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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, November 10, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



“Corporate Democrat Goes Down to Defeat in Virginia”… | The Nation - https://www.thenation.com/?p=400884 on @TheNation



County Board of Ed at Odds With Own Staff About Regulating Charter Schools | Voice of San Diego - https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/county-board-of-ed-at-odds-with-own-staff-about-regulating-charter-schools/ via @voiceofsandiego



I taught students with autism. - by Fred Klonsky - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/i-taught-students-with-autism



The Politics of Art and Artist: Tom King’s Rorschach – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-aae via @plthomasEdD



NYC Educator: If Adams Wants to End Mask Mandates, He Must First Mandate Vaccines for Students - http://nyceducator.com/2021/11/if-adams-wants-to-end-mask-mandates-he.html



America Cannot Build Back Better and Address Equity If Crumbling, Dangerous School Buildings Are Ignored! - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/11/09/america-cannot-build-back-better-and-address-equity-if-crumbling-dangerous-school-buildings-are-ignored/ on @NancyEBailey1



CURMUDGUCATION: Maybe Everyone Doesn't Think Schools Suck - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/11/maybe-everyone-doesnt-think-schools-suck.html



Democrats, stop mourning and organize - by Michael Klonsky - Mike Klonsky's Edu/Pol - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/democrats-stop-mourning-and-organize



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seriously and Just Like That? No School on Friday - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/11/seriously-and-just-like-that-no-school.html



Build Back Better Bill Would Turn Around Decades of Policy Punishing Poor Children | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8os via @janresseger



Teacher Tom: Searching For Truth - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/searching-for-truth.html



Texas: IDEA Public Schools Have Run Amuck, and No Excuses Exist for the State’s Unyielding Support | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uXT via @dianeravitch


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



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



Community Groups Call for Increased School Funding – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5419 via @TNEdReport



Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Myth That Better Schools Will Reduce Inequalities in Wealth and Health | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11143 on @NEPCtweet



A RIDE IN THE HOT TUB TIME MACHINE – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2YI via @norinrad10



Ohio: Public Schools Outperform Charter Schools Again | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uYu via @dianeravitch



Ed Notes Online: EONYC Challenge: Can Class Size Issues Wake up a sleepy UFT Leadership After Ignoring the Issue for Decades? - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/11/eonyc-challenge-can-class-size-issues.html


A Response to EdReports’ Assessment of Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Writing and Phonics | Teachers College Reading and Writing Project - https://readingandwritingproject.org/blog/a-response-to-edreports-assessment-of-units-of-study-for-teaching-reading

The New York City Council - Meeting of Committee on Education on 11/10/2021 at 10:00 AM - https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=904664&GUID=77F8109F-DA06-49B6-B873-FAC486AF50C8&Options=&Search=

FLASH BACK “Corporate Reform” or Failed, Desperate Corporate Management? – School Finance 101 - https://wp.me/pojtG-1oL via @SchlFinance101

The Politics of Art and Artist: Tom King’s Rorschach | by Paul Thomas | Nov, 2021 | Medium - https://plthomasedd.medium.com/the-politics-of-art-and-artist-tom-kings-rorschach-883ced597c85 by @plthomasEdD on @Medium

Opinion | Wake up to these ‘woke’ distortions https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/08/wake-up-these-woke-distortions/?tid=ss_tw

BPS prepares to dump — or at least change — weighted student funding | by Schoolyard News | Nov, 2021 | Boston Parents Schoolyard News - https://schoolyardnews.com/bps-prepares-to-dump-or-at-least-change-weighted-student-funding-6ee9aa66f9fc on @SchoolyardNews

Nearly 1 million kids ages 5-11 will have their first COVID shots by the end of today : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2021/11/10/1054137225/nearly-1-million-kids-ages-5-11-will-have-their-first-covid-shots-by-the-end-of- on @NPR

Education Research Report: Varying results from a large-scale randomized trial of a Pre-K math intervention called Making Pre-K Count - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Landmark Pennsylvania fair school funding case set for trial - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/11/9/22773070/landmark-pennsylvania-fair-school-funding-case-set-for-trial on chalkbeat

Warren Snipe on Hip-Hop in the Deaf Community | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/11/warren-snipe-on-hip-hop-in-deaf.html via @NewBlackMan

Parental Leave Is American Exceptionalism at Its Bleakest http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/CHWFAeyrWvA/

Who Do Rich Deny Paid Leave to the Poor? https://www.laprogressive.com/rich-deny-paid-leave/

Western Heights, Mannix Barnes lose lawsuit about state takeover https://nondoc.com/2021/11/09/western-heights-mannix-barnes-lose-lawsuit/ via @nondocmedia

Filling In a News Gap for Black West Virginians http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yes/peace-justice/~3/cQ4SsqAnXbk/west-virginia-news-black-readers

