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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, February 8, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH

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Keep Schools Open All Summer, And Other Bold Ideas To Help Kids Catch Up https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/02/08/96514/keep-schools-open-all-summer-and-other-bold-ideas/ via @kpcc

Read to Succeed bill would fail reading again in South Carolina https://www.thestate.com/opinion/op-ed/article248928394.html

In a reversal, Philadelphia teachers are no longer expected to report to schools Monday - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/7/22271813/in-a-reversal-philadelphia-teachers-are-no-longer-expected-to-report-to-schools-monday on chalkbeat

Democrats Plan to Go After Child Poverty With $3,000 Payment Per Child Under COVID Relief Package https://www.theroot.com/democrats-plan-to-go-after-child-poverty-with-3-000-pa-1846220342

Pandemic takes mental health toll on US youngsters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/eSgUAjimXEc/

Op-Ed: Crafting smarter, more equitable gifted-and-talented program for NJ students https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/02/op-ed-crafting-smarter-more-equitable-gifted-and-talented-program-nj-students/

No Fs allowed: Some Newark high school teachers feel pressure to pass absent students during pandemic https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/02/no-fs-allowed-central-high-school-newark-new-jersey-dr-sharnee-brown-directive-controversy-concern-hurting-kids-long-run/

NYC middle schools will restart in-person classes Feb. 25 https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-middle-school-in-person-classes-20210208-4vb5hqv7ffgghdprwcbypxezyu-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Chicago Teachers Tentatively Agree to Return to Classrooms https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/us/chicago-teachers-tentatively-agree-to-return-to-classrooms.html

Stable housing is a predictor for health, wealth and education https://thelensnola.org/2021/02/08/stable-housing-is-a-predictor-for-health-wealth-and-education/

North Carolina: Privatizers Raid Public Funds for Religious Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tt6 via @dianeravitch

Should Schools Reopen If Teachers Aren't Yet Vaccinated? CDC Will Soon Weigh In https://www.gpb.org/news/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/02/07/should-schools-reopen-if-teachers-arent-yet-vaccinated-cdc

Philly teachers defy demands to return to buildings, plan Monday protests https://whyy.org/articles/philly-teachers-defy-demands-to-return-to-buildings-plan-monday-protests/

Philadelphia teachers will protest return to classrooms - https://www.inquirer.com/education/philadelphia-school-district-reopen-pft-union-jordan-20210207.html via @PhillyInquirer

OPINION: Social and emotional learning count more than ever https://hechingerreport.org/teacher-voice-in-dark-pandemic-days-we-are-teachers-watchdogs-technology-experts-and-therapists/

D.C. completes a week of in-person classes: Low attendance, frustrated teachers, confident principals and happy students https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-schools-reopen-first-week/2021/02/07/c9983584-67e4-11eb-886d-5264d4ceb46d_story.html?tid=ss_tw

As part of the deal, Chicago agreed to vaccinate 1,500 teachers and staff weekly at vaccination sites dedicated to the city's public schools. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chicago-public-schools-deal-to-reopen_n_6021414dc5b6c56a89a2edd2?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPostPol

Laura Chapman: On EdTrust’s “Demand” to Test Students This Spring | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-trp via @dianeravitch

Education podcast: Learning is a lifelong endeavor - https://nondoc.com/?p=21052 by @https://twitter.com/thricesavage on @nondocmedia

Philadelphia Educators To Defy District https://popularresistance.org/philadelphia-educators-to-defy-district/

U.S. Catholic Schools Hit By Unprecedented Enrollment Drop https://www.huffpost.com/entry/catholic-schools-enrollment-coronavirus_n_60217a6bc5b6f38d06e605d3

Join Me Wednesday to Learn the Inside Story of the New Orleans “Coup D’Etat | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tt8 via @dianeravitch

'I sob at night': San Francisco families, beyond frustrated at school reopenings, take to streets - https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/I-sob-at-night-San-Francisco-families-15930979.php on @sfchronicle

CTU reviewing potential agreement with CPS that could avert lockouts, strike - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/2/7/22271189/cps-ctu-teachers-union-public-schools-strike-reopening-vaccines-agreement-lori-lightfoot#new_tab

No Fs allowed: Newark H.S. urges teachers to pass everyone during COVID https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/4/22267330/newark-failing-grades-pandemic via @ChalkbeatNWK

Biden administration to survey schools on COVID-19 impact - https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-education-coronavirus-pandemic-54dc2d790c5d8f7a62fcf4d5c68e76da#new_tab on @ap

Some Utah schools lost 40% of their in-person days this fall to COVID-19 closures - https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/02/05/some-utah-schools-lost/#new_tab by https://www.facebook.com/saltlaketribune on @sltrib

S.F. school district, unions reach tentative deal to reopen classrooms - https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/San-Francisco-school-district-and-unions-reach-a-15931626.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

Pandemic math: Texas school budgets left in limbo by enrollment, state funding questions - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Pandemic-math-Texas-school-budgets-left-in-limbo-15928129.php on @houstonchron

CDC could lay out school reopening requirements this week, Biden says | TheHill - https://thehill.com/node/537750

