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Reopening a New York City School: ‘It’s Been a Tough Start’ - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000007469742/nyc-bronx-school-reopening.html

A Simple Fix: Kindergarten at Night - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/us/kindergarten-at-night.html

NYC middle schools, high schools to change admissions rules - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-covid-schools-admissions-rule-change-20201218-zyv46xbk7bc4pd4mero3xn6y4a-story.html via @nydailynews

Teachers, first responders next for California COVID vaccine? - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-17/teachers-first-responders-next-california-covid-vaccine?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+%28L.A.+Now%29 by @@LukeMMoney on @latimes

D.C., teachers? union reach deal on how to reopen school buildings in pandemic - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-schools-reopening-pandemic/2020/12/17/9f635002-40c3-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education

MacKenzie Scott gifts to HBCUs, other colleges surpass $800 million - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/mackenzie-scott-hbcu-donations/2020/12/17/0ce9ef5a-406f-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education

Special-ed evaluations paused during pandemic - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/special-education-evaluations/2020/12/18/a9542aec-3a7d-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education

Education innovation: Empower learners to empower society - Big Think - https://bigthink.com/Charles-Koch-Foundation/learner-empowerment-education?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2

Supreme Court smacks down private Christian school’s request for a coronavirus exemption https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/supreme-court-smacks-down-private-christian-schools-request-for-a-exemption/#.X9z10GXF5jw.twitter

In one patch of Texas, it’s back to school after online learning flunks – Raw Story - https://www.rawstory.com/?p=1698421

COVID-19 cases hold steady in NOLA Public Schools, 769 people quarantining | The Lens - https://thelensnola.org/?p=559172 by @https://twitter.com/martajewson on @TheLensNOLA

Citing imminent expiration, justices reject Christian school’s request for exemption from Kentucky’s in-person school closures - SCOTUSblog - https://www.scotusblog.com/?p=298250 via @SCOTUSBlog

On the first day of Christmas, teachers got a headache over blurred line between church and state | Salon.com - https://www.salon.com/2020/12/18/on-the-first-day-of-christmas-teachers-got-a-headache-over-blurred-line-between-church-and-state_partner/

OPINION | EDITORIAL: Left behind - https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/dec/17/left-behind/ on @arkansasonline

'The new administration really has to help get kids back in school': AFT President Randi Weingarten - https://finance.yahoo.com/video/administration-really-help-kids-back-212319037.html on @Yahoo

School Privatization Zealot Betsy DeVos Reportedly Urging Career Education Staff to Obstruct Biden Agenda – Jake Johnson (12/18/2020) – WallStreetWindow.com - http://wallstreetwindow.com/?p=33882

'One of the things I'm most proud of is my doctorate': Jill Biden responds to WSJ op-ed - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/17/jill-biden-doctorate-wsj-op-ed-448037

Stitt moves teachers up for vaccine, State Board cancels school report cards https://nondoc.com/2020/12/18/stitt-moves-teachers-up-for-vaccine-state-board-cancels-school-report-cards/ via @nondocmedia

Overhauling California’s Child Care and Preschool System - LA Progressive - https://www.laprogressive.com/?p=357187

These 5 ballot measure victories show the power of educator organizing - Education Votes - https://educationvotes.nea.org/2020/12/18/these-5-ballot-measure-victories-show-the-power-of-educator-organizing/

Trump appoints 1776 Commission members in last-minute bid to advance 'patriotic education' - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/18/trump-1776-commission-appointments-448229

Chicago schools watchdog to review computer deal with Lightfoot donor https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2020/12/17/22187440/chicago-public-schools-watchdog-to-investigate-emergency-computer-deal-with-lightfoot-donor via @ChalkbeatCHI

Fall Data Show Fewer Students Going To College Amid Coronavirus : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2020/12/17/925831720/losing-a-generation-fall-college-enrollment-plummets-for-first-year-students#new_tab on @NPR

