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Alexandria city council votes to pull police out of schools - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/alexandria-police-middle-high-school/2021/05/15/55308846-b3fb-11eb-9059-d8176b9e3798_story.html

A Lovely Conversation About Teaching Readers - Serving Multilingual Learners of All Ages - https://www.valentinaesl.com/blog/a-lovely-conversation-about-teaching-readers-what-matters-most

What The Pandemic Taught A Chicago Principal About Standardized Testing https://wbur.fm/3uNb5Yv via @hereandnow

Unsurprising Statistic Of The Day: Teachers Are Feeling Stressed This Year | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117610 on @Larryferlazzo

Education Research Report: The effect of attending stand-alone technical high schools - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Is Georgia About to Hand Its Universities to a Climate-Denying MAGA Stalwart? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motherjones/main/~3/bIcNK-o0lps/

‘They Learn to Parrot What They Know They’re Supposed to Say’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/4zxZsnCwJVY/

Piggy bank-filling payments for nearly 90 percent of kids will start July 15 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/17/child-tax-credit-payments-488969

Now Teachers Unions Face a Remote Threat - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/now-teachers-unions-face-a-remote-threat-11621194789 on @WSJ

Survey of epidemiologists exposes lies that children do not spread COVID-19 https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/17/pers-m17.html

Nation's 2nd-Largest Teachers Union Says It's Time For In-Person Learning | WBUR News - https://www.wbur.org/npr/997422837/nations-2nd-largest-teachers-union-says-its-time-for-in-person-learning via @WBUR

The quest for "perfect parenting" is screwing us all https://www.salon.com/2021/05/16/the-quest-for-perfect-parenting-is-screwing-us-all/

Pay for some Texas teachers will top $100,000 in bid to aid poorer schools devastated by COVID-19 https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/17/texas-teacher-salaries-coronavirus/

Fox News helps embattled school nurse spread her bogus claim that vaccines and masks are riskier for kids than COVID-19 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/IXlEJ6wHzjQ/

The Lincoln Project to start a civics program to teach K-12 kids that today's government isn't normal http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/meZ9V6q5VqA/

30 grunts and sounds that may have been the first language https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/30-iconic-sounds

The Effects of Career and Technical Education: Evidence from the Connecticut Technical High School System https://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2021/05/17/the-effects-of-career-and-technical-education-evidence-from-the-connecticut-technical-high-school-system/

For teenagers, vaccinations are a ticket to freedom. Some parents still not sure http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/0GNQQOAdlaE/as-california-expands-vaccine-eligibility-to-adolescents-parents-weigh-the-risks

The Best Student Podcasts: An 8th-Grade Homage To A School's Unsung Heroes https://www.npr.org/2021/05/17/996508586/the-best-student-podcasts-an-8th-grade-homage-to-a-schools-unsung-heroes

'Be Proud Of Where You Come From': An Indian-American Teen's Winning Podcast https://www.npr.org/2021/05/17/996509072/be-proud-of-where-you-come-from-an-indian-american-teens-winning-podcast

Officials Apologize for Deadly Police Shooting at a Black College in 1970 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/us/jackson-state-university-shooting-apology.html

Bucknell Investigating ‘Horrific’ Harassment of L.G.B.T.Q. Students https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/16/us/bucknell-university-lgbtq-harassment.html

PROOF POINTS: Why reading comprehension is deteriorating https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-why-reading-comprehension-is-deteriorating/

L.A. Unified to roll out major COVID-19 vaccine effort at 250 schools http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/iUXnoAO3zcA/lausd-giving-covid-vaccines-12-and-older-250-schools

D.C. has struggled to get students their routine vaccinations during the pandemic. Will the coronavirus shots be better? https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-vaccine-students-rate/2021/05/16/a8ddb664-b4c1-11eb-ab43-bebddc5a0f65_story.html

Teacher in a Strange Land: Student Appreciation Week | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10910 on @NEPCtweet

NJ educators still need guidance on COVID-19 | NJ Spotlight News - https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/05/educators-nj-questions-guidance-pandemic-remote-learning-social-distancing/ via @njspotlight

Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings – Masks In Schools Edition | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117591 on @Larryferlazzo

Testing Industry Scores Big in California - https://obrag.org/2021/05/testing-industry-scores-big-in-california/

No more snow days? Not so fast, says NYC teachers union. https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/14/22434589/nyc-snow-days-remote-learning-uft via @ChalkbeatNY

Dallas ISD bracing for legal fight if Texas approves legislation that could make it harder to talk about racism in schools - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/05/14/dallas-isd-bracing-for-legal-fight-if-texas-approves-legislation-that-could-make-it-harder-to-talk-about-racism-in-schools/#new_tab via @dallasnews

FBI probe of massive Pa. pension fund seeks evidence of kickbacks or bribery · Spotlight PA - https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2021/05/pa-fbi-pension-psers-investigation-subpoenas-properties-real-estate-harrisburg/#new_tab

Senate approves bill allowing funding of religious schools | Local News | sentinelsource.com - https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/senate-approves-bill-allowing-funding-of-religious-schools/article_8fb7b71b-1118-5ea3-a167-8e7130f34621.html#new_tab on @keene_sentinel

CDC Won't Change School Guidance Until After School Year Ends - https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-school-guidance-changes-until-after-school-year-ends-2021-5#new_tab on @businessinsider

