads Campaign to Diversify Assigned Books for Students https://www.theroot.com/marley-dias-17-leads-campaign-to-diversify-assigned-b-1848765415

Colleges Are Ditching the SAT, But Should Black Students Still Take it? https://sacobserver.com/2022/04/colleges-are-ditching-the-sat-but-should-black-students-still-take-it/

City Council approves agreement to send $1.5 m annually to NOLA Public Schools https://thelensnola.org/2022/04/07/city-council-approves-agreement-to-send-1-5-m-annually-to-nola-public-schools%ef%bf%bc/

School coronavirus outbreaks rise in L.A. County after mask orders are lifted https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-08/school-coronavirus-outbreaks-rise-in-l-a-county-after-mask-orders-lift

NJ’s LGBTQ curriculum still faces hurdles 3 years after it was mandated https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/04/nj-lgbtq-curriculum-mandated-2019-but-still-not-widely-implemented/

A jury finds a Kansas scholar guilty of fraud and hiding ties to China https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091090565/feng-franklin-tao-china-initiative-university-of-kansas?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

Culture War, Redux https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/briefing/culture-war-lgbt-rights-us-politics.html

We May Be Able to Prevent Some Mass Shootings https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/opinion/mass-shooting-prevention.html

The Currency of Adversity in Elite Spaces https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/opinion/trauma-elite-universities.html

Louisiana GOP official arrested for taping children's mouths shut at his Christian school https://www.rawstory.com/john-raymond-arrested/

'Little Johnny, you're a boy': Alabama close to sending 'Don't Say Gay' and trans ban bills to GOP governor https://www.rawstory.com/little-johnny-you-re-a-boy-alabama-close-to-sending-don-t-say-gay-and-trans-ban-bills-to-gop-governor/

Absenteeism grew in schools during last school year, education officials say https://newjerseymonitor.com/2022/04/07/absenteeism-grew-in-schools-during-last-school-year-education-officials-say/ via @njmonitor

Texas' Jasper ISD is going to four-day school week - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Jasper-ISD-going-to-four-day-school-week-17059188.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

Frustrations with Denver’s declining enrollment committee mount - Chalkbeat Colorado - https://co.chalkbeat.org/2022/4/7/23015325/denver-public-schools-school-closure-declining-enrollment-committee-concerns#new_tab on chalkbeat

More books are banned than ever before, as Congress takes on the issue - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/more-books-are-banned-than-ever-before-as-congress-takes-on-the-issue/ar-AAVYrrJ?ocid=uxbndlbing&fullscreen=true&cvid=422b89ca89eb48d989bb19fa748b8d37#image=1

Dallas kids need over 1M hours in tutoring but won’t get it. How far behind is DISD? - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/04/08/dallas-kids-need-over-1m-hours-in-tutoring-but-wont-get-it-how-far-behind-is-disd/#new_tab via @dallasnews

Laptops, staffing, a brand new gym: Federal funds help Oregon school districts improve physical and virtual school spaces - OPB - https://www.opb.org/article/2022/04/08/oregon-schools-covid-19-pandemic-relief-federal-funds-school-districts-classroom-improvements/#new_tab

Math education standards committee adds more references to MN tribes, other cultures https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/07/math-education-standards-committee-adds-more-references-to-mn-tribes-other-cultures/ via @pioneerpress

LGBTQ references stripped from proposed revisions to Colorado social studies standards for lower grades - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lgbtq-references-stripped-from-proposed-revisions-to-colorado-social-studies-standards-for-lower-grades/ar-AAVZAtf?

Kentucky governor vetoes charter school bill | AP News - https://apnews.com/article/kentucky-legislature-charter-schools-f795677415fe80f74364ef4acb462d93#new_tab on @ap

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, April 7, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-top-banana-todays-education_7.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, April 6, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-top-banana-todays-education_6.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, April 5, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-top-banana-todays-education_5.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, April 4, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-top-banana-todays-education_4.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, April 3, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-top-banana-todays-education_3.html

Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Can It Be April Already Edition (4/3) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-can.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, April 2, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-top-banana-todays-education_2.html

Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, April 2, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/top-posts-this-week-saturday-april-2.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, April 1, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-top-banana-todays-education.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/2022/04/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs.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/2022/04/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/this-week-education-research-report.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/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/2022/04/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/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/2022/04/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/2022/04/network-for-public-education-blog-post.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/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/2022/04/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 19, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_19.html

Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, March 19, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/top-posts-this-week-saturday-march-19.html

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