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Sunday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=114704 on @Larryferlazzo

I Desegregated the University of Georgia. History Is Still in the Making. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/opinion/sunday/university-of-georgia-desegregation.html

N.C.A.A. President Seeks Delay on Vote to Let Students Profit From Fame https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/sports/ncaabasketball/ncaa-delays-vote-athlete-endorsements.html

Sweden and the Damage Done by Free-Market Reforms | Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé - https://wp.me/pLJTE-1kB via @lflwriter

I REALLY Like This New-To-Me Inductive Learning Strategy | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=114700 on @Larryferlazzo

Education Matters: Nothing the FLDOE does should be taken seriously. - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/01/nothing-fldoe-does-should-be-taken.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/iYxgC+(Education+Matters)

Thousands of law school alumni and students push for disbarment of Sens. Hawley and Cruz https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/01/10/thousands-law-school-alumni-students-push-disbarment-sens-hawley-cruz/?tid=ss_tw

Community, the mayor step up to feed students over break | Sacramento State - https://www.csus.edu/news/articles/2021/1/8/Community,-the-mayor-step-up-to-feed-students-over-break.shtml

This Week’s Resources To Support Teachers Coping With School Closures | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=114694 on @Larryferlazzo

Following DeVos's Surprise Resignation, School Advocates Say She Leaves Behind A Controversial Legacy | Washington DC, DC Patch - https://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/following-devos-s-surprise-resignation-school-advocates-say-she

Duval Courts close, Duval schools stay open, um wait what?!? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iYxgC/~3/ecD794BOzVE/duval-courts-close-duval-schools-stay.html

Yesterday and the Attempted Trump Coup: Students AMA https://www.laprogressive.com/yesterday-attempted-coup/

One by One, the Domestic Terrorists Who Swarmed the Capitol Are Identified. But Most Will Not Be. | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-t65 via @dianeravitch

CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Well Aren't We Off To A Grand Start Edition (1/10)

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CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Well Aren't We Off To A Grand Start Edition (1/10) Well Aren't We Off To A Grand Start Edition Well, that was a week, wasn't it. What a hellacious shitshow (sorry, Mom). But despite the the dumpster fire burning brighter than ever, we still have things to read, because while governments may rise and fall and grind to a halt and play stupid games with stupid insurrectionists

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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=114704 on @Larryferlazzo I Desegregated the University of Georgia. History Is Still in the Making. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/opinion/sunday/university-of-georgia-desegregation.ht

How Teachers Across the U.S. Explained the 'Traumatic' Capitol Riots to Their Young Students

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How Teachers Across the U.S. Explained the 'Traumatic' Capitol Riots to Their Young Students Big Education Ape: What I Told My Students About Yesterday’s Attempted Trump Coup | gadflyonthewallblog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/what-i-told-my-students-about.html On Wednesday, violent pro- Donald Trump rioters descended on the U.S. Capitol building while lawmakers were working to c

An open letter to Betsy DeVos on resignation: You're too late - TheGrio : TheGrio

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An open letter to Betsy DeVos on resignation: You’re too late Ms. Devos actively participated in building a political movement and agenda that promotes and feeds on race baiting, hate speech and racism Dear Ms. Devos, Your resignation is much too late. There is no redemption, absent serious penance, for those who have stood by while Donald Trump wreaked what can only be described as havoc on thi

Population Health, Human Capital Bonds, and Black America – Wrench in the Gears

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Population Health, Human Capital Bonds, and Black America The following document was prepared as a briefing paper for a group working in the population health arena. The intention was to revisit the breadth of my research with a specific focus placed on what it means for Black America. A similar document could have been written for the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island. This material is curren

Chicago teachers balk at reopening plan, face pay loss if they don’t return - The Washington Post

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Chicago teachers balk at reopening plan, face pay loss if they don’t return CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools will reopen for some students Monday for the first time since last spring amid an escalating clash between city officials, who are threatening to withhold pay from teachers who do not show up, and the powerful Chicago Teachers Union, which contends that schools are not properly outfitted

A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007

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Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - The Best Resources For Helping Students – & Us – Develop Good Habits by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h Homegrounds / Pixabay I’ve shared a number of resources over the years o

EdAction in Congress January 10, 2021 - Education Votes

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EdAction in Congress January 10, 2021 NEA calls for immediate removal of President Trump Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY), leaders of their respective caucuses, normally don’t agree on much. But 

Education Matters: DCPS is either deceptive or incompetent about COVID numbers and either is unacceptable.