LAUSD superintendent calls potential lawsuit forcing schools to reopen a ‘political stunt’ | KTLA - https://ktla.com/?p=1437939

In some Boston schools, in-person education will resemble remote learning - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/07/metro/some-boston-schools-in-person-education-will-resemble-remote-learning/#new_tab on @BostonGlobe

Utah school will no longer allow parents to opt students out of Black History Month curriculum | TheHill - https://thehill.com/node/537677

Schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall - https://apnews.com/article/schools-plan-remote-learning-fall-0db9806f1db5253846b3946f28af6a6f#new_tab on @ap

CACFP Meal Patterns Training Slides and Resources - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/newcacfpmptslideres.asp

Additional Guidance for 75 cent Rate Increase - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/addguid75centrateinc.asp


Big Education Ape: Karen Lewis, Chicago Union Leader Who Set Off A Wave Of Teacher Activism, Dies | WBEZ Chicago - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/karen-lewis-chicago-union-leader-who.html



Big Education Ape: What Will YOU Do in 2021 to Make This a Better Country? | Teacher in a strange land - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/what-will-you-do-in-2021-to-make-this.html


Big Education Ape: Shanker Blog: Re-Imagining School Discipline: A Plea To Education Leaders | National Education Policy Center - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/shanker-blog-re-imagining-school.html


Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: Always Raising One Another - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/teacher-tom-always-raising-one-another.html


Big Education Ape: Republicans hope to distract from their party's extremists by 'Q'ing teachers - Alternet org - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/republicans-hope-to-distract-from-their.html


Big Education Ape: NANNIE HELEN BURROUGHS + MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE, Black Educator Hall of Fame Member - Philly's 7th Ward - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/nannie-helen-burroughs-mary-mcleod.html





Dana Goldstein: Randi Weingarten Says She Can Get Teachers Back in Schools - The New York Times
Randi Weingarten Says She Can Get Teachers Back in Schools - The New York Times The Union Leader Who Says She Can Get Teachers Back in Schools In cities and suburbs where schools remain closed, teachers unions are often saying: not yet. Can Randi Weingarten change that? Randi Weingarten, the nation’s most powerful teachers union president, has a message: She wants to get students back in the nati
Karen Lewis, Historic Leader of Chicago Teachers Union, Has Died | Diane Ravitch's blog
Karen Lewis, Historic Leader of Chicago Teachers Union, Has Died It is with immense sadness that I share with you the news that the brilliant, charismatic Karen Lewis has died. As leader of the Chicago Teachers Union, she led the union to strike for “the schools our children deserve.” She understood that the union had to organize families and communities, not just their own members. She fearless
Is America's Educational System Becoming More Pluralistic? - The Atlantic
Is America’s Educational System Becoming More Pluralistic? The past year has produced a cross-class coalition for educational choice that reaches deep into the suburbs . President Joe Biden has made it clear that he wants to “reopen school doors as quickly as possible,” and that he’s willing to spend generously to make this happen. But he’s not going to get his wish. Even if Congress passes the
Russ on Reading: Read Aloud Winners: The Trickster Tales of Gerald McDermott
Read Aloud Winners: The Trickster Tales of Gerald McDermott Everyday is a good day for a read aloud, of course, but some books make better read alouds than others. Among my favorites are the trickster tales as winningly told and exquisitely illustrated by Gerald McDermott. McDermott was not only a world class artist, his illustrations just literally jump off the page at you, but also an expert i
Crazy George Will and “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading.” – Fred Klonsky
CRAZY GEORGE WILL AND “CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING AND LEADING.” George Will, the conservative writer frets that Illinois, which he calls “the worst-governed state,” is losing population. He has figured out why. The chief problem in Illinois, according to George, is progressive education and a proposal calling for reflective and culturally responsive teaching. I only wish it were so. Forget a
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 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/2021/02/this-week-i
Biden Administration Adds “Reformers” to Key Roles in Department of Education | Diane Ravitch's blog
Biden Administration Adds “Reformers” to Key Roles in Department of Education Here we go again. Before either Secretary-designate Miguel Cardona or Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten have been confirmed by the Senate, key jobs in the Department of Education are being filled by staff from the Gates Foundation and DFER, both of which are champions of bad ideas and antagonists of public schools. From my
Lots of New Voucher Proposals Popping Up in State Legislatures: Did Betsy DeVos Leave a Legacy? | janresseger
Lots of New Voucher Proposals Popping Up in State Legislatures: Did Betsy DeVos Leave a Legacy? Despite that Trump’s privatizer-in-chief, Betsy DeVos has left Washington, D.C. and that President Biden has focused on supporting neighborhood public schools and finally getting them open full time after months of COVID-19 disruption, there is growing concern about the number of bills currently in st
Story time: Julian Reads for Kids in English and Spanish | Cloaking Inequity
STORY TIME: JULIAN READS FOR KIDS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH In this virtual schooling world due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was an honor to be asked to read a book for the Fayette County Public Schools “Virtual Mentors Read Program.” I read Carlos and the Squash Plant by Jan Romero Stevens, a book for elementary students, in English and Spanish. I also read The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33r

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