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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, July 28, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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The Top Banana: Today's Education Headlines | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/The-Top-Banana-Todays-Education-Headlines-730208504396249



Randi Weingarten: You can't keep us from teaching students honest history - CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/opinions/teachers-union-critical-race-theory-schools-weingarten/index.html



2021 Medley #9 – Culture War, Teacher Shortage, and NCTQ Fails | Live Long and Prosper - https://wp.me/pUgLi-1Cs



“Racial Discomfort” in an Era of Erasing Curriculum – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a2i via @plthomasEdD



Enroll in Workshop to Help Communities Address Critical Social Issues | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5P3 via @ProfessorJVH



New Multilingual Support Director Appointed - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel52.asp



Why We Need to Remember to Name the PUBLIC in Public Education | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-82o via @janresseger



Teacher Tom: The Only Way Anyone Has Ever Come Alive - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-only-way-anyone-has-ever-come-alive.html



Please Correct The Highlighted Sections | Blue Cereal Education - http://bluecerealeducation.com/node/1122



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


Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all - https://wp.me/2odLa via @dianeravitch



How policing in schools has transformed education for Black and brown youth - Vox - https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22580659/police-in-school-resource-officers-sro on voxdotcom



NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases



How Oakland Teachers Took Control Of Our Return To School - PopularResistance.Org - https://popularresistance.org/?p=189650



Nonviolent Security And Cop-Free Schools Are Not A Utopian Dream - PopularResistance.Org - https://popularresistance.org/?p=189694



Walmart To Pay Full College Tuition And Books For Workers : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2021/07/27/1021380394/walmart-offering-full-college-tuition-and-books-for-employees on @NPR


Former Philadelphia school board member Angela McIver talks resignation - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/27/22596767/former-school-board-member-angela-mciver-addresses-sudden-resignation-board-effectiveness on chalkbeat

Questions about the specialized high school admissions process from a specialized high school teacher. Part 13 “Are there too many Asian students at the specialized high schools?” | Gary Rubinstein's Blog - https://wp.me/plDtP-4Un via @garyrubinstein

Texas lawmakers used MLK’s words to attack critical race theory. MLK III says his father’s work actually supports it. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/28/texas-critical-race-theory-martin-luther-king-iii/

OPSB returns to in-person meetings, advances move to restore Lawless school name https://thelensnola.org/2021/07/28/opsb-returns-to-in-person-meetings-advances-move-to-restore-lawless-school-name/

School year will begin with a mask mandates in suburban Maryland https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/montgomery-county-schools-masks-fall/2021/07/27/049098b2-ee5d-11eb-a452-4da5fe48582d_story.html

Cuidado infantil, asientos para bebés y otras maneras simples de mantener a madres adolescentes en la escuela https://hechingerreport.org/cuidado-infantil-asientos-para-bebes-y-otras-maneras-simples-de-mantener-a-madres-adolescentes-en-la-escuela/

Child care, car seats and other simple ways to keep teen moms in school https://hechingerreport.org/child-care-car-seats-and-other-simple-ways-to-keep-teen-moms-in-school/

OPINION: Post-pandemic schooling will be even more challenging than most of us expect https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-post-pandemic-schooling-will-be-even-more-challenging-than-most-of-us-expect/

This Is A Very Good Piece On Simon Biles & The Shortcomings Of The “Grit” Concept https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/07/27/this-is-a-very-good-piece-on-simon-biles-the-shortcomings-of-the-grit-concept/

“Q&A Collections: Implementing the Common Core” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=119161 on @Larryferlazzo

CDC Now Recommends Everybody In Schools Use Masks – Will States Listen? https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/07/27/cdc-now-recommends-everybody-in-schools-use-masks-will-states-listen/

COVID-19 vaccinations lag among eligible kids as clinical trials to expand https://www.njspotlight.com/video/kids-vaxx/

C.D.C. Says Some Vaccinated Americans Should Wear Masks Again https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/health/covid-cdc-masks-vaccines-delta-variant.html

As Delta Variant Spreads, N.Y.C. Parents Worry About Coming School Year https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/nyregion/covid-delta-variant-school-reopening.html

The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/us/covid-schools-at-home-learning-study.html

Pandemic and Racial Injustice Cause Outsize Harm to Black Students, Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/us/covid-race-impact-black-education.html

The American Rescue Plan: Building the Bridge to Education and Beyond for Students Experiencing Homelessness - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=30745

Ed Notes Online: UFT Elections (Part 2): ICE/UFT meeting calls for United Slate for UFT elections, addresses back to school safety and abusive principals - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/07/uft-elections-part-2-iceuft-meeting.html

U.S. urges vaccinated Americans to wear masks indoors in many places https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cdc-set-unveil-revised-mask-guidance-vaccinated-americans-sources-2021-07-27/

A 'tipping point'? 50+ health care organizations just called for vaccine mandates. - https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2021/07/27/vaccine-mandate

How Child Welfare System Made Me Put Education Over Myself https://www.laprogressive.com/child-welfare-system-2/

NYC Educator: Horrified Anti-Vaxxers Have Increasingly Bad Week - http://nyceducator.com/2021/07/horrified-anti-vaxxers-have.html

Texas teachers group calls on Gov. Abbott to allow school mask mandates. He won’t change his stance - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/07/27/texas-teachers-group-calls-on-gov-abbott-to-allow-school-mask-mandates/#new_tab via @dallasnews

New group clashes with O.C. Board of Education over ethnic studies – Daily News - https://www.dailynews.com/?p=4616461 on @ladailynews

These 72 NYC schools will hire more teachers to lower class sizes - Chalkbeat New York - https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/27/22596666/these-72-nyc-schools-more-teachers-lower-class-sizes#new_tab on chalkbeat

How students fared during 1st full school year of COVID-19 pandemic - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/2UN56pX via @ABC

Judge Overturns SF School Board Decision To Cover Up Controversial Mural – CBS San Francisco - https://cbsloc.al/2UMlqHx on /KPIXTV

Are teachers next in line for vaccine mandates? ‘It’s going be a very difficult school year’ - MarketWatch - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/are-school-districts-the-next-frontier-for-employer-vaccine-mandates-its-about-trying-to-make-the-learning-environment-as-good-as-possible-11627420851#new_tab by @@andrewkeshner on @marketwatch

Newsom recall: GOP challengers see parents as ‘consumers’ | CalMatters https://calmatters.org/education/2021/07/newsom-recall-candidates-education/

Elites Profit From “Nonprofit” Charter Schools - https://jacobinmag.com/2021/07/charter-schools-for-profit-nonprofit-taxpayer-public-money-oversight-education-salaries-real-estate-burris-interview#new_tab

COVID-19 and education: The lingering effects of unfinished learning | McKinsey - https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/covid-19-and-education-the-lingering-effects-of-unfinished-learning#new_tab on @mckinsey


YESTERDAY

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, July 27, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES The Top Banana: Today's Education Headlines | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/The-Top-Banana-Todays-Education-Headlines-730208504396249 Pandemic Learning Loss Reports That Sell Online Programs Are Harmful For Students With Disabilities - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/07/26/pandemic-learning-loss-reports-that-sell-online-programs-are

JUL 26

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, July 2, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT
Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES The Top Banana: Today's Education Headlines | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/The-Top-Banana-Todays-Education-Headlines-730208504396249 Elites Profit From “Nonprofit” Charter Schools - https://jacobinmag.com/2021/07/charter-schools-for-profit-nonprofit-taxpayer-public-money-oversight-education-salaries-real-estate-burris-interview T

JUL 25

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