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Monday, March 22, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, March 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform

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As students with disabilities return to school, districts are unprepared to meet their needs, report says https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/03/22/school-districts-unprepared-to-meet-need-of-returning-students-with-disabilities/?tid=ss_tw

NYC schools won't see budget cuts for enrollment drops this year: De Blasio - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-school-enrollment-funding-levels-20210322-eoya4zfnifhivfnxe2rfcuan3q-story.html via @nydailynews

NYC gave thousands of students iPads. For English learners, those devices have not been up to the task. - Chalkbeat New York - https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/19/22337070/ipads-nyc-doe-english-learners on chalkbeat

Student Loan Forgiveness Program Made Decisions in 12 Minutes, Documents Say - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/business/student-loan-forgiveness-betsy-devos.html on @nytimes

“Eight Instructional Strategies for Promoting Critical Thinking” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=116368 on @Larryferlazzo

“Let Them Sing!” School Sports Okayed, Singers Still Gagged! https://www.laprogressive.com/let-them-sing/

U.S. Department of Education Announces Additional Assistance for Students and Institutions Through HEERF Grant Program and Expanded SNAP Benefits | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-additional-assistance-students-and-institutions-through-heerf-grant-program-and-expanded-snap-benefits

CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer | News | pressrepublican.com - https://www.pressrepublican.com/news/cdc-changes-school-guidance-allowing-desks-to-be-closer/article_03c3ce65-8251-5460-8d68-5e60bbdeed5e.html on @pressrepublican

Department of Education Announces Action to Streamline Borrower Defense Relief Process | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/department-education-announces-action-streamline-borrower-defense-relief-process

High school football player dies after collapse during game - https://apnews.com/article/high-school-football-football-sacramento-de2732c815a6bbf54f0016924f7d1ebb on @ap

Parents, teachers react to new CDC guidance allowing 3 feet between students https://www.kcra.com/article/parents-teachers-react-cdc-3-feet-students/35890387

Oakland teachers union approves school reopening agreement - https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Oakland-teachers-union-approves-school-16042353.php on @sfchronicle

Rural California schools have been open for months. It's taken a learning curve http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/LMULlkM-yes/covid-19-lessons-reopened-rural-schools-california

NYC’s purchase of school buses should supercharge transition to electric fleet: advocates https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-electric-school-bus-expansion-20210322-fyuw72vfibb7ngybjfzjbnlaz4-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

PROOF POINTS: Paper beats pixels on most picture books, research finds https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-paper-beats-pixels-on-most-picture-books-research-finds/

Colleges are withholding transcripts and degrees from millions over unpaid bills https://hechingerreport.org/colleges-are-withholding-transcripts-and-degrees-from-millions-over-unpaid-bills/

SFUSD faces lawsuit over controversial renaming of 44 schools - https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/SFUSD-faces-lawsuit-over-controversial-renaming-16036702.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

U.S. Public School System Tiptoes Back to Life | Education News | US News - https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-03-19/us-public-school-system-tiptoes-back-to-life#new_tab on @USNews

Mayor Breed calls for S.F. school board member to resign over racist tweets directed at Asian Americans - https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Mayor-Breed-calls-for-S-F-school-board-member-to-16040970.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

Yang lays blame on teachers union for sluggish pace of school reopenings https://politi.co/3lxC4TT

Teachers OK LAUSD reopening deal with strict protocols in place - ABC7 Los Angeles - https://abc7.com/education/teachers-approve-deal-to-reopen-lausd-schools/10439523/#new_tab via @abc7

In poor districts, pandemic overwhelms school counselors - https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-connecticut-bridgeport-distance-learning-coronavirus-pandemic-d93d22b868530332ba876b0023b185c8#new_tab on @ap

Covid 'may leave 12 million children unable to read' | Global development | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/mar/22/un-covid-impact-education-inequality-half-children-cannot-read-by-age-10#new_tab on @guardian

Less than 30% of students ready to return to LAUSD campuses, survey shows http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/cRB1txd_Ye4/less-than-30-of-students-ready-to-return-to-lausd-campuses-survey-shows

Assembly committee considers bill to allow 'microschools' | Local Education | madison.com - https://madison.com/ct/news/local/education/local_schools/assembly-committee-considers-bill-to-allow-microschools/article_3dbf5054-192f-56f7-907a-6e435334ea26.html#new_tab on @CapTimes

N.J. school district suspends vice principal after COVID outbreak that sickened 8 staffers - nj.com - https://www.nj.com/education/2021/03/nj-school-district-suspends-vice-principal-after-covid-outbreak-that-sickened-8-staffers.html#new_tab on @njdotcom

Sacramento City Unified, Teachers Union Reach Agreement To Bring Back Students Starting April 8 https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/03/20/sacramento-city-unified-teachers-union-reach-agreement-to-bring-back-students-starting-april-8/#new_tab

Zoom paid $0 in federal income taxes on 4,000 percent profit increase during pandemic: report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/s10jdp2KA5Y/

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Whatever Happened to Monitorial Schools? | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10817 on @NEPCtweet

Educators call on Congress to pass Voter Protection Bills https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=48992#.YFjPLTHbifE.twitter via @EdVotes

McKee says he'll veto charter school moratorium if it passes - https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/19/mckee-says-hell-veto-charter-school-moratorium-if-passes/4768856001/#new_tab via @projo


Big Education Ape: Laurie’s Last Stand? – Tennessee Education Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/lauries-last-stand-tennessee-education.html


Big Education Ape: Pasi Sahlberg and William Doyle: In Finland, Education is a Basic Civil Right | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/pasi-sahlberg-and-william-doyle-in.html


Big Education Ape: Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - The Washington Post - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/biden-promised-to-end-federal-funding.html


Big Education Ape: NEPC: Another Useless Report from NCTQ | Diane Ravitch's blog - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/nepc-another-useless-report-from-nctq.html


Big Education Ape: Russ on Reading: Reading Aloud for Better Human Understanding: Asian-American Picture Books - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/russ-on-reading-reading-aloud-for.html


Big Education Ape: Teachers' Unions Uncertain on C.D.C.'s New 3-Feet Limit - The New York Times - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/teachers-unions-uncertain-on-cdcs-new-3.html


Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: Embodied Learning - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/teacher-tom-embodied-learning.html


Big Education Ape: Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Begins to Rectify Injustice in Department’s College Loan Program | janresseger - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/03/education-secretary-miguel-cardona.html



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