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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, June 9, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform

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A Day of Action: Educators Pledge to Teach the Truth  | Zinn Education Project - https://www.zinnedproject.org/?p=162756 via @ZinnEdProject


Big Education Ape: Teacher Tom: Teacher Tom's Play Summit is Here: Together, Let's Turn This World Around - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/teacher-tom-teacher-toms-play-summit-is.html

Teacher Tom's Play Summit Speaker Highlight: Laleña Garcia https://youtu.be/rLILWd5nl5U via @YouTube


Blessed Are Those Whose Pronouns Reflect Biology At Birth | Blue Cereal Education - http://bluecerealeducation.com/node/1100

Good Teachers Will Know How to Help Our Children Thrive after a Year of COVID-19 Disruption | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7RI via @janresseger

Demise of Unbiased Education Research at Johns Hopkins | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-14j on @wordpressdotcom

Is the Charter Schools Program financing white-flight academies? - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/is-the-charter-schools-program-financing-white-flight-academies-2/ via @Network4pubEd

Education Research Report: Parental Involvement in U.S Public Schools in 2017-18 - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Shanker Blog: How Non-Zero Tolerance Policies Better Support Our Students: Part II | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10951 on @NEPCtweet

Is Teach For America as prestigious as it is perceived? | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5Op via @ProfessorJVH

Texas: Valedictorian Challenges Governor Abbott and the Legislature Over Control of Her Body | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ugp via @dianeravitch

Teacher Tom: How Children Take Ownership of Their Lives - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/how-children-take-ownership-of-their.html

NYC Public School Parents: Only three more days to move the bill to renew NYC's obligation to produce a class size reduction plan! - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/06/only-three-more-days-to-move-bill-to.html

The Consciousness of the Complicit Racist - Philly's 7th Ward - https://wp.me/p7sbg2-y3

The DeSantis/Corcoran hollow threat is Streisand-effecting real Florida history - Public Enemy Number 1 - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/the-desantiscorcoran-hollow-threat

Pearson testing job growth. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qm5 via @fklonsky

North Carolina Vouchers: An Unaccountable Waste of Public Money | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ugN via @dianeravitch

Department of Education Announces Actions to Advance Equity in Education | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/department-education-announces-actions-advance-equity-education

Ed Notes Online: Please help kids get smaller classes in last few days of the Legislative session! - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/06/please-help-kids-get-smaller-classes-in.html

Struggling schools don’t get a boost from state takeovers, study shows https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/8/22524765/school-districts-state-takeovers-academic-success-research-studies via @Chalkbeat

Former Secretary Of Puerto Rico Department Of Education Julia Keleher Indicted With Another Individual For Bribery, Conspiracy, And Wire Fraud | USAO-PR | Department of Justice - https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/former-secretary-puerto-rico-department-education-julia-keleher-indicted-another

Story of two Philadelphia girls shows impact of a neighborhood school  - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/8/22524924/from-sandbox-to-graduation-stage-the-story-of-two-friends-and-the-impact-of-a-neighborhood-school on chalkbeat

Thirteen Days Left - http://southbronxschool.blogspot.com/2021/06/thirteen-days-left.html

Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118136 on @Larryferlazzo

Universal Child Care Could Revolutionize the Economy - The pandemic has exposed the utter lack of support for working parents. Universal child care is a completely workable solution. https://inthesetimes.com/article/biden-infrastructure-universal-child-care

NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo

The Consciousness of the Complicit Racist - Philly's 7th Ward - https://wp.me/p7sbg2-y3

MMSD still finalizing plans, but 'full return' likely if local COVID-19 trends continue | Local Education | madison.com - https://madison.com/news/local/education/local_schools/mmsd-still-finalizing-plans-but-full-return-likely-if-local-covid-19-trends-continue/article_0150461e-e3e3-5735-a2fe-59ad4d75e383.html on @madisondotcom

Why some parents are sticking with remote learning—even as schools reopen https://brook.gs/3g2XabJ via @BrookingsInst

Pharrell Williams to Open New Network of Private Schools for Low-Income Families in Virginia https://www.theroot.com/pharrell-williams-to-open-new-network-of-private-school-1847054240

OPSB committee advances new names for 24 NOLA Public School campuses https://thelensnola.org/2021/06/08/opsb-committee-advances-new-names-for-24-nola-public-school-campuses/

Teacher Who Disputed Transgender Policy Reinstated By Court Order https://patch.com/virginia/leesburg/teacher-who-disputed-transgender-policy-reinstated-court-order

No COVID-19 Shot Required For Illinois State University Students https://patch.com/illinois/springfield-il/no-covid-shot-required-illinois-state-university-students

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs ‘1836 Project’ Bill Promoting Texas History. Critics Fear it Will Whitewash Slavery...Because Duh https://www.theroot.com/texas-gov-greg-abbott-signs-1836-project-bill-promot-1847062494

Student gets diploma after controversy erupts over wearing Mexican flag at graduation - ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/student-diploma-controversy-erupts-wearing-mexican-flag-graduation/story?id=78128185#new_tab

Chicago could be getting an elected school board. Here’s how LA, Miami and other districts manage their elected boards - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/6/9/22525172/chicago-elected-school-board-cps-public-schools-houston-miami-las-vegas-ctu-union-teachers-charter#new_tab

Teachers strike ends at Chicago's all-boys Urban Prep - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-schools-urban-prep-teachers-strike-ends-20210609-toxprpjxtjcfrcn4bv7mbi4deq-story.html#new_tab via @chicagotribune

These Mississippi schools never returned to in-person learning. Here’s what happened. | Mississippi Today https://mississippitoday.org/?p=1006455

Heated exchange interrupts Penfield Board of Education meeting | WHEC.com - https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/heated-exchange-interrupts-penfield-board-of-education-meeting/6135026/#new_tab on @news10nbc

OPINION: The pandemic is wreaking havoc on the path to and from college https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-the-pandemic-is-wreaking-havoc-on-the-path-to-and-from-college/

Students At An Oxford College Remove The Queen's Portrait, Citing Colonialism https://www.npr.org/2021/06/09/1004715773/students-oxford-college-magdalen-remove-queen-elizabeth-portrait-colonialism

NYC will end controversial absent teacher pool, placing hundreds of sidelined teachers in permanent positions https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-absent-teacher-pool-ending-20210608-ibelielesrhthfgetgqln2fopa-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

The State of Schools as the Pandemic Wanes https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/us/schools-covid.html

We Must Fully Reopen Schools This Fall. Here’s How. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/opinion/blueprint-reopening-schools.html

Teaching Students About Racism in America https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/opinion/letters/racism-education.html

Is Canceling Student Debt Regressive? Actually It’s the Opposite, a New Study Finds. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motherjones/main/~3/K-_6WTPglT4/

Ed Notes Online: Why Dems Lose - Corporate Dem Crook Update - Gottheimer Rakes In Cash From Rent-a-Bank Practitioners He Supports - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/06/why-dems-lose-corporate-dem-crook.html

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JUN 07

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, June 7, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
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JUN 06

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