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After the COVID-19 money is spent, schools will still be underfunded https://thehill.com/opinion/education/548045-after-the-covid-19-money-is-spent-schools-will-still-be-underfunded#.YIHLsZYX9Xc.twitter
Yong Zhao: New Article: Build Back Better: Avoid the Learning Loss Trap | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10871 on @NEPCtweet
The Wheels of the UFT Bus Go Thump Thump Thump - http://southbronxschool.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-wheels-of-uft-bus-go-thump-thump.html
‘Our fight is not over’: Students in Philadelphia express relief after Chauvin verdict - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/21/22396281/our-fight-is-not-over-students-in-philadelphia-express-relief-after-chauvin-verdict on chalkbeat
Paulo Freire’s Brazil: ‘Return To Grassroots Popular Education’ https://popularresistance.org/paulo-freires-brazil-return-to-grassroots-popular-education/
I'm vaccinated, my kids aren't. Will that ruin our summer plans? https://www.salon.com/2021/04/22/im-vaccinated-my-kids-arent-will-that-ruin-our-summer-plans/
'I Hope There Will Be Change': Students Across Minnesota Staged Walkout to Protest Police Violence and Racial Injustice https://www.theroot.com/i-hope-there-will-be-change-students-across-minnesota-1846733881
The history of police killing children in America https://www.vox.com/22394326/makhia-bryant-adam-toledo-police-killing
The Supreme Court’s “cursing cheerleader” case could reshape students’ First Amendment rights https://www.vox.com/2021/4/22/22394121/supreme-court-cursing-cheerleader-first-amendment-bl-mahanoy-brandi-levy-student-free-speech-campus
Anti-maskers harass elementary school after claiming kids can't wear masks without 'medical license' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/JUXXxk7JEeI/
LAUSD Supt. Austin Beutner to step down when his contract is up June 30 http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/KhQK6_Nq-IE/lausd-superintendent-austin-beutner-step-down
Will NYC schools stick with remote learning after the COVID-19 pandemic? https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-future-of-remote-learning-nyc-20210422-vsetdyaaa5bptodnl5rbakwrha-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting L.G.B.T.Q. Education https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/doug-ducey-gender-sexual-orientation-aids-lgbtq.html
L.A. Schools Superintendent Austin Beutner Stepping Down https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/austin-beutner-los-angeles-schools-chief.html
Florida School Superintendent Arrested on Perjury Charge https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/robert-runcie-florida-superintendent-arrested.html
5 reasons educators are excited about Cindy Marten https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=49156#.YIG0oVMsb8Y.twitter via @EdVotes
Dems push $25B to electrify school buses, a Biden priority - https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/ap-top-news/2021/04/21/dems-push-25b-to-electrify-school-buses-a-biden-priority
SEIU calls off Sacramento school strike at last minute, allowing all schools to reopen https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/04/22/seiu-a22.html
Senate committee advances Cindy Marten's nomination for national post - The San Diego Union-Tribune - https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2021-04-21/senate-committee-advances-cindy-martens-nomination-for-national-post#new_tab by @Kristen_Taketa on @sdut
You Have to Read This Letter - Common Sense with Bari Weiss - https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/you-have-to-read-this-letter#new_tab
Chicago will increase school budgets by $225 million as it pushes full-time fall schedule - Chalkbeat Chicago - https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/21/22396061/chicago-will-increase-school-budgets-by-225-million-as-it-pushes-full-time-fall-schedule#new_tab on chalkbeat
Tennessee transgender student 'bathroom bill' clears state Senate - https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/21/tennessee-bathroom-bill-clears-state-senate-expected-pass-house/7283372002/#new_tab via @tennessean
The big cost of learning online: The number of Maryland students who are failing has soared during the pandemic - https://news.yahoo.com/big-cost-learning-online-number-091200019.html#new_tab on @YahooNews
House OKs funds for private tuition - https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/apr/22/house-oks-funds-for-private-tuition/?news-politics#new_tab on @arkansasonline
Detroit district offers $500 incentive for employees to get vaccinated - Chalkbeat Detroit - https://detroit.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/21/22396640/detroit-district-offers-500-incentive-for-employees-to-get-vaccinated#new_tab on chalkbeat
As the school year ends, many districts expand summer school options - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-the-school-year-ends-many-districts-expand-summer-school-options/ar-BB1fUs8W?ocid=uxbndlbing#new_tab
S.F. students face 'Zoom in a room' at schools after 500 educators granted medical exemptions https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/S-F-students-face-Zoom-in-a-room-at-16118345.php#new_tab?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral via @sfchronicle
State Board of Education orders 3 districts to pay tuition at religious schools - VTDigger - https://vtdigger.org/2021/04/21/state-board-of-education-orders-3-districts-to-pay-tuition-at-religious-schools/#new_tab by @loladuffort on @vtdigger
