Monday, February 22, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, February 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafe

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LAUSD to resume limited in-person classes, hoping for wider elementary school reopening in April http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/oQK6dtxrgSU/lausd-resume-limited-in-person-classes-amid-covid-19

A Beginning List Of The Best Resources To Support Concurrent/Hybrid Teaching | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115755 on @Larryferlazzo

Education Research Report: Charter Schools’ Effectiveness - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Column: Take it from me: The longer kids are out of classrooms, the more they'll suffer academically http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/qwGe3ILhuaE/skelton-schools-reopening-covid-19-vaccine-newsom-california

Fine Print: NJ request to waive student testing https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/02/nj-request-to-waive-student-standardized-testing/

The Struggle To Reopen Schools: Teachers Don't Feel Safe; Kids Are Struggling https://www.npr.org/2021/02/21/970001639/the-struggle-to-reopen-schools-teachers-dont-feel-safe-kids-are-struggling

Pandemic Leaves Undocumented Students More Vulnerable https://www.npr.org/2021/02/21/970001625/pandemic-leaves-undocumented-students-more-vulnerable

Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=115749 on @Larryferlazzo

Sacramento City Unified School District releases plan for return to classrooms https://www.abc10.com/article/news/education/sacramento-city-unified-school-district-reopening-plan/103-df6be147-4260-4203-b00e-6ff00afba5de via @ABC10

Biden Aides Continue to Drive for School Reopenings by April - Bloomberg - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-21/biden-aides-continue-to-drive-for-school-reopenings-by-april on @bpolitics

Curtis Cardine: The Cost of Funding the Arizona Voucher Legislation | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-tzq via @dianeravitch

In-person classes. Old buildings. Almost no COVID. Are Philly Catholic schools a blueprint? https://whyy.org/articles/in-person-classes-old-buildings-almost-no-covid-are-philly-catholic-schools-a-blueprint/

Half of Wisconsin schools used seclusion and restraint, new data shows - https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2021/02/18/half-wisconsin-schools-used-seclusion-and-restraint-new-data-shows/4263084001/#new_tab via @postcrescent

Parents, particularly in Black families, say past experiences with CPS are coloring their view of how safe schools are now. https://www.wbez.org/stories/deep-seated-mistrust-in-cps-is-keeping-some-families-from-choosing-in-person-learning/5f83a7c0-3f97-4682-b2d0-f611a065f64e?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Web-Share

Full Interview Teacher Union Pres.: 'There's no perfect solution' to reopening schools - https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/full-interview-teacher-union-pres-there-s-no-perfect-solution-to-reopening-schools-101356613515#new_tab by NBCNews on @NBCNews

L.A. teachers union is not budging from vaccination demand - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-21/la-teachers-union-vaccination-demand-school-reopening#new_tab by @howardblume on @latimes

40% of Colorado teachers are considering quitting after pandemic school year, survey finds – The Denver Post - https://dpo.st/3s9ScgK on @denverpost

Esports offers youths new way to connect virtually | Illinois | pantagraph.com - https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/esports-offers-youths-new-way-to-connect-virtually/article_1c963664-ecaf-5b65-a32f-7764eb6c06f3.html#new_tab on @pantagraph

Union head won’t say whom teachers should get priority over for COVID vaccine https://www.axios.com/teachers-union-randi-weingarten-covid-vaccines-4c9874bb-76fd-4e39-bdb7-356b6d8d8561.html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter

Area private schools see more applicants due to coronavirus impacts on public schools - https://www.journal-news.com/news/coronavirus-fallout-private-schools-seeing-jump-in-applications-by-families-unhappy-with-remote-learning/CAHEQ3WR6RA6HGALMXO4OAGQ7M/#new_tab on @journal-news

WV House pulls back likely unprecedented non-public school vouchers bill, citing financial issues | Education | wvgazettemail.com - https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/wv-house-pulls-back-likely-unprecedented-non-public-school-vouchers-bill-citing-financial-issues/article_71453a0e-530d-57d5-9b9c-c20a21169c64.html#new_tab on @wvgazettemail

Millions of kindergartners skip public school: COVID-19 redshirting - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/02/21/millions-kindergartners-skip-public-school-covid-redshirting/6759277002/#new_tab via @usatoday

