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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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

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The Top Banana: Today's Education Headlines | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/The-Top-Banana-Todays-Education-Headlines-730208504396249



Public Voices For Public Schools - https://pv4ps.org/



Curmudgucation: PA: A Different Tax Credit Approach | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11063 on @NEPCtweet



NYC Educator: Quarantines Are Out. It's Parades, Balloons, and Toxic Positivity - http://nyceducator.com/2021/09/parades-balloons-and-toxic-positivity.html



IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2U8 via @norinrad10



Choosing Democracy: Improve the Schools- Build Back Better - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2021/09/improve-schools-build-back-better.html



Staying on Message | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2fc on @wordpressdotcom



Cartoons on Returning to School–2021 | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8hR via @CubanLarry



Nancy Flanagan: School Boards at the Center of Political Conflict | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uKZ via @dianeravitch



Teaching and Learning as Collaboration, not Antagonism – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a6T via @plthomasEdD



Sarah Lahm: How Increasingly Popular Community Schools Boost Rural America | Ed Politics - https://edpolitics.org/?p=377



U.S. Department of Education Announces 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-2021-national-blue-ribbon-schools



NYC Public School Parents: US Dept. of Education "Blue Ribbon" schools; as usual, difficult to understand their choices - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/09/us-dept-of-education-blue-ribbon.html



Grade inflation is just plain bad. Right? Maybe not. - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/09/21/why-grade-inflation-is-useful/



Linda Lyon: How to Make a Difference as a Citizen | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uL6 via @dianeravitch


I’m a Teacher. I’m About to Quit. | by Jessica Wildfire | Sep, 2021 | Medium - https://jessicalexicus.medium.com/im-a-teacher-i-m-about-to-quit-f7afd11109dd by @JessicaLexicus on @Medium

Poway Unified will keep board meetings virtual after anti-mask protests - The San Diego Union-Tribune - https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/story/2021-09-20/poway-unified-will-keep-board-meetings-virtual-after-anti-mask-protests by @andrealopezvil on @sdut

Opinion | The Cancel Culture Panic and Middle-Aged Sadness - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/opinion/generation-cancel-culture.html on @nytimes

Pandemic prompts more teachers to consider early retirement or new career - https://theconversation.com/pandemic-prompts-more-teachers-to-consider-early-retirement-or-new-career-166871?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton by @gema_zamarro on @ConversationUS

New charter regulations begin reforms | Opinion | thetimes-tribune.com - https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/new-charter-regulations-begin-reforms/article_a5364d2d-c98a-5db5-803d-95833e8559e4.html

Education Research Report: Students’ certainty about belonging and their performance in a STEM course reinforce each other – for better or worse - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

A Lead Problem Worse Than Flint's - Hundreds of thousands of lead service lines in Wisconsin are a threat to public health, and communities of color are particularly vulnerable. https://inthesetimes.com/article/wisconsin-water-pipe-lead-poisoning-child-health-cdc

NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan

Black and accused of teaching “critical race theory”: Principal caught up in right's new maelstrom https://www.salon.com/2021/09/20/black-and-accused-of-teaching-critical-race-theory-principal-caught-up-in-rights-new-malestrom_partner/

The Root Institute 2021: A Master Class in Grassroots Organizing https://www.theroot.com/the-root-institute-2021-a-master-class-in-grassroots-o-1847710317

School Board Uproar After Teacher Said He Wanted To Make Students ‘Revolutionaries’ https://sacobserver.com/2021/09/school-board-uproar-after-teacher-said-he-wanted-to-make-students-revolutionaries/

Watch Texas lawmakers Larry Taylor and Harold Dutton discuss education and the Legislature at 9 a.m. at The Texas Tribune Festival https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/21/harold-dutton-larry-taylor-education/

In first post-Ida data release, NOLA Public Schools reports 33 COVID-19 cases https://thelensnola.org/2021/09/20/in-first-post-ida-data-release-nola-public-schools-reports-33-covid-19-cases/

The fall equinox is Wednesday. Here are 8 things to know about the first day of autumn. https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/9/20/20874986/fall-equinox-2021-september-22-science-astronomy

​Arkansas ed department used COVID funds to buy books from a company founded by Mike Huckabee http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/CKzxdKId8q0/

Gov. Greg Abbott and local officials are fighting several legal battles over mask mandates. Here’s what you need to know. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/EmkKMZWgYdw/

Two teens injured in US high school shooting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/bDySBdYcils/

Date scheduled for US man's execution despite doubts about guilt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/YAYy_5j06Kc/

