THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
SBE Seeks Relief from Federal Testing Requirements - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel11.asp
Millions Of Kids Learn English At School. Teaching Them Remotely Hasn't Been Easy https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/02/24/96783/millions-of-kids-learn-english-at-school-teaching/ via @kpcc
Student mental health: A dialogue among educators, the administration, state assemblyman https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/02/student-mental-health-a-dialogue-among-educators-the-administration-state-assemblyman/
NYC middle schools reopen Thursday for 60,000 students https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-middle-schools-reopen-in-person-learning-20210225-pkwwtbxdizc6nmabu6m2mrff5y-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Philadelphia school board faces possible legal action over speaker limits https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/24/22300125/philadelphia-school-board-faces-possible-legal-action-over-speaker-limits via @ChalkbeatPHL
More than 100 advocacy groups urge NYC not to hire new School Safety Agents https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-letter-school-safety-agents-20210224-nht5w34barcyli4ufvdmm5v23u-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Mayor de Blasio says update on reopening NYC high schools coming ‘in the next few weeks’ https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-high-school-reopening-de-blasio-20210224-5w6rgjlknvg3bcryzialfypspi-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
About 30,000 New York City public school staff have gotten COVID-19 vaccine: Mayor de Blasio https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-public-school-staff-vaccination-20210224-beqaap4fpvcf7paslwpq5cphfm-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
A College Admissions Rat Race https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/us/a-college-admissions-rat-race.html
Improved child care could boost US employment: Fed's Jerome Powell http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/pM2V1r0-Kq0/
Tuttle High School student looks to make history in girls wrestling https://nondoc.com/2021/02/25/tuttle-high-school-student-looks-to-make-history-in-girls-wrestling/ via @nondocmedia
Teacher COVID vaccines target LAUSD, needy areas - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-25/teacher-covid-vaccines-target-lausd-needy-areas?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+%28L.A.+Now%29 by @howardblume on @latimes
A civil rights hero lacked a historical marker. Then a class of Virginia fourth-graders spoke up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/barbara-johns-historical-marker/2021/02/24/be0cf788-72b4-11eb-b8a9-b9467510f0fe_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Standardized tests are a go, but Maryland scales them back amid pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/maryland-standardized-tests/2021/02/24/2be6b1de-7640-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Nora De La Cour: Abolish High-Stakes Testing | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tBL via @dianeravitch
More Americans now say academic concerns should be a top factor in deciding to reopen K-12 schools https://pewrsr.ch/2NrJlIB
Education bill earns mixed reviews in Missouri House, wins first-round approval anyway | Education | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/education-bill-earns-mixed-reviews-in-missouri-house-wins-first-round-approval-anyway/article_6b71b476-cc0d-5789-91ee-6a86ed735929.html#new_tab
'Forest kindergarten' kids learn outside in nature - https://www.today.com/parents/forest-kindergarten-kids-learn-outside-nature-t209862#new_tab by TodayShow on @TodayShow
Oklahoma House lawmakers vote to keep 'ghost students' at bay, expand school transfers - https://oklahoman.com/article/5683029/oklahoma-house-lawmakers-vote-to-keep-ghost-students-at-bay-expand-school-transfers#new_tab by @theoklahoman_ on @theoklahoman_
Standardized tests for virtual students? How will school funding fare? - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/02/25/standardized-tests-virtual-students-school-funding/4553471001/#new_tab via @usatoday
Mayor, schools chief to take ‘wait and see’ approach in Philadelphia reopening Monday https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/23/22298016/mayor-schools-chief-to-take-wait-and-see-approach-in-philadelphia-reopening-monday via @ChalkbeatPHL
Teachers union hits back at opening Massachusetts classrooms full-time by spring https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/02/23/riley-at-some-point-remote-hybrid-learning-needs-to-be-off-the-table/
Missouri looks to expand charter schools while SLPS asks for moratorium https://www.kmov.com/news/missouri-looks-to-expand-charter-schools-while-slps-asks-for-moratorium/article_35ed3e4a-7718-11eb-a21f-4b7811e6ff95.html
Teachers protest by wearing black | Local News | tribstar.com - https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/teachers-protest-by-wearing-black/article_5fddb775-fe6b-5f80-bed0-63146eb81954.html#new_tab by @https://www.twitter.com/tribstarsue on @tribstar
