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Saturday, August 14, 2021

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



What is Three Feet? | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2ds on @wordpressdotcom



Ed in the Apple: Can We Create Student Assessments That Are Helpful to Teachers? | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11014 on @NEPCtweet


Teaching Then and Now (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8eD via @CubanLarry


Peter Greene: Federal Court Rules That Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uAR via @dianeravitch


NYC Educator: Anti-social Distancing - http://nyceducator.com/2021/08/anti-social-distancing.html


How Corporate School Reforms and Ed-Tech Cause Dangerous Distrust about Covid-19 - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/08/14/how-corporate-school-reforms-and-ed-tech-cause-dangerous-distrust-about-covid-19/ on @NancyEBailey1


Racism Flourishes in This Michigan Town | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uzM via @dianeravitch


UTLA Endorses Vaccine Mandate | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uBd via @dianeravitch



Biden administration promises to help school districts that defy DeSantis' mask mandate ban https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/biden-administration-promises-to-help-school-districts-that-defy-desantis-mask-mandate-ban/ via @MotherJones


Philadelphia healthcare workers face vaccine deadline. Will teachers? - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/13/22623954/philadelphia-healthcare-workers-college-campuses-face-vaccine-deadline-will-teachers-be-next on chalkbeat

New Study Finds [Unsurprising] Conclusion That Students Benefit From Mentors | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=119431 on @Larryferlazzo

OKCPS, Santa Fe South add mask requirements with exemptions https://nondoc.com/2021/08/13/okcps-santa-fe-south-add-mask-requirements-with-exemptions/ via @nondocmedia

Tribes Get Creative in Teaching Tradition and Community - YES! Magazine https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2021/08/13/creative-tribal-childrens-programs-tradition-community

Biden administration offers financial help to Florida school leaders defying DeSantis https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2021/08/13/biden-administration-offers-financial-help-to-florida-school-leaders-defying-desantis-1390026

Who’s responsible for student debt? The One Percent deserve much of the blame | Salon.com - https://www.salon.com/2021/08/14/whos-responsible-for-student-debt-the-one-percent-deserve-much-of-the-blame/

What The Delta Variant Means For The Return To School | On Point - https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2021/08/13/what-the-delta-variant-means-for-the-return-to-school via @OnPointRadio

Chicago Public Schools to require employee vaccines - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-vaccine-mandate-staff-teachers-20210813-abggfd5wxfcrfp3grub4ibztf4-story.html via @chicagotribune

Books, vaccinations bring “disconnected” SLPS families back to school | Education | stlamerican.com - http://www.stlamerican.com/education/books-vaccinations-bring-disconnected-slps-families-back-to-school/article_3a290c4e-fc49-11eb-b5cb-4bfdb24d11bc.html on @stlouisamerican

Top Teacher's Union Passes Resolution on Workplace Vaccine Policies | Black Star News - https://www.blackstarnews.com/node/22129

CDC, FDA recommend 3rd COVID vaccine dose for immune-compromised | CIDRAP - https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/node/215476

Anderson schools tries to regain kids; AFT president speaks at tailgate - https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2021/08/13/anderson-schools-tries-regain-kids-aft-president-speaks-tailgate/8107758002/ via @indystar

Survey Says Most Americans Think Discussing Race Is a Good Thing While School Districts Continue Attacks on Critical Race Theory https://www.theroot.com/survey-says-most-americans-think-discussing-race-is-a-g-1847482115

4 Florida Teachers Die From COVID-19 in 24 Hours and the Stupid-Ass Governor Is Still Banning Mask Mandates in Schools https://www.theroot.com/4-florida-teachers-die-from-covid-19-in-24-hours-and-th-1847482061

Live COVID-19 updates: Attorney General Ken Paxton takes the state's mask mandate ban to the Texas Supreme Court https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/14/texas-mask-mandates-covid-19/

