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Thursday, July 8, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, JULY 8, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #AFTTEACH21 #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACH21 #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



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



A LITTLE SMOKE OFTEN MEANS A FIRE – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2Nn via @norinrad10



Growing the Education Profession by Telling the Right Story | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5OC via @ProfessorJVH


Nutrition - Learning Support (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/


Schools Matter: Do American schools teach reading all wrong? - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2021/07/do-american-schools-teach-reading-all.html



The Failure of the Obama-Duncan “School Improvement Grants” and Its Lessons for Today | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-ppT via @dianeravitch



Teacher Tom: "Be Like a Child and Make-Believe" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/be-like-child-and-make-believe.html



How Will an Adams Mayoralty Impact Education? | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2SH via @edintheapple


Teacher body cameras. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qow via @fklonsky


Why Were the Children of Benton Harbor, Michigan, Abandoned? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uo1 via @dianeravitch



Schools Matter: Why Don't Educators, Scholars, and the Media Pay Attention to the Research? Comments on Lichtman and VanPatten - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2021/07/why-dont-educators-scholars-and-media.html


Critical Race Theory and Classroom Practice | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8dc via @CubanLarry



#BustEDPencils Live Tuesday July 13. 7pm Central. Special guest Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige. https://devilradio927.com/#

Pennsylvania lawmakers say racial disparities irrelevant to school funding case https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/7/22567826/in-landmark-school-funding-case-pennsylvania-lawmakers-try-to-block-evidence-of-racial-disparities via @ChalkbeatPHL

What to know about 'Wit & Wisdom' at Williamson County Schools - https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2021/06/11/wit-wisdom-curriculum-williamson-county-schools-critical-race-theory-criticism/5192703001/ via @tennessean

Is private or public school better for kids with special needs? - https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/07/public-private-school-special-needs-ask-teacher.html

Pauli Murray: The Black Scholar Who Took On UNC Before Nikole Hannah-Jones | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/07/pauli-murray-black-scholar-who-took-on.html


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

Kids and tax cuts: Why Dems need a sales pitch to seal a major Biden win https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/08/kids-tax-cuts-democrats-biden-498742

Teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten wants to teach critical race theory and not ignore our country’s dark history - https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/teachers-union-president-wants-to-teach-accurate-history-and-not-ignore-our-country-s-dark-history-116265029865 by MSNBC on @MSNBC

One of the largest teachers' unions will defend educators who teach 'honest history' - https://www.wthitv.com/content/national/574785112.html on @publisher_handle

AFT’s Weingarten talks back-to-school plans and threats to democracy – People's World - https://www.peoplesworld.org/?p=110770

The Right’s War on Education Is Reaching Dystopian Levels | Vanity Fair - https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/07/the-rights-war-on-education-is-reaching-dystopian-levels

Clarity on critical race theory: It’s a political drive, not an educational one - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-1gEpx via @nypost

Weingarten On MSNBC: Defends Critical Race Theory, Attacks Conservatives https://thejewishvoice.com/2021/07/weingarten-on-msnbc-defends-critical-race-theory-attacks-conservatives/ via @The Jewish Voice

No masks required for vaccinated NOLA Public Schools staff, students this fall https://thelensnola.org/2021/07/07/no-masks-required-for-vaccinated-nola-public-schools-staff-students-this-fall/

Alexandria will redirect funds from school police to mental health, mentorship programs https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/07/07/alexandria-school-police-mental-health/

Charter Schools: Oversight and Accountability Versus Validity and Legitimacy | Dissident Voice - https://dissidentvoice.org/?p=118430

OPINION: Let’s not turn community colleges into just workforce development https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-lets-not-turn-community-colleges-into-just-workforce-development/

California parents want to keep online learning as a fall option, poll finds http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/2i2BfRhNrak/covid-19-school-poll

“Connect With Colleagues to Counter Critical Race Theory Critics” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=118756 on @Larryferlazzo

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

After Canceling Last Year's Competition, 2021 Spelling Bee Will Crown A Champ https://www.npr.org/2021/07/08/1014098313/after-canceling-last-years-competition-2021-spelling-bee-will-crown-a-champ

QAnon believers are running for school boards to 'protect' children from 'woke' teachers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/wduo7p84FuE/



YESTERDAY

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, JULY 7, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #AFTTEACH21 #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACH21 #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES AFT TEACH 2021 | American Federation of Teachers - https://www.aft.org/node/9878 by aftunion #TEACH21 #AFTTEACH21 By Proposing Big Bump in Funding for Full-Service Community Schools, Biden Signals Shift in Education Policy | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-7WK via @janresseger Meet Mia Dabney, Aneesa Roidad, & KyRi Miller–2021 “Black

JUL 06

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, JULY 6, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #AFTTEACH21 #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACH21 #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape 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-8

JUL 05

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, JULY 5, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #AFTTEACH21 #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACH21 #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES AFT TEACH 2021 | American Federation of Teachers - https://www.aft.org/node/9878 by aftunion #TEACH21 #AFTTEACH21 On the 4th of July Weekend: How Should We Teach the American Revolution? | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2Sx via @edintheapple July 4th and Early-Onset Alzheimer’s | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.

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
CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Fourth of July Edition (7/4)
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Fourth of July Edition (7/4) Fourth of July Edition Here's hoping that you are busy with some combination of friends and family today that leaves no time for the weekly collection of readables. But just in case, here's the list. How Do You Fight Hot Air Tired of reading CRT pieces? Me, too. But people keep writing good ones. Here's an op-ed in Washington Post by Karen Attia

JUL 03

TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, July 3, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #NEARA21
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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