The Parental Revolution Is Bigger Than Critical Race Theory https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/11/09/the-parental-revolution-we-all-saw-coming-but-still-missed-520450

Students Are Pushing Colleges To Sever Ties With Military-Industrial Complex https://popularresistance.org/students-are-pushing-us-colleges-to-sever-ties-with-military-industrial-complex/

Scranton Teachers Receive Statewide Support | Eyewitness News - https://www.pahomepage.com/?p=1012387

School Boards Battle over Critical Race Theory – The College Reporter - https://www.the-college-reporter.com/?p=309599

"Critical race theory" is a fairytale — but America's monsters are real https://www.salon.com/2021/11/10/critical-race-theory-is-a-fairytale--but-americas-monsters-are-real/

Justices suggest that Congress has leeway to exclude Puerto Rico from federal disability benefits https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/11/justices-suggest-that-congress-has-leeway-to-exclude-puerto-rico-from-federal-disability-benefits/

Give Preventative Justice a Chance https://progressive.org/op-eds/preventative-justice-fine-van-rooij-211109/

Hogwarts for Wypipo: Acclaimed Caucasian Race Theorists Set to Open Whitest College Ever https://www.theroot.com/hogwarts-for-wypipo-acclaimed-caucasian-race-theorists-1848025585

Study Shows Discrimination Leads to High Risk of Mental Issues In Young Adults https://sacobserver.com/2021/11/study-shows-discrimination-leads-to-high-risk-of-mental-issues-in-young-adults/

Record $1.7 Trillion Student Debt Drowns HBCU Borrowers https://sacobserver.com/2021/11/record-1-7-trillion-student-debt-drowns-hbcu-borrowers/

Gov. Greg Abbott calls for criminal investigation into availability of pornographic content in public schools https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/abbott-pornography-texas-school-books/

See inside the proposal to create a ‘city-directed’ internet service to compete with Cox and AT&T https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/09/see-inside-the-proposal-to-create-a-city-directed-internet-service-to-compete-with-cox-and-att/

Lifelong Republican scorches GOP legislators for chasing her out of school post over anti-racist statement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/icRc79IWRgE/

'Cut deep enough this time': Black high school student urged to 'kill yourself right' in disturbing viral video http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/T7hvQqpjNvI/

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ballard Principal Found to Have Retaliated Against Student - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/11/ballard-principal-found-to-have.html

Opinion: Nobel prize winners are actually happy to review your work. Here's what I've learned. - MarketWatch - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nobel-prize-winners-are-actually-happy-to-review-your-work-heres-what-ive-learned-11635180364

What do L.A. students want most? Mental health help, an adult to listen, reliable tech http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/7F42ewpkocc/l-a-students-want-covid-mental-health-help-reliable-tech

USC gave Rep. Karen Bass a full scholarship worth $95,000 while she served in Congress http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/CD0n7cdoJ4c/rep-karen-bass-obtained-house-ethics-waiver-to-receive-full-usc-scholarship

After admitting founder's eugenics past, Caltech honors a diversity of campus figures http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/kPwmBc74Y0w/caltech-renames-buildings-professorships-for-diverse-figures

Ventura County teacher removed from school after rant against vaccines and Biden http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/4d-KaM9Zk0s/ventura-middle-school-teacher-recording

Biden administration wants to re-create DACA through new federal rule. What does that mean? http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/RKT1-dGPZ4Y/biden-administration-wants-to-re-create-daca-through-new-federal-rule-what-does-that-mean

A Look Back: “Involvement Or Engagement?” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121492 on @Larryferlazzo

Video: “If Only 100 People Lived on Earth…” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121572 on @Larryferlazzo

Education issues press on as Sweeney nears exit https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2021/11/nj-legislature-education-issues-murphy-conditional-veto-ruiz-leadership-change/

Cresskill school district struggles to repair Ida storm damage https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/cresskill-school-district-struggles-to-repair-ida-storm-damage/

Malala Yousafzai, Nobel laureate and girls' education champion, gets married https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053939195/malala-married

De Blasio touts 4,500 COVID vaccinations for young kids during first NYC school drive, admits some supply issues https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-nyc-de-blasio-touts-covid-shots-young-kids-during-first-school-drive-20211109-hjadxudzpfa4dfgdvmuii5i5ha-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

NYC students don’t have to take International Baccalaureate exams during Eid al-Fitr https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-international-baccalaureate-moves-exams-scheduled-eid-20211109-egwchygaojfsjhiejiyrrfmz7i-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Should California De-Track Math? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/us/california-detrack-math-revision-calculus.html

Do Democrats Have a Messaging Problem? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/us/politics/democrats-schools-voters.html

