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A pause to remember | JD2718 https://jd2718.org/2022/05/05/a-pause-to-remember/



2022 CA Classified School Employees of the Year - Year 2022 (CA Dept of Education) https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr22/yr22rel26.asp



Stare decisis. - Fred Klonsky in Retirement https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/stare-decisis?s=r



Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Does Teaching Experience Increase Teacher Effectiveness? A Review of the Research (Tara Kini and Anne Podolsky) (Guest Post by Tara Kini and Anne Podolsky) | National Education Policy Center https://nepc.colorado.edu/blog/does-teaching



Texas: Gov. Abbott Wants to Revoke State’s Obligation to Educate All Children, Taking Aim at Children of Immigrants | Diane Ravitch's blog https://dianeravitch.net/2022/05/05/texas-gov-abbott-wants-to-revoke-states-obligation-to-educate-all-children-taking-aim-at-children-of-immigrants/



Advice from a Teacher: How to Avoid Burnout | Diane Ravitch's blog https://dianeravitch.net/2022/05/06/teacher-how-to-avoid-burnout/



Need a Plan B on abortion rights - by Michael Klonsky https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/need-a-plan-b-on-abortion-rights?s=r



Teacher Tom: "I Know" http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/05/i-know.html



Why Did Oakland Decide to Shut Down Popular Community Schools? | Ed Politics https://edpolitics.org/why-did-oakland-decide-to-shut-down-popular-community-schools/



Gov. Greg Abbott says federal government should cover cost of educating undocumented students in Texas public schools https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/05/greg-abbott-plyler-doe-education/



Summer Food Service Program Application Due May 15 - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/smmrfdsrvcappsduemay15.asp



New Business Offers Advice (for a Price) from Jeb Bush Acolytes | Diane Ravitch's blog https://dianeravitch.net/2022/05/06/new-business-offers-advice-for-a-price-from-jeb-bush-acolytes/



Dana Milbank: Disney Should Leave Florida and DeSantis Should Create His Own Theme Park of White Supremacy | Diane Ravitch's blog https://dianeravitch.net/2022/05/06/dana-milbank-disney-should-leave-florida-and-desantis-should-create-his-own-theme-park-of-white-supremacy/



Video: EndowNow - A game-changing strategy for investing in racial justice | Schott Foundation for Public Education http://schottfoundation.org/blog/2022/05/06/endownow-game-changing-strategy-racial-justice-endow-now



The Teacher Wage Gap Persists – Tennessee Education Report http://tnedreport.com/2022/05/the-teacher-wage-gap-persists/



So much for Teacher Appreciation Week - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/05/06/so-much-for-teacher-appreciation-week/



Who do you want teaching your children? - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/05/06/who-do-you-want-teaching-your-children/



U.S. Department of Education Announces Intent to Strengthen and Protect Rights for Students with Disabilities by Amending Regulations Implementing Section 504 | U.S. Department of Education https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-intent-strengthen-and-protect-rights-students-disabilities-amending-regulations-implementing-section-504



Ed Notes Online: Missing UFT Election Ballot? FIll out this form for our protest of the process that left so many without ballots https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/05/missing-uft-election-ballot-fill-out.html




National Days of Teaching Truth - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb1yOj9dAXogutpfpIM0o_M44CAUNLEX2


S.F. teacher got paid $0 in April. Her principal loaned her $4,500 for rent amid SFUSD payroll debacle https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/This-S-F-teacher-got-paid-0-in-April-Her-17148841.php?


