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Schools Matter: Tennessee Outlaws Critical Race Theory in Schools on Anniversary of George Floyd's Murder - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2021/05/tennessee-outlaws-critical-race-theory.html

COLUMN: Tenure protects free speech. Racism threatens to undo it - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=79363 via @hechingerreport

Texas educators worry “critical race theory bill” will stifle learning | The Texas Tribune - https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/26/texas-teachers-critical-race-theory-legislature/ by @McGeeReports on @TexasTribune

Students should get the vaccine for COVID, acting health chief says - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/25/22453700/students-should-absolutely-get-vaccine-for-covid-philadelphias-acting-health-commissioner-says on chalkbeat

Infographic: “15 Writing Lessons From Successful Authors” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117805 on @Larryferlazzo

Right-Wing Doctors Are Suing to Block COVID Vaccine for Kids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motherjones/main/~3/VurZEgbKNcM/

Educators helped reset the nation’s leadership, reshaping public schools for years to come https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/05/26/educators-helped-reset-the-nations-leadership-reshaping-public-schools-for-years-to-come/

Miguel Cardona, unlike Betsy DeVos, believes undocumented students "should get an education while they are here." | The Washington Newsday - https://washingtonnewsday.com/?p=78999

When violence has been the chosen answer: Lessons from the Tulsa Race Massacre https://nondoc.com/2021/05/26/lessons-from-the-tulsa-race-massacre/ via @nondocmedia

Bricolage names interim CEO days before union election https://thelensnola.org/2021/05/26/bricolage-names-interim-ceo-days-before-union-election/

Arkansas middle school apologizes for 'biased' yearbook photos whitewashing Capitol riot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/RMcGnw8W2og/

WATCH: Trump and Jesus Christ impersonators deliver racist and pro-GOP remarks at bizarre Texas high school pep rally http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/PicJJUPJyTY/

Howard University Names Arts College For Chadwick Boseman https://www.npr.org/2021/05/26/1000530709/howard-university-names-arts-college-for-chadwick-boseman

'We Can And Should Teach This History': New Bills Limit How Teachers Talk About Race https://www.npr.org/2021/05/25/1000273981/we-can-and-should-teach-this-history-new-bills-limit-how-teachers-talk-about-rac

Should Every Student Move Up to the Next Grade? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/26/us/covid-grade-promotion.html

NJ schools to get $2.7 billion — and rules on how to spend it https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/05/nj-schools-arp-2-7b-districts-state-education-department/

Counting on summer school to catch kids up after a disrupted year https://hechingerreport.org/counting-on-summer-school-to-catch-kids-up-after-a-disrupted-year/

COLUMN: Tenure protects free speech. Racism threatens to undo it https://hechingerreport.org/column-tenure-protects-free-speech-racism-threatens-to-undo-it/

Accessible, affordable, quality child care is necessary for family economic security and U.S. economic prosperity. https://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2021/05/26/accessible-affordable-quality-child-care-is-necessary-for-family-economic-security-and-u-s-economic-prosperity/

Maryland law could make it difficult to hire the next schools superintendent https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/maryland-schools-superintendent-search-contract/2021/05/25/0d841816-bd9f-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html

Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117829 on @Larryferlazzo

Ed Notes Online: UFT/Unity Troll Opposition, sometimes on our dime - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/05/uftunity-troll-opposition-sometimes-on.html

Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education Announces Public Hearings on Protections for Students, Loan Repayment, Targeted Loan Cancellation Programs, and Other Higher Education Regulations | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/department-educations-office-postsecondary-education-announces-public-hearings-protections-students-loan-repayment-targeted-loan-cancellation-programs-and-other-higher-education-regulations

Secretary Cardona Holds Virtual Roundtable to Discuss the Importance of Providing Pell Grants for Incarcerated Individuals | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/secretary-cardona-holds-virtual-roundtable-discuss-importance-providing-pell-grants-incarcerated-individuals

Going to College as a Parent Shouldn’t Be So Hard http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/BSX9NLw3n7M/

Michigan Senate: No COVID-19 vaccine mandate for minors - https://apnews.com/article/michigan-coronavirus-pandemic-education-health-government-and-politics-9b4fb3d0793cf7333fdcaa3e696da531#new_tab on @ap

New Bill Would Require Illinois Schools To Teach Media Literacy | WBEZ Chicago - https://www.wbez.org/stories/new-bill-would-require-illinois-schools-to-teach-media-literacy/1bf8a3ca-e4e9-4f0b-8685-1373f53299a8

