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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, July 20, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



The New Broad Center at Yale | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-15D on @wordpressdotcom



With a Straight Face | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2cU on @wordpressdotcom



Education Matters: My thoughts on masks in the new school year - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/07/my-thoughts-on-masks-in-new-school-year.html



The New York State Regents Agenda for 21-22: High School Graduation Requirements, Standardized Testing and CRT (lite) | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2T0 via @edintheapple



EVEN MORE QUESTIONS – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2Oj via @norinrad10


Axios: GOP States Enacting Laws to Prevent Discrimination Against the Unvaccinated | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-us3 via @dianeravitch



Memories of Teaching | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8ea via @CubanLarry



Thomas B. Edsall: Is Education No Longer the Great Equalizer? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ulh via @dianeravitch



Can you see our schools from outer space? – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qpp via @fklonsky



Sean Hannity: Get Vaccinated! | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uuK via @dianeravitch



Teacher Tom: The Most Necessary Person - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-most-necessary-person.html


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Leading Pediatrics Group Recommends All Kids Wear Masks In School This Fall | HuffPost - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pediatrics-vaccination-status-covid-19-coronavirus_n_60f64d21e4b0158a5ed9116c?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 on @HuffPostPol

Texas Senate Bill Drops Teaching Requirement That Ku Klux Klan Is 'Morally Wrong' | HuffPost - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-senate-education-bill-white-supremacy_n_60f50cf6e4b01f11895b2dc3?05e on @HuffPostPol

California Will Launch The Nation's Largest Free Student Lunch Program https://www.npr.org/2021/07/20/1018267303/california-free-lunch-public-schools

Questions about the specialized high school admissions process from a specialized high school teacher. Part 7 “Is The SHSAT Biased?” | Gary Rubinstein's Blog - https://wp.me/plDtP-4Sy via @garyrubinstein

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Hell Freezes Over - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/07/hell-freezes-over.html

TikTok Is Spying On America’s Children | Bitch Media - https://www.bitchmedia.org/node/26845 on @bitchmedia

The Pandemic's Severe Toll On The Already-Strained Foster Care System | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/07/the-pandemics-severe-toll-on-already.html

Parenting Self: Stretching & Connecting – Parenting for Liberation - https://wp.me/p7fXox-1SY

New academic center aims to 'strengthen' democracy in U.S. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/20/uc-irvine-elections-center-500176

AFT Slams Texas Judge’s Decision In Ruling DACA Illegal | Black Star News - https://www.blackstarnews.com/node/21861

When opponents decry critical race theory, they’re really fighting against change - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/07/20/when-opponents-decry-critical-race-theory-theyre-really-fighting-against-change/

Here’s how Staten Island’s ‘green’ school can be seen as a model for the future | In Class column - silive.com - https://www.silive.com/education/2021/07/heres-how-staten-islands-green-school-can-be-seen-as-a-model-for-the-future-in-class-column.html on @SIAdvance

Black Virginia PTA Leader Asked to Resign After ‘Let Them Die’ Comment, Says It Wasn’t Directed Towards Critical Race Theory Protesters https://www.theroot.com/black-virginia-pta-leader-asked-to-resign-after-let-th-1847322218

Dallas school braces for surge in returning students facing mental health challenges https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/20/Texas-schools-mental-health/

Why a new law requiring Asian American history in schools is so significant https://www.vox.com/2021/7/20/22576138/asian-american-history-illinois-law

Wielding a giant pencil, rural teacher Pedro Castillo declared Peru's new president http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/8USVCalgnzo/

Michigan Catholic school says making students wear masks would be a direct affront to God http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/4W2rbpn845M/

Trump-appointed federal judge rules university can require vaccinations of students and staff http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/BJZ2SjuCtTY/

Virginia parents gather enough signatures for petition to recall school board member over school closures https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fairfax-school-board-member-parents-recall/2021/07/19/ae5e2f84-e8be-11eb-ba5d-55d3b5ffcaf1_story.html

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo

OPINION: A lack of diversity in research and analytics is not just unethical — it is dangerous https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-a-lack-of-diversity-in-research-and-analytics-is-not-just-unethical-it-is-dangerous/

Students, Immigration Status, and the Right to Public Education - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=30723

“Eid Mubarak”: It’s Eid al-Adha – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/07/20/eid-mubarak-its-eid-al-adha-here-are-teaching-learning-resources/

Next Steps in OCR’s Comprehensive Review of Title IX Actions: A New Q&A and the Public Hearing Transcript - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=30726

Interim Rules For N.H.’s School Choice Program Approved https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2021-07-16/interim-rules-for-n-h-s-school-choice-program-approved

Education department announces 29 new virtual schools https://www.mainstreet-nashville.com/news/education-department-announces-29-new-virtual-schools/article_33d2e4b0-e708-11eb-9207-6f775ba11779.html

Attendance dropped at 70% of Indiana schools amid the pandemic - https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/attendance-dropped-at-70-of-indiana-schools-amid-the-pandemic#new_tab by @dylanpmccoy on @WFYINews

Schools Are Turning Stimulus Funds Into Teacher Bonuses - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-are-turning-stimulus-funds-into-teacher-bonuses-11626600602#new_tab by @yoreekoh on @WSJ

A maskless student with a speech disability got barred from summer school. The family is suing Palo Alto's school district - https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Family-sues-Palo-Alto-school-district-over-mask-16317861.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

Virtual education in Wyoming grew more than 300% between 2020 and 2021, growth could urge legislative action | Education | trib.com - https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/education/virtual-education-in-wyoming-grew-more-than-300-between-2020-and-2021-growth-could-urge/article_73ab454a-3673-5a28-9da8-e306a3998bb9.html#new_tab

Philadelphia school district air purifiers won't help much, experts say - https://www.inquirer.com/education/philadelphia-schools-air-purifier-reopening-20210720.html#new_tab via @PhillyInquirer

Hillsborough school board reverses course, votes to renew 4 charter schools after funding threat from state - https://www.fox13news.com/news/hillsborough-school-board-to-discuss-future-of-four-charters-schools-after-funding-threat-from-state#new_tab via @FOX13news

After a year of tensions with district leaders, Boston teachers propose new contract to improve working conditions - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/after-a-year-of-tensions-with-district-leaders-boston-teachers-propose-new-contract-to-improve-working-conditions/ar-AAMmu4k?ocid=BingNewsSearch#new_tab

As Delta variant cases mount, Chicago parents worry CPS will reverse in-person reopening plans https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/20/22584303/as-delta-cases-rise-parents-worry-chicago-public-schools-cps-will-reverse-reopening via @ChalkbeatCHI

Critical race theory: Texas GOP push more restrictions on education - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/07/20/texas-republicans-expand-restrictions-racism-education/8023800002/#new_tab via @usatoday


YESTERDAY

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, July 19, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES U.S. Senate Should Eliminate Federal Charter Schools Program in FY 22 Budget Resolution | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7ZN via @janresseger Boston Changes Admissions Criteria for Exam Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uun via @dianeravitch My Long Lost Book On Teaching ‘Beyond Survival’ — Found And Available As

JUL 18

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, July 18, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Reading, ’Riting, ’Rithmetic—and Racism: The Fourth “R” in Education https://www.laprogressive.com/fourth-r-in-education/ The Confederacy: You have a choice | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5P1 via @ProfessorJVH Belabored: Critical Race Panic in Schools, with Jesse Hagopian | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmanine

JUL 17

TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, July 17, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 7/17/21 Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - The Washington Post New report provides reality check on virtual schools - The Washington Post TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, July 10, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT #TEACH

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