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Philadelphia postpones school reopening again, as district and union await mediator’s decision on safety https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/25/22301896/philadelphia-postpones-reopening-again-as-district-and-union-await-mediators-decision-on-safety via @ChalkbeatPHL
February’s Most Popular Posts | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115821 on @Larryferlazzo
Students and Staff Rally Behind Black Principal of Massachusetts Middle School After He Faces Racist Backlash for Condemning the Confederate Flag https://www.theroot.com/students-and-staff-rally-behind-black-principal-of-mass-1846356243
Group that sued Harvard asks Supreme Court to end use of race in college admissions https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/harvard-admissions-race-lawsuit-scotus/2021/02/25/b3a83950-778d-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html
Despite concerns over increasing student stress, standardized testing to go on with some limits http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/2SowLLiW6cg/standardized-testing-required-california
COVID-19 vaccines prioritized for California educators will focus on struggling communities http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/QLTfLcX9KTs/covid-19-vaccines-california-educators-struggling-communities
School districts greet Murphy’s budget spending plan with cheers and fears https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/02/budget-spending-plan-600-million-boost-school-aid-districts-still-face-cuts-gov-murphy/
Murphy administration to increase school funding by $700 million https://www.njspotlight.com/video/murphy-administration-to-increase-school-funding-by-700-million/
New Morehouse College Program Encourages Black Men To Complete Unfinished Degrees https://www.npr.org/2021/02/25/971422404/new-morehouse-college-program-encourages-black-men-to-complete-unfinished-degree
NYC schools head Richard Carranza resigns, Meisha Porter to become system’s first Black woman chancellor https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-doe-richard-carranza-resigns-20210226-jumhzwebc5f2zlkt5mpxp6wx7m-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Analysis | A look at phony tweets about Ted Cruz and Trump’s impeachment — and more lessons on news literacy https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/02/26/phony-tweets-cruz-impeachment-newsliteracy-lessons/?tid=ss_tw
New York schools chancellor to step down amid clashes with mayor https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/02/26/nyc-schools-chancellor-richard-carranza-resigning/?tid=ss_tw
Ed in the Apple: Can President Biden Reduce Childhood Poverty? | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10787 on @NEPCtweet
Educators push for vaccine prioritization as states move to reopen schools - https://www.thedenverchannel.com/rebound/state-of-education/educators-push-for-vaccine-prioritization-as-states-move-to-reopen-schools by @Dan_Grossman on @DenverChannel
The debate on reopening schools - https://www.yahoo.com/gma/debate-reopening-schools-120959325.html on @Yahoo
State Board approves revisions to English Language Arts curriculum https://nondoc.com/2021/02/25/revised-english-language-arts-curriculum/ via @nondocmedia
Epic summary judgement hearing postponed, board member resigns https://nondoc.com/2021/02/25/epic-summary-judgement-hearing-postponed/ via @nondocmedia
The Pandemic Has Set Off A Power Struggle About Teachers’ Right To Free Speech | WBEZ Chicago - https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-pandemic-has-set-off-a-power-struggle-about-teachers-right-to-free-speech/9f74a93e-2dcb-4906-ac1e-a0e6e2e4ac68
Philly-based group launches $3M initiative to develop Black teachers - https://www.inquirer.com/news/philly-based-group-launches-3m-initiative-develop-black-teachers-20210225.html#new_tab via @PhillyInquirer
LAUSD to launch COVID-tracking app that generates a code for students to enter campus - https://news.yahoo.com/lausd-launch-covid-tracking-app-213653869.html#new_tab on @YahooNews
CPS open to improving remote learning as F’s increase, attendance drops - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/2/24/22299918/cps-remote-learning-public-schools-screen-time-janice-jackson-raise-your-hand#new_tab
La Mesa school board member under fire for comments made | cbs8.com - https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/education/la-mesa-school-board-member-facing-criticism-for-comments-made-at-meeting/509-6ae0ec8d-4205-4a1d-ae48-3ae8dc59cbd5#new_tab on CBS8
Senate passes bill clarifying that teacher strikes are unlawful in West Virginia - WV MetroNews - https://wvmetronews.com/?p=402901 by @BradMcElhinny
To retain teachers of color, an Oregon bill takes aim at schools’ ‘first in, last out’ layoff policies http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BB1dYQHl?ocid=st
Texas students face urgent need for emotional support even as pandemic makes help more challenging - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/02/26/texas-students-face-urgent-need-for-emotional-support-even-as-pandemic-makes-help-more-challenging/#new_tab via @dallasnews
Carranza: ‘This is the time’ to weigh opting out of NY state tests https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/25/22301568/carranza-to-nyc-families-this-is-the-time-to-weigh-opting-out-of-state-tests via @ChalkbeatNY
Black kids in Utah are arrested at 8 times their share of the population. This bill suggests a way to possibly change that. - https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/02/26/black-kids-utah-are/#new_tab by https://www.facebook.com/saltlaketribune on @sltrib
Some school districts requiring struggling online learners to return to the classroom - ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/school-districts-requiring-struggling-online-learners-return-classroom/story?id=75946661#new_tab
Carranza to step down mid-pandemic after 3 years at helm of NYC schools https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/26/22302822/chancellor-richard-carranza-resigns-meisha-porter via @ChalkbeatNY
