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Thursday, January 21, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #COVIDVACCINE #Inauguration #PRESIDENTBIDEN #VPHARRIS #46

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 



Biden Announces Executive Actions Meant To Help Reopen Schools https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/01/21/959162019/biden-announces-executive-actions-meant-to-help-reopen-schools?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

President Biden Will Extend Student Loan Payment Freeze Through Sept. 30 https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/01/20/96248/president-biden-will-extend-student-loan-payment-f/ via @kpcc

With inauguration, some hope for early child care in Philadelphia https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/20/22241313/with-inauguration-some-hope-for-early-child-care-in-philadelphia via @ChalkbeatPHL

Choosing Democracy: Teaching & TikTok: kindergarten teacher goes viral on socia... - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2021/01/teaching-tiktok-kindergarten-teacher.html

Video: Dave Grohl Honors Teachers At Inaugural Concert | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=114993 on @Larryferlazzo

CURMUDGUCATION: Maintaining Classroom Discipline (1947) - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/01/maintaining-classroom-discipline-1947.html

When Will the COVID-19 Vaccine Be Ready for Kids? - The Atlantic - https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/01/should-kids-get-covid-19-vaccine/617762/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAtlantic+%28The+Atlantic+-+Master+Feed%29 on @theatlantic

Joe Biden’s inaugural address gives hope to the millions who stutter https://www.salon.com/2021/01/20/joe-bidens-inaugural-address-gives-hope-to-the-millions-who-stutter_partner/

Nooses Placed Outside Illinois School Over MLK Day Weekend Spur Police Investigation https://www.theroot.com/nooses-placed-outside-illinois-school-over-mlk-day-week-1846094764

California Supreme Court rejects petition to force LAUSD to partially reopen for in-person classes http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/hhyNLQm36U0/lausd-schools-reopening-lawsuit

Column: How Kamala Harris' decision to join a sorority helped her become vice president http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/P1Ex8HqNXMQ/kamala-harris-vice-president-alpha-kappa-alpha-aka-sorority-hbcu-howard-university

Proposal to update NJ school curriculum to include cannabis education https://www.njspotlight.com/video/proposal-to-update-nj-school-curriculum-to-include-cannabis-education/

Almost 72,000 NYC students in danger of failing grades as pandemic grace period ends, DOE says https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-covid-high-school-failing-20210120-nngoaq2mrzbmfmw2m3zlykptfa-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

La estrategia de un distrito texano para evitar el fracaso escolar https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/01/21/espanol/escuelas-coronavirus-texas.html

In Los Angeles, Teachers and Students Struggle With ‘No Human Contact’ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/coronavirus-schools-los-angeles-california.html

13,000 School Districts, 13,000 Approaches to Teaching During Covid https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/schools-coronavirus.html

NYC’s Success Academy charter schools will stay remote for the rest of the school year https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-success-academy-charter-schools-remote-learning-20210121-xgfvit6wbrc3hgo326d5opjjwe-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Rural libraries push to improve third grade reading levels - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=76717 via @hechingerreport

AlterNet: A Flood of New Charters Shows How the Industry May Try to Thrive — Despite the Pandemic | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10720 on @NEPCtweet

Vermont suit alleges school voucher bias - https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jan/19/vermont-suit-alleges-school-voucher-bias/ on @arkansasonline

Ted Kirsch, longtime Philadelphia teachers’ union chief, dies at 81 - https://www.inquirer.com/news/ted-kirsch-pft-labor-leader-philadelphia-obituary-obituaries-20210119.html via @PhillyInquirer

Cheat sheet: 35-year teacher, parents vie for Putnam City School Board Office 3 https://nondoc.com/2021/01/21/cheat-sheet-putnam-city-school-board-office-3/ via @nondocmedia

Clark County Education Association files ethics complaint against Lisa Guzman | Las Vegas Review-Journal - https://wp.me/p8qdWm-9u9s on @reviewjournal

Chicago Teachers To Vote Starting Thursday Toward Potential Strike | WBEZ Chicago - https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-teachers-to-vote-whether-to-reject-in-person-school-and-move-toward-a-potential-strike/6a85b1bf-3d52-4c0e-9f80-c675be3718d8#new_tab

Former Greendale teacher sues district for violating religious beliefs - https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/southwest/news/greendale/2021/01/20/former-greendale-teacher-sues-district-violating-religious-beliefs/4212107001/#new_tab via @journalsentinel

Bills aims to hold educators harmless for student assessments - https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2021/01/21/bill-hold-educators-harmless-student-assessments-mixed-bag-reaction-education/4219914001/#new_tab via @tennessean

Describing Jews as 'Privileged,' Ethnic Studies Curriculum Sparks Backlash - Washington Free Beacon - https://freebeacon.com/?p=1436947 via @FreeBeacon

Miguel Cardona's ideas about education were forged in Meriden, CT. Now he will bring them to Washington, D.C. - https://wp.me/paQK0g-3REY via @CTMirror

Oregon graduation rate climbs to 83%, a new high, but schools may have lowered the bar for a diploma - oregonlive.com - https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2021/01/oregon-graduation-rate-climbs-to-83-a-new-high-but-schools-may-have-lowered-the-bar-for-a-diploma.html#new_tab on @oregonlive

Biden rolls out his plan to reopen schools - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/21/biden-rolls-out-his-plan-to-reopen-schools.html#new_tab by jdickler on @CNBC

Arizona measure would expand tax funds for private schools - https://apnews.com/article/arizona-legislation-0043219aaf9e3aba45edb20ab6c408a7#new_tab on @ap

Utah schools could lose $ if they don’t offer in-person learning - Deseret News - https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/1/20/22240830/legislature-schools-could-lose-funding-money-if-they-dont-offer-broad-based-in-person-learning#new_tab on deseretnews

Metro Detroit schools expect drastic increase in demand for summer school due to COVID-19 - https://www.wxyz.com/news/coronavirus/metro-detroit-schools-expect-drastic-increase-in-demand-for-summer-school-due-to-covid-19#new_tab by @kimrussell7 on @wxyzdetroit

'When You Come To School, You Forfeit Your Rights' - PopularResistance.Org - https://popularresistance.org/?p=181221


Big Education Ape: “Pathways to Recovery” Virtual Event - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/pathways-to-recovery-virtual-event-year.html


Big Education Ape: “Teacher Unions and Social Justice”–A New Book To Spur Rebellion From Rethinking Schools, With an Online Book Launch and Discussion January 21 at 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm CST – I AM AN EDUCATOR - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/teacher-unions-and-social-justicea-new.html


Big Education Ape: Bishop Dr. William Barber: "We Must Have a Third Reconstruction" | Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/bishop-dr-william-barber-we-must-have.html


Big Education Ape: Trump’s 1776 Commission Releases a Literal Whitewash of U.S. History | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/trumps-1776-commission-releases-literal.html


Big Education Ape: EDUCACIÓN NEW YORK TIMES EN ESPAÑOL E INGLÉS - The New York Times - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/educacion-new-york-times-en-espanol-e.html


Big Education Ape: Choosing Democracy: SCUSD Ordered. Cease and Desist. - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/choosing-democracy-scusd-ordered-cease.html


Big Education Ape: CURMUDGUCATION: Meet Your Dead Teacher - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/curmudgucation-meet-your-dead-teacher.html


Big Education Ape: Meet Miguel Cardona, Soon to Be Secretary of Education | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/meet-miguel-cardona-soon-to-be.html


Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: What If Children Aren't Idiots Who Must Be Taught to Think - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/01/teacher-tom-what-if-children-arent.html








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Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Biden will extend student loan relief through September https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/biden-student-loan-relief-

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