Behind The Lens episode 139: ‘We don’t have much good news today’ https://thelensnola.org/2021/08/13/behind-the-lens-episode-139-we-dont-have-much-good-news-today/

As COVID-19 surges, Louisiana has only vaccinated a quarter of its incarcerated youth https://thelensnola.org/2021/08/13/as-covid-19-surges-louisiana-has-only-vaccinated-a-quarter-of-its-incarcerated-youth/

Chicago says teachers must get vaccinated by Oct. 15 or be ineligible for work https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/13/22623482/chicago-public-schools-says-teachers-must-get-vaccinated-by-oct-15-or-be-ineligible-for-work via @ChalkbeatCHI

Parent allegedly assaults teacher over masks in Northern CA | The Sacramento Bee - https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article253451359.html#new_tab on sacbee_news

Austin ISD Leans in to Win Back Families, Boost Enrollment: Every student counts - News - The Austin Chronicle - https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2021-08-13/austin-isd-leans-in-to-win-back-families-boost-enrollment/#new_tab on @AustinChronicle

Oregon School District Votes To Ban Pride, Black Lives Matter Flags, Clothing https://www.huffpost.com/entry/newberg-oregon-school-board-blm-pride-flag_n_61154d68e4b0a2603b7b753c

Montgomery and Prince George’s county school employees must get coronavirus vaccine or tests, officials say https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/covid-vaccine-montgomery-prince-georges-schools-mandate/2021/08/13/bf831cbe-fc43-11eb-8a67-f14cd1d28e47_story.html

Parents report declines in academic, social-emotional skills of young children https://hechingerreport.org/early-childhood-parents-report-declines-in-academic-social-emotional-skills/

As some parents protest school mask mandates, experts urge students to keep face coverings on http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/W75Sny8gEYE/as-kids-head-back-to-class-some-parents-are-pushing-back-against-school-mask-mandates

LAUSD orders all teachers and staff to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 15 http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/polRT8pzWcE/lausd-orders-teachers-get-covid-19-vaccine

Saturday’s New Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=119895 on @Larryferlazzo

HBCUs Erasing Student Debt With Federal Funds Brings Hope For Students And Schools https://www.npr.org/2021/08/14/1027401478/hbcu-student-debt-federal-funds-wealth-gap

With Most Kids Unvaccinated And Class Starting, Schools Come Up With Safety Protocols https://www.npr.org/2021/08/13/1027537464/with-most-kids-unvaccinated-and-class-starting-schools-come-up-with-safety-proto

Afghan Girls Fear For Their Future As Taliban Gain Foothold, Education Minister Says https://www.npr.org/2021/08/13/1027537443/afghan-education-minister-talks-about-future-of-afghanistan

'Your child will wait for another child to die' to get an ICU bed: Dallas official defends mask mandate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/04o8yR08vAU/

Is Ron DeSantis' policy on masks for schoolchildren even legal? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/wCDKDiw7Jkg/

Anti-masker leaves teacher with 'lacerations on his face' after school makes his daughter wear a mask http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/rOF5XxW46po/

Georgia county shuts down all of its schools for two weeks after mass COVID-19 outbreak http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/f56gOxACoy8/

Frantic parents search for options to keep kids safe in Texas schools http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/y2km1F7uV-A/

Some Florida families are already looking to leave their current public schools due to 'COVID Harassment' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/frb1IgzcKA8/

Sacramento school district proposes teacher COVID-19 vaccine, testing requirements - https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-school-district-proposes-teacher-covid-19-vaccine-testing-requirements/37275214 on @kcranews

Teacher Hospitalized on First Day of School After Parent's Assault Over Mask Mandate - https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-hospitalized-first-day-school-after-parents-assault-over-mask-mandate-1619292 on @newsweek

Humboldt County educators encourage staff to get vaccinated as children return to classes – Times-Standard - https://wp.me/paePRc-bcFx

Pension investments. Lessons from Pennsylvania. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qsi via @fklonsky


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