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California teachers’ latest demand: Free childcare https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/04/california-teachers-childcare-coronavirus-478972

Migrant families are leaving D.C.’s public schools. Will they return? https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-english-learners-enrollment-down/2021/04/03/69232afa-8cfc-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html

In California, a million English learners are at risk of intractable education loss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/OIT_p7LR-og/how-covid-distance-learning-hurt-california-english-learners

McClatchy High School quarantines football, baseball teams after 6 positive COVID-19 tests https://fox40.com/news/local-news/mcclatchy-high-school-quarantines-football-baseball-teams-after-6-positive-covid-19-tests/

U.S. must confront Covid spike, noted epidemiologist warns https://politi.co/3sTnbyf via @politico

Saturday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=116638 on @Larryferlazzo

Mercedes Schneider: Ed Deformers Create Another “Grassroots” Group of Moms | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-u0S via @dianeravitch

Report: How A Non-Profit Charter School Can Be Run For Profit - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/03/19/report-how-a-non-profit-charter-school-can-be-run-for-profit/?sh=6b25abd93cd4 by @palan57 on @forbes

West Virginia Poised To Spend More On Vouchers, Less On Public Schools - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/03/22/west-virginia-poised-to-spend-more-on-vouchers-less-on-public-schools/?sh=67d59898506a by @palan57 on @forbes



Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Easter Edition (4/4) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi.html


Happy Easter, Happy Spring! | Diane Ravitch's blog
Happy Easter, Happy Spring! I don’t get into religion much other than to say it should be kept separate from the state. But let me take this opportunity to wish you a Happy Easter and a very happy spring. It has been a difficult, stressful year for everyone. Some of us have lost members of our families to COVID. We should all get vaccinated to stop the spread of this disease, to protect ourselve
EdAction in Congress April 4, 2021 - Education Votes
EdAction in Congress April 4, 2021 ‘Build back better’ includes public schools and campuses President Biden’s American Jobs Plan , unveiled March 31, includes modernizing public schools and investing in the community college infrastructure. Current conditions can be hazardous to the health of students and educators alike: Half our schools are more than 50 years old, and were built when windowles
Arthur Schwartz, the Lawyer Who Beat Success Academy Charter Chain in Court | Diane Ravitch's blog
Arthur Schwartz, the Lawyer Who Beat Success Academy Charter Chain in Court Civil rights attorney Arthur Schwartz is running for City Council in District 3 , Manhattan, which includes SoHo-Hudson Square, Greenwich Village, Chelsea, the Theater District, and Hell’s Kitchen. Arthur has spent his career as a warrior for justice. He was the lead attorney in the successful lawsuit on behalf of parent
Governor Pritzker signs legislation expanding teachers’ bargaining rights. – Fred Klonsky
GOVERNOR PRITZKER SIGNS LEGISLATION EXPANDING TEACHERS’ BARGAINING RIGHTS. This past week Governor Pritzker signed legislation expanding the bargaining rights of the Chicago Teachers Union. It was a big win, the first significant victory in the fight for expanded collective bargaining rights since the Illinois legislature’s phony 1995 reforms under Governor Jim Edgar. That year the legislature a
NYC Educator: Putting Children First, Always, by Selling them Vapes and Third-Rate Education
Putting Children First, Always, by Selling them Vapes and Third-Rate Education Our friend Joel Klein has a new gig . He's working for Juul, selling marshmallow flavored vapes to our children, This is, at the very least, ironic, I spent years listening to him rail about how evil we were, and how dare we ask for tenure and seniority? Were we righteous, we'd do whatever he decided, and happily be f

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