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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 Science of Reading Ignores The Importance of Picture Books to Early Learning - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/06/06/the-science-of-reading-ignores-the-importance-of-picture-books-to-early-learning/ on @NancyEBailey1

Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118079 on @Larryferlazzo

The Weeping Angels – Grumpy Old Teacher - https://wp.me/p9VD0X-H3 via @sampsongregory

Ohio Activists Speak Out to Protest Injustices in Ohio Senate’s Substitute School Funding Plan | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7R9 via @janresseger

Louisiana School Grades: Adjusting the Farce for Student Growth | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6rX on @wordpressdotcom

Justin Parmenter: North Carolina Tries to Control What Teachers Teach | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uga via @dianeravitch

EdAction in Congress June 6, 2021 - Education Votes - https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/06/06/edaction-in-congress-june-6-2021/

Teacher Tom: "Yes, and . . ." - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/yes-and.html

Maury County Teachers Continue Fight for Salary Improvement – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5287 via @TNEdReport

Ed Notes Online: Mayoral Campaign -- Garcia Rises, Stringer Gets Hit Again, Morales Drama, Part 4 - Top aide jumps to Wiley, AOC And Bowman endorse , Turmoil is ‘Déjà Vu’ for Some Ex-Staff, Was Morales knifed in the back? - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/06/mayoral-campaign-garcia-rises-stringer.html

Seattle Schools Community Forum: This and That in Seattle Public Education - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/06/this-and-that-in-seattle-public.html

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Homeless Camp Update - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/06/homeless-camp-update.html

June 12th Is The World Day Against Child Labor – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118075 on @Larryferlazzo

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118083 on @Larryferlazzo

Education Research Report: Middle School and High School Indicators that Predict Postsecondary Readiness and Success - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/06/middle-school-and-high-school.html

Summer school? Parents and teachers are just saying no, despite COVID-19 learning loss and federal relief funds to pay for it. - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/summer-school-parents-and-teachers-are-just-saying-no-despite-covid-19-learning-loss-and-federal-relief-funds-to-pay-for-it/ar-AAKMQfR

Many Unanswered Questions Linger Over PACE Career Academy Closure https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/many-unanswered-questions-linger-over-pace-career-academy-closure?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=share

New Research Shows That Teaching Preschoolers More and More, at Ever-Younger Ages, May Backfire https://slate.com/human-interest/2011/03/preschool-lessons-new-research-shows-that-teaching-kids-more-and-more-at-ever-younger-ages-may-backfire.html via @slate

Don't Lecture Me! - Alfie Kohn - https://www.alfiekohn.org/?p=3927

US Slave: Noyes Academy: A New Hampshire Struggle for a Black College - http://usslave.blogspot.com/2011/05/noyes-academy-new-hampshire-struggle.html?m=1

Civil Rights Data Collection - https://ocrdata.ed.gov/estimations/2017-2018

Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118079 on @Larryferlazzo

Beloved Maryland math teacher dies of COVID-19 after school reopened https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/29/mary-m29.html

Ed Tech Digest | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118103 on @Larryferlazzo

Cherokee Nation Tribal Council election results: 41-year educator beats former speaker https://nondoc.com/2021/06/06/cherokee-nation-tribal-council-election-results-41-year-educator-beats-former-speaker/ via @nondocmedia

Nevada Passes Law Banning Racist School Mascots and *Checks Notes* 'Sundown Town' Sirens...in 2021 https://www.theroot.com/nevada-passes-law-banning-racist-school-mascots-and-ch-1847042716

New York state permits children and adults to be unmasked in K-12 schools https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/07/nyed-j07.html

How To Be A Citizen: Education https://www.npr.org/2021/06/06/1003807398/how-to-be-a-citizen-education

Student Is Denied High School Diploma for Wearing Mexican Flag https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/us/asheboro-high-school-mexican-flag.html

OPINION: Better outcomes and graduation rates are possible for underrepresented and low-income students if we work together and share what we’ve learned - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=79650 via @hechingerreport

Like other school systems, Maryland’s Carroll County struggles to recruit a more diverse staff https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/school-systems-search-for-more-diverse-teachers/2021/06/06/080be5fc-c3b8-11eb-93f5-ee9558eecf4b_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Nevada State Public Charter School Authority sees increase in letters of intent | Las Vegas Review-Journal - https://wp.me/p8qdWm-9WYG on @reviewjournal

L.A. teachers union to vote on Israel-Palestine conflict - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-05/la-teacher-union-vote-israelis-palestinians-conflict#new_tab by @howardblume on @latimes

Biden wants to fix the nation's teacher shortage. Educators say the problem is worsening. - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-wants-fix-nation-s-teacher-shortage-educators-say-problem-n1269340#new_tab by NBCNews on @NBCNews

As more students fail during pandemic, MN schools look to protect GPAs, get teens on track to graduate - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-more-students-fail-during-pandemic-mn-schools-look-to-protect-gpas-get-teens-on-track-to-graduate/ar-AAKK32y?ocid=uxbndlbing#new_tab

Another COVID side effect: Many kids head to summer school - https://apnews.com/article/us-news-coronavirus-pandemic-education-health-a0416b3d43e08f49879b0f0e93010113#new_tab on @ap

California’s biggest teacher union votes to defend Gov. Gavin Newsom against recall https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article251929438.html

Education group says it will sue over KY school choice law | Lexington Herald Leader - https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article251915688.html#new_tab on heraldleader

After a tough year, schools are axing virtual learning. Some families want to stay online. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/06/05/covid-online-school-in-person/7523002002/ via @usatoday



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My View of the 1619 Project | Diane Ravitch's blog
My View of the 1619 Project When I grew up in Houston, Texas, I attended segregated public schools. Everything was segregated, including movie theaters, drinking foundations, churches, restaurants, public transit (the sign “colored” divided passengers, with blacks in the back of the bus; if there were more white passengers than black passengers, the sign was moved back and black passengers gave

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