Portlandia - Parenting Books https://youtu.be/YAtB2zSLly8 via @YouTube



Rapid City parents, teachers speak out about destroying books https://listen.sdpb.org/education/2022-05-04/rapid-city-parents-teachers-speak-out-about-destroying-books


Our Response to Rapid City, South Dakota’s Plans to Destroy a Slew of Recent Novels and Memoirs - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our-response-to-rapid-city-south-dakotas-plans-to-destroy-a-slew-of-recent-novels-and-memoirs

Fort Smith Schools facing backlash after teacher appreciation gift https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/education/fort-smith-schools-face-backlash-after-teacher-appreciation-gift/527-622aa2a4-a4ca-4f47-8b46-28090b96ae67 via @5NEWS

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







Education Research Report: Strengthened school lunch standards improved obesity outlook for low-income children http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/05/strengthened-school-lunch-standards.html





May 8th Is Mother’s Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/05/05/may-8th-is-mothers-day-here-are-teaching-learning-resources/

Black Students in Illinois Are Far More Likely to Be Ticketed by Police for School Behavior Than White Students https://www.propublica.org/article/black-students-illinois-ticketed-by-police-for-school-behavior#1325508

Oklahoma’s Ban on Nonbinary Birth Certificates Isn’t Just Cruel. It’s Ahistorical. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/oklahoma-ban-nonbinary-birth-certificate/629778/?utm_source=feed

How to Prevent Teen Dating Violence https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2022/05/05/teen-dating-violence-prevention




The Great Exhaustion: Area teachers predicted to retire in droves & bus drivers want a better contract | WTOP News https://wtop.com/podcast/dmv-download-podcast/the-great-exhaustion-area-teachers-predicted-to-retire-in-droves-bus-drivers-want-a-better-contract/

Editorial: Voters, don’t put extremists on school boards https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/editorial/article/Editorial-Voters-don-t-put-extremists-on-17151861.php

Teachers’ Union Pushes Facebook Owner Meta To Take Closer Look At ‘Harms’ To Children @globalcirculate https://globalcirculate.com/teachers-union-pushes-facebook-owner-meta-to-take-closer-look-at-harms-to-children/

AFSCME’s Saunders honored by Labor Heritage Foundation https://www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-saunders-honored-by-labor-heritage-foundation


Life after Roe: Republicans are already targeting the right to a public education https://www.salon.com/2022/05/05/life-after-roe-are-already-targeting-the-right-to-a-public-education/


Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Might Challenge SCOTUS Ruling Requiring States To Educate All Children https://www.theroot.com/texas-gov-greg-abbott-might-challenge-scotus-ruling-re-1848886915


Univ. of Maryland-Baltimore Program Encourages Students to Pursue STEM Careers https://www.theroot.com/univ-of-maryland-baltimore-program-encourages-students-1848885746

Dems advance controversial youth vaccine bill https://sacobserver.com/2022/05/dems-advance-controversial-youth-vaccine-bill/


Title IX A Mystery to Most Parents and Students, Poll Says https://sacobserver.com/2022/05/title-ix-a-mystery-to-most-parents-and-students-poll-says/


With piles of campaign cash, a Christian cellphone company is making North Texas school board races a state battleground https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/05/texas-school-board-elections/

BESE falls one vote shy of passing graduation waiver https://thelensnola.org/2022/05/05/bese-falls-one-vote-shy-of-passing-graduation-waiver/


Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas May Challenge Schooling of Migrant Children https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/us/texas-schools-undocumented-immigrants-supreme-court.html

We Should Cancel Student Debt, but Only for Some https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/opinion/cancel-some-student-debt.html

Georgia Candidates Try to Outdo One Another on ‘Woke Mob’ in Schools https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/opinion/republicans-parental-rights.html

With Roe on the Ropes, students stage nationwide walkouts https://www.rawstory.com/with-roe-on-the-ropes-students-stage-nationwide-walkouts/


How a Christian cellphone company with piles of cash is making North Texas a political battleground https://www.rawstory.com/how-a-christian-cellphone-company-with-piles-of-cash-is-making-north-texas-a-political-battleground/

Greg Abbott considers challenging 1982 ruling requiring free public education https://www.rawstory.com/greg-abbott-considers-challenging-1982-ruling-requiring-free-public-education/

