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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, February 20, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



Our Stories - Public Voices For Public Schools - https://pv4ps.org/our-stories/



National Days of Teaching Truth to Power – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-anx via @plthomasEdD



Nancy MacLean: Milton Friedman, School Choice, Segregation, and Privatization | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vvD via @dianeravitch



Watch Nancy MacLean and Me Discuss the Rightwing Attacks on Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vvt via @dianeravitch



Arithmetic | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2pQ by @Jd2718x



Ed Notes Online: Video: CROC Valentine's Day Protest MulgrewCare - A RUMP Group - Retirees United for Medicare Preservation - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/02/video-croc-valentines-day-protest.html



Remembering Arne's Army - by Michael Klonsky - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/remembering-arnes-army?utm_source=url



Race and class and retirement savings. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/race-and-class-and-retirement-savings?utm_source=url




Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Van Gogh Edition (2/20) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/sunday-february-13-2022-catch-up-with.html



Child tax credit expiration led to a big spike in poverty, new study finds - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/02/17/child-tax-credit-poverty/



3.7 million more children in poverty in Jan 2022 without monthly Child Tax Credit — Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy - https://www.povertycenter.columbia.edu/news-internal/monthly-poverty-january-2022

Schapiro: An aggravation lawmakers, especially Democrats, don't need | Govt-and-politics | richmond.com - https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/schapiro-an-aggravation-lawmakers-especially-democrats-dont-need/article_7efe8ed4-2ea1-5144-8f97-460bb347b01a.html on @rtdnews

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







glen brown: Study finds Covid infection increases risk of mental health disorders (The Guardian) - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2022/02/study-finds-covid-infection-increases.html


LeBron James is saving Akron https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-02-20/lebron-james-saving-akron-nba-all-star-game




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


Sunday’s New Articles On School Reopenings
by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / 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: PHOTOS: Teen dreams and disappointments after the world’s longest COVID school closure is from NPR. L.A. Unif
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here ): San Francisco voters recall 3 school board members is from NPR. ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill would limit discussion of sexuality and gender in Florida schools is from NPR. How the new banned books panic fits into America’s history of s
Most Popular Posts Of The Week
by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h
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: “One Of My Favorite – & Easiest – ELL Activities To Practice Speaking (Links & Recordings Included)”
by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . This post originally appeared in 2018: Most ELL teachers know that 90% of dialogues for students to practice are terrible – it’s like textbook writers are in a contest to see who can write the most boring ones. But dialogues can be so

'Critical race theory' bans frustrate teachers during Black History Month https://www.npr.org/2022/02/19/1081987384/critical-race-theory-bans-frustrate-teachers-during-black-history-month

Justice Dept. Is Set to Modify Trump-Era Program Aimed at Fighting Chinese Threats https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/20/us/politics/justice-department-china-initiative.html



New Twist in Pandemic’s Impact on Schools: Substitutes in Camouflage https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/20/us/politics/substitute-teachers-national-guard-new-mexico.html


Why Should Every Job Require a College Diploma? https://www.laprogressive.com/job-require-a-college-diploma/




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


The New Yorker Radio Hour: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Path Forward for the Left
by Mark Anthony Neal / 1h
' Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ’s political ascent was rapid and dramatic; she went from political anonymity, early in 2018, to questioning Nancy Pelosi’s leadership as Speaker soon after taking office. Now, with the Democratic Party’s razor-thin majorities in Congress in peril, the progressive agenda she backed has stalled. For The New Yorker’s first-ever digital-only issue , she talked with David R
“If I Fall, And We Struggle Together…” Certain Days, Political Prisoners and Movement Defense with Josh Davidson and Daniel McGowan
by Mark Anthony Neal / 1h
'Josh Davidson has been an activist for nearly two decades, focusing on prisoner support and the abolition of the carceral state. He is involved in numerous social justice projects, including the Certain Days collective and the Children’s Art Project with political prisoner Oso Blanco. Josh is currently editing a book detailing the struggles of current and former political prisoners, and also wor
In Defense of the "Gentrification Building"
by Mark Anthony Neal / 22h
'When many people look at new housing construction, they don’t just see boxy, modern, and bland architecture. They see new buildings that symbolize displacement and gentrification, or the idea that the construction comes at the cost of pushing existing residents out and replacing them with richer, whiter residents. But as Vox policy reporter Jerusalem Demsas explains, new construction in the US c
Haymarket Books Presents | The Second Wave of Uprising in Sudan: Revolutionaries Speak
by Mark Anthony Neal / 22h
'The 2019 revolution in Sudan, which overthrew longtime President Omar al-Bashir, was the earliest of a second-wave of uprisings that has swept from Algeria to Iraq, reigniting the hope of the 2011 revolutions in the region. The uprising, known in Sudan as the December Revolution, culminated in August 2019 in a civilian-military partnership, for what was to be a “transition” to full civilian rule
Death, Sex & Money: Where is Lisa Fischer's Backup?
by Mark Anthony Neal / 22h
' Lisa Fischer has sung backing vocals for Dolly Parton , Bobby McFerrin , Luther Vandross and Beyoncé . She's also toured with the Rolling Stones since 1989, going from one swanky hotel to another, "eating caviar for breakfast" and playing sold out stadiums. “I feel like a normal girl,” she says, “visiting for a very long time in the not-normal world.” It wasn’t the world she came from. Lisa gre

