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School Leadership Teams: How to urge your principal to lower class size (in Eng & Spanish) | Class Size Matters | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes - https://classsizematters.org/?p=10039
WATCHING THE DETECTIVES – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2PB via @norinrad10
glen brown: The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Masks for All Students - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-american-academy-of-pediatrics.html
Education Matters: How are Gary Chartrand and charter schools still a thing? - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/08/how-are-gary-chartrand-and-charter.html
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Two Workshops Keep Board and Staff at Seattle Schools Busy - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/08/two-workshops-keep-board-and-staff-at.html
Jan Resseger: Public School Advocates Must Sharpen Their Message | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uzi via @dianeravitch
Teacher Tom: "I'm Going To Drown The Baby" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/im-going-to-drown-baby.html
Engaging Parents In School… | Going Beyond Parent "Involvement" - https://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/
What Happened to All the Caring Parents? | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-ec via @nancyflanagan
Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten on Why She Now Supports Vaccine Mandates for Teachers | Democracy Now! - https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/10/teacher_vaccine_mandate_randi_weingarten on @democracynow
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools and Its Website - Why Can't They Get It Right? - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/08/seattle-schools-and-its-website-why.html
Network for Public Education: Elites Profit From “Nonprofit” Charter Schools: An Interview with Carol Burris | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11011 on @NEPCtweet
When School Nurses Are Not Enough - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/well/family/school-based-health-care-must-improve.html on @nytimes
Florida Gov. DeSantis threatens school salaries over mask mandates - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/09/florida-gov-desantis-threatens-salaries-school-superintendents-school-board-members-mask-mandates/5546215001/ via @usatoday
Oregon governor signs bill suspending math, reading proficiency requirements for HS graduates | Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-governor-signs-bill-suspending-math-reading-proficiency-requirements-for-hs-graduates on @foxnews
Opinion | Why Alachua County schools are defying Florida’s ban on mask mandates — even if it costs funding - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/09/florida-schools-mask-mandate-ban-desantis-alachua/
How Were Underserved Communities Impacted by Pandemic Spending? | Pandemic Oversight - https://www.pandemicoversight.gov/news/events/how-were-underserved-communities-impacted
Opinion | Universal Masking Can Protect Students From Covid - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/opinion/covid-schools-masks.html on @nytimes
Philadelphia teachers union favors vaccine mandate https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/9/22617404/philadelphia-teachers-union-favors-vaccine-mandate via @ChalkbeatPHL
SPI Visits Horace Mann Elementary in Oakland - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel55.asp
a teacher looks to the coming school year - https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/8/9/2044790/-a-teacher-looks-to-the-coming-school-year by @teacherken on @dailykos
KIPP Orchestra Leader Arrested For Sexual Abuse Charges From His Years at KIPP | Gary Rubinstein's Blog - https://wp.me/plDtP-4Vr via @garyrubinstein
NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan
London-Based Sons of Kemet Uses Poetry to Go 'Black to the Future' | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/08/london-based-sons-of-kemet-uses-poetry.html via @NewBlackMan
At Liberty: Kimberlé Crenshaw on Teaching the Truth about Race in America | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/08/at-liberty-kimberle-crenshaw-on.html via @NewBlackMan
Historians Should Teach History, Not Politicians https://www.laprogressive.com/historians-should-teach-history/
Concerns about start of school expressed at Western Heights Board meeting https://nondoc.com/2021/08/10/concerns-about-start-of-school-expressed-at-western-heights-board-meeting/ via @nondocmedia
Decision to vaccinate children rests on ethics rather than science https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-vaccine-children-ethics-science/
DeSantis threatens to withhold salaries of education officials as counties find mask workarounds https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2021/08/09/no-doctors-note-better-mask-up-florida-school-districts-say-1389758 #press #feedly
Virginia State University Unveils Student Debt Cancellation Initiative https://popularresistance.org/virginia-state-university-unveils-student-debt-cancellation-initiative/
Teacher's union plans next move on mandatory vaccines - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-education/2021/08/09/teachers-union-plans-next-move-on-mandatory-vaccines-797018
Amid Delta Variant, School Districts Are Divided Over Mask And Vaccine Mandates : NPR - https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1026004312 on @NPR
Schools Prepping For Fall Semester With Unclear Masking, Vaccination Guidance | WAMC - https://www.wamc.org/node/252571
National teachers unions call for vaccines at the local level - https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/National-teachers-unions-call-for-vaccines-at-the-16375207.php on @altontelegraph
AFT Hails Decision to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments https://shar.es/aW2Y8W
COVID-19 is increasing at record levels – Blue Ridge Muse https://blueridgemuse.com/node/61244
The Clock Is Ticking: What We Know About N.Y.C.’s School Reopening Plan - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/nyregion/nyc-school-reopening-delta.html on @nytimes
If teachers unions care about kids, mandate the shot | Editorial https://www.nj.com/opinion/2021/08/if-teachers-unions-care-about-kids-mandate-the-shot-editorial.html
Ron DeSantis threatens to withhold superintendent salaries if schools mandate face masks https://www.salon.com/2021/08/10/ron-desantis-threatens-to-withhold-superintendent-salaries-if-schools-mandate-face-masks_partner/
