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West Ada case dredges up debate over whether teacher strikes are legal in Idaho - https://idahoednews.org/IKXBm via @idahoednews

Stuck on Mute: Kids in Juvenile Lockups Can’t Be Seen or Heard by Teachers During Remote Learning https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/11/19/21578814/kids-in-juvenile-lockups-cant-be-seen-or-heard-by-teachers-during-remote-learning via @THECITYNY

No one is stopping a Texas schools from flouting mask mandate in schools | The Texas Tribune - https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/23/peaster-superintendent-texas-mask-mandate/#new_tab by @StacyFernandezB on @TexasTribune

Indianapolis mayor calls for donors to support remote learning sites - Chalkbeat Indiana - https://in.chalkbeat.org/2020/11/20/21588060/indianapolis-mayor-calls-for-donors-to-support-remote-learning-sites#new_tab on chalkbeat

Cut off: School closings leave rural students isolated - https://apnews.com/article/technology-new-mexico-coronavirus-pandemic-cuba-fdf3329a500a48d2cb4126b617535106#new_tab on @ap

Megyn Kelly pulls sons from 'woke' UWS school over anti-white letter - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-17Pug via @nypost

Normandy charter school meets resistance from community leaders | Education | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/normandy-charter-school-meets-resistance-from-community-leaders/article_953498b1-ab82-5e00-9210-eb90c4672982.html#new_tab by @https://twitter.com/blythebernhard on @stltoday

Las Vegas judge denies lawsuit to reopen Clark County schools | Las Vegas Review-Journal - https://wp.me/p8qdWm-9b58 on @reviewjournal

LGBT group urges Biden to force Christian schools to capitulate - The Christian Post - https://www.christianpost.com/news/lgbt-group-urges-biden-to-force-christian-schools-to-capitulate.html#new_tab via @ChristianPost

Thanksgiving lessons jettison Pilgrim hats, welcome truth - https://apnews.com/article/thanksgiving-students-truth-complex-90f5d1b599eeb1b6c3a15bec2cc781fd on @ap

Montgomery County judge denies parents’ effort to stop health board’s order to shut down schools; another lawsuit filed - https://www.inquirer.com/news/schools-closed-montgomery-county-lawsuit-coronavirus-pa-20201120.html#new_tab via @PhillyInquirer

Beshear restrictions: Attorney General Cameron joins school lawsuit - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2020/11/20/beshear-in-person-class-restrictions-attorney-general-cameron-joins-school-lawsuit/6365269002/#new_tab via @courierjournal

Houston-area schools see surge in failing students as COVID wreaks havoc on grades - HoustonChronicle.com - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/houston-schools-fail-grades-surge-class-15743142.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

Virginia attorney general’s office finds reasonable cause of discrimination within Loudoun County Public Schools | News | loudountimes.com - https://www.loudountimes.com/news/virginia-attorney-general-s-office-finds-reasonable-cause-of-discrimination-within-loudoun-county-public-schools/article_1fb1d100-2b4a-11eb-b326-f79c30dc79b2.html#new_tab by @https://twitter.com/nathanielcline on @LoudounTimes

Supreme Court takes up effort to block school closures in Racine - Wisconsin Examiner - https://wisconsinexaminer.com/?p=16201 by @rconniff on @WIExaminer

In Reversal, Teachers Union President Says Not All NYC Public Schools Have To Close - Gothamist - https://gothamist.com/news/reversal-teachers-union-president-says-not-all-nyc-public-schools-have-close on @gothamist

CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Here Comes Thanksgiving Edition

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CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Here Comes Thanksgiving Edition Here Comes Thanksgiving Edition Well, the holiday certainly feels heavily weighted this year, doesn't it. Will people get together? Will people die because they couldn't bear not to see Grampa cut the turkey? And how hard will it be for some folks to think of something to be thankful for? Yes, this is going to be a fun week. In the meantime,

