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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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


New info on the NYC student data breach — with some critical follow-up questions | Parent Coalition for Student Privacy - https://studentprivacymatters.org/?p=2738

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools' Advanced Learning - What Next? - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/08/seattle-schools-advanced-learning-what.html

Governor Abbot of Texas Tested Positive for COVID | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uCs via @dianeravitch

LitCon 2022: The State of the Reading War: Not Simple, Not Settled – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a3J via @plthomasEdD

NYC Educator: Blaz Has to Bend - http://nyceducator.com/2021/08/blaz-has-to-bend.html

Teacher Tom: "It's A Pogo Stick" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/its-pogo-stick.html

A Tribute to the Great Mike Rose | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uCa via @dianeravitch

Curmudgucation: Can We Close the Billionaire Learning Gap? | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11018 on @NEPCtweet






Parents Are Losing Their Minds Over Masks in Schools http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/uFzC9w2Ed0A/

Revisiting the North’s School Integration History https://www.laprogressive.com/school-integration-history/





'The State Must Provide' Is A Lesson On Inequality In Higher Ed, Past And Present | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/08/the-state-must-provide-is-lesson-on.html via @NewBlackMan

Who Are Closest To The Problems And The Solutions? Our Youth. So, Make Way! - Philly's 7th Ward - https://wp.me/p7sbg2-yZ

Florida threatens to remove school officials who disobey DeSantis https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2021/08/17/florida-threatens-to-remove-school-officials-who-disobey-desantis-1390160

Inside the vaccination fight that’s dividing teachers unions https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/17/teachers-unions-coronavirus-vaccine-505610



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

Texas school board finds a loophole in Gov. Greg Abbott's order banning mask mandates http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/NpkpE-6anZU/

Texas parent rips mask off teacher during heated argument: superintendent http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/D2jeuWLFNVk/


Seattle Schools Community Forum: Latest on Seattle Schools and Collective Bargaining - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/08/latest-on-seattle-schools-and.html

Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, talks schools reopening and mental health - https://www.today.com/video/education-secretary-miguel-cardona-talks-schools-reopening-students-mental-health-118859333623#new_tab by TodayShow on @TODAYshow

Duval Schools to pay Jacksonville teacher with BLM flag $300,000 - https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/education/2021/08/17/duval-schools-pay-jacksonville-teacher-blm-flag-300-000/8163729002/#new_tab via @jaxdotcom

Baltimore County school employees, students face punishment for violating mask rules | WBFF - https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/baltimore-county-school-employees-students-punishment-violating-mask-rules#new_tab on http://twitter.com/foxbaltimore

With 20,000 students in COVID quarantine, MS offers free rapid testing for K-12 schools https://www.sunherald.com/news/coronavirus/article253548794.html

What’s the plan to keep quarantined students learning? - Chalkbeat - https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/17/22628684/quarantine-schools-covid-delta-cdc#new_tab on chalkbeat

Parent rips Texas teacher's mask off, Eanes superintendent says - https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/westlake/2021/08/17/mask-mandate-school-parent-assault-teacher-eanes-school-district/8169047002/#new_tab via @statesman

White House Leans on States, School Districts to Ignore Bans on Mask Mandates https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-08-17/white-house-leans-on-states-school-districts-to-ignore-bans-on-mask-mandates?src=usn_tw

Texas mask requirements: Paris ISD changes dress code | wfaa.com - https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/no-mask-mandates-requirements-paris-one-texas-school-district-changed-its-dress-code-instead/287-04bee18a-ad97-4f30-b6f5-3e7c4b09a529#new_tab on wfaa

Back to school: Thousands of students in quarantine, schools shutting down - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/08/17/back-school-thousands-students-quarantine-schools-shutting-down/8174088002/#new_tab via @usatoday

How many of Chicago’s ‘missing students’ are just homeschooling? It’s hard to tell.  https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/17/22629370/chicago-missing-students-homeschool-covid-pandemic via @ChalkbeatCHI

Florida: Miami-Dade and Broward Counties Defy DeSantis on Masking | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uC5 via @dianeravitch







A Texas School Made Masks Part Of Its Dress Code To Get Around Gov. Abbott's Ban https://www.npr.org/2021/08/18/1028760318/paris-texas-school-district-mandate-masks-dress-code-gov-abbott-ban

Governor Abbot of Texas Tested Positive for COVID | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uCs via @dianeravitch

Gates, Walton, and Chan-Zuckerberg Join to Find “Breakthroughs” in Education | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uBE via @dianeravitch






A Tribute to the Great Mike Rose | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uCa via @dianeravitch

Reopening Plans for the 100 Biggest School Districts Are Changing Fast https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/upshot/covid-school-reopening-safety-rules-changing.html

The School Culture Wars Over Masks, CRT and Gender Identity https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/us/schools-covid-critical-race-theory-masks-gender.html

As COVID-19 cases rise, doctors fight ‘myth that kids were spared’ https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/08/nj-covid-19-cases-children-doctors-myth-hospitalizations/

Reading, 'rithmetic and resisting COVID: The new 3 R’s as kids head back to school https://www.salon.com/2021/08/18/reading-rithmetic-and-resisting-covid-the-new-3-rs-as-kids-head-back-to-school_partner/

How Men’s Rights Groups Helped Rewrite Regulations on Campus Rape | The Nation - https://www.thenation.com/?p=358997 on @TheNation