A Somerville mother is stunned: How can school officials accuse her 6-year-old son of sexual misconduct and report him to the police? Charges of racism ensue - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/20/metro/somerville-mother-is-stunned-how-can-school-officials-accuse-her-6-year-old-son-sexual-misconduct-report-him-police-charges-racism-ensue/#new_tab on @BostonGlobe

Court rejects Jacksonville challenge to armed school 'guardians' - https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/courts/2021/02/19/court-rejects-jacksonville-challenge-armed-school-guardians/4504650001/#new_tab via @jaxdotcom

Texas students slammed again as storm scrambles already chaotic school year https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/19/texas-school-power-outage/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune

CDC study shows teachers could play 'central role' in Covid spread at schools where masks aren't worn https://cnb.cx/3pR9QEx

San Francisco calls halt to plan to rename 44 schools | The Sacramento Bee - https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article249425290.html#new_tab on sacbee_news

Keeping the Promise: Enhanced Entrance and Exit Counseling on StudentAid.gov https://blog.ed.gov/2021/02/keeping-promise-enhanced-entrance-exit-counseling-studentaid-gov/


Big Education Ape: Eve Ewing Is Wrong About Charter Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/eve-ewing-is-wrong-about-charter.html


Big Education Ape: #JusticeIsTheFoundation: New Data on Racial Equity and Racial Justice Funding in Education Philanthropy | Schott Foundation for Public Education - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/justiceisthefoundation-new-data-on.html


Big Education Ape: Russ on Reading: Joyous Read Alouds: The Books of Audrey and Don Wood - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/russ-on-reading-joyous-read-alouds.html


Big Education Ape: Interactive: Explore who gains most from student debt forgiveness - The Hechinger Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/interactive-explore-who-gains-most-from.html


Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: How We Become Blind to the Chicken - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/teacher-tom-how-we-become-blind-to.html


Big Education Ape: Schools Matter: Biden's Blockheaded Approach to Teachers and Covid - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/schools-matter-bidens-blockheaded.html


Big Education Ape: Shawgi Tell: What is a “Strong” Charter School Law? | Dissident Voice - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/shawgi-tell-what-is-strong-charter.html


Big Education Ape: NANCY BAILEY: Time for a NEW National Reading Panel to Study Reading Instruction - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/02/nancy-bailey-time-for-new-national.html




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Steve Nelson Believes America’s Obsession with School Policy Based on Standardized Tests Is All Wrong Steve Nelson is the former Head of School at the private, progressive Calhoun School in Manhattan, but he has also spoken passionately about the danger of current trends in public school policy. I recommend his book, First Do No Harm: Progressive Education in a Time of Existential Risk , and I a
CURMUDGUCATION: Big Brother Knows What's In Your Heart
Big Brother Knows What's In Your Heart Well, this is creepy. Before the pandemic, Ka Tim Chu, teacher and vice principal of Hong Kong's True Light College, looked at his students' faces to gauge how they were responding to classwork. Now, with most of his lessons online, technology is helping Chu to read the room. An AI-powered learning platform monitors his students' emotions as they study at h
The Education Development Center and The Urban Collaborative | tultican
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Kids need to play this summer, not catch up on school - The Washington Post
Kids need to play this summer, not catch up on school Yes, the pandemic has been long and hard. That’s no reason to lock students in classrooms all year. The global pandemic has taken its toll on families and children. Children have not been able to engage in their normal routines, sit in a classroom with friends and teachers, visit extended family or participate in social activities without a m
Back To School Covid Myths (Doug Green) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Back To School Covid Myths (Doug Green) I have had a hard time locating actual classroom observations of hybrid teaching and learning. I did find that The New York Times sent journalists to visit seven different urban and rural districts that provided some evidence of what occurs in schools during the pandemic. Doug Green emailed me that he had visited a small district near where he lives. I ask

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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, February 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER #BLACKHISTORYMONTH #openonlywhensafe
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Why are negotiations over reopening Philadelphia schools dragging on so long? - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/20/22293351/why-are-negotiations-over-reopening-philadelphia-schools-dragging-on-so-long on chalkbeat Voters want Biden to cancel $50,000 in student debt, by huge margin: poll https://www.sal

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