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DCPS is either deceptive or incompetent about COVID numbers and either is unacceptable. There have been 7236 cases of pediatric COVID in Duval; of that, only 519 have made DCPS's dashboard. (see the links below). Absolutely nothing DCPS says can be taken seriously. Either their deception or incompetence is unacceptable. Now I want to be fair the COVID Dashboard didn't even exist until August, so

NYC Educator: White Supremacy Is Everywhere--Even in UFT

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White Supremacy Is Everywhere--Even in UFT Like everyone I know, I'm totally freaked out by what happened in DC last week. I guess no one should be surprised, as it was telegraphed by the President, a whole bunch of House and Senate members, and Trump media outlets and devotees around the country. What was really shocking was the response, or lack thereof, of the police and/ or military. (Worse,

Betsy DeVos’ Resignation Letter | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog

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Betsy DeVos’ Resignation Letter Below is the full text of now-former US ed sec Betsy DeVos’ resignation letter . The Secretary of Education Washington, DC 20202 January 7, 2021 President Donald J. Trump The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: For more than thirty years, I have fought on behalf of America’s students to expand the options they have to pursue a world-class educatio

The “Little Soldiers” of Chinese Education | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

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The “Little Soldiers” of Chinese Education The second day of school, Rainey came home with a story. Four times he found egg in his mouth. He hadn’t placed it there himself; instead, his most hated food made its way past his teeth by the hand of the fearsome Teacher Chen. ‘ She put it there,’ Rainey told me, mouth wide, finger pointing inside. Then what happened,? I asked. “I cried and spit it ou

Surge Since New Years | JD2718

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Surge Since New Years Nationally there was a dip in new cases after Thanksgiving ( New York State did not experience that dip ; we have special leadership). But after Christmas the numbers have roared back. We are currently seeing a surge that is steeper than the spring (once the unreported cases are factored in.) 7 Day moving averages, for the US, NY, NJ, CT, MA: CONTINUE READING: Surge Since N

Teachable Moments – The Insurrection on the Capitol: How can we “teach” students to be warriors of Democracy? | Ed In The Apple

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Teachable Moments – The Insurrection on the Capitol: How can we “teach” students to be warriors of Democracy? Last week I researched my blog topic, the role of the Congress in counting the electoral votes, a pro forma process; I reread the Constitution and the Electoral Count Act of 1887 and posted the blog. “Will Republican Senators and House Member ‘Objections’ Prevent the Election of Biden/Ha

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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES COVID-19 relief package doesn’t go far enough - Education Votes - https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/01/08/covid-19-relief-package-doesnt-go-

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How Teachers Across the U.S. Explained the 'Traumatic' Capitol Riots to Their Young Students

How Teachers Across the U.S. Explained the 'Traumatic' Capitol Riots to Their Young Students

How Teachers Across the U.S. Explained the 'Traumatic' Capitol Riots to Their Young Students

What I Told My Students About Yesterday’s Attempted Trump Coup | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3r4 via @StevenSinger3

On Wednesday, violent pro-Donald Trump rioters descended on the U.S. Capitol building while lawmakers were working to count the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden's win over Trump. At least 5, including a Capitol Police officer, were killed and many were injured.

The next day, teachers across the country grappled with how to explain the deadly event — during which nooses hanged in front of the Capitol building, confederate flags were waved in the halls and the mob ransacked offices — to students of every age, with several sharing resources on social media and turning to fellow educators for ideas.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, posted a Twitter thread with free lesson plans on topics ranging from the foundations of democracy to the nation's history of peaceful transitions of power.

"Students across America are watching," Weingarten wrote. "You don't have to be a civics teacher to know that this moment is going to be very difficult for so many educators across the country."

RELATED: DOJ Announces Federal Charges Against 13 Capitol Rioters as FBI Continues to Investigate

"You can differentiate between peaceful protest and violence," she later advised. "Storming the Capitol and threatening duly elected officials is mob rule not peaceful protest."

Georgia-based teacher Marian Dingle also used Twitter to urge other teachers to take a moment in their classes to acknowledge the events, garnering hundreds of replies and over CONTINUE READING: How Teachers Across the U.S. Explained the 'Traumatic' Capitol Riots to Their Young Students

An open letter to Betsy DeVos on resignation: You're too late - TheGrio : TheGrio

An open letter to Betsy DeVos on resignation: You're too late - TheGrio : TheGrio

An open letter to Betsy DeVos on resignation: You’re too late

Ms. Devos actively participated in building a political movement and agenda that promotes and feeds on race baiting, hate speech and racism

Dear Ms. Devos,

Your resignation is much too late. There is no redemption, absent serious penance, for those who have stood by while Donald Trump wreaked what can only be described as havoc on this country, and in many cases, the world. 