Art Contest Voting - Pennsylvanians for Fair Funding - https://bit.ly/3CHjQaY

Opinion | If GOP governors want schools to remain open, they will walk back reckless anti-mask mandates - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/17/gop-governors-open-schools-anti-mask-mandates/

Growing the Education Profession by Telling the Right Story | University of Michigan School of Education - https://soe.umich.edu/content/growing-education-profession-telling-right-story

Poll: Huge Majority Rebukes GOP Governors Over School Masking - National Memo - https://www.nationalmemo.com/polls--show-public-favors-masking on @

NYC Public School Parents: New info from DOE on the NYC student data breach — with some critical follow-up questions - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/08/new-info-from-doe-on-nyc-student-data.html

Education Matters: DCPS is risking lives, I said it but we are all thinking and know it - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/08/dcps-is-risking-lives-i-said-it-but-we.html

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College advisers scramble to catch the most vulnerable students https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/17/college-advisers-vulnerable-students-505550

U.S. Department of Education Approves the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Public School System's Implementation Plan for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to Support K-12 Schools and Students | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-approves-commonwealth-northern-mariana-islands-public-school-systems-implementation-plan-use-american-rescue-plan-funds-support-k-12-schools-and-students

School district allows students to opt out of mask policy. Mom says same policy should apply to 'misogynistic' dress code - https://news.yahoo.com/school-district-students-opt-out-mask-policy-mom-same-policy-misogynistic-dress-code-194723855.html on @YahooNews

Mass. Teachers Assn. backs vaccine mandate - CommonWealth Magazine https://commonwealthmagazine.org/education/mass-teachers-assn-backs-vaccine-mandate/#.YR0e2U_16sA.twitter

NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter, next Governor Kathy Hochul hold roundtables on back to school safety - ABC7 New York - https://abc7ny.com/meisha-porter-kathy-hochul-back-to-school-safety/10957122/ via @ABC7NY

Philly teachers union says district has not opened talks on vaccine mandate - WHYY - https://whyy.org/?p=522476

California gives school staff, teachers two choices: Mandatory vaccines or weekly testing | Kern Valley Sun - https://kernvalleysun.com/stories/606559653-california-gives-school-staff-teachers-two-choices-mandatory-vaccines-or-weekly-testing

Viewpoint: Vaccine mandates are legal, normal and necessary - https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Viewpoint-Vaccine-mandates-are-legal-normal-and-16393739.php on @TimesUnion

How free college became a perk for American workers https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22627543/free-online-college-program-workers-target-walmart

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Anti-Vax Group Is Behind Lawsuit Targeting University Mandate https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr-anti-vaccine-lawsuit-rutgers-university_n_611c0eaee4b0c69681024654

OPINION: We can help low-income students, first-gen students and students of color succeed in college, but not without support https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-we-can-help-low-income-students-first-gen-students-and-students-of-color-succeed-in-college-but-not-without-support/

Horrific. Disgusting. Droppings on desks. A Montebello high school closed by rat invasion http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/gJnWKmd44O0/montebello-high-school-closed-by-horrific-rat-infestation

UC pledges 'transformational change' to bring more equity, transparency to campus policing http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/__xiHwRS0ww/uc-pledges-campus-police-reforms-to-right-systemic-injustice

LAUSD reports 3,255 student coronavirus cases in 'baseline' back-to-school testing http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/uB7VZ1pVJpE/lausd-reports-3255-student-back-to-school-covid-cases

How kids can stay safer at school despite Delta variant threat http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/WeYJWgls2hw/how-kids-can-stay-safe-at-school-despite-delta-variant-threat

The second morning of school in Los Angeles goes better than the first http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/yW3nfx_g-t4/l-a-back-to-school-covid-health-checks-going-better-tuesday

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Ways Educators Will Teach Differently Next Year | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120058 on @Larryferlazzo

Wednesday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120029 on @Larryferlazzo

NY Times Article On Challenges Facing Schools This Fall | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120069 on @Larryferlazzo

Free tutoring for some Newark students https://www.njspotlight.com/video/free-tutoring-for-some-newark-students/

2 Days Into The School Year, A Florida District Asked 440 Students To Quarantine https://www.npr.org/sections/back-to-school-live-updates/2021/08/12/1027222426/palm-beach-florida-school-district-440-students-quarantine-covid

Florida Schools Wrestle With Whether To Require Students To Wear Masks https://www.npr.org/2021/08/18/1028712113/florida-schools-wrestle-with-whether-to-require-students-to-wear-masks

Students Are Moving Onto Campus — Can Colleges Pull It Off Without A COVID Disaster? https://www.npr.org/2021/08/17/1028542855/students-are-moving-onto-campus-can-colleges-pull-it-off-without-a-covid-disaste

U.S. Education Secretary Cardona voices caution on school openings in autumn - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-covid-secretary-of-education-cardona-school-openings-autumn-20210817-t3nul2geqjf3zjyf4xgudngnva-story.html via @nydailynews

NYC mom wins battle with Success Academy over remote learning - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-success-academy-remote-learning-policy-dispute-20210817-tkb44k7yznds3pj4kfjwa7rfwq-story.html via @nydailynews


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Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Not Out Of The Woods Yet Edition (8/15) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/sunday-august-8-2021-catch-up-with.html


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Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/this-week-education-research-report_14.html




Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_14.html


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Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_14.html



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Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_14.html



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