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Monday, March 8, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, March 8, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafe

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 



Education Research Report: District Wage Strategies and Teacher Comparative Advantage - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Audio: As Many Parents Fret Over Remote Learning, Some Find Their Kids Are Thriving | 89.3 KPCC - https://www.scpr.org/news/2021/03/08/96942/as-many-parents-fret-over-remote-learning-some-fin/

Republican lies about “blue state pension bail out.” There is not one dime in the rescue bill for public pensions. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qcM via @fklonsky

After nearly a year at home, some early-grade students return to Philadelphia schools https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/8/22319183/some-early-grade-students-return-to-philadelphia-schools via @ChalkbeatPHL

This high school reopened two months ago, with no COVID-19 outbreaks. Here's how http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/BgrsV9bBhc0/california-high-school-reopened-no-covid-outbreaks

Los Angeles Schools Remain Closed and Families Wonder: How Much Longer? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/us/los-angeles-schools-reopening.html

Amazon billionaire MacKenzie Scott marries Seattle teacher http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/lFNkm4O0HB8/

“Outside the Topic” Student Connections in a Virtual World. | DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER - https://wp.me/p10yrH-10s via @BriteEyes49

PROOF POINTS: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning - The Hechinger Report https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-four-new-studies-bolster-the-case-for-project-based-learning/

Boris Johnson hopes for third time lucky as England’s schools reopen https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-england-schools-reopen-coronavirus-pandemic/

Court revives lawsuit from student seeking nominal damages for free-speech violation at public college https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/03/court-revives-lawsuit-from-student-seeking-nominal-damages-for-free-speech-violation-at-public-college/

L.A. Unified sets target of late April for reopening middle and high schools http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/BfTlohn0pKI/lausd-aims-to-reopen-middle-and-high-schools-in-late-april

NYC high schools bring back in-person learning starting March 22, sports will restart in April https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-high-schools-restart-in-person-learning-march-22-20210308-k6lkh6ogwna2nayz3ioibjgvsa-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Opening Schools Amid a Global Pandemic: Plan for a Marathon Not a Sprint - https://obrag.org/2021/03/opening-schools-amid-a-global-pandemic-plan-for-a-marathon-not-a-sprint/

Some Chicago Public Schools high schools report nearly half of students absent during remote learning - ABC7 Chicago - https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-public-schools-cps-high-school-remote-learning/10391713/#new_tab

Mass. education commissioner wins authority to force school districts to bring students back to classrooms full time - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/05/metro/state-education-officials-poised-vote-school-reopening/#new_tab on @BostonGlobe

Teacher vaccinations go untracked amid school reopening push - https://apnews.com/article/teacher-vaccinations-untracked-amid-school-reopening-9bff06c32c15bde19d08e90691191432#new_tab on @ap

UTLA members ‘overwhelmingly’ vote to refuse to return to in-person work until all conditions met https://www.dailynews.com/2021/03/05/utla-members-overwhelmingly-vote-to-refuse-to-return-to-in-person-work-until-all-conditions-met/ via @ladailynews

Critics Say Abuse, Harassment Cases Cast a Cloud Over Marten’s Nomination — Voice of San Diego - https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/education/critics-say-abuse-harassment-cases-cast-a-cloud-over-martens-nomination/#new_tab by @https://twitter.com/misskaylajj on @voiceofsandiego

Maryland Gov. Hogan calls for investigation into Baltimore HS failing students, others call for shutdown - https://www.fox5dc.com/news/maryland-gov-hogan-calls-for-investigation-into-baltimore-hs-failing-students-others-call-for-shutdown#new_tab via @fox5dc

Oregon governor ordering teachers to return to classroom - https://apnews.com/article/portland-coronavirus-pandemic-oregon-99d73e5842ec85081a0b81963069cbf2#new_tab on @ap

Boston schools students accuse school committee of 'racism,' slam nonprofit it works with https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/03/06/0307-bh-n-students/

In class but onscreen: Chicago’s return to school buildings brings new tradeoffs - Chalkbeat Chicago - https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/5/22315967/in-class-but-onscreen-chicagos-return-to-school-buildings-brings-new-tradeoffs#new_tab on chalkbeat

Learning to read amid COVID-19: Online school, in-person kids lag - https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/education/2021/03/07/learning-read-amid-covid-online-school-person-kids-lag-behind/4545832001/#new_tab

Los Angeles Schools Remain Closed and Families Wonder: How Much Longer? - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/us/los-angeles-schools-reopening.html#new_tab on @nytimes

LGBTQ history not taught at school, but Equality Act may change that - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/03/06/lgbtq-history-equality-education-act-teachers/6648601002/#new_tab via @usatoday

OPINION: When it comes to reopening schools, listen to Black families https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-when-it-comes-to-reopening-schools-its-time-for-leaders-to-listen-to-black-families/

D.C. rolls out new school coronavirus testing program, will randomly test 10 percent of all students each week - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-schools-covid-testing/2021/03/08/c53facb8-7dcb-11eb-b3d1-9e5aa3d5220c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Hybrid Teaching: Classroom Dilemmas | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10794 on @NEPCtweet

The Lost Year: What the Pandemic Cost Teenagers — ProPublica - https://www.propublica.org/article/the-lost-year-what-the-pandemic-cost-teenagers#1052362 via @propublica