Teachers Unions Aren’t the Obstacle to Reopening Schools - https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/teachers-unions-arent-the-obstacle-to-reopening-schools.html#new_tab on @intelligencer
Victoria E.M. Cain: A Brief and Sobering History of Technology in the Classroom | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tCb via @dianeravitch
Big Education Ape: Biden angers supporters who wanted him to curb standardized testing - The Washington Post - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/biden-angers-supporters-who-wanted-him.html
Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: I'll Try Not to Yuck Your Yum if You Try Not to Yuck Mine - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/teacher-tom-ill-try-not-to-yuck-your.html
Big Education Ape: Voucher Vultures Getting FBI Scrutiny + What’s the Big Deal? – Tennessee Education Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/voucher-vultures-getting-fbi-scrutiny.html
Big Education Ape: Teachers, Testing and Why We Might Just Chill | Teacher in a strange land - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/teachers-testing-and-why-we-might-just.html
Big Education Ape: African American Studies Virtual Classroom Session + Funding Results: 2020-21 Specialized Secondary Programs (SSP) Grant - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/african-american-studies-virtual.html
Big Education Ape: Resilient Public Schools: Bright and Dark Sides (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/resilient-public-schools-bright-and_26.html
Richard Carranza resigns, Meisha Porter to be new NYC schools head - New York Daily NewsNYC schools head Richard Carranza resigns, Meisha Porter to become system’s first Black woman chancellor Richard Carranza, the New York City schools chancellor who ignited fiery conversations about race and segregation in education and oversaw the seismic shift to remote learning throughout the coronavirus pandemic, will step down March 15 after a three-year tenure, Mayor de Blasio announced Fri
Evaluate This | JD2718Evaluate This I’ve just spent the last two hours reading the evaluation letter that Mulgrew sent out. ( Letter linked here ). I’ll probably write much more, later. But for now I have a few observations: Unnecessary Why was this necessary? (I know, there is a state law – which the UFT helped pass – and which Mulgrew used to claim credit for helping to write) Where was the fight to twist Cuomo’s a
CURMUDGUCATION: Big Standardized Test TestBig Standardized Test Test Supporters of testing, testocrats, and all other folks insisting that the Biden administration made the right call because the 2021-- can we take a moment to assess your own test-related ideas? For the "Parents Need To Know How Their Kids Are Doing" folks: Create a short video in which you display a real individual student result printout and describe, in detail, the i
Another School District Ends Contract with City Police for Security Guards: Will Improve Counseling and School Climate | janressegerAnother School District Ends Contract with City Police for Security Guards: Will Improve Counseling and School Climate Last June, after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the Washington Post reported that school districts across the United States suddenly felt obligated to take seriously the warnings from civil rights organizations about problems when school districts h
Audio: With One Move, Congress Could Lift Millions Of Children Out Of Poverty | 89.3 KPCCWith One Move, Congress Could Lift Millions Of Children Out Of Poverty The COVID-19 relief bill working its way through Congress is full of big ideas to help people. But there's one idea that's so big, it was politically unthinkable not that long ago. President Biden and Democratic lawmakers want to fight child poverty by giving U.S. families a few hundred dollars every month for every child in
Education Matters: DCPS creates problems, then wonders why there are problems.DCPS creates problems, then wonders why there are problems. One-sixth of DCPS teachers leave from year to year. Where there are many reasons teachers leave, the lion's share of why they do has to fall on the shoulders of the district. Bad leadership and bad policies have led to this exodus. The Times Union recently reported on a JPEF study about teacher recruitment and retention. If the article
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTHLarry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_20.html Februa
NYC Educator: The Teacher as Living MartyrThe Teacher as Living Martyr That's the idealized version of what we do, and this is a great piece going into chapter and verse as to why. Who hasn't seen Stand and Deliver and decided, wow, that's what a real teacher does. Of course, if you get into the story a little deeper, you learn that not everything was quite as the film portrayed. This program didn't, in fact, materialize out of thin air
NYC Public School Parents: Why Biden should focus on vaccinating all school staff ASAP instead of making students take pointless stressful testsWhy Biden should focus on vaccinating all school staff ASAP instead of making students take pointless stressful tests On Monday, Ian Rosenblum, appointed as Deputy Asst. Sec. of the US Dept. of Education announce d that states would NOT be given a waiver from administering standardized exams this year – though ten states had already requested them, including New York. His letter is here ; articl
Education Research Report: New Digest of Education StatisticsNew Digest of Education Statistics Today , NCES released the Digest of Education Statistics , a comprehensive statistical reference for all levels of education in the United States. Topics include educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. The Digest also includes data on the number of schools, colleges, teachers, students, and gradua
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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, February 25, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafeBig Education Ape 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
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