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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, June 30, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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 Summer Days of Action | Zinn Education Project - https://www.zinnedproject.org/?p=163216 via @ZinnEdProject #TEACHTRUTH



LA Progressive: Community School Approach Shows Great Possibility | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10968 on @NEPCtweet


John Thompson: The Troubling Anti-CRT Story Becomes More Worrisome - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content/john-thompson-the-troubling-anti-crt-story-becomes-more-worrisome/ on @Network4pubEd


NYC Public School Parents: Sign the letter in support of allowing School Leadership Teams and Community Education Councils to keep meeting online! - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/06/sign-letter-in-support-of-allowing.html


Neoliberal Forces Dominate Public Education in Sacramento | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-14J on @wordpressdotcom


CA Dept of Education - What's New At The California Department of Education - https://www.cde.ca.gov/


Ohio’s New Budget Helps Public Schools and Expands Privatization All at Once | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7VR via @janresseger


Mike Klonsky's Blog: Kansas joins the anti-CRT MAGA madness. - http://michaelklonsky.blogspot.com/2021/06/kansas-joins-anti-crt-maga-madness.html


Grassroots Education Network- June 2021 Newsletter - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/grassroots-education-network-june-2021-newsletter/ via @Network4pubEd


Teacher Tom: "They'd Better Learn What the World Out There Is Really Like." - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/theyd-better-learn-what-world-out-there.html


Gary Rubinstein: Is Stuyvesant High School–One of the Most Selective in the Nation–a “Good School”? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-um7 via @dianeravitch


Analysis | Florida’s Republicans keep their attacks on public education right on coming https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/06/29/florida-republicans-public-education-assault/?tid=ss_tw


The Handmaid Teacher’s Tale | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-dB via @nancyflanagan


NEWS FROM SEC. CARDONA AND THE U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/


New Hampshire: Majority of Governor’s Diversity Council Resigns in Protest | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uof via @dianeravitch


A Black Student Who Regretted Her Four Years in a Selective High School | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-umV via @dianeravitch

Bombshell: Delaware Charter Schools Network Fights Raises For Charter School Teachers | Exceptional Delaware - https://wp.me/p4JboV-5P6 via @ExcptlDelaware

Analysis | Florida’s Republicans keep their attacks on public education right on coming https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/06/29/florida-republicans-public-education-assault/?tid=ss_tw

Opinion | Americans Finally Appreciate Schools. Now What? - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/opinion/education-covid-pandemic-principals.html on @nytimes

From viral videos to Fox News: how rightwing media fueled the critical race theory panic | US education | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/jun/30/critical-race-theory-rightwing-social-media-viral-video by @juliacarriew on @guardian

'The intrinsic value of whiteness' - Roll Call - https://www.rollcall.com/podcasts/equal-time/the-intrinsic-value-of-whiteness/ on @rollcall

The War on History Is a War on Democracy - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/magazine/memory-laws.html?referringSource=articleShare on @nytimes

Recess should be a priority when Philadelphia’s early learners return, advocates say - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/6/29/22556314/recess-should-be-a-priority-when-philadelphias-early-learners-return-advocates-say on chalkbeat

The Left’s War on Gifted Kids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/GNdyqWs0-Ms/

Honoring Juneteenth Means Keeping the Promise of Freedom https://www.laprogressive.com/time-to-honor-juneteenth/

Pomona School District Defunds School-Based Police https://www.laprogressive.com/pomona-school-district-defunds-school-based-police/

Opinion | I've Been a Critical Race Theorist for 30 Years. Our Opponents Are Just Proving Our Point For Us. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/06/30/critical-race-theory-lightning-rod-opinion-497046

COVID-19 & Education: N.J. to lift mask mandate in schools this fall | PhillyVoice - https://www.phillyvoice.com/new-jersey-covid-19-mask-mandate-schools-fall-2021/ on @thephillyvoice

The WHO didn’t reverse its position on kids and COVID vaccines https://www.salon.com/2021/06/30/the-who-didnt-reverse-its-position-on-kids-and-covid-vaccines_partner/

Rising GOP star Ron DeSantis goes after campus thoughtcrime with vague, threatening new law https://www.salon.com/2021/06/30/rising-gop-star-ron-desantis-goes-after-campus-thoughtcrime-with-vague-threatening-new-law/

Slur-spewing Alabama teacher resigns after video of racist meltdown goes viral http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/CobWXzzoy34/

More students of color expected to return for in-person classes in the fall but reluctance lingers, research suggests https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/online-learning-black-asian-hispanic-students/2021/06/29/d737daa6-af6e-11eb-b476-c3b287e52a01_story.html

June’s (2021) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part One https://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/2021/06/29/junes-2021-useful-parent-engagement-resources-part-one/

TEACHER VOICE: This wasn’t a ‘lost year’ https://hechingerreport.org/teacher-voice-this-wasnt-a-lost-year/