Ohio group hires lawyers for new school-funding lawsuit over vouchers - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2020/12/17/ohio-group-won-derolph-hires-lawyers-new-school-funding-lawsuit-over-vouchers/3938180001/#new_tab via @DispatchAlerts

High court denies Kentucky religious school's plea to reopen - https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-neil-gorsuch-education-samuel-alito-kentucky-1424f13a391a407b2b2cca74f301341e#new_tab on @ap

N.Y.C. to Change Many Selective Schools to Address Segregation - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/nyregion/nyc-schools-admissions-segregation.html?auth=login-email&login=email#new_tab

Despite COVID hindrances, school nonattendance cases are proceeding - https://www.caller.com/story/news/education/2020/12/17/despite-covid-hindrances-school-nonattendance-cases-proceeding/3948156001/#new_tab via @callerdotcom

Diversity would be taught in N.J. schools under bill that just cleared Legislature - nj.com - https://www.nj.com/politics/2020/12/diversity-would-be-taught-in-nj-schools-under-bill-that-just-cleared-legislature.html#new_tab on @njdotcom

Chicago Public Schools’ reopening plan a step closer to reality after teachers union injunction is denied - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-chicago-schools-ctu-injunction-denied-20201217-4xaipmenmbginjtqckoi4bkkla-story.html#new_tab via @chicagotribune

How the school reopening debate is tearing Brookline, Massachusetts, apart. - https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/12/school-reopening-teachers-unions-parents-brookline-massachusetts.html#new_tab on @slate

CURMUDGUCATION: Children are not our future

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Children are not our future There are plenty of warm fuzzy teacher sayings that I could well do without, emphasizing as they do that teachers are too noble to ever want to do things like, say, insist on being paid a decent wage or have control over their working conditions. But there's a child-focused saying that I would like to banish to the Island of Misfit Cliches-- Children are our future. O

The Time for a Federal Racial Equity Stimulus Package is Now | Schott Foundation for Public Education

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The Time for a Federal Racial Equity Stimulus Package is Now This abridged op-ed was originally published in The Grio . Click here to read the full essay. The story of America is the power of common people coming together around a vision of opportunity, democracy, and a better way of life for generations to come. However, from our earliest beginnings, that vision was executed with instruments of

The Crime of Branding Students As Criminals - Philly's 7th Ward

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THE CRIME OF BRANDING STUDENTS AS CRIMINALS Throughout my time as an educator, I’ve been pulled into my share of “special taskforces” meant to address “at-risk” students – namely Black students. I have no doubt that such groups can be found in schools across America; primarily (I believe) because districts accept “helping” Black children on the backend with interventions that feign problem solvi

Biden breaks the Obama mold on teachers union strife - POLITICO

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Biden breaks the Obama mold on teachers union strife Biden’s rhetoric and policies suggest the president-elect is still listening closely to teachers unions in a way Obama often did not. When teachers were upset about the stringent accountability measures Barack Obama imposed on them as president, their union boss turned to Joe Biden for some empathy. “He listened,” recalls Randi Weingarten, who

SSPI Outlines Actions to Address Pandemic's Impact - Year 2020 (CA Dept of Education)

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State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Outlines Actions, Priorities, and Investments Needed to Address Pandemic’s Impact on Students SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today outlined priorities and investments needed to address the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on students, laying out critical next steps for ways the California Department of Education (CDE

Another “School” of the Future | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

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Another “School” of the Future Steve Davis, a reader of the blog, told me of this Isaac Asimov story published in 1951 about teaching and learning in 2155. I thought readers who saw the previous post on “Schools of the Future” would enjoy this as much as I did . Margie even wrote about it that night in her diary. On the page headed May 17, 2155, she wrote, Today Tommy found a real book! It was a

Thursday, December 17, 2020 NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER

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NewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2020/12/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile_12.html DREAMWEAVERS: In / Conversation - Ming Smith and Arthur Jafa by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h 'Check out episode 2 of UTA Artist Space's Dreamweavers series featuring artists Ming Smith and Arthur Jafa – i

