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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 



A Day of Action: Educators Pledge to Teach the Truth  | Zinn Education Project - https://www.zinnedproject.org/?p=162756 via @ZinnEdProject


Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: Teacher Tom's Play Summit is Here: Together, Let's Turn This World Around - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/teacher-tom-teacher-toms-play-summit-is.html

Teacher Tom's Play Summit Speaker Highlight: Laleña Garcia https://youtu.be/rLILWd5nl5U via @YouTube


The Sound of Silence – Grumpy Old Teacher - https://wp.me/p9VD0X-Hk via @sampsongregory






Nancy Bailey's Education Website: The Science of Reading Ignores the Importance of Picture Books to Early Learning | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10957 on @NEPCtweet



Stop Transforming US Schools into Prisons in the Name of Security | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3xZ via @StevenSinger3





NYC Public School Parents: Brooklyn Children’s March Against Gun Violence on Monday June 14 - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/06/brooklyn-childrens-march-against-gun.html




Tom Ultican: How Johns Hopkins Lost Its Reputation for Scholarship in Education and Became a Beacon of “Reform” Advocacy | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uhz via @dianeravitch



NYC Public School Parents: NYC Mayoral Candidates: Their Positions on Public Education - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/06/nyc-mayoral-candidates-their-positions.html




This #PublicSchoolGrad Celebrates Her Guidance Counselor for Making a Difference | Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://schottfoundation.org/node/4372





Dr. Mark Downey for Virginia House of Delegates, 96th District - NPE Action - https://npeaction.org/dr-mark-downey-for-virginia-house-of-delegates-96th-district/

Student Debt Cancellation IS Progressive: Correcting Empirical and Conceptual Errors - https://rooseveltinstitute.org/?p=3838

CDC: ER visits for suspected suicide attempts among teenage girls rose during pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/teen-girls-suicide-attempts-pandemic-/2021/06/11/567a4f62-cac0-11eb-a11b-6c6191ccd599_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Race and Research Data and Our Neighborhoods | The Pew Charitable Trusts - https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2021/06/11/race-and-research-data-and-our-neighborhoods

Saturday’s Must-Read Articles About School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118176 on @Larryferlazzo

June 14-19 is immigration week of action https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=49390#.YMTLPJTTkU0.twitter via @EdVotes

Stop anti-labor policies in Department of Defense schools https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=49389#.YMTLeagxExo.twitter via @EdVotes

Senate to vote soon on For the People Act https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=49388#.YMTLrlSLyps.twitter via @EdVotes

This is going to dominate in 2022 – with special guest Prof. Ian Haney-LĂłpez | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=72860 on @Eclectablog

How Can California Reverse Plummeting Statewide College Enrollment? https://www.laprogressive.com/plummeting-statewide-college-enrollment/

Cops In The Classroom: Why Students Are Protesting School Resource Offic | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/06/cops-in-classroom-why-students-are.html

Education Department delays major student aid overhaul https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/11/education-department-deadline-college-aid-493584 #press #feedly

Former NH House Majority Leader, five-term state Rep. Douglas Ley dies at 62 - https://www.wmur.com/article/former-nh-house-majority-leader-five-term-state-rep-doug-ley-dies-at-62/36701240# on @WMUR9

Tennessee educators stand with striking Volvo workers! - World Socialist Web Site - https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/12/tenn-j12.html on @WSWS_Updates

School Board in Georgia's Cobb County Bans Critical Race Theory https://www.theroot.com/school-board-in-georgias-cobb-county-bans-critical-race-1847079497

Why Everyone Is Wrong About Critical Race Theory In Schools: A Very Special Clapback Mailbag https://www.theroot.com/why-everyone-is-wrong-about-critical-race-theory-in-sch-1847081734

Las Vegas aims to open Nevada’s first city-run public charter school | Las Vegas Review-Journal - https://wp.me/p8qdWm-9Y6c on @reviewjournal

Texas school districts roll back options after lawmakers fail to extend life of virtual learning - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/06/10/can-texas-students-continue-online-learning-next-year-maybe-not-as-districts-rollback-plans-after-lawmakers-failed-to-extend-the-life-of-virtual-schools/#new_tab via @dallasnews

A Promise to Students: Improving How We Award Federal Student Aid - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=30677

Quote Of The Day: “There are more laws against schools teaching Critical Race Theory than schools that teach Critical Race Theory” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118165 on @Larryferlazzo

Today Is Loving Day — When Interracial Marriage Finally Became Legal In The U.S. https://www.npr.org/2021/06/12/1005848169/loving-day-interracial-marriage-legal-origin

