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Monday, June 14, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, June 14, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform

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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


Will the NYS Legislature Require Transparency in Charter Schools? | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2RZ via @edintheapple





Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams is Prepared to Thin-Spread NYC’s “Great Teachers” | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6sL on @wordpressdotcom



William Gumbert: Dallas ISD Public Schools Significantly Outperform Dallas Charter Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ui8 via @dianeravitch




Teachers Across the Country Are Protesting Laws That Stop Them From Talking About Systemic Racism – Mother Jones - https://www.motherjones.com/?p=916654




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U.S. Department of Education Announces More Biden-Harris Appointees | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/





Teacher Tom: Why We Don't Talk About "Spirit" in Preschool . . . And Why We Should - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/why-we-dont-talk-about-spirit-in.html




Beware the Phony Parent Astroturf Groups in Your State! | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uhf via @dianeravitch





Perspective | Professor: Why I teach the much-debated 1619 Project — despite its flaws https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/06/14/professor-why-i-teach-controversial-1619-project/?tid=ss_tw




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





Say no to largest transfer of taxpayer dollars out of public schools in PA history | | standardspeaker.com - https://www.standardspeaker.com/say-no-to-largest-transfer-of-taxpayer-dollars-out-of-public-schools-in-pa-history/article_9fa72180-9932-51c2-afcf-7310b897f10b.html on @HazletonSS

Story of the Week: Stranger Than Fiction - https://storyoftheweek.loa.org/2021/06/stranger-than-fiction.html?spref=tw

The strange "Redemption" of U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds - Public Enemy Number 1 - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/the-strange-redemption-of-us-rep

Even More On The Ridiculous – & Dangerous – Conservative Hysteria About Critical Race Theory | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118211 on @Larryferlazzo

Virtual School Opens a Divide That U.S. Parents Fill With Fury - BNN Bloomberg http://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/virtual-school-opens-a-divide-that-u-s-parents-fill-with-fury-1.1616664#.YMdssG0hcWI.twitter

Thousands of Teachers Protest Laws that Dictate What They Can Teach About Race in Class https://www.theroot.com/thousands-of-teachers-protest-laws-that-dictate-what-th-1847088369

Austin ISD to scale back discipline on students to eliminate racial disparities https://www.kxan.com/news/education/austin-isd-to-scale-back-discipline-on-students-to-eliminate-racial-disparities/

Loudoun County Public Schools to appeal court’s order to reinstate suspended teacher | News | loudountimes.com - https://www.loudountimes.com/news/loudoun-county-public-schools-to-appeal-court-s-order-to-reinstate-suspended-teacher/article_71ca9382-cadc-11eb-8a95-a7ff68530d56.html#new_tab by @https://twitter.com/nathanielcline on @LoudounTimes

North Carolina court: Students can use constitution to fight bullying – WSOC TV - https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/north-carolina-court-students-can-use-constitution-fight-bullying/FD56OG7YD5AN7EJOTFBIPSGNWI/#new_tab

The Rise of Black Homeschooling | The New Yorker - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/06/21/the-rise-of-black-homeschooling#new_tab

California's charter school war flares up again | CalMatters - https://calmatters.org/?p=188300 via @CalMatters

Analysis | The rapid creation of possibly the coolest new high school in America https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/06/14/the-creation-of-possibly-the-coolest-new-highschool-in-america/?tid=ss_tw

We can’t fight racism if Whites see any remedy as a threat and an insult https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/loudoun-critical-race-theory/2021/06/13/a7b8687e-cac4-11eb-afd0-9726f7ec0ba6_story.html

PROOF POINTS: A new experiment in turning classrooms into laboratories https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-a-new-experiment-in-turning-classrooms-into-laboratories/

Should rich families be allowed to fundraise a better public school education for their kids? https://hechingerreport.org/should-rich-families-be-allowed-to-fundraise-a-better-public-school-education-for-their-kids/

Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine to launch what could be 'the coolest high school in America' http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/d4QbPO_Va_E/dr-dre-jimmy-iovine-hated-school-now-seeking-change-they-are-launching-one-in-south-l-a

Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118197 on @Larryferlazzo

New Study Finds That Having A Harsh Principal Doesn’t Help Anybody | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118216 on @Larryferlazzo

School Calendar Controversy Continues to Swirl Around Randolph | TAPinto - https://www.tapinto.net/towns/randolph/sections/in-the-schools/articles/school-calendar-controversy-continues-to-swirl-around-randolph#new_tab

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona tells White House reopening schools is 'challenging for all' - CNNPolitics - https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/education-miguel-cardona-memo/index.html#new_tab

3 new charter schools could serve 7,000+ Baton Rouge kids, but evaluator says they shouldn't open | Crime/Police | theadvocate.com - https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_d8df549e-ca38-11eb-9fd9-379a1c912430.html#new_tab by @https://www.twitter.com/Charles_Lussier on @theadvocatebr

Basing school enrollment on residence has made education more segregated than it was 40 years ago, writes @Dyrnwyn https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-left-defends-the-legacy-of-redlining-11623615965?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJOpinion

Schools across US brace for surge of kindergartners in fall - https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-kindergarten-preschool-surge-enrollment-95d6ce871622f527f16588c68dff3371#new_tab on @ap

New Mexico to require dental exams prior to public school enrollment | Education | santafenewmexican.com - https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/new-mexico-to-require-dental-exams-prior-to-public-school-enrollment/article_866e01c6-c7ed-11eb-921d-0b4ae0ecdd47.html#new_tab on @thenewmexican

After NYC education councils led on integration, new members sweep elections https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/11/22529648/nyc-community-education-councils-place-elections via @ChalkbeatNY

U.S. Department of Education Posts State Plans for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Students and the Safe and Sustained Reopening of Schools | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-posts-state-plans-use-american-rescue-plan-funds-support-students-and-safe-and-sustained-reopening-schools


YESTERDAY

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, June 13, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 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 New! NYC Mayoral candidate positions on
CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Summer Break Begins Edition (6/13)
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Summer Break Begins Edition (6/13) Summer Break Begins Edition This weekend marks the beginning of summer break for all the staff here at the Institute (I, of course, am either always or never on break, depending on how you look at it). We have not quite hit our stride yet, but I'm sure it's coming. In the meantime, here are a few things for you to read from the week. Is th

JUN 12

TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, June 12, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 6/12/21 PLEASE EXCUSE THE TEMPORARY FORMAT CHANGE I suffered a severe sinus infection from allergies which affected my vision. I am having trouble focusing. I went to my doc and she assured me it was temporary. 😊 Hope to be back to normal soon!!!! Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - T

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, June 12, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 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 T

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