Flush With Aid, Most Districts Aren’t Spending on Mental Health Resources - https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/flush-with-aid-most-districts-arent-spending-on-mental-health-resources/#new_tab by @https://twitter.com/misskaylajj on @voiceofsandiego

Editorial: Don't gut compromise that benefits all schoolchildren - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-school-choice-illinois-20210514-js3vb2uufng2thsr3gfgrw2dym-story.html#new_tab via @chicagotribune

Teacher Retirements Were Up In 2020, And More Are Expected In 2021 | Wisconsin Public Radio - https://www.wpr.org/node/1798161

For Anxious Students, Remote School Year Has Been A Bit Of Relief | Edify - https://www.wbur.org/edify/2021/05/17/unexpected-lessons-social-pressure#new_tab via @wburedify

Moving Forward with a New ED.gov - ED.gov Blog

by Mike Simpson / 23min

Moving Forward with a New ED.gov A new ED.gov is coming. The transformation is already underway and includes a brand-new look-and-feel and a critical rethinking of how we effectively communicate online. The goal: a digital experience where you can find what you need, discover things you did not know, and leave feeling satisfied. Step 1: Plan In the fall of 2019 ED began planning for the redesign

Historian: Segregation Persists Because Whites Opposed Any and All Efforts to Advance Desegregation | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 37min

Historian: Segregation Persists Because Whites Opposed Any and All Efforts to Advance Desegregation Today’s is the anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education of 1954. Much has changed. Barack Obama was elected President twice. But much has not changed. The desegregation of schools that once seemed inevitable stalled, inhibited by white flight from urban districts and housing desegregation. H

Why is “Critical Race Theory” Controversial and What Is it? | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 1h

Why is “Critical Race Theory” Controversial and What Is it? In several states, the Governor and Legislature have denounced “critical race theory” and even (in Idaho and some other states) banned it from their schools. The controversy over teaching about race gained ground when former President Trump condemned CRT as divisive and launched his own quickie commission to teach “patriotic” education.

Teacher Tom: "Bewilderment is the True Comprehension"

by Mike Simpson / 1h

"Bewilderment is the True Comprehension" I was waiting at the crosswalk. Across the street was a building of windows. Behind me was a future building of windows, yet another downtown residential tower under construction. I could see a multitude of reflections of the building behind me in the windows of the building across from me. Then, in a flash, I was bewildered as it seemed that the building

Russ on Reading: Defeating the Science of Reading Narrative, Part 3: Building Bridges with Colleagues

by Mike Simpson / 2h

Defeating the Science of Reading Narrative, Part 3: Building Bridges with Colleagues Over the past month I have been exploring the Science of Reading (SOR) narrative that has dominated discussion about reading instruction for the last few years in posts here , here , and here . What I have argued is that the SOR narrative is far too narrow a conceptualization of reading instruction and that maki

Secretary Cardona Begins to Correct DeVos’s College Loan Policies that Undermined Vulnerable College Students’ Access to Education | janresseger

by Mike Simpson / 2h

Secretary Cardona Begins to Correct DeVos’s College Loan Policies that Undermined Vulnerable College Students’ Access to Education Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has begun repairing some of the injustice of Betsy DeVos’s policies in the federal college loan program administered by the U.S. Department of Education. In an extremely significant first step, two weeks ago, Cardona replaced Mark A

CURMUDGUCATION: Covid and the Good Guys

by Mike Simpson / 2h

Covid and the Good Guys You can set this Twitter comment next to a quote from Rep. Virginia Foxx, who said that Weingarten "is attempting to rewrite history by framing her union as part of the 'solution.'" Both are a fine example of how far off the rails the re-opening school debate has gone (if we can characterize a bunch of people hollering at each other a debate). Notice that the outpouring a

Bill Gates acknowledges an affair with an employee, which Microsoft investigated - The Washington Post

by Mike Simpson / 2h

Bill Gates acknowledges an affair with an employee, which Microsoft investigated The confirmation of the affair and investigation comes two weeks after Gates and Melinda French Gates announced plans to divorce SEATTLE — Bill Gates acknowledged through a spokeswoman that he had an extramarital affair with a Microsoft employee, which Microsoft said led its board to investigate the “intimate relati

Education Matters: Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran says he had teacher, Amy Donofrio fired

by Mike Simpson / 3h

Education Matters: Education Commisioner Richard Corcoran says he had teacher, Amy Donofrio fired Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran says he had teacher, Amy Donofrio fired More incredible work from Accountabalony: but I didn’t think to say “okay and keep all of the crazy liberal stuff out” and so now we literally have them, and they hide it in “social emotional learning” so it doesn’t SAY “

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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, May 16, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH

by Mike Simpson / 22h

Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Jones High success story illustrates inadequacy of voucher schools | Commentary - Orlando Sentinel - https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-jones-high-physics-vouchers-20210516-czffpniexnb2jjxzmgcwrz3vei-story.html via @orlandosentinel How HBCU Tennessee State University Could Be Owed Half A Billion Dollars : NPR

CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Grandchild Edition (5/16)

by Mike Simpson / 22h

CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Grandchild Edition (5/16) Grandchild Edition No, I don't have a new one. But my newest grandchild is in town, so I get to see him for the first time in a year. A photo of his extreme cuteness to follow,

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