Loudoun parent group files recall petition against school board chair Brenda Sheridan https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/loudoun-school-board-recall-sheridan/2021/11/09/bb3069d0-41aa-11ec-a88e-2aa4632af69b_story.html

Death threats, online abuse, police protection: School board members face dark new reality https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/death-threats-online-abuse-police-protection-school-board-members-face-dark-new-reality/2021/11/09/db007706-37fe-11ec-9bc4-86107e7b0ab1_story.html

Education Research Report: Varying results from a large-scale randomized trial of a Pre-K math intervention called Making Pre-K Count - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/11/varying-results-from-large-scale.html

Welcome to the School Pyschologist's office - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=30981

Danvers fights efforts to expose high school hockey team’s alleged misconduct - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/06/sports/danvers-fights-efforts-expose-high-school-hockey-teams-alleged-misconduct/ on @BostonGlobe

Austin public school enrollment in the doldrums - Axios Austin - https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2021/11/09/austin-public-school-enrollment-down#new_tab on @axios

Richmond schools backtrack on vaccine mandate discipline - https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/rps-reverses-course-on-vaccine-mandate#new_tab by @matthewfultztv on @cbs6

Flint schools hits 2-1 laptop milestone with COVID-19 emergency relief funds - mlive.com - https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2021/11/flint-schools-hits-2-1-laptop-milestone-with-covid-19-emergency-relief-funds.html#new_tab on @mlive

Denver metro school districts cancel classes or move to remote learning amid staffing shortages - https://dpo.st/3H7GviD on @denverpost

Mayor Breed backs recall of three San Francisco school board members: 'Our kids must come first' - https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Mayor-Breed-backs-recall-of-three-San-Francisco-16607126.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

Condom rollout in all Vermont middle and high schools complete - https://www.mynbc5.com/article/condom-rollout-in-all-vermont-middle-and-high-schools-complete/38185705#new_tab on @MyNBC5

Gov. Stitt responds to OKCPS firing teachers over mask mandate - https://www.kcra.com/article/stitt-responds-okcps-fires-teachers-mask-mandate/38181783#new_tab on @kcranews

Officials probe alleged hazing, sexual assault involving Wall HS football team - https://newjersey.news12.com/officials-probe-alleged-hazing-sexual-assault-involving-wall-hs-football-team#new_tab

Four teachers in Colorado Springs instructed students to tape on COVID-19 masks. - https://dpo.st/3ohFz2P on @denverpost

Colleyville High School principal, district agree to part ways | Fort Worth Star-Telegram - https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article255656786.html#new_tab on @startelegram

Vermont standardized test results show COVID-19 impact on learning - https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2021/11/10/covid-19-pandemic-impact-education-vermont-standardized-test-score-results/6350979001/#new_tab via @bfp_news

California Scrutinizes Doctors as Parents Seek Exemptions From School Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-scrutinizes-doctors-as-parents-seek-exemptions-from-school-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-11636540380?st=l2gblllw05gkyxt&reflink=share_mobilewebshare#new_tab by @tawnell on @WSJ

8th Circuit denies four Arkansas school districts' request for rehearing on school choice ruling - https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/nov/10/8th-circuit-denies-four-arkansas-school-districts/#new_tab on @arkansasonline

Houston ISD ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in legal fees of activist banned from district premises - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Houston-ISD-ordered-to-pay-more-than-300-000-in-16609340.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

Betsy DeVos to publish ‘Hostages to the Cause,’ a book on ‘misguided failures’ of US education system | Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/betsy-devos-publish-book-hostages-cause-education-system#new_tab on @fox

First three charter schools approved for West Virginia - WV MetroNews https://wvmetronews.com/2021/11/10/first-three-charter-schools-approved-for-west-virginia/#new_tab

Bellevue and Seattle public schools will be closed Friday due to staff shortage | king5.com - https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-schools-will-be-closed-friday-due-to-staff-shortage-district-says/281-ae6589f6-4721-4ae2-8b53-08e755a131ec#new_tab on KING5Seattle

Principal, 2 staffers reprimanded after Hazard ‘man pageant.’ | Lexington Herald Leader - https://www.kentucky.com/article255644111.html#new_tab on @heraldleader

‘Students Still Look At Me…As Nothing More Than A N*****’: West High Vice Principal Fed Up After Being Targeted With Racist Graffiti https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/11/09/school-vice-principal-graffiti-racist/

‘Finally, we are free.’ An emotional homecoming for Sacramento students stuck in Afghanistan https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article255651401.html



Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, November 9, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-top-banana-todays-education_9.html

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Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, November 7, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-top-banana-todays-education_7.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, November 6, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-top-banana-todays-education_6.html

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Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, November 5, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-top-banana-todays-education_5.html

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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/2021/11/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-education-research-report.html



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Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from.html


Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early.html


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