Top education bills that made it past New Mexico's legislative session - https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/education/2022/02/19/new-mexico-legislature-top-top-education-bills-made-past-2022-session/6792909001/ via @CCurrentArgus

Looking to the future of Virginia public education | WAVY.com - https://www.wavy.com/?p=1292058




IN Focus: Senate makes changes to controversial bills on education, vaccine mandates | Fox 59 - https://fox59.com/?p=1337426



Ignite Education: Laughter has a positive ripple effect in the classroom - https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2022/02/20/ignite-education-laughter-has-positive-ripple-effect-classroom/6794827001/ via @heraldtribune

Former school board member, educator against adding politics to education - WV MetroNews - https://wvmetronews.com/?p=447508




Growing need for special education teachers in North Dakota has UND program looking for candidates - Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, East Grand Forks news, weather & sports - https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/growing-need-for-special-education-teachers-in-north-dakota-has-und-program-looking-for-candidates on @gfherald

National Indian Education Association Educator of the Year helps others 'unpack' and 'relearn' | Local Education | madison.com - https://madison.com/news/local/education/local_schools/national-indian-education-association-educator-of-the-year-helps-others-unpack-and-relearn/article_166aae1e-f4b0-5d06-a04f-b5629c80c6d5.html by @https://twitter.com/bethabeyer on @madisondotcom

NASA Education Resource Center Provides Training, Resources For Classrooms Across W.Va. https://www.wvpublic.org/top-stories/2022-02-18/nasa-education-resource-center-provides-training-resources-for-classrooms-across-w-va


CNN op-ed blames decades of racism for San Francisco school board recall | Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-op-ed-blames-decades-racism-san-francisco-school-board-recall on @foxnews

Florida governor: school districts that defied no-mask mandate to lose $200m | Florida | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/20/florida-ron-desantis-schools-mask-mandates-funding-covid by @richlusc on @guardian




Roseville school district at-risk of losing liability insurance over defying state mask mandate https://www.kcra.com/article/roseville-school-district-liability-insurance-defying-state-mask-mandate/39141804

San Francisco mayor on the school board recall: 'We failed our children' https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/20/san-francisco-mayor-school-board-recall-00010392



Why the US Doesn’t Have Universal Child Care (anymore) | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/02/why-us-doesnt-have-universal-child-care.html via @NewBlackMan


Colorado governor: Anti-LGBTQ laws are 'un-American' https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/20/colorado-polis-lgbtq-laws-un-american-00010395



Effort Underway To Put History Of Native American Boarding Schools Into Classrooms https://popularresistance.org/effort-underway-to-put-history-of-native-american-boarding-schools-into-classrooms/

Black Twitter Starts Hilarious Thread of "Black History Month" Questions https://www.theroot.com/black-twitter-starts-hilarious-thread-of-black-history-1848569464






Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 19, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_19.html

Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, February 19, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/top-posts-this-week-saturday-february_19.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, February 11, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_11.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/2022/02/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_19.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/2022/02/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_19.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-week-education-research-report_19.html






Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_19.html




Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_19.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_19.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_19.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/2022/02/network-for-public-education-blog-post_19.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report_19.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_19.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 12, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_12.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, February 12, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/top-posts-this-week-saturday-february.html




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CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Van Gogh Edition (2/20)

CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Van Gogh Edition (2/20)



Van Gogh Edition


Yesterday, as our Valentine's Day outing, the CMO (Chief Marital Officer) and I went to see the Van Gogh immersive art thingy, Pittsburgh edition. Much of what I know about Impressionism I learned by reading my daughter's college papers, because she is the art whiz in the family. It was an unusual and beautiful experience. Very cool.

The reading list is a little short this week, but still worthwhile. Remember to share the pieces that speak to you.


Actually, this piece from Mother Jones calls Sonny Perdue a "know-nothing MAGA stalwart." A reminder that even though some politicsy stuff is boring, it matters a whole lot.


The 74 takes a look at the spreading book banning going on across the nation.