EdAction in Congress November 22, 2020 - Education Votes

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EdAction in Congress November 22, 2020 McConnell confirms more judges, refuses to act on COVID-19 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) continues to focus on confirming conservative judges even as COVID-19 reaches new heights—nearly 12 million cases and a quarter-million deaths—and the expiration of previously enacted relief looms. Measures that expire at year’s end include the suspensio

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 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2020/11/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_21.html Excellent Guide To Having Conversations Includes A Lot Of Wisdom For Teac

Justin Parmenter: Don’t Blame Educators Who Get COVID | Diane Ravitch's blog

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Justin Parmenter: Don’t Blame Educators Who Get COVID Justin Parmenter, an NBCT teacher in North Carolina, published this article in the Charlotte Observer. As COVID-19 rates skyrocket in North Carolina and more educators lose their lives to the virus, an unmistakable trend is starting to emerge: school districts falling all over themselves to claim the infected employee didn’t get the virus at

Burbank: Parents and District Debate Banning Books | Diane Ravitch's blog

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Burbank: Parents and District Debate Banning Books The school district of Burbank, California, is embroiled in a bitter debate about book banning. The books in questions are about racism , and black parents are complaining that the books are racist. Among the books that parents want removed are: Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , one of the most censored books in American literatu

Mercedes Schneider Reviews Douglas Harris’s Book About New Orleans | Diane Ravitch's blog

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Mercedes Schneider Reviews Douglas Harris’s Book About New Orleans Mercedes Schneider reviewed Douglas Harris’s book Charter City in Commonweal . As a teacher in Louisiana and a close observer of the politics of education, Schneider is well positioned to assess the claims on behalf of the all-charter NewOrleans district. Harris is a respected economist who heads the Education Research Alliance a

NANCY BAILEY: A Role That Needs More Attention and Support: The Principalship

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A Role That Needs More Attention and Support: The Principalship A Role That Needs More Attention and Support: The Principalship By Paul Bonner Not too long ago, I walked up to a register in a grocery store. The clerk noticed that I had a school district ID and asked, “Are you a teacher?” I replied, “I’m a principal.” She looked at me, smiled, and said sincerely, “I never knew what my principal di

We Need Pro-Public Education Leadership in the Department of Education

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We Need Pro-Public Education Leadership in the Department of Education Let's make sure that Joe Biden chooses a public education advocate for the next Secretary of Education. We need a leader who rejects corporate reforms, high-stakes testing and school privatization. It is time to rebuild our public schools. Send your letter to the Biden team today. Use our letter or create your own. We Need Pr

CURMUDGUCATION: Another Rich Guy Wants To Fix Education

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Another Rich Guy Wants To Fix Education Joel Greenblatt is a hedge fund guy from NYC who, like many hedge fund guys, has it All Figured Out and occasionally writes books to share his insights with rest of us. Of course, that includes education. It was Greenblatt and fellow Rich Guy John Petry who recruited Eva Moskowitz to take their little charter school, Harlem Success Academy, and turn it int

A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door Virtual Book Chat Tickets, Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite

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A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door Virtual Book Chat Virtual Book Discussion Date And Time Wed, December 9, 2020 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST Add to Calendar Location Online Event About this Event In A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Doo r, education historian Jack Schneider and journalist Jennifer Berkshire trace the war on public education to its origins, offering the deep backstory necessary to understand the

President-Elect Biden: Keep Your Promises! | Diane Ravitch's blog

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President-Elect Biden: Keep Your Promises! During the campaign, Joe Biden made clear commitments to support community public schools. He promised transparency and accountability for privately managed charter schools, as well as a ban on federal funding for charters operated for profit. He also unequivocally took a stand against standardized testing in a public meeting with hundreds of educators

TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 11/21/20 #REDFORED #tbats #COVID-19 #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDOUTBREAK #BIDENWINS #46

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Big Education Ape TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 11/21/20 ‘Slaying Goliath’: Diane Ravitch argues in new book that public education advocates have beat back efforts to privatize schools - The Washington Post The real story of New Orleans and its charter schools - The Washington Post TOP POSTS THIS 

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