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Monday, August 30, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, August 30, 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



A Free Lunch for All – Grumpy Old Teacher - https://wp.me/p9VD0X-JT via @sampsongregory


Big Educator Energy (Pt. 1) | The Jose Vilson - https://wp.me/p5MpX-9Dq via @thejlv


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


Returning To ‘Normal’ In Education Is Not Good Enough - PopularResistance.Org - https://popularresistance.org/?p=191267


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


Indoctrination by Omission – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a56 via @plthomasEdD


'Toxic and impossible to do': School boards see exodus of members tired of dealing with anti-mask parents - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism - https://www.rawstory.com/school-boards-fall-toxic-meetings/


Robert Reich (As Our Children Head Back to School, Partisan...) - https://robertreich.org/post/660897962952654848


Learning from Failures in Teaching: Three Students I Have Taught (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8gp via @CubanLarry


Teacher Tom: A Very Brief History Of Schooling And Why We Still Reject The Evidence - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-very-brief-history-of-schooling-and.html


CURMUDGUCATION: PA: The CRT Flap Continues To Metastasize - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/08/pa-crt-flap-continues-to-metastasize.html


CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Candidate Threatens School Boards. Who Is Steve Lynch? - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/08/pa-candidate-threatens-school-boards.html


Ed Notes Online: Retiree Advocate/UFT Caucus joins call for United Slate for UFT elections in 2022 and joint cooperation on common issues - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/08/retiree-advocateuft-caucus-joins-call.html


School's Open. But What About the Year That I, And Other Disabled Students, Lost? - In These Times - https://inthesetimes.com/article/public-education-disability-online-school-pandemic-special-ed via @InTheseTimesMag


Yes, Let’s Mandate Vaccines for Eligible School Children, Fauci Says http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motherjones/main/~3/HMVeLgP7SiU/

Opinion | Professors indoctrinating students? In reality, it’s the other way around. - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/26/professors-indoctrinating-students-reality-its-other-way-around/

Fort Lauderdale, Florida man, Dan Bauman, arrested in assault of student over school mask mandate - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/26/florida-man-anti-mask-dan-bauman/

New York’s Private Schools Tackle White Privilege. It Has Not Been Easy. - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/us/new-york-private-schools-racism.html on @nytimes

U.S. Department of Education Approves Minnesota’s Plan for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to Support K-12 Schools and Students, Distributes Remaining $441 Million to State | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-approves-minnesotas-plan-use-american-rescue-plan-funds-support-k-12-schools-and-students-distributes-remaining-441-million-state

AFT president urges WV to issue statewide mask, vaccine mandates in schools - WV MetroNews - https://wvmetronews.com/?p=424471 by @carriehodousek

Stanford professor blames 'whiteness' for opposition to school mask mandates: 'White people are GOP' https://news.yahoo.com/stanford-professor-blames-apos-whiteness-190613856.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr via @YahooNews

How students will rely on the vaccinated to stay safe https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2021/08/how-students-will-rely-vaccinated-stay-safe/184916/ via @CityAndStateNY

Schools open for full-scale in-person learning in D.C., Montgomery County and Arlington as pandemic persists https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-montgomery-schools-first-day/2021/08/29/442a4ea4-0759-11ec-8c3f-3526f81b233b_story.html

How this after-school program achieved a high vaccination rate in a Black neighborhood where most young adults are unvaccinated https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/how-this-after-school-program-achieved-a-high-vaccination-rate-in-a-black-neighborhood-where-most-young-adults-are-unvaccinated/2021/08/29/e795226a-01c0-11ec-85f2-b871803f65e4_story.html

COLUMN: Changes to come should be ‘music to your ears,’ higher education innovators say https://hechingerreport.org/column-changes-to-come-should-be-music-to-your-ears-higher-education-innovators-say/

Poll Says U.S. Parents Are Satisfied With Their Child’s Schooling | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120446 on @Larryferlazzo

Monday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120420 on @Larryferlazzo

Pandemic’s impact on children needs attention, experts say https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/08/young-children-covid-19-coronavirus-effects-experts-want-more-attention-vaccines/

Harvard's New Head Chaplain: Young People Are Looking For A Non-Religious Alternative https://www.npr.org/2021/08/29/1032259870/harvards-new-head-chaplain-young-people-are-looking-for-a-non-religious-alternat