Student mental health struggles intensify as high schools remain closed year into pandemic - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/3/8/22308083/mental-health-cps-schools-closed-high-depression-anxiety#new_tab

‘This is a significant amount of money’: COVID-19 relief bill would send nearly $170 billion to schools - MarketWatch - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-a-significant-amount-of-money-covid-19-relief-bill-would-send-nearly-170-billion-to-schools-11615223919?siteid=yhoof2#new_tab by @@JillianBerman on @marketwatch


Russ on Reading: Read Alouds for Social Justice: The Right to Vote and Combatting "The Big Lie"
Read Alouds for Social Justice: The Right to Vote and Combatting "The Big Lie" This past Sunday was the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," the attack on peaceful protestors on the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, Alabama that resulted in many marchers, including future Congressman John Lewis, being beaten nearly to death. Those marchers were seeking the most basic of American rights, the right to vot

Shawgi Tell: Charter School Disinformation About Families Being the Most Important “Stakeholders” | Dissident Voice
Charter School Disinformation About Families Being the Most Important “Stakeholders” | Dissident Voice Charter School Disinformation About Families Being the Most Important “Stakeholders” Since day one, advocates of privately-operated charter schools have tried to convince everyone that segregated charter schools “empower parents” and that parents are not only “stakeholders” but the most importan
Inside Biden’s struggle to meet his school reopening promises - The Washington Post
‘An essential service’: Inside Biden’s struggle to meet his school reopening promises The promise was clear and hopeful: With strong public health measures, then-President-elect Joe Biden declared in early December, “the majority of our schools can be open by the end of my first 100 days.” The reality has been far more complicated. First came the clarification on Biden’s first full day as presid
Teacher Tom: Experience and Freedom Matter
Experience and Freedom Matter I'm suspicious of most research performed on children. For instance, there have been several studies released over the last couple decades that conclude that we can't expect children, and especially teens, to make good decisions. ( Here's an article that links to a few of these studies. ) The leading theory is that humans are simply designed that way, that our front
Los Angeles Schools Embrace Microsoft’s “Daily Pass” QR Health Portal – Wrench in the Gears
Los Angeles Schools Embrace Microsoft’s “Daily Pass” QR Health Portal This past week many people on social media have been expressing concern about a video promoting the Los Angeles Unified School District’s adoption of a health-screening data portal that was developed by Microsoft in partnership with Anthem Health, the country’s largest membership health system. Anthem is affiliated with Blue C
Laura Chapman: Education Trust and Its Well-Funded Demands That the Biden Administration Deny Waivers from the Tests | Diane Ravitch's blog
Laura Chapman: Education Trust and Its Well-Funded Demands That the Biden Administration Deny Waivers from the Tests As readers are well aware, the federal law called the Every Student Succeeds Act continued the mandated annual testing of students in grades 3-8 in reading and math (as well as one high school test) that was the heart of George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind law, enacted in 2002.
A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 #REOPENSCHOOLSSAFELY #openonlywhensafe
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 Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos.html Classroom
Continued Deficiencies in Reopening Safety and Transparency [Open Letter] – Parents United for Public Education
Continued Deficiencies in Reopening Safety and Transparency [Open Letter] Dr. William Hite, Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia Philadelphia Board of Education Philadelphia Federation of Teachers 3/7/2021 Dr. Hite, Board of Education members, and Philadelphia Federation of Teachers executive officers: On the eve of the reopening of 53 school buildings, we are writing to share our con
Ed Notes Online: Jamaal Bowman connects charter movement to anti-labor, anti-union privatization - it takes an educator who suffered the negative impact of charters
Jamaal Bowman connects charter movement to anti-labor, anti-union privatization - it takes an educator who suffered the negative impact of charters One of the things that irk me about Democrats from all wings of the party and progressives to the left is how the charter schools are often avoided in so many discussions - I think that is intentional because they don't want to alienate segments of t
FL SB48: Marie-Claire Leman testifies against converting vouchers into debit cards full of inequity - Fund Education Now
FL SB48: MARIE-CLAIRE LEMAN TESTIFIES AGAINST CONVERTING VOUCHERS INTO DEBIT CARDS FULL OF INEQUITY Marie-Claire Leman a Leon County public school parent and Fund Education Now associate testified this week in the Senate Appropriates Committee against SB 48 which converts the state’s five voucher programs into two Education Savings Accounts pre-loaded with designated public-school funds that ent
A Broadie Joins the Biden Administration | Diane Ravitch's blog
A Broadie Joins the Biden Administration Maureen Tracey-Mooney joined the White House staff as a Special Assistant to the President for Education. She is a graduate of the notorious Broad Center, the plaything of billionaire Eli Broad, which teaches its “students” the value of applying business principles in education and the benefits of closing low-performing schools instead of helping them. Ac
What Biden’s COVID-19 Rescue Plan Will Mean for American Poorest Children and for Our Public Education System | janresseger
What Biden’s COVID-19 Rescue Plan Will Mean for American Poorest Children and for Our Public Education System On February 27, the U.S House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan COVID-19 relief bill, and on Saturday, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the House bill. Nancy Pelosi says the House will promptly enact the Senate’s version, and the bill will move lat

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