Holiday names replaced with ‘Day Off’ on New Jersey school calendars https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-holiday-name-day-off-new-jersey-school-calendar-20210611-oraqdhe6ebhntfa2mibbzg4isa-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Two Black Students Won School Honors. Then Came the Calls for a Recount. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/us/west-point-high-school-valedictorian.html

Newsmax guest calls for criminal investigation of student for saying 'Allah' during Pledge of Allegiance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/DxsSuelC87M/

Republicans are scrambling to gag teachers – here’s the simple reason they’re wrong about Critical Race Theory http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/djTYOOB0SwU/

California families confronted Covid and became invested in education http://edsource.org/?page_id=655512 via @edsource

Cassandra Jennings Steps Down From Greater Sacramento Urban League - The Sacramento Observer - https://sacobserver.com/?p=20622 via @sacobserver

CSRWire - Technology Collaboration to Close the Digital Divide - https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/724036-technology-collaboration-close-digital-divide

Sacramento City Teachers Association, SCUSD board speak about superintendent no-confidence vote https://fox40.com/news/local-news/sacramento-city-teachers-association-scusd-board-speak-about-superintendent-no-confidence-vote/


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THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
THIS WEEK FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ED.GOV NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Results of April 2021 NAEP Survey on School Reopening 1d “Today's data reaffirms what we’ve been seeing and hearing for months – that we’ve met and exceeded President Biden’s goal of reopening the majority of K-8 schools,
Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This Week
Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education Network for Public Education Blog Posts of the Day This Week Blog Post of the Day Our NPE Blogs of the Day feature what we think are interesting and important blog posts centered on issues of public education. The views expressed by the bloggers are, of course, entirely their own. To submit links and tips for inclusion, please send an email to npe
THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it + TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT
Dad Gone Wild – Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it. THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it HMMM…NOW THAT”S A CHALLENGE by TC Weber / 21h “This story was made up by his neighbours not because they were fanciful or wanted to deceive, but like most tittle-tattle to fill a gap, as few like to confess ignorance, and if people are asked about such or such a man they m
TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION + Teacher Tom: Let's Turn The World Around: Teacher Tom's Play Summit
Teacher Tom TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Teacher Tom: Let's Turn The World Around: Teacher Tom's Play Summit Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: Let's Turn The World Around: Teacher Tom's Play Summit - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/teacher-tom-lets-turn-world-around.html TTPS 2021 Main Summit Registration - https://www.teachertomsplaysummit.com/?r_done=1 "No Way.
SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
California Department of Education SSPI TONY THURMOND STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Beech-Nut Nutrition Recall 1d Beech-Nut Nutrition has issued a voluntary recall of Beech-Nut Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal. P-EBT for School Age Children 1d On June 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the California Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Sta
THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER
NewBlackMan (in Exile) THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) Great Grief with Nnenna Freelon: Light And Shadow by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h ' Through his work as a photographer and architect, Phil Freelon taught Nnenna Freelon about the interplay between light and shadow, a lesson that guided them through the highest and lowest moments of his ALS journey. She reflects on how his talent opened the d
THIS WEEK Education Research Report
Education Research Report Dana Center Mathematics Pathways Shows Positive Findings for College Students by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) recently reviewed the research on Dana Center Mathematics Pathways and its impacts on high school students. The results are summarized in an intervention report released today , June 10, 2021, by IES. DCMP offers multiple math path
THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION 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 YESTERDAY Saturday’s Must-Read Articles About School Reopenings by Larry Ferlazzo / 7h meineresterampe / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING (& SHOWING) WHAT SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC (you might also be interested in SCHOOLS WENT REMOTE A YEAR AGO – HERE ARE MY CHOI
KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all Tom Ultican: How Johns Hopkins Lost Its Reputation for Scholarship in Education and Became a Beacon of “Reform” Advocacy by dianeravitch / 23min Tom Ultican tells the sad story of the Johns Hopkins University Education Policy Institute, w hich wa

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Stop Transforming US Schools into Prisons in the Name of Security
You probably heard about the Texas mom who became Internet famous for posing as her daughter in school last week. Casey Garcia, 30, was arrested after she was caught attending her 7th grade daughter’s classes while disguised in a hoodie, a mask and thick black glasses. In a viral video she posted to YouTube , she said the stunt was a “social experiment” to “prove a point.” “We need better securit
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, June 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES A Day of Action: Educators Pledge to Teach the Truth | Zinn Education Project - https://www.zinnedproject.org/?p=162756 via @ZinnEdProject Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: Teacher Tom's Play Summit is Here: Together, Let's Turn This World Around - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/teacher-tom-teacher-toms-play-summit-is.html T

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