Read More: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos quits, cites Trump rhetoric

Trump’s refusal to accept the very clear results of the November election is not an eye-opening event. Instead, that refusal is a part of a long history of denying facts and building campaigns based on delusions. Have you forgotten how he fervently led the Birther movement and refused to accept the presidency of Barack Obama?

Anyone, including you, associated with him has known for a long time that the Trump brand is one rooted in denialism and lies. 

You did not take this role to do good. It is our claim that you took this role to dismantle one of the sacred institutions of American public life, our neighborhood public schools. Yet you failed miserably at that task.

Read More: As DeVos exits DOE, leaders focus on damage control amid pandemic

Ms. Devos, your resignation is a performance. One that is no doubt tied to an interest in being able to tell a story of how you rejected Trumpism. The truth, however, is that Trumpisim need not only be rejected, but it must also be uprooted. And leaving an administration with less than 14 days left on the clock is an insufficient and cowardly act.  CONTINUE READING: An open letter to Betsy DeVos on resignation: You're too late - TheGrio : TheGrio

Population Health, Human Capital Bonds, and Black America – Wrench in the Gears

Population Health, Human Capital Bonds, and Black America – Wrench in the Gears

Population Health, Human Capital Bonds, and Black America

The following document was prepared as a briefing paper for a group working in the population health arena. The intention was to revisit the breadth of my research with a specific focus placed on what it means for Black America. A similar document could have been written for the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island. This material is currently under review pending future distribution in a more digestible format. I am long form, always. Since this document was referenced in a panel discussion I recently participated in and was distributed to a wider audience, I feel comfortable sharing it with you here. Please know that this is a work in progress.

Briefing Document:

We find ourselves in this season of the shortest days and longest nights. Yet in these long nights we are graced with guiding stars and hands to hold in the darkness. I have heavy information to share here. But first I want you to know that we were made for these times.

On a knife’s edge, teetering between sacred and profane, I know in my heart that through fortitude and moral courage humanity will prevail. Black America has lived for generations under this nation’s broken social contract. With the Fourth Industrial Revolution pushing to make natural humans obsolete, many more are awakening to the lived experience of Black and Brown America. This nation grew its power on broken treaties and stolen bodies. Now is a moment of profound reckoning to face off against the threat of artificial intelligence stealing the rights of ALL sovereign beings.

Who better to lead the world towards healing and justice than Black and Brown people? Consider WEB DuBois’ “Black Reconstruction,” the general strike, the power of Black bodies to throw a wrench in the gears of anti-life CONTINUE READING: Population Health, Human Capital Bonds, and Black America – Wrench in the Gears

Chicago teachers balk at reopening plan, face pay loss if they don’t return - The Washington Post

Chicago teachers balk at reopening plan, face pay loss if they don’t return - The Washington Post

Chicago teachers balk at reopening plan, face pay loss if they don’t return

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools will reopen for some students Monday for the first time since last spring amid an escalating clash between city officials, who are threatening to withhold pay from teachers who do not show up, and the powerful Chicago Teachers Union, which contends that schools are not properly outfitted to combat the coronavirus.

Teachers who don’t show up for work Monday “will be deemed absent without leave and will not be eligible for pay,” said Janice Jackson, CEO of the nation’s third-largest school district.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she is determined to reopen schools Monday, starting a phased return to in-person learning, and that city officials are “doing everything we can to place safety in this pandemic at front and center.”

But teachers, many of whom returned to classrooms last Monday to start to prepare, said they found conditions unacceptable and called the demand for them to start teaching “heartless.”

The situation sets up a potential showdown between a powerful teachers union that has a history of striking and a school district that is determined to open despite a rise in coronavirus cases.

Thad Goodchild, lawyer for the teachers union, said it would be illegal if the district withholds pay for work being done remotely, as it has threatened to do, or if the district locks teachers out of Google Classroom so they are unable to teach their students virtually if they don’t return in person.

The union and the district were continuing to meet over the weekend, Goodchild said. If they can’t come to agreement, he said, “all options are on the table.” He said a strike was possible “if CPS and the mayor retaliate against the teachers who have been directed to report in person on Monday” but choose to stay CONTINUE READING: Chicago teachers balk at reopening plan, face pay loss if they don’t return - The Washington Post