How parents can help kids deal with back-to-school anxiety https://www.salon.com/2021/08/09/how-parents-can-help-kids-deal-with-back-to-school-anxiety_partner/
Gov. Greg Abbott’s order banning mask mandates in Texas schools faces lawsuit, defiance by big-city districts https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/09/texas-mask-order-schools/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune
As schools open, New Orleans district reports 116 COVID-19 cases and 638 people quarantining https://thelensnola.org/2021/08/09/as-schools-open-new-orleans-district-reports-116-covid-19-cases-and-638-people-quarantining/
The controversy over Apple’s plan to protect kids by scanning your iPhone https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/8/10/22617196/apple-ios15-photo-messages-scanned
With caveats, Washington Teachers’ Union follows national unions and says it would support a vaccine mandate https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-teachers-covid-vaccines/2021/08/09/79973ab2-f5f6-11eb-9738-8395ec2a44e7_story.html
Photo Essay: Leaving a reservation for college, but also staying close to home https://hechingerreport.org/photo-essay-leaving-a-reservation-for-college-but-also-staying-close-to-home/
The pandemic knocked many Native students off the college track https://hechingerreport.org/the-pandemic-knocked-many-native-students-off-the-college-track/
Summer camp 2021: More anxiety, more learning, more hugs — same fun https://hechingerreport.org/summer-camp-2021-more-anxiety-more-learning-more-hugs-same-fun/
Tuesday’s Articles & Videos On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=119765 on @Larryferlazzo
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As School Starts In Florida, Debate Rages Over Whether Districts Can Require Masks https://www.npr.org/2021/08/09/1026207548/as-school-starts-in-florida-debate-rages-over-whether-districts-can-require-mask
The Way Teachers Cover Race And Privilege Could Have Big Consequences In Tennessee https://www.npr.org/2021/08/09/1026207541/the-way-teachers-cover-race-and-privilege-could-have-big-consequences-in-tenness
Universal Masking Can Protect Students From Covid https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/opinion/covid-schools-masks.html
Dallas School District Defies Governor, Orders Mask Mandate https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/us/dallas-school-masks-abbott.html
Florida teachers fear Ron DeSantis ‘throwing us into the gladiator pit’ to satisfy GOP donors http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/hHnyjZv21bE/
‘Flailing’ DeSantis reduced to making minor threats as local school districts ignore his mask ban http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/vH7dTfj9CCE/
Pandemic prompts changes in how future teachers are trained https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/nation-world/pandemic-changes-future-teachers-training/507-884233c6-45d7-4ce8-bb87-45ae73560f9d via @WUSA9
Fauci Says Teachers Should Be Required To Be Vaccinated https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/08/10/1026384528/fauci-teachers-vaccination-mandates-schools-students-covid
Dyslexia Industry Scores California Court Victory http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/obrag/IrDB/~3/_hhwNmW_4Yw/
Philly teachers union pledges support for vaccine mandate - WHYY - https://whyy.org/?p=521499
‘Teacher Jail’: HISD Educators Under Investigation Can Spend Months Doing Nothing While Still Being Paid – Houston Public Media - https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/in-depth/2021/08/10/405375/teacher-jail-educators-under-investigation-by-hisd-can-spend-months-or-years-doing-nothing-while-still-being-paid/#new_tab via @houstonpubmedia
Chicago parents push for Virtual Academy details, remote options - Chalkbeat Chicago - https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/9/22617587/chicago-parents-press-for-virtual-academy-details-and-remote-option-as-delta-variant-surges#new_tab on chalkbeat
Educators call for letter grades for schools to be shelved in 2021 after poor test scores https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_65f30a5c-f60c-11eb-8ba0-07dc36ba465a.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share via @theadvocatebr
Homeless encampment growing at Seattle public school with only weeks to go before children return to campus | The Post Millennial - https://thepostmillennial.com/homeless-encampment-seattle-school#new_tab by @tpostmillennial on @TPostMillennial
Fauci supports mandates for teacher vaccinations https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/567094-fauci-supports-mandates-for-teacher-vaccinations
Texas parents can now choose to hold their children back a grade because of pandemic disruptions - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/08/09/texas-parents-can-now-choose-to-hold-their-children-back-a-grade-because-of-pandemic-disruptions/#new_tab via @dallasnews
The Delta Variant Could Mean a Return to Virtual Learning | Time - https://time.com/6087815/covid-delta-schools-reopening/#new_tab on @TIME
How going remote led to dramatic drops in public school students | EdSource - https://edsource.org/?p=659005 on @edsource
N.J. school mask opponents ‘willing to sacrifice our kids for politics.’ Gov. Murphy fires back at anti-mask protesters. - nj.com - https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2021/08/nj-school-mask-opponents-willing-to-sacrifice-our-kids-for-politics-gov-murphy-fires-back-at-anti-mask-protesters.html#new_tab on @njdotcom
DC Mom Wants Answers After 6-Year-Old’s School Bus Ride Takes 2.5 Hours – NBC4 Washington - https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-mom-wants-answers-after-short-school-bus-ride-takes-2-5-hours/2766805/#new_tab via @nbcwashington
Universal pre-K, free community college tuition: What's in $3.5T budget bill - ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/universal-pre-free-community-college-tuition-35t-budget/story?id=79361478#new_tab
Boston Teachers Union president says she would support a vaccine mandate for educators - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/08/09/metro/boston-teachers-union-president-says-she-would-support-vaccine-mandate-educators/#new_tab on @BostonGlobe
St. Johns County Schools fight to overturn transgender bathroom ruling - https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2021/08/09/st-johns-county-school-district-fighting-transgender-bathroom-ruling/5541104001/#new_tab via @jaxdotcom
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