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Monday, April 18, 2022

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, April 18, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️

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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



Privatization of public education gaining ground -- report - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/04/18/privatization-of-public-education-gaining-ground/


College Bound or Career Ready:  Can NYC Prepare ALL Students?  Is CTE “Tracking” Students? How Do We Select the Appropriate Pathway? | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2VK via @edintheapple


Tennessee audit finds millions of dollars misappropriated for childrens' meal programs https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/04/15/tennessee-audit-finds-millions-of-dollars-misappropriated-for-childrens-meal-programs/ via @TNLookout



Good News! Cong. DeLauro Lambastes Charter Lobby, Endorses Federal CSP Reforms | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vSS via @dianeravitch



Parenting According to Nature Now Available - http://louisianaeducator.blogspot.com/



Dark as a dungeon. - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/dark-as-a-dungeon?s=r



Did I Tell You My Theory? - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/04/did-i-tell-you-my-theory.html



Thinking about Old Age and Crossword Puzzles | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8xD via @CubanLarry



Teacher Tom: It's Important That Children Practice Making Real Decisions - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/04/its-important-that-children-practice.html



12 MINUTES WITH REP. LEATHERWOOD, SPECIAL STRAIGHT PEOPLE MARRIAGE LICENSE SPONSOR – THE TENNESSEE HOLLER - https://tnholler.com/?p=6556



The First Woman to Run in the Boston Marathon, in 1967 | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vu5 via @dianeravitch



What Proportion of the Population is Transgender? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vPV via @dianeravitch



Missouri: Legislator’s Fiery Speech Goes Viral | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vSd via @dianeravitch



CURMUDGUCATION: PA: What would charter reform save your local taxpayers? - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/04/pa-what-would-charter-reform-save-your.html



NYC Educator: I'm Running with (and Voting for) Unity. Here's Why: - http://nyceducator.com/2022/04/im-running-with-and-voting-for-unity.html



FOLLOW THE MONEY: ORGS BACKING LEE’S ED FUNDING PLAN GET $$ FROM GATES FOUNDATION – THE TENNESSEE HOLLER - https://tnholler.com/?p=6563



Appropriations Committee Chair DeLauro Issues a Blistering Reproach of the Misinformation Campaign to Stop Charter School Program Reforms - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/breaking-appropriations-committe-chair-delauro-issues-a-blistering-reproach-of-the-misinformation-campaign-to-stop-charter-school-program-regulations/ via @Network4pubEd



The Full Text of Cong. Rosa DeLauro’s Letter Endorsing Reforms for Federal Charter Schools Program | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vSO via @dianeravitch



David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing: The Attractions of Doing School | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11368 on @NEPCtweet



Update on Highly Capable Program - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/04/update-on-highly-capable-program.html



What is obscenity? Critics are banning LGBTQ+ books from schools. - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/04/16/critics-banning-lgbtq-book-schools-obscenity/7303774001/?gnt-cfr=1 via @usatoday

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Opinion | Book Bans, From a Student’s Perspective - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/opinion/school-book-bans-students.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur on @nytimes

Conservatives turn to public libraries as next battleground on censorship - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/17/public-libraries-books-censorship/







NCAC Statement on Florida's Education Legislation - National Coalition Against Censorship - https://ncac.org/?p=86551 via @ncacensorship

This Sums Up Why Mike Mulgrew Must No Longer Be UFT President - http://southbronxschool.blogspot.com/2022/04/this-sums-up-why-mike-mulgrew-must-no.html






Opinion | Top 5 Charter School Myths Debunked | Steven Singer - https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/16/top-5-charter-school-myths-debunked?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1650168908 on @commondreams

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

At Liberty Podcast: Kimberlé Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth about Race in America | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/04/at-liberty-podcast-kimberle-crenshaw-on.html via @NewBlackMan

When crisis strikes, teachers are there | American Federation of Teachers - https://www.aft.org/node/19396 by aftunion


Jost on Justice: Supreme Court School Prayer Case About to Fizzle? - http://www.jostonjustice.com/2022/04/supreme-court-school-prayer-case-about.html




