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Sunday, November 14, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, November 14, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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Jeff Bryant: For-Profit Charter Schools Provide an Entryway for Private Investors to Exploit Public Education — Buzzflash - https://buzzflash.com/articles/jeff-bryant-for-profit-charter-schools-provide-an-entryway-for-private-investors-to-exploit-public-education



As one of the first White kids in a Black school, I learned not to fear history - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/as-one-of-the-first-white-kids-in-a-black-school-i-learned-not-to-fear-history/2021/11/12/05a78eca-4328-11ec-a88e-2aa4632af69b_story.html



Ruby Bridges Integrated An All-White School In Louisiana On This Day In 1960 – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122159 on @Larryferlazzo



How Loudoun Schools Got Caught in Virginia’s Political Maelstrom - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/14/us/loudoun-county-school-board-va.html?smid=tw-share on @nytimes



A family of 5 lives in a car as they save for housing in a good school district : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1053923521/housing-school-district-pennsylvania-parking-lot?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social on @NPR


With inflation at 6% retired Illinois teachers taking a big pension hit. - by Fred Klonsky - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/with-inflation-at-6-retired-illinois



Student: How Edgenuity Ruined My Education | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6Df



A tale of two trials - by Michael Klonsky - Mike Klonsky's Edu/Pol - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-trials



Low-Performing For-Profit Charter Chain in Ohio Set to Launch Charter Schools in West Virginia | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v01 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



EdAction in Congress November 14, 2021 - Education Votes - https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/11/14/edaction-in-congress-november-14-2021/



Why Minnesota Is Joining Nationwide Trend for Community Schools - LA Progressive - https://www.laprogressive.com/?p=386452 via @laprogressive



Republicans declare war over race in public schools — and Black kids get left out of the discussion - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism - https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-declare-war-over-race-in-public-schools-and-black-kids-get-left-out-of-the-discussion/



Opinion | Conservatives Are Trying to Ban a Growing List of Books - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/opinion/book-bans.html on @nytimes



How Loudoun Schools Got Caught in Virginia’s Political Maelstrom - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/14/us/loudoun-county-school-board-va.html on @nytimes



Who Is Travis Scott? Why Did 9 of His Fans Die? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v0Q via @dianeravitch



How Teaching Is Like Blowing Leaves & Snow | Blue Cereal Education - http://bluecerealeducation.com/node/1130



Dear voucher grifters: take Mary McLeod Bethune's good name out of your mouths - by Billy Townsend - Public Enemy Number 1 - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/dear-voucher-grifters-take-mary-mcleod



Saving democracy from a slow-moving coup – with special guest Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=73213 on @Eclectablog



Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Good News Edition (11/14) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-good.html


Education: Time vs. Money | My Island View - https://wp.me/pLuXa-lJ via @tomwhitby

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122151 on @Larryferlazzo

Professor Michael Eric Dyson on "Entertaining Race' | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/11/professor-michael-eric-dyson-on.html via @NewBlackMan

Charlottesville labeled 86 percent of students as gifted. Will learning improve? https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/charlottesville-schools-gifted-students/2021/11/12/2061d9cc-4248-11ec-a3aa-0255edc02eb7_story.html?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education

D.C.-area public school enrollment fails to rebound from pandemic-era drops https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-maryland-virginia-enrollment-funding/2021/11/13/c0f50304-43d9-11ec-9ea7-3eb2406a2e24_story.html

Duke Ellington school delays naming of theater after Dave Chappelle until April https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/12/dave-chappelle-duke-ellington-theater-renaming-postponed/

‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind https://hechingerreport.org/the-reading-year-first-grade-is-critical-for-reading-skills-but-kids-coming-from-disrupted-kindergarten-experiences-are-way-behind/

COVID-19 surge fueled by unvaccinated children in U.K., a warning for California https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-14/covid-surge-fueled-by-kids-in-u-k-a-warning-for-california

Utopian Planning for Development and Change https://miguelescotet.com/2021/utopian-planning-for-development-and-change/

NYC’s amateur astrologers can now check out the skies — and telescopes — at Brooklyn Public Library https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-amateur-astronomy-association-telescopes-brooklyn-library-20211114-m3grwys6dfgw3nd7kselrle7lu-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Women’s professional STEM societies rethink gender diversity https://www.salon.com/2021/11/13/womens-professional-stem-societies-rethink-gender-diversity_partner/

Ending Late Fees Restores Principle of ‘Public’ Libraries https://www.laprogressive.com/public-libraries/

They Call Us Bruce 140: They Call Us The Good Asian http://blog.angryasianman.com/2021/11/they-call-us-bruce-140-they-call-us.html

All Of It | 'Ferguson Rises': A Father's Journey to Find Purpose Within Tragedy | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/11/all-of-it-ferguson-rises-fathers.html via @NewBlackMan

Disproportionate Use-of-Force Against Black Girls | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/11/disproportionate-use-of-force-against.html via @NewBlackMan

The New Yorker Radio Hour: The Essential Workers of the Climate Crisis | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/11/he-new-yorker-radio-hour-essential.html via @NewBlackMan

Sunday’s New Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122126 on @Larryferlazzo

7 Good News Stories: Lifesaving Principal; Say 'No' To Say 'Yes' | Across America, US Patch - https://patch.com/us/across-america/7-good-news-stories-lifesaving-principal-say-no-say-yes?google_editors_picks=true

More Republicans try to ban books on race, LGBTQ issues. Some want them burned : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2021/11/13/1055524205/more-republican-leaders-try-to-ban-books-on-race-lgbtq-issues on @NPR

CHESA | Bill Ayers - https://wp.me/p3AjC-Vk on @wordpressdotcom

Survey Finds That Majority Of Districts Have Faced Threats Due To COVID Response | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122163 on @Larryferlazzo

Gimkit Announces That Their Games Are Free Now! | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122168 on @Larryferlazzo

“Band-Aid on a Bullet Wound:” Flint Locals Seethe Over $626 Million Water Settlement https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/11/flint-water-lead-court-settlement-residents-unhappy/




Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Good News Edition (11/14) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-good.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, November 13, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-top-banana-todays-education_13.html

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Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, November 12, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-top-banana-todays-education_12.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/2021/11/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_13.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/2021/11/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_13.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-education-research-report_13.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_13.html

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_13.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_13.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-november-6-2021-this-weeks.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/2021/11/network-for-public-education-blog-post_13.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report_13.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_13.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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