Schools try pep-rally tactics to get students vaccinated - https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-travel-coronavirus-pandemic-health-education-418fe38201db53d2848e0138a28ff824#new_tab on @ap

Nashua signs agreement with civil rights officials to address shortcomings in English language instruction | Education | unionleader.com - https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/nashua-signs-agreement-with-civil-rights-officials-to-address-shortcomings-in-english-language-instruction/article_4fa1db8c-639a-51fb-a118-98623144a02a.html#new_tab on @UnionLeader

Alabama teachers bring home more pay as salary increases outpace inflation - al.com - https://www.al.com/news/2021/05/alabama-teachers-bring-home-more-pay-as-salary-increases-outpace-inflation.html#new_tab on @aldotcom

IDEA Public Schools fires CEO, chief operating officer after financial audit - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/IDEA-Public-Schools-fires-CEO-chief-operating-16202852.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

Momentum Stalls in Fight to Remove Police From Schools | Education News | US News - https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-05-25/momentum-stalls-in-fight-to-remove-police-from-schools#new_tab on @USNews

Accused of bilking district, Sacramento-area school board member may lose leadership post - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/accused-of-bilking-district-sacramento-area-school-board-member-may-lose-leadership-post/ar-AAKnFWv?ocid=uxbndlbing#new_tab

Children’s Hospital Colorado declares mental health state of emergency - https://coloradosun.com/2021/05/25/mental-health-emergency-children-teen-colorado/#new_tab via @coloradosun

Ohio Republicans introduce bill to ban teaching critical race theory - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/05/25/ohio-republicans-introduce-bill-ban-teaching-critical-race-theory/7432289002/#new_tab via @DispatchAlerts

Baltimore City Schools Will Not Hold Back Failing Students Due To Pandemic | WBFF - https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/baltimore-city-schools-will-not-hold-back-failing-students-due-to-pandemic#new_tab on http://twitter.com/foxbaltimore

COVID stimulus checks arriving at schools: Will the money help kids? - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/05/26/covid-stimulus-checks-summer-school-money-help-kids/7433261002/#new_tab via @usatoday

New Mexico schools reject extra learning days — and millions in funding | Ap | santafenewmexican.com - https://www.santafenewmexican.com/ap/new-mexico-schools-reject-extra-learning-days-and-millions-in-funding/article_0426181e-e333-51cc-9b25-38e8c18c02ae.html#new_tab on @thenewmexican

Some students and parents want to repeat lost school year, but school leaders oppose it - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/some-students-and-parents-want-to-repeat-lost-school-year-but-school-leaders-oppose-it/ar-AAKddVz?ocid=uxbndlbing#new_tab

How Rural School Counselors Confront Life in a ‘Mental Health Desert’ - Oklahoma Watch - https://oklahomawatch.org/?p=683884 by @SoonerReporter

53 Mass. Teachers Refuse To Administer State Standardize Tests - https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/2021/05/24/53-mass-teachers-refuse-to-administer-state-standardize-tests by @MarilynSchairer on @wgbhnews

Shanker Blog: The Uncertain Short-Term Future of School Growth Models | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10925 on @NEPCtweet

Big Education Ape: Some Things Are Always Wrong | Teacher in a strange land - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/some-things-are-always-wrong-teacher-in.html

Big Education Ape: School Choice and Charter Proponents Target Public Education in Key States | - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/school-choice-and-charter-proponents.html

Big Education Ape: Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board - A Roundup of Who is Running - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/seattle-schools-community-forum-seattle_26.html

Big Education Ape: We need more teachers of color. Getting there requires ambitious equitable solutions - Philly's 7th Ward - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/we-need-more-teachers-of-color-getting.html

Big Education Ape: IDEA Charter Chain in Texas Admits Major Scandal and Corruption | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/idea-charter-chain-in-texas-admits.html

Chicken Little Journalism Fails Education (Again and Again): Up Next, the Science of Science? – radical eyes for equity

by Mike Simpson / 44min

Chicken Little Journalism Fails Education (Again and Again): Up Next, the Science of Science? Often education journalism is disturbing in its “ deja vu all over again “: Why Other Countries Keep Outperforming Us in Education (and How to Catch Up) . Criticizing U.S. public education through international comparisons is a long-standing tradition in the U.S. media, reaching back at least into the m