Author Bill Konigsberg has been the subject of several book bannings; here he writes a response to one particular attack on his work. This is well done.

To Fight Attacks on “Critical Race Theory,” Look to Black History

The Nation takes a trip through history to show how Black educators have dealt with this kind of stuff in the past.


Steven Singer has a birthday wish, a wish to change just one thing that would lead to a host of positive changes in education (and I agree with his choice).

 
From Jeff Bryant and Velislava Hillman for The Progressive, a look at how some education programs are being co-opted by businesses to make more meat widgets.


Schools Matter took a look at a Hillsdale Form 990, and boy does that raise some questions about the support for this uber-conservative school, soon to be a major player in Tennessee charter schools.


Reuters put three reporters on this story which gives a broad and deep look at the kind of crap that school board members have to put up with these days. It's not pretty.

This 16-year-old wanted to get the COVID vaccine. He had to hide it from his parents

In the midst of all this noise about parental rights, it's important to remember stories like this one from NPR.


A researcher from Vanderbilt writes about a different way to view competencies in the littles. Posted by the good folks at Defending the Early Years. 


Hey, it's an encouraging story about a school managing to hold true to its actual mission.


Nancy Flanagan looks around and sees stuff and then turns it into words; she has a real gift. She and her husband were positive for Covid last week, and she has some thoughts about that.

Finally, I'm going to plug two columns I wrote for Forbes, mostly because they took a chunk of time. But if you want to look at a state-by-state rundown of where teacher gag laws have been enacted and where they are currently pending (with links), I have that for you, as well as a look at what separates the bad from the worse.








MySpace and What Corporations Really Want
by Peter Greene / 2d
This is an old story, but a revealing one. I missed it at the time, but it's worth revisiting. Back in 2016, Time Inc acquired Viant, an ad tech company--and that was mostly exciting because back in 2011, Viant had purchased MySpace. If you are of a Certain Age, you remember MySpace as a visually alarming website created for fledgling bands to share their stuff, but which morphed into a -proto-Fa
TN: Another Bad Library Law
by Peter Greene / 2d
Tennessee is working on another example of performative nothingburger legislation. SB 2407 is entitled the "Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022." This two and a half page gem is Governor Lee and the legislature GOP's attempt to get some traction over the rising panic over books. The substance of the bill is as simple as it is thin. Each school must have a list of materials in the school library,
Things Milton Friedman Got Wrong
by Peter Greene / 3d
I've been reading some Friedman lately, trying to refamiliarize myself with the intellectual granddaddy of education privatization. I'm fascinated by Libertarian thought, because I think they get some things really right, but it's canceled out by the things they get terribly wrong, and it was the wrongness that jumped out at me from some of Friedman's words. And yes, he's a major figure in econom
Hillsdale Is Coming To Tennessee. Who Are They?
31by Peter Greene / 5d
Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee has announced his intention to bring Hillsdale College in to add to the state's charter school program. If you've been watching the religious right, you already know this name. But if you hadn't previously noticed Hillsdale, here's your explainer. Hillsdale's history starts in 1844, initially as Michigan Central College. In 1853, they moved to Hillsdale, Michigan an
ICYMI: Important Upcoming Holiday Edition (2/13)
by Peter Greene / 7d
By which I mean the much-beloved annual Half Price Candy Day, celebrated on February 15th every year. Spend it with someone you love. Meanwhile, here's the reading for the week. What's behind the right-wing book-ban frenzy? Big money, and a long-term plan Jon Skolnik at Salon takes a look at the ongoing book ban panics across the country. Think my South Side high school is a "bad school"? Think a
Everyone On The Train
by Peter Greene / 8d
The issue of loving the work had come up a few times already this week when this article turned up on my screen. You may remember the story from 2017. A white supremacist threatens two girls on the Portland rail; three men intervene, and he attacks them with a knife. The youngest of the three, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, was stabbed fatally. As he lay dying in another passenger's arms, he said,
When Choice Doesn't Put Parents First
by Peter Greene / 8d
I often say that vouchers and neo-vouchers are not about empowering parents--they're about getting government out of education and giving private operators an open shot at a marketplace. It's true that I can't know the minds of choice advocates, but I can play the what if game. I can ask, "If X were true, what would that look like?" rather than sift through the details of what is. If parent empowe
Utah: It's not a voucher bill--it's worse.
30by Peter Greene / 9d
Its sponsor says it's not a voucher bill--it's a scholarship. What HB331 proposes is an education savings account, which is a voucher on steroids. There are a few significant differences between the two systems, but they are fundamentally the same thing. With a voucher, the state gives you a "ticket" to the private school of your choice (if they will accept you). With an ESA, the state gives a pi
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