#259 Compassionate Communication Boosts Academics (Josh Monroe pt.2) - Teach Me, Teacher - https://teachmeteacherpodcast.com/?p=12185

A UK Teacher Works to Stitch Black Joy into Harsh Histories https://www.theroot.com/a-uk-teacher-works-to-stitch-black-joy-into-harsh-histo-1848804402


The Virtual School Blues: Parents Face Pandemic-Related School Fluctuations https://sacobserver.com/2022/04/the-virtual-school-blues-parents-face-pandemic-related-school-fluctuations/

D.C. Public School Librarians Eyeing Book Bans Across America https://sacobserver.com/2022/04/d-c-public-school-librarians-eyeing-book-bans-across-america/



Who killed the expanded child tax credit? https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/4/18/23026908/child-tax-credit-joe-manchin-policy-feedback-partisan



So You Want To Teach Asian American History? These Educators Are Here To Help https://laist.com/news/education/asian-american-history-interest-teachers-resources



Meet the Finalists: 2022 Washington Post Principal and Teacher of the Year awards https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/04/18/teacher-principal-of-year-finalists/?


Amy Schott is Washington Post's 2022 Principal of the Year - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/04/18/amy-schott-principal-of-year/?



Jordan Markwood is Washington Post's 2022 Teacher of the Year - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/04/18/jordan-markwood-teacher-of-year/?



OPINION: Mental health services are crucially important for student success but often overlooked https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-mental-health-services-are-crucially-important-for-student-success-but-often-overlooked/

PROOF POINTS: Reconsidering the benefits of desegregation https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-reconsidering-desegregation/



Weighing the best strategies for reading intervention https://hechingerreport.org/weighing-the-best-strategies-for-reading-intervention/



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


Most Popular Posts Of The Week
I’m making a change in the content of the regular feature. In addition to sharing the top five posts that have received the most “hits” in the preceding seven-to-ten days (though they may have originally been published on an earlier date), I will also include the top five posts that have actually appeared in the past week. Often, these are different posts. You might also be interested in IT’S THE
A Look Back: 32 Reference Sites For English Language Learners
I’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay I originally published The Best Reference Websites For English Language Learners in 2008, and have been revising and updating it since that time. I have to admit, however, I it’s been awhile since I updated it last. So, though I cleaned out a bunch of tools on the list that

Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race theory appeared in some https://www.npr.org/2022/04/18/1093277449/florida-mathematics-textbooks

How Illinois is addressing the nationwide substitute teacher shortage https://www.npr.org/2022/04/18/1093282031/how-illinois-is-addressing-the-nationwide-substitute-teacher-shortage

Biden’s Student Loan Dilemma https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/podcasts/the-daily/student-loan-pause-biden.html



Kansas GOP senator demands immediate removal of ‘Gender Queer’ book from school library https://www.rawstory.com/kansas-gop-senator-demands-immediate-removal-of-gender-queer-book-from-school-library/

Far-right Nevada school board candidate claims the Constitution mandates people procreate https://www.rawstory.com/republican-school-board-nevada-vegas/


Ron DeSantis transforms Florida's Education Department into his Ministry of Propaganda in stunning move https://www.rawstory.com/florida-education-department/

Florida Rejects More Than 50 Math Textbooks, Citing Critical Race Theory as One of its Reasons https://www.theroot.com/florida-rejects-more-than-50-math-textbooks-citing-cri-1848805571


U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Continues the ARPStars Tour in Washington State | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/us-deputy-secretary-education-continues-arpstars-tour-washington-state

Here's how parents can use Florida's 'don't say gay' law against itself https://www.rawstory.com/don-t-say-gay-bill-florida/


‘ChristoFascism in a nutshell’: DeSantis mocked for banning nearly half of all math books claiming CRT indoctrination https://www.rawstory.com/christofascism-in-a-nutshell-desantis-mocked-for-banning-nearly-half-of-all-math-books-claiming-crt-indoctrination/



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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_9.html

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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_9.html

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