Elementary school staffer protested vax mandate by wearing Blackface to portray herself as Rosa Parks: report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/qSpzK8UhoHY/

All NYC Schools Will Go To Weekly COVID Testing, De Blasio Says https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/all-nyc-schools-will-go-weekly-covid-testing-de-blasio-says

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Continues Return to School Road Trip in Illinois to Spotlight Safe Return to In-Person Learning https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories

D.C. mandates coronavirus vaccines for public and private school staff and child-care workers with no testing option https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-staff-child-care-covid-vaccine-mandate/2021/09/20/771e53cc-1a10-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html

Tuesday’s New Articles & Videos About School Reopenings – Vaccine For Kids Edition | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121057 on @Larryferlazzo

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

Op-Ed: Creating the teachers we need to break the cycle of poverty https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/09/add-on-endorsement-teachers-stem-physics-maths-science-alternative-route/

Hundreds of NJ students test positive for COVID-19; schools switch to virtual learning https://www.njspotlight.com/video/hundreds-of-nj-students-test-positive-for-covid-19-schools-switch-to-virtual-learning/

Mayor de Blasio overhauls COVID quarantine rules at NYC schools, citing data from first week of classes https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-quarantine-teting-policy-changes-schools-20210920-pylvomjfnfelrngruezj44w4w4-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

D.C.’s mayor says adults in schools and eligible student-athletes must get vaccinated by Nov. 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/us/dcs-mayor-says-adults-in-schools-and-eligible-student-athletes-must-get-vaccinated-by-nov-1.html

Parents May Hesitate to Vaccinate Younger Children Against Covid https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/us/pfizer-vaccine-schools.html

Did President Biden institute a vaccine mandate for only half the nation's teachers? https://thehill.com/opinion/education/572870-did-president-biden-institute-a-vaccine-mandate-for-only-half-the-nations

Shooting at Heritage High School in Newport News | 13newsnow.com - https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/newport-news/heritage-high-school-newport-news-shooting/291-e693fea3-4515-4b3d-a3a9-79363c7bc4e5#new_tab on 13NewsNow

New York state is trying to persuade more than 550,000 commercial driver's license holders to become school bus drivers amid a crippling shortage - https://www.yahoo.com/news/york-state-trying-persuade-more-214650126.html#new_tab on @YahooNews

Mom says Richmond Public Schools is denying her son an education | 8News - https://www.wric.com/?p=991492

Pamplin Media Group - Newberg school staffer shows up in blackface, placed on leave - https://pamplinmedia.com/nbg/142-news/522353-417465-newberg-school-staffer-shows-up-in-blackface-pwoff#new_tab

Ruston's Cedar Creek School accused of not acting on student bullying - https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2021/09/20/ruston-cedar-creek-school-lawsuit-bullying/5784550001/#new_tab via @thenewsstar

South Carolina online only schools see increased enrollment | wltx.com - https://www.wltx.com/article/news/education/south-carolina-online-only-schools-increased-enrollment/101-f2078c12-94c8-4764-9787-865a1ac87170#new_tab on wltx

California education news: What’s the latest? | EdSource - https://edsource.org/?p=649121 on @edsource

DCPS Reporting Parents for ‘Educational Neglect' After Kids Miss In-Person School https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dcps-reporting-parents-for-educational-neglect-after-kids-miss-in-person-school/2807852/?_osource=db_npd_nbc_wrc_twt_shr

Denver students walk out, call on Tay Anderson to resign - Chalkbeat Colorado - https://co.chalkbeat.org/2021/9/20/22684738/denver-students-walk-out-tay-anderson#new_tab on chalkbeat

Houston ISD hits the streets to find thousands of students who have not returned to school - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Houston-ISD-hits-the-streets-to-find-thousands-of-16474329.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

Ed Notes Online: Retirees to Rally at UFT Chapter Leader Meeting Wednesday to inform Working UFT Members of dangers of healthcare changes -- Plus a Die-in Friday - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/09/retirees-to-rally-at-uft-chapter-leader.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, September 20, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_20.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, September 19, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_19.html

Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Tech Sunday Edition (9/19) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-tech.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, September 18, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/top-posts-this-week-saturday-september_18.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, September 18, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_18.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, September 17, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_17.html

Big Education Ape: KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_18.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_18.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-education-research-report_18.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_18.html


Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_18.html



Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_18.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_18.html


Big Education Ape: TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT THIS WEEK - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/tennessee-education-report-this-week.html


Big Education Ape: Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This Week #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/network-for-public-education-blog-post_18.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_18.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, September 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_11.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, September 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/top-posts-this-week-saturday-september_11.html



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