Water bottle filling stations now required in public schools after new Arkansas law passes https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/water-bottle-filling-stations-now-required-in-public-schools-after-new-arkansas-law-passes/
U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Announced | U.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Announced Award Honors Schools, Districts, and Postsecondary Institutions for Reducing Environmental Impact and Costs, Improving Health and Wellness, Offering Effective Sustainability Education The U.S. Department of Education today released the names of the 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees,
MEGAN PRATHER: Epic board agrees to SVCSB settlement terms - NONDOCEpic board agrees to SVCSB settlement terms Epic board agrees to SVCSB settlement terms The governing board of Epic One-on-One Charter School agreed to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board’s proposed settlement terms Wednesday night, one day after the SVCSB rejected Epic’s initial proposal. The new settlement agreement (embedded below) still needs to be approved by the SVCSB, but Epic relea
CURMUDGUCATION: TX: Governor Still Holding On To Education Relief FundsTX: Governor Still Holding On To Education Relief Funds Texas Democrats have been reduced to tattling to the US Department of Education , as Governor Abbott continues to sit on $17.9 billion-with-a-b in aid that is supposed to be going to public schools. That huge pile of money that has been allocated by Congress through various packages. Texas school districts are trying to get budgets written
Putting On the Ritz – Grumpy Old TeacherPutting On the Ritz Forget Fred Astaire, imagine if you will, (oh, my, Grumpy Old Teacher–GOT–is mixing metaphors or at least pop culture references–apologies to Rod Serling) the face of Miguel Cardona, our newest, brightest, and shiniest U.S. Secretary of Education, or something like that on the face of the premier danseuse (that means the guy in front.) Testing must go on. So in school after s
Bigger than Bridges: The Infrastructure Bill is About Kids | Schott Foundation for Public EducationBigger than Bridges: The Infrastructure Bill is About Kids For all the pressing education matters facing students, parents, and educators, the proposed American Jobs Plan (often referred to as “the infrastructure bill”) can at first glance appear to be unimportant: what does highway and bridge construction have to do with the classroom? But if the contents of the proposed bill are carried out, i
The Black Scream and the American Dream - Philly's 7th WardTHE BLACK SCREAM AND THE AMERICAN DREAM Black people have been screaming forever yet in higher pitches since 2020. Given technological advances, we get to show you our lived experience of pain on camera. You get to see on live footage the murder of our people by some bad apples in blue uniforms. We get to share our own personalized trauma on social media platforms and maybe for once receive empa
'Parents are powerless': Students face being held back after a year of remote learning - POLITICO'Parents are powerless': Students face being held back after a year of remote learning Pandemic-related learning loss means some parents are weighing whether their children should repeat a grade. In 18 states, they won’t have a choice. David Scruggs Jr. has spent most of the pandemic at his second-grade son’s side, helping him with virtual learning as their Nashville, Tenn., home became a school
NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTERNewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_17.html Uneasy: Vijay Iyer's New Album by Mark Anthony Neal / 14h " Uneasy is the latest album from pianist, MacArthur fellow, and Harvard professor in the departments of music and African and African Ame
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #tBATsLarry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/this-week-in-education-larry-f
CURMUDGUCATION: A Powerful Call To TeachA Powerful Call To Teach Sharif El-Mekki is the founder of the Center for Black Educator Development , a group that's doing important work. He blogs at Philly's 7th Ward , and recent post is worth attention. I suspect that El-Mekki and I disagree on some education issues, but his view of the teaching profession is inspiring and powerful. Here's a bit from the post " Why We Need Black Men (And Wo
Schools Matter: Dear Sen. Bennet: The best way to help "high poverty schools" is to eliminate "high poverty schools."Dear Sen. Bennet: The best way to help "high poverty schools" is to eliminate "high poverty schools." Call me excited about the many billions of dollars that Team Biden is planning to invest in new and renewed education initiatives, from pre-K through college. Even more exciting is the total absence (so far) of systemic efforts to bribe and/or extort states to adopt corporate policies favored by
NANCY BAILEY: Will America Invest in Public School Buildings, Finally?Will America Invest in Public School Buildings, Finally? Will America Invest in Public School Buildings, Finally? How will the Biden administration manage a public school facelift? Is $100 billion enough? Will communities see a windfall of funding dedicated to this purpose? Will corporate partnerships help? Will Americans see it as an equity issue? Covid-19 showed Americans the importance of publ
Samuel Abrams: Why Does the New York Times Repeatedly Exaggerate the Selectivity of NYC’s Top High schools? | Diane Ravitch's blogSamuel Abrams: Why Does the New York Times Repeatedly Exaggerate the Selectivity of NYC’s Top High schools? Samuel Abrams was a teacher at Beacon High Schools and is now a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. He wrote a few days ago in the Columbia Journalism Review about the insistence by the New York Times that admissions to schools like Beacon are even harder than they are. Anx
