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Why are negotiations over reopening Philadelphia schools dragging on so long? - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/20/22293351/why-are-negotiations-over-reopening-philadelphia-schools-dragging-on-so-long on chalkbeat
Voters want Biden to cancel $50,000 in student debt, by huge margin: poll https://www.salon.com/2021/02/21/voters-want-biden-to-cancel-50000-in-student-debt-by-huge-margin-poll_partner/
No quick path to reopening L.A. Unified is emerging as school year slips away http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/ZdSgQ-FyatM/la-teachers-union-vaccination-demand-school-reopening
Return of high school sports in Southern California: What you need to know http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/emKeKfBknDk/high-school-sports-california-updated-coronavirus-guidelines-questions-and-answers
Bay Area school board members resign after making disparaging comments about parents in virtual meeting http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/Pykp7qfZjeQ/bay-area-school-board-members-resign-after-making-disparaging-comments-about-parents-in-virtual-meeting
Guards, Generosity, Patience: A Volunteer Effort To Vaccinate Public School Workers https://www.npr.org/2021/02/21/969455352/guards-generosity-patience-a-volunteer-effort-to-vaccinate-public-school-workers
Biden Tackles Student Loan Debt Forgiveness https://www.npr.org/2021/02/20/969800196/biden-tackles-student-loan-debt-forgiveness
‘Beyond incredulous’: Manhattan judge green lights COVID testing for charter schools, blasts city officials for barring access https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-covid-charter-schools-access-20210220-fla4qkgdsvafxm3afzm6rknjs4-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Oakley School Board Resigns After Mocking Parents on Livestream https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/oakley-school-board-hot-mic.html
Umm, It Looks Like We Might Be Going Hybrid Soon…. | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115722 on @Larryferlazzo
Malcolm X Was Assassinated On This Day Fifty-Six Years Ago – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115725 on @Larryferlazzo
Preview: "Axios on HBO" interviews AFT President Randi Weingarten https://www.axios.com/axios-on-hbo-preview-randi-weingarten-82fe3a29-8478-41ea-988c-7f24022d4e38.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter
Teacher Union President: New York City has done a ‘pretty good job’ with reopening schools http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BB1dSygO?ocid=st
Teacher Union President: New York City has done a ‘pretty good job’ with reopening schools http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BB1dSygO?ocid=st
California schools debate pins Newsom between allies and GOP recall backers https://politi.co/2OQ4mg9
Reopen Schools: COVID Shines Light on Class Divide - LA Progressive - https://www.laprogressive.com/?p=362672
West Virginia: House Delays Voucher Bill When It Sees the Cost | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tAB via @dianeravitch
John Lewis Was Born On This Day In 1940 – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources About His Life | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115747 on @Larryferlazzo
Teachers union leader on reopening schools: 'If the NFL could figure out how to do this, let's do it' - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/21/teachers-union-reopening-schools-covid-weingarten-470615
Charter Schools Invaded Our Neighborhoods Without Public Input - PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance.org/charter-schools-invaded-our-neighborhoods-without-public-input/ via @PopResistance
Internet stunned by Don Trump Jr. rant about teachers' unions in front of a wall of guns https://www.rawstory.com/don-trump-jr-2650688909/
Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Neither Cat Nor In Cancun Edition (2/21) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi_21.html
Big Education Ape: ¡Corran la voz!: “Exacerbated Inequalities” Webinar | Cloaking Inequity #MASBAwebinar - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/corran-la-voz-exacerbated-inequalities.html
Big Education Ape: Laura Chapman: When Bankers Lead Education “Reform” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/laura-chapman-when-bankers-lead.html
Big Education Ape: Joe Biden's Golden Opportunity to Strengthen Public Education - LA Progressive - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/joe-bidens-golden-opportunity-to.html
Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th WardDR. INEZ BEVERLY PROSSER, BLACK EDUCATOR HALL OF FAME E’ry day this month, the Center for Black Educator Development , in partnership with Phillys7thWard.org , will highlight a Black Educator Hall of Famer . But, don’t forget, e’ry month is Black History Month … February is just the Blackest . Today, our featured Black Educator is Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser. Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser is a testimony
