Tuesday, February 16, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, February 16, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafe

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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 



The Influence of a Perfect Teacher - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/well/family/teacher-reading-influence.html?smid=tw-share

School Finance 101: Fixing Connecticut School Finance: The Time is Now | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10769 on @NEPCtweet

Choosing Democracy: SCTA’s 5-Point Framework to Reopen Sac City Schools - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2021/02/sctas-5-point-framework-to-reopen-sac.html

Catholic schools in US hit by unprecedented enrollment drop - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/3aH3h1K via @ABC

Homeroom: My Kid’s Teacher Doesn’t Like Her http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/jEw1AHHjW8A/

Student Loan Forgiveness: Democrats Debate How Much To Cancel https://www.npr.org/2021/02/16/968252572/student-loan-forgiveness-democrats-debate-how-much-to-cancel

Second wave of deadly post-COVID-19 illness targets kids in NJ | Video | NJ Spotlight News - https://www.njspotlight.com/video/second-wave-of-deadly-post-covid-19-illness-targets-kids-in-nj/ on @njspotlight

A new guidance by the CDC outlining for a return to in-person education | Video | NJ Spotlight News - https://www.njspotlight.com/video/a-new-guidance-by-the-cdc-outlining-for-a-return-to-in-person-education/ on @njspotlight

Child care options will be scarce after the pandemic - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=77186 by @lrmongeau on @hechingerreport

COLUMN: Financial literacy courses won’t solve the racial wealth gap - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=77209 via @hechingerreport

Betsy DeVos Is Gone, But Her Education Agenda Is Rolling Out Across the Country | OurFuture.org by People's Action - https://ourfuture.org/20210216/betsy-devos-is-gone-but-her-education-agenda-is-rolling-out-across-the-country

California's low kindergarten attendance creates first-grade problem - https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/California-s-low-kindergarten-attendance-15949961.php on @sfchronicle

Number Of 'Significantly Disengaged' Kids At Sacramento Public Schools Has Skyrocketed During The Pandemic https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/02/15/number-of-significantly-disengaged-kids-at-sacramento-public-schools-has-skyrocketed-during-the-pandemic/

S.F. teachers set a reopening demand: two days a week in-person for a few hours a day - https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/S-F-teachers-set-a-reopening-demand-two-days-a-15946060.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

Lightfoot: CPS would ‘never have opened without mayoral control,’ casts doubt on her promise of elected school board - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/2/15/22284118/lightfoot-chicago-public-schools-elected-board-teaches-union-ctu-strike-new-york-times-interview#new_tab

FAFSA could become high school graduation requirement in Alabama - al.com - https://www.al.com/news/2021/02/fafsa-to-become-high-school-graduation-requirement-in-alabama.html#new_tab on @aldotcom

Education Research Report: Policy reforms designed to reduce exclusionary discipline and increase racial equity in school discipline practices has opposite effect - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/02/policy-reforms-designed-to-reduce.html

Department of Education initiates directed investigation into FCPS | WDVM25 & DCW50 | Washington, DC - https://www.localdvm.com/?p=589899

Mississippi Senate: Ban transgender athletes on female teams - https://apnews.com/article/sports-mississippi-bills-us-news-3e1cafa631e056c7dd7c95652d848b05#new_tab on @ap

Ann Arbor trustee comments rile physicians urging in-person learning - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/02/15/ann-arbor-trustee-comments-rile-physicians-urging-person-learning/6750508002/#new_tab via @detroitnews

The great attention deficit: More parents seek ADHD diagnosis and drugs for kids to manage remote learning - https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/great-attention-deficit-more-parents-seek-adhd-diagnosis-drugs-kids-n1257660#new_tab by NBCNews on @NBCNews

GOP bill would force yearly teacher action on union dues - https://apnews.com/article/indiana-bills-da9551477a374c04e5549a195672e5ca#new_tab on @ap

Will hard-hit Mass. cities’ schools reopen after teachers are vaccinated? Not necessarily - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/15/metro/will-hard-hit-mass-cities-schools-reopen-after-teachers-vaccinated-not-necessarily/#new_tab on @BostonGlobe

Arizona GOP lawmakers move to expand school vouchers | Local news | tucson.com - https://tucson.com/news/local/arizona-gop-lawmakers-move-to-expand-school-vouchers/article_fc061e00-cbc5-5649-a8f9-0997b2a966ed.html#new_tab on @tucsonstar

L.A. County elementary schools are cleared to fully open - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lausd-to-open-school-vaccination-site-to-administer-shots-to-district-staff/ar-BB1dHKpT#new_tab

'School choice' concerns in Iowa are mostly myths; here are the facts - https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2021/02/12/school-choice-concerns-iowa-mostly-myths-education-freedom/6723425002/ via @DMRegister


Big Education Ape: NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT BECKY PRINGLE EXPLANS WHAT'S NEEDED FOR SCHOOLS TO REOPEN - MSNBC VIDEO - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/national-education-association.html


Big Education Ape: Ebenezer Bassett, Black Educator Hall of Fame - Philly's 7th Ward - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/ebenezer-bassett-black-educator-hall-of.html


Big Education Ape: From Dress Codes to Pornography: Miseducating Children on Love and Sex – radical eyes for equity - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/from-dress-codes-to-pornography.html


Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: "Actual Life" - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/teacher-tom-actual-life.html


Big Education Ape: AFT RANDI WEINGARTEN on REOPENING SCHOOLS - MSNBC VIDEO - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/aft-randi-weingarten-on-reopening.html


Big Education Ape: The distorted debate about reopening schools - The Washington Post - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-distorted-debate-about-reopening.html


Big Education Ape: CURMUDGUCATION: What An Education Uber Actually Looks Like - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/curmudgucation-what-education-uber.html


Big Education Ape: NANCY BAILEY: CDC Recommendations Are Clearer, But Teachers Face the Same Problems and New Ones - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/nancy-bailey-cdc-recommendations-are.html


Big Education Ape: NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/newblackman-in-exile-today-blm_16.html



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