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May 2-8 is Teacher Appreciation Week https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=49224#.YIxI0xxL0hI.twitter via @EdVotes

Parents unload on 'insane and dangerous' pro-Trump couple running the Florida anti-vaxx school http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/XLaRaDUfhgo/

Pandemic Pomp and Circumstance: Graduation Looks Different This Year (Again) https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/04/30/97644/pandemic-pomp-and-circumstance-graduation-looks-di/ via @kpcc

LA Progressive: Yes, Biden Promised to End Standardized Testing in Schools | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10881 on @NEPCtweet

Yet another former charter school teacher, now disillusioned, tells all | GFBrandenburg's Blog - https://wp.me/pGTPP-2Bv

UNDER the TREE: A Seminar on Freedom | Bill Ayers - https://wp.me/p3AjC-SA on @wordpressdotcom

District touts success with Philadelphia’s first college-degree granting program - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/29/22410677/district-touts-success-with-philadelphias-first-college-degree-granting-program on chalkbeat

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117215 on @Larryferlazzo

Inside the fight to overturn a ban on yoga in Alabama's public schools https://www.salon.com/2021/04/30/inside-the-fight-to-overturn-a-ban-on-yoga-in-alabamas-public-schools/

Texas lawmakers consider bill that would prevent schools and workplaces from discriminatory bans on dreadlocks, other hairstyles https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/29/texas-hair-discrimination-bill-crown-act/

Teens can’t all get vaccinated yet. They’re still excited for summer. https://www.vox.com/first-person/22399977/teens-vaccination-summer

Florida school worker charged with mass shooting threat: 'Imma shoot up Lauderdale Lakes Middle' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/BPM2RDZ6Kh4/

Anti-maskers storm school board meeting — but did not have kids in the district: report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/ZibXD4Cs9mQ/

Biden wants universal preschool. NJ will be a test on how to get it done https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/04/president-joe-biden-american-families-plan-200b-early-childhood-ed-nj-childhood-programs-abbot-v-burke/

Jersey City schools reopen under hybrid schedule https://www.njspotlight.com/video/jersey-city-schools-reopen-under-hybrid-schedule/

Can A Teacher Fly A Black Lives Matter Flag At School? A Florida Court Will Consider https://www.npr.org/2021/04/30/992038052/blm-and-teacher-s-free-speech

No College, No Problem. Some Employers Drop Degree Requirements To Diversify Staffs https://www.npr.org/2021/04/29/990274681/no-college-no-problem-some-employers-drop-degree-requirements-to-diversify-staff

Black brother and sister students sue Ethical Culture Fieldston school over racial discrimination, retaliation https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-fieldston-discrimination-suit-20210429-2xm26bdgrngxfcqcvfap4ztbia-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Number of Black and Latino students accepted to NYC’s specialized high schools drops https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-specialized-high-school-admission-rates-20210429-5zx7m63hjjflvfzcpklbwzu4i4-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

The Many Ways Colleges Are Handling Covid-Complicated Graduations https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/us/virtual-graduation-coronavirus.html

In Podcast, Odessa High School Students Talk About Struggles https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/insider/odessa-high-school-podcast.html

Biden's American Families Plan Should Give Power to Parents https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/opinion/biden-child-care.html

As most district high schoolers stay remote, Philadelphia’s Mastery charter network invites all students back https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/4/30/22411892/as-most-district-teens-stay-remote-philadelphias-mastery-charter-network-invites-all-students-back

Racist 'Promposal' Sparks Outrage at Minnesota High School https://www.theroot.com/racist-promposal-sparks-outrage-at-minnesota-high-schoo-1846796920

Some universities’ response to budget woes: Make faculty teach more courses https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/college-faculty-course-workload-budgets/2021/04/30/d5d2ee1e-a904-11eb-8c1a-56f0cb4ff3b5_story.html

Ed Notes Online: Retiree Advocate/UFT Calla for MLC Moratorium on health care modifaction negotiations until greater transparency; Will Host Sunday eve info/action Zoom at 7PM - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/04/retiree-advocateuft-for-mlc-moratorium.html

Bottom Line intensive advising for low-income high school students: Potentially Positive Findings Education Research Report - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Janresseger: The Hubris of Billionaire Philanthropy and the Damage Wrought by the Common Core Standards | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10885 on @NEPCtweet

How School Closures Damaged U.S. Children's Mental Health | Time - https://time.com/5964671/school-closing-children-mental-health-pandemic/#new_tab on @TIME

Caregiver Perceptions of Children’s Psychological Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Pediatrics | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2779300#new_tab on @JAMANetworkOpen

In Maine, the debate over schools returning full-time rages town by town http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BB1gc19X?ocid=st

Poll: Most Californians worry schools won't reopen fully next fall http://edsource.org/?page_id=653973 via @edsource

What Students Are Saying About ‘Learning Loss’ During the Pandemic - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/learning/what-students-are-saying-about-learning-loss-during-the-pandemic.html#new_tab on @nytimes

How Nashville aims to make its teachers the 'best paid in the state' - https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2021/04/29/nashville-metro-nashville-public-schools-teacher-pay-investment-best-paid-tennessee/4885564001/#new_tab via @tennessean

GOP Lawmakers Send Stitt Bill To Ban Critical Race Theory In Oklahoma Schools https://tinyurl.com/yjafagpd

Chicago Teachers Union says CPS won't accommodate nursing teachers - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-chicago-teachers-union-mothers-20210429-hmasfqvqhnbknbhswmqbtvygfi-story.html#new_tab via @chicagotribune

Judge orders Trenton teachers back to school, ends illegal COVID-19 work ‘strike’ | News | trentonian.com - https://www.trentonian.com/news/judge-orders-trenton-teachers-back-to-school-ends-illegal-covid-19-work-strike/article_5b4822a0-a91c-11eb-9ead-f7546024ad57.html#new_tab by @https://twitter.com/IsaacAvilucea on @Trentonian

UTLA president: LAUSD campus reopenings have generally gone well, ‘but the exhaustion is real’ – Daily News - https://www.dailynews.com/?p=4500355 on @ladailynews

5 reasons why educators support the American Families Plan https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=49218#.YIxIrXYpmi4.twitter via @EdVotes

Biden unveils American Families Plan in historic address to Congress https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=49223#.YIxJDBAAA5k.twitter via @EdVotes


Big Education Ape: NANCY BAILEY: We Need Clarity and Consistency From the President When it Comes to Democratic Public Schools - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/nancy-bailey-we-need-clarity-and.html

Big Education Ape: Rhetoric vs. Reality: Bill Lee School Funding Edition – Tennessee Education Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/rhetoric-vs-reality-bill-lee-school.html



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