‘I’m not doing anything wrong’: Pot-smoking L.A. moms on parenting while high https://lacannabisnews.com/im-not-doing-anything-wrong-pot-smoking-l-a-moms-on-parenting-while-high/


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


A Look Back: 8 Tools For Creating Online Worksheets
I’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I originally published THE BEST TOOLS FOR MAKING ONLINE INTERACTIVE WORKSHEETS in 2021, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes sites like Wizer , Live Worksheets , TeacherMade and several more. Check out the “Best” list and let me know what I’m missi
Friday’s New Articles On School Reopenings
StockSnap / 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: LAUSD failed students with disabilities during pandemic, federal investigation finds is from The L.A. Times. Four days added
Texas Governor Announces Plan To Challenge Previous Supreme Court Decision Requiring Schools To Educate Undocumented Children
It appears to “open season” on Supreme Court precedents. The governor of Texas has announced his plan to challenge the landmark Plyler v. Doe ruling that requires schools to educated undocumented children. I’ll be publishing an extensive piece in Ed Week over the weekend explaining how the leaked abortion opinion could impact this challenge. You can read more about the Governor’s plans at the NY

Want to know what schools teach about sex ed? It’s not so easy https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/05/nj-school-sex-ed-fiery-debate-lawmaker-wants-districts-curriculum-details-public/

Beware, new student loan borrowers: Interest rates are about to jump https://www.npr.org/2022/05/06/1096884527/beware-new-student-loan-borrowers-interest-rates-are-about-to-jump

Black Students in Illinois Are Far More Likely to Be Ticketed by Police for School Behavior Than White Students https://www.propublica.org/article/black-students-illinois-ticketed-by-police-for-school-behavior

Big-money Texas school board races the ‘new norm’ as conservative spending ramps up? https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/05/05/big-money-texas-school-board-races-the-new-norm-as-conservative-spending-ramps-up/#new_tab

Philly will institute weapons scans of middle schoolers starting Monday. Critics say, ‘This is not OK’ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/philly-will-institute-weapons-scans-of-middle-schoolers-starting-monday-critics-say-this-is-not-ok/ar-AAWXH3r?ocid=uxbndlbing&msclkid=51af687dcd4011ec9f619c4aadc8fb3c#new_tab

JCPS high school students walk out to protest Roe v. Wade draft https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2022/05/05/some-louisville-jcps-schools-walkout-roe-wade-supreme-court-draft/9661245002/#new_tab

After allegations of bullying and official neglect, Boston's Mission Hill School will close this summer | WBUR News https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/05/06/mission-hill-school-closure#new_tab

Nashville Public Library encourages readers to sign up for 'I read banned books' card https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nashville-public-library-encourages-readers-sign-read-banned-books-car-rcna27479 via @nbcnews

Church sues Detroit public schools for $25M over abandoned school building https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/05/06/church-sues-detroit-public-schools-for-25m-over-abandoned-school-building/#new_tab

This Teacher Appreciation Week, give educators and students the gift of facts https://thehill.com/opinion/education/3476979-this-teacher-appreciation-week-give-educators-and-students-the-gift-of-facts/

Can mathematics be spiritual? Ask Einstein https://bigthink.com/the-well/math-religion-awe/



‘The cruelty has no bottom’: Legal expert blasts TX Gov. Abbott for trying to ban some children from public education https://www.rawstory.com/the-cruelty-has-no-bottom-legal-expert-blasts-tx-gov-abbott-for-trying-to-ban-some-children-from-public-education/

Public Universities Need More Democracy, Not More Administrators https://popularresistance.org/public-universities-need-more-democracy-not-more-administrators/




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Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: WHY YOU MISSED IT EDITION https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/05/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-why.html?spref=tw

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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_30.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/this-week-education-research-report_30.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_30.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_30.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_30.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_30.html

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Big Education Ape: Saturday, April 23, 2022 THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT AND A TENNESSESS HOLLER http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/saturday-april-23-2022-this-weeks.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_30.html




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