Teacher Tom: "The Bigger and More Important Education"

by Mike Simpson / 44min

"The Bigger and More Important Education" Ask any successful person for their secret and they'll inevitably talk about people: parents, teachers, relatives, and friends. Oh sure, some of them talk about hard work and perseverance, but that generally always strikes me as a matter of form, almost like we're expected to credit these Puritan work ethic traits, like a kind of good luck talisman, but

Maurice Cunningham: “Three Women and a Website” Plus the Support of Billionaires= National Parents Union | Diane Ravitch's blog

by Mike Simpson / 44min

Maurice Cunningham: “Three Women and a Website” Plus the Support of Billionaires= National Parents Union Maurice Cunningham is perpetually amazed that the mainstream media—and even Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona—take the so-called National Parents Union as an authentic parents’ group. Without the generous funding of Charles Koch, the Walton s, and other rightwing billionaires, there would

NANCY BAILEY: The Racism Behind Firing Librarians and Closing School Libraries

by Mike Simpson / 44min

The Racism Behind Firing Librarians and Closing School Libraries The Racism Behind Firing Librarians and Closing School Libraries Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. ~Frederick Douglass If a school has no school library or a flimsy excuse for a library, students are denied access to books and reading material. They miss opportunities to learn information and become proud of who they

President Biden Is Investing to Help Children at School: Secretary Cardona Needs to Provide the Policy Vision | janresseger

by Mike Simpson / 44min

President Biden Is Investing to Help Children at School: Secretary Cardona Needs to Provide the Policy Vision The Education Law Center headlined the press release about its annual Education Justice Lecture: “President Biden’s First 100 Days Set Stage for Overhaul of Federal Education Policy.” The press release sounded exciting as it described Linda Darling-Hammond, the event’s primary speaker, “

The Fall of the IDEA Charter Execs: No Luxury Jet Can Save Us Now. | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog

by Mike Simpson / 44min

The Fall of the IDEA Charter Execs: No Luxury Jet Can Save Us Now The May 25, 2021 Houston Chronicle reports of the firing of IDEA Public Schools charter chain CEO JoAnn Gama and CFO Irma Muñoz “after a forensic review found ‘substantial evidence’ that top leaders at the state’s largest charter network misused money and staff for personal gain ‘in a manner to avoid detection by the standard exte

CURMUDGUCATION: What Privatization Actually Means

by Mike Simpson / 44min

What Privatization Actually Means When we talk about the privatization of education, the conversation is almost always about the privatization of the vendors. Publicly owned and operated schools replaced by privately owned and operated charter and private schools, plus a dizzying web of real estate developers, charter management organizations, other support businesses. Even the extreme form, whe

Education Matters: Troubled IDEA charter chain coming to Jacksonville in even more trouble

by Mike Simpson / 44min

Troubled IDEA charter chain coming to Jacksonville in even more trouble Some of the post may seem familiar as I wrote most of it last year. I am just going to update it every time a new IDEA scandal hits the news. IDEA Public Schools CEO JoAnn Gama and Chief Operating Officer Irma Munoz have been fired after a forensic review found “substantial evidence” that top leaders misused money and staff

Is it time for New York City Charter Schools to be absorbed into a redesigned New York City School System? | Ed In The Apple

by Mike Simpson / 44min

Is it time for New York City Charter Schools to be absorbed into a redesigned New York City School System? Twenty years ago Governor Pataki bundled a salary increase with a charter school law in a lame duck session of the state legislature. Has the law achieved its purposes? (See NYS Charter School Law here ). The law established two authorizers, the State Education Department and SUNY. The Stat

SPI Supports SB 698 that Counters Hate: Unite in Support of Bill that Counters Hate Through Education - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education)

by Mike Simpson / 44min

SPI Supports SB 698 that Counters Hate - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, Senator Henry Stern, and Partners Unite in Support of Bill that Counters Hate Through Education SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) joined legislative leaders and partnering organizations to urge support for new legis

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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Ian Feld: University City students were captivated, not indoctrinated, by 1619 Project | Guest columnists | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/ian-feld-university-city-students-were-captivated-not-indoctrinated-by-1619-project/article_134fa0d9-2d16-5f24-bc94-66d763df6422.html on @stltoday National Framework for C

Education Research Report: Condition of Education 2021 IES NCES National Center for Education Statistic

by Mike Simpson / 23h

Education Research Report: Condition of Education 2021 Condition of Education The Condition of Education contains indicators on the state of education in the United States, from prekindergarten through postsecondary education, as well as labor force outcomes and international comparisons.

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