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



After the Storm: What Is That SMELL?? | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6A7 on @wordpressdotcom



COVID Relief Dollars Should Be Used to Address School Districts’ Immediate and Sometimes Desperate Problems | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-88M via @janresseger



Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Teaching Then and Now (Part 1) | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11046 on @NEPCtweet



SPI Names Mary Nicely as New CDE Chief Deputy - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel65.asp



Recommended: School’s Choice: How Charter Schools Control Access and Shape Enrollment (TCP) – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a5O via @plthomasEdD



Teacher Tom: Wasting Time - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/wasting-time.html



CURMUDGUCATION: Arne Duncan and Pedagogical Badger Hats - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/09/arne-duncan-and-pedagogical-badger-hats.html



Jan Resseger: Jeb Bush’s Pitiful Defense of Federal Funding of For-Profit Charters | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uHD via @dianeravitch


NEWS FROM THE U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases



BOLD! REFORM! NOW! – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5328 via @TNEdReport



Nancy Flanagan: It’s Time to End Our National Obsession with Test Scores | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uHR via @dianeravitch



Black Widow: Underestimating and Hypersexualizing Women in the Marvel Universe – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a5q via @plthomasEdD


Five New & Useful Resources For 9/11 Lesson Plans | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120749 on @Larryferlazzo

Don Coberly, Geoffrey Thomas, Teresa Fabricius, Wil Overgaard: It is misleading to use a single metric to measure or predict student success - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content/don-coberly-geoffrey-thomas-teresa-fabricius-wil-overgaard-it-is-misleading-to-use-a-single-metric-to-measure-or-predict-student-success/ on @Network4pubEd

Audrey Watters: The Engineered Student: On B.F. Skinner's Teaching Machine - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content/audrey-watters-the-engineered-student-on-b-f-skinners-teaching-machine/ on @Network4pubEd

CPS Makes Gains In Reducing Teacher Vacancies And Hiring More Teachers Of Color | WBEZ Chicago - https://www.wbez.org/stories/cps-fall-staff/96411178-4b73-42fd-a785-18a97e5c7c5b

CPS says local school councils can continue meeting online, backtracking on in-person requirement - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/9/9/22665277/cps-local-school-councils-continue-meeting-online-backtracking-in-person-requirement

Schools Should Not Succumb To Testing Panic - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/09/10/schools-should-not-succumb-to-testing-panic/?sh=5fb368023e9f by @palan57 on @forbes

Hearing set over Seven Oaks not requiring masks despite county order - https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/education/2021/09/09/hearing-set-over-seven-oaks-not-requiring-masks-despite-county-order/5700561001/ via @theheraldtimes

Covid Live Updates: Pfizer and BioNTech will soon seek approval for vaccine use in children 5 years and over. - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/10/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine#pfizer-and-biontech-will-soon-seek-approval-for-vaccine-use-in-children-5-years-and-over on @nytimes

Education Research Report: Motivation is key for teachers to overcome racial bias in classroom - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

‘They don’t care enough about my kid’: Philly parents disgusted by rampant schoolyard trash - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/9/9/22665736/they-dont-care-enough-about-my-kid-philly-parents-disgusted-by-rampant-schoolyard-trash on chalkbeat

NYC Educator: NYC Is Moving Backward - http://nyceducator.com/2021/09/nyc-is-moving-backward.html

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

Marcie Mack resigning as Oklahoma CareerTech director https://nondoc.com/2021/09/09/marcie-mack-resigning-oklahoma-careertech-director/ via @nondocmedia

This Experiential Learning Farm Helps Youth Build a Better World http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/yes/peace-justice/~3/HXUWtOseCnY/farm-youth-climate-land-community

'New frontier': Unions strike deals on vaccine mandates but others oppose - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/covid-19-vaccine-mandates-labor-unions-divided-over-complex-problem-175422074.html on @Yahoo

Biden Calls on States to Implement Testing, Vaccine Requirements for Schools - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/us/politics/biden-schools-vaccines-testing-covid.html on @nytimes

Even in red states, colleges gravitate to requiring vaccines and masks https://www.salon.com/2021/09/10/even-in-red-states-colleges-gravitate-to-requiring-vaccines-and-masks_partner/

Teachers College Press: How Charter Schools Control Access and Shape Enrollment | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11051 on @NEPCtweet

SPI Meets with Leaders Affected by the Caldor Fire - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel64.asp

Biden Dangles New Federal Funds For Schools That Defy Mask Mandate Bans https://www.npr.org/sections/back-to-school-live-updates/2021/09/09/1035600582/biden-dangles-new-federal-funds-for-schools-that-defy-mask-mandate-bans

