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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, July 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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EduColor Summit 2021 — EduColor - https://educolor.org/?p=17189 on @educolormvmt #Educolor


EduColor Summit 2021 — EduColor - https://educolor.org/?p=17189 on @educolormvmt #Educolor


Exposing the Motive for the Sudden Wave of Attacks on Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory | Black Agenda Report - https://blackagendareport.com/node/27311


NYC Public School Parents: Problems with DOE's proposed "plan" for Contract for Excellence funds, lack of public input, and upcoming hearings - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/07/problems-with-does-proposed-plan-for.html


The History of Public Education Demonstrates the Importance of Understanding the Implications of Racism | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-80v via @janresseger


Teacher Tom: "The More Something Is Shared, The Greater Its Value Becomes" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-more-something-is-shared-greater.html


Paul Butler: UNC’s Treatment of Nikole Hannah-Jones Was a Demonstration of CRT | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-urK via @dianeravitch


Everyone Should Mask Up In Schools, Vaccinated Or Not, AAP Says : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2021/07/20/1018380783/everyone-should-wear-a-mask-in-schools-vaccinated-or-not-u-s-pediatricians-say on @NPR


The child tax credit was the reform we needed to help kids succeed - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=80792 via @hechingerreport



NCTQ: “The data was effectively useless” – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a26 via @plthomasEdD


Seattle Schools Community Forum: Masks or No Masks; Delta Variant Makes It a Hard Choice - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/07/masks-or-no-masks-delta-variant-makes.html


CURMUDGUCATION: Education and the Self-Service Thunderdome - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/07/education-and-self-service-thunderdome.html


Of All Your Teaching Skills, Passion Is the Most Important - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency - https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/of-all-your-teaching-skills-passion-is-the-most-important by @jenner_young on @mcsweeneys

Nearly 120,000 children in US have lost a primary caregiver to COVID-19: Internal CDC data - ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/Health/120000-children-us-lost-primary-caregiver-covid-19/story?id=78931426

Sen. Sherrod Brown on the Child Tax Credit: “It’s the most pro-family legislation you can offer” - https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/sen-sherrod-brown-on-the-child-tax-credit-it-s-the-most-pro-family-legislation-you-can-offer-116976709817 by MSNBC on @MSNBC

Questions about the specialized high school admissions process from a specialized high school teacher. Part 8 “What should be the demographics of specialized high schools?” | Gary Rubinstein's Blog - https://wp.me/plDtP-4SV via @garyrubinstein

Pennsylvania districts should use federal stimulus to improve teacher racial diversity, educators say https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/20/22585914/pennsylvania-districts-should-use-federal-stimulus-to-improve-teacher-racial-diversity-educators-say via @ChalkbeatPHL

American Parents Are Way Too Focused on Their Kids’ Self-Esteem http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/HXWW6vc-CHk/

Social Work Students Decry SSA’s New Name After Crown Family Donation - When the military-industrial complex meets social work. https://inthesetimes.com/article/uchicago-military-industrial-complex

Duke Arts presents - In Conversation: Black Theatre Matters with Lisa B. Thompson | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/07/duke-arts-presents-in-conversation.html

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Some Basic Tips About the Academic Job Market - http://www.paul-bruno.com/?p=1519

Schools confront more polarization with mask rules for fall https://www.local10.com/health/2021/07/20/schools-confront-more-polarization-with-mask-rules-for-fall/

State reaches tentative agreement with Providence Teachers Union | WPRI.com - https://www.wpri.com/?p=944386

Texas Republicans are ramming through legislation to remove teaching about MLK Jr. in public schools https://www.salon.com/2021/07/20/texas-republicans-are-ramming-through-legislation-to-ban-teaching-about-mlk-jr-in-public-schools/

New Texas Bill Drops Requirements for Educators to Teach That White Supremacy, the KKK and Eugenics Were ‘Morally Wrong’ https://www.theroot.com/new-texas-bill-drops-requirements-for-educators-to-teac-1847329881

Double-Talk: Two Black Girl Debaters Make History at Harvard University's Summer Competition https://www.theroot.com/double-talk-two-black-girl-debaters-make-history-at-ha-1847321817

Returning to school as pandemic lingers, San Antonio students inundate counseling center https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/21/texas-schools-mental-health/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune

3 parents on what the child tax credit means to them https://www.vox.com/first-person/22585804/child-tax-credit-parents-spend-money

Staffing shortages, exhaustion, family vacations temper big summer-school hopes http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/BVQB_5LpXFw/teacher-shortage-exhaustion-temper-summer-school-attendance

Father says son with speech impairment was unfairly booted from Palo Alto school for not wearing a mask http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/Dl4rzXt7vko/a-student-was-booted-from-a-palo-alto-classroom-for-not-wearing-a-mask-his-father-filed-a-lawsuit

New Resources On Race & Racism | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=119026 on @Larryferlazzo

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

Children should wear masks in school this fall, even if vaccinated, pediatricians group urges https://www.njspotlight.com/video/children-should-wear-masks-in-school-this-fall-even-if-vaccinated-pediatricians-group-urges/

Alarm over possible changes to admissions process in Jersey City schools https://www.njspotlight.com/video/alarm-over-possible-changes-to-admissions-process-in-jersey-city-schools/

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/

“Bill Gates Should Stop Telling Africans What Kind of Agriculture Africans Need” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uqX via @dianeravitch

Governor calls Tucson school district's COVID quarantine policy unlawful | Local news | tucson.com - https://tucson.com/news/local/governor-calls-tucson-school-districts-covid-quarantine-policy-unlawful/article_e3d1bef2-e584-11eb-bf0b-1bf1622835dc.html#new_tab

Alabama lawmaker wants teachers fired if they teach critical race theory - al.com - https://www.al.com/news/2021/07/alabama-lawmaker-wants-teachers-fired-if-they-teach-critical-race-theory.html#new_tab on @aldotcom

More California schools adding yoga to school day http://edsource.org/?page_id=657889 via @edsource

Superintendent sues all-male school board, says she was suspended by misogynistic ‘all-boys club’ http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAMoDIH?ocid=st

GOP senators demand teachers union disclose if it is collecting info on critical race theory opponents | Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-senators-teachers-union-collecting-info-critics-critical-race-theory#new_tab on @foxnews

When Districts ‘Fire’ Coaches, They Often Keep Them on as Teachers https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/when-districts-fire-coaches-they-often-keep-them-on-as-teachers/

One of Colorado's poorest school districts gave its superintendent a 17% raise after losing $1M-plus in state funding - https://coloradosun.com/2021/07/21/colorado-education-schools-sheridan-school-district-2-teacher-pay-superintendent-pay-pat-sandos/#new_tab via @coloradosun

Public charter schools group blasts proposed Democratic cut | TheHill - https://thehill.com/node/564025


YESTERDAY

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

JUL 19

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
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, July 17, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, I GOT QUESTIONS – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2O6 via @norinrad10 Getting into Adams Head: How Can I Get Off to a Successful Start As Mayor of NYC? | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2SU via @edintheapple SPI Applauds 2021-22 Education Budget - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov

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