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Are schools safe? A growing body of evidence suggests that, with the right measures, they contribute little to virus spread. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/school-coronavirus-spread/2020/12/29/bbfac9d8-3697-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Joe Louis Clark, Beloved High School Principal Portrayed by Morgan Freeman in Lean On Me, Dead at 82 https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/joe-louis-clark-beloved-high-school-principal-portraye-1845967028

It's Kwanzaa Time! And ABF Creative Has the Perfect Podcast to Enjoy the Holiday With a New Twist https://www.theroot.com/its-kwanzaa-time-and-abf-creative-has-the-perfect-podc-1845961895

Parents Of Bullied Child Who Killed Himself Can Sue Educators: Court https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gabriel-taye-lawsuit-allowed_n_5febc16ec5b6ff747984da4f

While many colleges are making big cuts, a few opt for permanent transformation https://hechingerreport.org/while-many-colleges-are-making-big-cuts-a-few-opt-for-permanent-transformation/

Closed schools, virtual learning: How COVID-19 changed education in 2020 https://www.njspotlight.com/video/closed-schools-virtual-learning-how-covid-19-changed-education-in-2020/

Ted DeLaney, Conscience of a Roiled University, Dies at 77 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/us/ted-delaney-dead.html

Schools Matter: Outgoing Administration Admits Charters are not Public Schools - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2020/12/outgoing-administration-admits-charters.html

Randy Wieck: A Drive-By Looting of Pension Funds in Kentucky | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-sWN via @dianeravitch

Peter Goodman: Who is Miguel Cardona? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-sXk via @dianeravitch

Masha Gessen on Trump’s Defining Trait: Indifference | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-sNJ via @dianeravitch

Texas still blocked from taking over Houston’s school district, appeals court rules https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/30/texas-houston-school-district-take-over/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune

Newsom to pledge aid for California schools' COVID-19 reopening plans - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-30/newsom-promises-cash-for-california-schools-to-create-covid-19-reopening-plans?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+%28L.A.+Now%29 by @tarynluna on @latimes

Big Education Ape: NANCY BAILEY: Amplify and iReady Claim Kindergarten and First Grade “Reading Loss” to Profit From the Pandemic - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2020/12/nancy-bailey-amplify-and-iready-claim.html

Big Education Ape: Newsom pushes California school reopening plan that could begin in February - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2020/12/newsom-pushes-california-school.html

Big Education Ape: NYC Public School Parents: Letter to NY State Commissioner: please allow Hasidic youths to have a chance at a better education - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2020/12/nyc-public-school-parents-letter-to-ny.html

Big Education Ape: Teachers and students face COVID winter break challenges - Los Angeles Times - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2020/12/teachers-and-students-face-covid-winter.html

Big Education Ape: Trump Executive Order on Private School Vouchers Denounced as 'Last-Ditch Effort to Claim Victory' in War on Public Education | Common Dreams News - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2020/12/trump-executive-order-on-private-school.html

Bill Lee’s Not So Special Session – Tennessee Education Report

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BILL LEE’S NOT SO SPECIAL SESSION S o, Gov. Bill Lee has decided to call a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly to address education issues he’s largely ignored during his time as governor. While Lee has eagerly pursued a privatization agenda , he’s left teachers and public schools behind. Now, he wants to make it seem like he’s doing something. This is, after all, the same Governor

Steve Nelson: Farewell to the Worst Secretary of Education Ever! | Diane Ravitch's blog

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Farewell to the Worst Secretary of Education Ever! Steve Nelson was head of school at the Calhoun School. He is now in retirement. He writes frequently about the need for child-centered education. “RESIST!” Bernie Sanders? AOC? Malcom X? Saul Alinsky? No, this was Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s plea to Education Department staffers as she ends her term in office. As reported in The Hill, she

Teacher Tom: They Say There are No Stupid Questions. I Beg to Differ.

by Mike Simpson / 1h

They Say There are No Stupid Questions. I Beg to Differ. They say there's no such thing as a stupid question, but I beg to differ. We hear stupid questions almost every time adults and young children are together. For instance, a child is painting at an easel, exploring color, shape, and motion, experimenting with brushes, paper, and paint. There is an adult watching over her shoulder who points

Robert D. Skeels: Outgoing Administration Admits Charters are not Public Schools

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solidaridad: Outgoing Administration Admits Charters are not Public Schools Outgoing Administration Admits Charters are not Public Schools The latest executive order by troglodyte Trump tacitly admits that charter schools are *NOT* public schools. We all knew that, but it's nice when the vile privatizers tell on themselves. * While it is good to see DeVos and Trump on the way out, there's little

Trump’s School Choice Executive Order: A Big Nothing | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog

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Trump’s School Choice Executive Order: A Big Nothing On December 28, 2020, President Donald Trump issued this executive order to purportedly allow federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to be used to finance “emergency learning scholarships” (school vouchers) “to disadvantaged families for use by any child without access to in-person learning” This executive order will go nowhere. F

CURMUDGUCATION: Schools And Social Capital

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Schools And Social Capital I'm in the middle of reading Robert Putnam's new book ( The Upswin g ) which has gotten me to thinking about his previous work, Our Kids . What has struck me in particular about the latter is his writing about social capital and the children of this country. The definition of social capital is, in general, a little fuzzy. Putnam's, as put forth in Bowling Alone, anothe

Parents of Disabled Students: Do NOT Grant College Board Unlimited Access to Your Child’s Sensitive Information | Parent Coalition for Student Privacy

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PARENTS OF DISABLED STUDENTS: DO NOT GRANT COLLEGE BOARD UNLIMITED ACCESS TO YOUR CHILD’S SENSITIVE INFORMATION We recently received a query from a Chicago parent whose child has a disability, and was seeking an accommodation when taking a College Board test. Her child’s high school asked her to sign a SSD Accommodation Consent form allowing her school to disclose her child’s disability records,

glen brown: When Children Return to School by Teresa Thayer Snyder

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When Children Return to School by Teresa Thayer Snyder Dear Friends and Colleagues: I am writing today about the children of this pandemic. After a lifetime of working among the young, I feel compelled to address the concerns that are being expressed by so many of my peers about the deficits the children will demonstrate when they finally return to school. My goodness, what a disconcerting thing

YESTERDAY

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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Schools Face A Massive Challenge To Make Up For Learning Lost During The Pandemic https://www.scpr.org/news/2020/12/28/95901/schools-face-a-

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