US grapples with COVID-era bus driver shortage as schools reopen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/Xlp_9-Pd_Es/

Ron DeSantis-cited article to oppose mask-wearing for kids falls apart under scrutiny http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/TGATP5p8aLk/

Fairfax County Public Schools will require a coronavirus vaccine for high school student-athletes https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fairfax-public-schools-vaccine-sports/2021/08/30/5a8c415e-0991-11ec-a6dd-296ba7fb2dce_story.html

Ottawa County, Michigan: Anti-Maskers Disrupt County Commissioners’ Meeting | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uFk via @dianeravitch

Exclusive: Cecily Myart-Cruz's Hostile Takeover of L.A.'s Public Schools - https://www.lamag.com/?p=1171544 via @lamag

NYC teacher retirements increase from last year, but data shows no pandemic exodus https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-teacher-retirements-pandemic-20210830-7uhkzispm5akxf6mraygjxlclm-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

New York state issues mask mandate for public and private schools https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/ny-state-issues-mask-mandate-for-public-and-private-schools/

Philadelphia’s kindergarten enrollment plummeted last year. District leaders are hoping for a rebound. https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/27/22644879/philadelphia-kindergarten-enrollment-pandemic-rebound via @ChalkbeatPHL

AZ State Superintendent Of Schools Hoffman Caught Maskless At Indoor Party | KNST AM 790 | Garret Lewis - https://knst.iheart.com/featured/garret-lewis/content/2021-08-25-az-state-superintendent-of-schools-hoffman-caught-maskless-at-indoor-party/#new_tab

How school board meetings have become emotional battlegrounds for debating mask mandates - ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/US/school-board-meetings-emotional-battlegrounds-debating-mask-mandates/story?id=79657733 via @ABC

Fauci: School Covid-19 vaccine mandates are a 'good idea' - CNNPolitics - https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/29/politics/fauci-school-vaccine-mandates-cnntv/index.html#new_tab

Supreme Court could hear transgender student bathroom case, experts say - https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/supreme-court-hear-transgender-student-bathroom-case-experts-say-rcna1797#new_tab by NBCNews on @NBCNews

90 school bus drivers who don't want vaccines quit, CPS offering $1,000 to students without rides - https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/90-school-bus-drivers-resign-because-of-vaccination-requirement-leaving-cps-to-offer-1000-to-students#new_tab via @fox32news

In Los Angeles, price for admission at nation’s second-largest school district is a negative covid test — every single week - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/08/29/los-angeles-school-testing/#new_tab

Feds Say Nearly Every State Short On Special Educators - Disability Scoop - https://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=29467 via @disabilityscoop

Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits - https://apnews.com/article/health-education-coronavirus-pandemic-school-boards-35db5c9eec87b85ca8eb95a64c2f6dd7#new_tab on @ap

State Board demands answers in Adams 14 rift with outside manager https://co.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/27/22645437/adams-14-mgt-consulting-state-board-dispute via @ChalkbeatCO

Texas House advances expansion of virtual school beyond COVID-19 - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Texas-House-advances-expansion-of-virtual-school-16417860.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

Schools scramble to teach quarantined kids with online models gone - https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/schools-scramble-to-teach-quarantined-kids-with-online-models-gone/DU64JMW5YRGG7JELAOIIY36CVI/#new_tab on @dayton-daily-news

Child obesity increased during COVID-19 pandemic: study https://www.foxnews.com/health/child-obesity-increased-covid-pandemic-study #FoxNews

Anti Maskers are Like Kabul Suicide Bombers, Obama Education Secretary Arne Duncan Says - https://www.newsweek.com/anti-maskers-are-like-kabul-suicide-bombers-obama-education-secretary-arne-duncan-says-1624133#new_tab on @newsweek



Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, August 29, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-top-banana-todays-education_29.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, August 28, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-top-banana-todays-education_28.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, August 28, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/top-posts-this-week-saturday-august-28.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, August 27, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-top-banana-todays-education_27.html

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Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_28.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/this-week-education-research-report_28.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_28.html


Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_28.html



Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_28.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_28.html


Big Education Ape: Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This Week #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/network-for-public-education-blog-post_28.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_28.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, August 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-top-banana-todays-education_21.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, August 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/08/top-posts-this-week-saturday-august-21.html



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