Op-Ed: Why pre-K by itself is not enough to produce strong readers https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/06/op-ed-why-pre-k-by-itself-is-not-enough-to-produce-strong-readers/

Black Valedictorians and the Toxic Trope of Black Exceptionalism https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/opinion/black-valedictorians-education-segregation.html

Anatomy of a Mascot https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/style/radnor-raiders-football-high-school.html

Right wing think tank mocked for telling parents words like 'ally’ show CRT is being taught in class http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/2ijV823QMWc/

Summer School Is Here https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/us/summer-school-classes-coronavirus-covid.html

Ed Notes Online: Clyburn/Big Pharma and Corporate Dems join Our union in Proxy War On Medicare For All - The Daily Poster - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/06/clyburnbig-pharma-and-corporate-dems.html

Disparities in in-person learning worsened for minority students over the course of the pandemic: CDC study https://washex.am/2SCIuaw

With 39 low-scoring schools, Hillsborough is a target for Florida’s newest choice program - https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2021/06/29/with-39-low-scoring-schools-hillsborough-is-a-target-for-floridas-newest-choice-program/#new_tab on TB_Times

Hawaii's Board Of Education Is In Limbo As Ige Stays Mum On Vacancies - Honolulu Civil Beat - https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/06/hawaiis-board-of-education-is-in-limbo-as-ige-stays-mum-on-vacancies/#new_tab via @civilbeat

COVID-19 relief funds: JCPS to offer employees $5,000 stipends - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2021/06/30/covid-19-relief-funds-jcps-offers-employees-stipends/7797689002/#new_tab via @courierjournal

Special education discrimination investigation dismissed by feds - https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2021/06/29/us-education-department-investigation-into-indianas-special-education-dismissed/7797054002/#new_tab via @indystar

'I feel like my kids have been stolen from;' Metro Schools contract draws criticism - https://www.newschannel5.com/news/i-feel-like-my-kids-have-been-stolen-from-metro-schools-contract-draws-criticism#new_tab by @NC5_AKoehn on @nc5

Alabama schools are seeing teachers retiring at the highest level in nearly a decade - al.com - https://www.al.com/news/2021/06/alabama-schools-are-seeing-teachers-retiring-at-the-highest-level-in-nearly-a-decade.html#new_tab on @aldotcom

Union Members to Discuss Critical Race Theory, School Police at 100th NEA Assembly https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/union-members-to-discuss-critical-race-theory-school-police-at-100th-nea-assembly/2021/06

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: An Enduring Puzzle about Teaching in the U.S. (Part 1) | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10969 on @NEPCtweet

Most Washington high schoolers felt sad or depressed during the pandemic, state survey finds | The Seattle Times - https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=13996823 by @HannahFurfaro on @seattletimes

Iowa can bar Planned Parenthood from sex ed grants, Supreme Court says - https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2021/06/30/iowa-supreme-court-state-lawmakers-may-bar-planned-parenthood-sex-education-programs/7789074002/#new_tab via @DMRegister

COVID-19: Damage to children's education, health could last a lifetime - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/06/30/covid-19-damage-childrens-education-health-could-last-lifetime/7808758002/#new_tab via @usatoday

NYC Educator: NYCBOE Screwup is Everyday Event for NYC Teachers - http://nyceducator.com/2021/06/nycboe-screwup-is-everyday-event-for.html


YESTERDAY

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, June 29, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Summer Days of Action | Zinn Education Project - https://www.zinnedproject.org/?p=163216 via @ZinnEdProject #TEACHTRUTH Who’s Indoctrinating Whom? – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a1q via @plthomasEdD Curmudgucation: The Problem of Parent Centered Education | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/n

JUN 28

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, June 28, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Summer Days of Action | Zinn Education Project - https://www.zinnedproject.org/?p=163216 via @ZinnEdProject #TEACHTRUTH Green Schools: Are they Child and Teacher Friendly and Public? - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/06/27/green-schools-are-they-child-and-teacher-friendly-and-public/ on @NancyEBailey1 On Communion – Grumpy Old Teacher - h

JUN 27

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, June 27, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES CURMUDGUCATION: CRT Warriors Are Coming For Individual Teachers - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/06/crt-warriors-are-coming-for-individual.html UFT Endorsement Mess | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2cC on @wordpressdotcom 4th Grade Teacher: Remote Learning Was a Disaster | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uka via @diane
Sunday, June 20, 2021 CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Warming Way The Hell Up Edition (6/27)
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Warming Way The Hell Up Edition (6/27) Warming Way The Hell Up Edition The Institute is located right on the banks of the Allegheny River, which means while I'm sitting here baking I can at least look at water, but dang, it is unpleasant today. Not as unpleasant as it is out West. But I'm sure this is all just a momentary blip and nothing to be concerned about. In the meant

JUN 26

TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, June 26, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH
Big Education Ape 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!!!! TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 6/26/21 Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - T

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