Dismantling the “Science of Reading” and the Harmful Reading Policies in its Wake – radical eyes for equityDismantling the “Science of Reading” and the Harmful Reading Policies in its Wake After emailing me about new reading legislation being proposed in North Carolina—next door to my home state of South Carolina that also has jumped on the “science of reading” bandwagon— Ann Doss Helms of WFAE (NPR, Charlotte, NC) interviewed me by phone. I have given dozens of interviews about education over the la
Teacher Tom: Eight in Ten Youths Believe the Adults in Their Lives Value Achievement Over Caring for OthersEight in Ten Youths Believe the Adults in Their Lives Value Achievement Over Caring for Others Here's the good news: in a national survey conducted by Harvard University , roughly two-thirds of youth listed kindness as one of their top three values and 64 percent included fairness in their top three. Here's the bad news: Approximately 80 percent of these same kids report that their parents and t
State of Siege: What the Free State Project Means for New Hampshire’s Public Schools – Have You HeardState of Siege: What the Free State Project Means for New Hampshire’s Public Schools Two decades ago, the Free State Project announced an audacious plan to make New Hampshire a utopia for libertarians. Now one of their central goals – privatizing education – appears within reach. Have You Heard heads to the Granite State to explore New Hampshire’s shifting political terrain and why what began as
Emails Show Bush-Led Organization’s ALEC-Like Role in State Policymaking - In the Public InterestFoundation for Excellence in Education and Chiefs for Change Records Requests - In the Public Interest Foundation for Excellence in Education and Chiefs for Change Records Requests Emails Show Bush-Led Organization’s ALEC-Like Role in State Policymaking Emails between the Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE), founded and chaired by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and state education officia
Education Matters: Greene is a fox in the hen house, joins Jeb Bush's anti-public education clubGreene is a fox in the hen house, joins Jeb Bush's anti-public education club In case you were wondering why Greene had been such a disappointment, it turns out it is by design as she has joined Jeb Bush's Chiefs for Change, a group that pushes corporate reforms, i.e., high stakes testing, punish the teacher evaluations, and scabs as teachers, and privatization, the expansion of charter schools
NYC Public School Parents: The City Council has proposed $250 million for smaller classes next year!The City Council has proposed $250 million for smaller classes next year! The NYC Council has now proposed in its preliminary budget response that DOE allocate $250M next year for class size reduction. This amount would be used to hire 2500 new teachers, which could then reduce class size in as many as 10,000 smaller classes citywide, since each new teacher and class creates smaller classes for
FAQ: Why NYC Schools should use infusion of new federal & state funds to lower class size next year | Class Size MattersFAQ: Why NYC Schools should use infusion of new federal & state funds to lower class size next year Check out the fact sheet here or below. If you support smaller classes, please urge your CEC or community group to support this resolution . Please also sign our petition here . FAQ: Why NYC Schools should use infusion of new federal & state funds to lower class size next year | Class Size Matters
2021 Civic Learning Awards Announced - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education)State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2021 Civic Learning Award Recipients SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today that 32 schools won this year’s Civic Learning Awards, which celebrate public schools’ efforts to engage students in civic learning. This year, the awards emphasize school-based efforts that went uninterrupted despite the pandemic.
CURMUDGUCATION: Chris Evans (And Partners) Create A Useful Civics ToolChris Evans (And Partners) Create A Useful Civics Tool So this is how you do it. Chris Evans has entered the world of celebrity education support, and he's done it up right. There's a companion post to this one over at Forbes that explains in a little more detail what the site does; in this post, I want to explain why I think Evans and his partners are setting an example for how the rich and fam
I’m Back, Almost! | Diane Ravitch's blogI’m Back, Almost! On April 8, I had open heart surgery to replace a heart that had a leaky valve and was regurgitating too much blood. I didn’t have any symptoms of heart failure, but the tests were clear. I needed a new heart valve. Given the nature and location of the ailment , there was no minimally invasive way to fix the problem. The doctor had to saw open my chest to get direct access to m
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, April 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreformBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Bricolage Academy educators request NLRB union election | The Lens https://thelensnola.org/2021/04/20/bricolage-academy-educators-request-nlrb-union-election/ Progress on Early Retirement Incentive | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-29S on @wordpressdotcom How The Pandemic Changed The College Admissions Selection Process This Year http://fee
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