Tuesday, July 6, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, JULY 6, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #AFTTEACH21 #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACH21 #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



AFT TEACH 2021 | American Federation of Teachers - https://www.aft.org/node/9878 by aftunion #TEACH21 #AFTTEACH21



NYC Educator: Zoom Classes on Snow Days - http://nyceducator.com/2021/07/zoom-classes-on-snow-days.html


Whatever Happened to “Ambitious” Teaching? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8c1 via @CubanLarry


Questions about the specialized high school admissions process from a specialized high school teacher. Part 4 “Is Stuyvesant too rigorous?” | Gary Rubinstein's Blog - https://wp.me/plDtP-4R6 via @garyrubinstein


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



This Wave of Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws is Un-American https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/05/opinion/we-disagree-on-a-lot-of-things-except-the-danger-of-anti-critical-race-theory-laws.html


Forty Minutes | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-dJ via @nancyflanagan


U.S. Department of Education Invites States and School Districts to Apply for Additional $600 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Students Experiencing Homelessness | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-invites-states-and-school-districts-apply-additional-600-million-american-rescue-plan-funds-students-experiencing-homelessness


Bob Shepherd on the Republican Obsession with Critical Race Theory | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-upS via @dianeravitch



Teacher Tom: What We Did With A Stranger's Gift - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/what-we-did-with-strangers-gift.html


The NEA RA and anti-racist education. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qom via @fklonsky


Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Offer, Will Accept Chair at Howard University | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uqI via @dianeravitch


Shanker Blog: The Disturbingly Persistent Decline In State Education Effort | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10972 on @NEPCtweet


Two Iconic American Writers Join Howard University to Create the Center for Journalism and Democracy - MacArthur Foundation - https://www.macfound.org/press/press-releases/two-iconic-american-writers-join-howard-university-to-create-a-center-to-educate-the-next-generation-of-black-journalists

Teachers union aims to removeseveral trustees - https://enewspaper.sandiegouniontribune.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=7b74a091-92db-4f30-94ae-942001fcadb8

To understand the history wars, follow the paper trail https://thehill.com/opinion/education/561549-to-understand-the-history-wars-follow-the-paper-trail

Ta-Nehisi Coates will join the Pulitzer​-winning journalist and creator of the “1619 Project" at the historically Black university as faculty. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nikole-hannah-jones-unc-tenure-howard-university_n_60e35e85e4b094dd268ebb3f?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @blackvoices

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

The Deeper Dig: Can Vermont regulate religious schools? - VTDigger - https://vtdigger.org/2021/07/05/the-deeper-dig-can-vermont-regulate-religious-schools/ via @vtdigger

Teachers of color win financial support from Minnesota lawmakers - StarTribune.com - https://www.startribune.com/teachers-of-color-win-financial-support-from-minnesota-lawmakers/600075003/ on @StarTribune

New Resources On Race & Racism | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118671 on @Larryferlazzo

Education Research Report: Measures of Preservice Principal Practice Predict Future Principal Job Performance - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Nicholas Tampio: Whatever Happened to the Common Core? | Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé - https://wp.me/pLJTE-1l3 via @lflwriter

Fertile Rewards: The Return of Fertile Ground (2004) | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/07/fertile-rewards-return-of-fertile.html

"Public" universities aren't free, conservatives https://www.salon.com/2021/07/05/public-universities-arent-free-conservatives/

Fragile Republican Pressures Texas Museum to Withdraw From Book Event Examining Slavery's Role in the Battle of Alamo https://www.theroot.com/fragile-republican-pressures-texas-museum-to-withdraw-f-1847231455

Texas students of color returned to in-person learning at below-average rates. Experts say the reasons are nuanced. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/06/texas-education-remote-in-person/

Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Tenure Offer, Will Teach At Howard University Instead https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nikole-hannah-jones-unc-tenure-howard-university_n_60e35e85e4b094dd268ebb3f

How and why Loudoun County became the face of the nation’s culture wars https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/loudoun-critical-race-theory-transgender-rights/2021/07/05/3dab01b8-d4eb-11eb-ae54-515e2f63d37d_story.html

As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return? https://hechingerreport.org/as-schools-reopen-will-black-and-asian-families-return/

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118685 on @Larryferlazzo

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

Tom Ultican: EdTech Is Big Business: Part 2 | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-unk via @dianeravitch

'It's the last plantation:' Why Black D.C. Residents are Demanding Their City Become a State | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/07/its-last-plantation-why-black-dc.html

You're my governor, Greg Abbott. Why are you endangering my kids? (Opinion) - CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/05/opinions/texas-covid-19-mask-vaccine-abbot-lushkov/index.html

Michigan School District Absolves Employee of Bias in Cutting Biracial Child's Hair https://www.theroot.com/michigan-school-district-absolves-employee-of-bias-in-c-1847234922



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JUL 04

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, JULY 4, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #NEARA21 #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES 2021 NEA Annual Meeting - https://ra.nea.org/ on @neatoday Becky Pringle Keynote Speech RA 2021 - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGoJQNrYstM on @youtube Independence Day and the Loss of America’s Democratic Public Schools - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/07/04/independence-day-and-the-loss-of-americas-democratic-public-schools
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JUL 03

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Big Education Ape TOP POSTS THIS WEEK 7/3/21 Biden promised to end federal funding of for-profit charter schools. A new report explains how they operate. - The Washington Post New report provides reality check on virtual schools - The Washington Post TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, June 26, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edre

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