EdAction in Congress February 21, 2021 - Education VotesEdAction in Congress February 21, 2021 House set to vote on COVID-19 package The House Budget Committee has pulled together committee-approved components of President Biden’s COVID-19 package, creating a single bill that will come to the House floor this week; action could continue through the weekend. The Senate plans to take up the House-passed bill the week of March 1. Democrats are pushing t
CURMUDGUCATION: Report: Global Ed Privatization Under Covid-19Report: Global Ed Privatization Under Covid-19 Education International released a report last summer. Written by Ben Williamson (University of Edinburgh, U.K.) and Anna Hogan (University of Queensland, Australia), " Commercialisation and privatisation in/of education in the context of Covid-19 " is sixty-some pages of thorough research and depressing news for fans of public education. The attemp
Full Interview Teacher Union Pres.: 'There's no perfect solution' to reopening schools - MEET THE PRESSFull Interview Teacher Union Pres.: 'There's no perfect solution' to reopening schools Full Interview Teacher Union Pres.: 'There's no perfect solution' to reopening schools In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, talks about polling that shows teachers want to return to classrooms, but are concerned about their safety. Full Int
Entire School Board Resigns After Trash-Talking Parents In Hot Mic Moment | HuffPostEntire School Board Resigns After Trash-Talking Parents In Hot Mic Moment The four members of the Oakley Union Elementary School District Board in California didn’t realize their meeting was being broadcast to the public. OAKLEY, Calif. (AP) — All members of a San Francisco Bay Area school board resigned days after they were heard making disparaging comments about parents at a virtual board meet
More teachers are asked to double up, instructing kids at school and at home simultaneously - The Washington PostMore teachers are asked to double up, instructing kids at school and at home simultaneously With third grade back in the building, Meghan Foster was teaching math one recent morning to two classes at once: 14 students who filled her classroom on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and another six children logging in from laptops at home. To make it work, the veteran teacher from Caroline County used a desk
Exclusive: Patrik Williams Threatens Smyrna Teachers Union | Exceptional DelawareExclusive: Patrik Williams Threatens Smyrna Teachers Union Smyrna School District Superintendent Patrik Williams found himself in the hot seat yet again. This time it was with the Delaware Public Employment Relations Board. In a case filed by the Smyrna Educators Association (SEA) against the Smyrna School District Board of Education concerning payment for part-time custodians during the Covid s
A road map to safely reopen our schools | by Randi Weingarten | Feb, 2021 | AFT VoicesA road map to safely reopen our schools The grim toll of the coronavirus pandemic has many measures: Twenty-eight million infections and 500,000 lives lost. Eight million more people enduring poverty, many of them children. Family businesses shuttered, weddings without guests, and epidemics of depression and isolation. The shocking one-year decline in life expectancy in the first half of 2020 al
NYCDOE Sabbatical Applications Open – Take One if You Can | JD2718NYCDOE Sabbatical Applications Open – Take One if You Can On a full year study sabbatical you get 70% of your pay while taking 16 credits. You come refreshed, rejuvenated, and, frankly, a better teacher. Learning : it is very different being a student than being a teacher. The new perspective is valuable. Content : you can learn more in your content area, or explore something related. Money : Ju
Education Matters: In DCPS scholar bowl out, sports still in.In DCPS scholar bowl out, sports still in Do you ever get the feeling DPS is just making stuff up as they go along? That there is little rhyme or reason? Well, today's version features the cancelation of scholar bowl while sports chug along. So our schools are too dangerous for scholar bowl but not for the classes the scholars are taking? Not for sports? Also if any activity screams can be done
You’re Going to Miss Us When We’re Gone – What School May Look Like Once All the Teachers Quit | gadflyonthewallblogYou’re Going to Miss Us When We’re Gone – What School May Look Like Once All the Teachers Quit The alarm buzzed at 4:30 am. Time to get up. DeShaun and his little brother Marco got out of bed and threw on their clothes. Mom was in the other room hastily getting her work bag together. “Are you two ready yet? We’ve got to go in 20 minutes.” Marco just yawned, but Deshaun dared to complain about th
Mayoral Candidates Need To Speak Out on New Round of Charter School Expansion – wearepcaps.orgMayoral Candidates Need To Speak Out on New Round of Charter School Expansion An Open Letter From PCAPS Leaders 6a00e54f8c25c988340133f4bf18a4970b-500wi With charter school advocates pressing for a new round of expansion there is a need for those who would lead Philadelphia to address what this will mean for public education in our city. We believe the following points need to be recognized: 1).
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