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/2020/12/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_12.html “Twelve Ways to Make Math More Culturally Responsive” by Larry Ferlazzo /

DID YOU MISS DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG TODAY? A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #COVID-19 #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #edsec

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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all DID YOU MISS DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG TODAY? A site to discuss better education for all Big Education Ape: KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2020/12/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs.html Jeff Bezos: A Not-So-Good Billionaire? by dianeravitch

Teacher Tom: A Profession in Crisis

by Mike Simpson / 1h

A Profession in Crisis The pandemic notwithstanding, if 25 percent of our nation's doctors were planning to quit the profession, it would constitute a national crisis. If my neighbor Amazon got word that one in four of their professional employees were going to walk away, it would be a disaster. Indeed, if any profession or employer had that much of their workforce ready to walk away, not for "b

Writing as an Academic and Scholar – radical eyes for equity

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Writing as an Academic and Scholar My transition to being an academic and scholar occurred in the mid-1990s after I had been a public school English teacher for more than a decade and a writer for almost two decades. Looking back, one of the most pivotal moments of that transition was when Craig Kridel, a leading scholar of educational biography who would become the anchor on my doctoral committ

Lorrie A. Shepard: Testing Students This Spring Would Be a Mistake | Diane Ravitch's blog

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Lorrie A. Shepard: Testing Students This Spring Would Be a Mistake Lorrie A. Shepard is one of the nation’s most eminent assessment experts. In this article in Education Week, she explains that it would be a mistake to resume testing this spring. She is University Distinguished Professor in the research and evaluation methodology program of the school of education at the University of Colorado B

Edutopia: The Ten Most Significant Education Studies of 2020 | Diane Ravitch's blog

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Edutopia: The Ten Most Significant Education Studies of 2020 This is an enjoyable read. Edutopia identified what it calls the ten most significant education studies of 2020 . Probably none of these studies made it into the U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse. Here are the first three: 1. TO TEACH VOCABULARY, LET KIDS BE THESPIANS When students are learning a new language, ask

NYC Educator: Bad Admin and Crickets

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Bad Admin and Crickets Do you feel like the kid in the picture sometimes? An awful lot of teachers do. It seems, particularly with an evaluation system that bares its teeth at us, that a lot of supervisors speak to us like that. I began as an English teacher. I ended up as an ESL teacher by happy accident. For one thing, I could never find a permanent job as an English teacher. By the time I did

How students should be protected from surveillance during remote learning | Parent Coalition for Student Privacy

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HOW STUDENTS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM SURVEILLANCE DURING REMOTE LEARNING December 2020 Endorsed by Access Living, ACLU of Illinois, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Children’s Screen Time Action Network, Civitas ChildLaw Center, Hartlieb & Horste, LLC, Illinois Families for Public Schools, Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, Raise Your Hand for

English Language Development Video Series Released - Year 2020 (CA Dept of Education)

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State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Release of English Language Development Video Series SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today the release of a new tool designed to aid educators who support students learning English: an Integrated and Designated English Language Development (ELD) Video Series. The series is intended to support educators who

Mike Klonsky's Blog: The path towards safe school reopenings

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The path towards safe school reopenings I don't see any pathway to safe urban school reopenings without first classifying teachers and school staff as essential, frontline workers, and putting them near the top of the vaccine priority list. This should be part of a national campaign championed by the incoming Sec. of Education. Schools should also become centers for mass community inoculation. C

CURMUDGUCATION: More Teacher Effectiveness Mirages

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More Teacher Effectiveness Mirages The Fordham Institution has a new report entitled " Teacher Effectiveness and Improvement in Charter and Traditional Public Schools. " Despite what it claims to study, the report is a neear-perfect demonstration of Campbell's Law in action. The study starts with a question that, as used car salesmen put it, assumes the sale: Study after study has found that urb

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