How To Talk About 9/11 With A New Generation Of Kids https://www.npr.org/2021/09/09/1035454983/how-to-talk-about-9-11-with-a-new-generation-of-kids

Whatever Happened To ... The Woman Whose Mission Is To Get African Girls In School? https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/09/09/1035218699/whatever-happened-to-the-woman-whose-mission-is-to-get-african-girls-in-school

NYC Education Dept. school social worker hiring spree sparks staffing crisis at mental health clinics https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-school-social-worker-shortage-hiring-spree-20210909-elqui53gc5gijpz2amicnrtkxe-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

NYC expands vaccine mandate to include contracted childcare, afterschool staff https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-vaccine-mandate-expansion-childcare-afterschool-20210909-miyc47iscvcadcfh4upeba2hme-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Biden’s Speech on Vaccine Mandates and the Delta Variant: Full Transcript https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/us/politics/biden-vaccine-mandates-transcript.html

Biden Calls on States to Implement Testing, Vaccine Requirements for Schools https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/us/politics/biden-schools-vaccines-testing-covid.html

'Cruel' Ron DeSantis blasted for 'playing politics with hungry children' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/0C-0dCnNgfY/

Los Angeles makes Covid vaccines compulsory for schoolkids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/6-5jldD17-s/

‘No administrators in the building’: Montana school that's decimated by COVID-19 does not require masks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/_Ogq39CX-mw/

California Legislature Looks To Modify How Quarantined Students Are Taught – CBS Sacramento - https://cbsloc.al/2VmPV70 on /cbssacramento

Equipment provider sues contractor Roebbelen over school district's Central Kitchen https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2021/09/08/roebbelen-sued-over-central-kitchen-project.html via @Sacbiz

Schools are underway, but challenges continue for students | abc10.com - https://www.abc10.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/morning-blend/schools-are-underway-but-challenges-continue-for-students/103-9302cbcf-c2c2-4818-83ad-8838f57100a2 on ABC10

L.A. schools mandate student vaccines: What you need to know http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/Z-OZ2-mZItU/la-school-student-covid-vaccine-mandates-what-to-know

L.A. school officials order sweeping student vaccine mandate, a first by a major district http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/DJXHYkBv9rw/los-angeles-school-officials-approve-vaccine-mandate

NJ’s heat exemption for masking in schools raises questions https://www.njspotlight.com/video/njs-heat-exemption-for-masking-in-schools-raises-questions/

Missouri Teacher Quits After Being Told To Remove LGBTQ Pride Flag From Classroom https://www.huffpost.com/entry/missouri-teacher-resigns-rainbow-flag_n_613a96e9e4b090b79e81cf82

Friday’s New Articles On School Reopenings – Student Vaccine Mandate Edition | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120735 on @Larryferlazzo

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

Students in grades 3 to 7 who received eyeglasses through a school-based vision program achieved better reading scores http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/09/estudents-in-grades-3-to-7-who-received.html

Boston Public Schools orders tents for schools after teachers, parents complain about lack of outdoor meals http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAOeElT?ocid=st

Some Houston-area districts still can't hire enough teachers and staff, weeks after schools reopened - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Some-Houston-area-districts-struggling-to-hire-16446171.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

Biden calls for teacher vaccine mandates, more COVID testing in schools - Chalkbeat - https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/9/9/22665407/biden-vaccine-mandates-covid-testing-schools#new_tab on chalkbeat

Teens arrested for alleged school shooting threat on Harns Marsh Middle School - https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2021/09/09/lee-county-sheriff-teens-arrested-columbine-style-plot-lehigh-acres/8260273002/#new_tab via @thenewspress

Milwaukee students stranded as bus driver shortage quickly worsens - https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2021/09/10/milwaukee-mps-students-stranded-bus-driver-shortage-quickly-worsens/5769972001/#new_tab via @journalsentinel

Kentucky school mask mandate no longer in effect after new law - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2021/09/09/kentucky-school-mask-mandate-andy-beshear-vetoes-override-likely/5777443001/#new_tab via @courierjournal

Teachers' Union, Education Groups Unite to Resist Critical Race Theory Bans - https://www.edweek.org/leadership/teachers-union-education-groups-unite-to-resist-critical-race-theory-bans/2021/09#new_tab by @s_e_schwartz on @educationweek

Charter schools to collect at least $45 million in tax dollars after court win http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAOgZc1?ocid=st

Gov. Greg Abbott signs law enabling virtual learning expansion in Texas during pandemic - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/09/09/gov-greg-abbott-signs-law-enabling-virtual-learning-expansion-in-texas-during-pandemic/#new_tab via @dallasnews

S.F. schools report no COVID outbreaks, even as delta overwhelms districts elsewhere - https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/New-S-F-data-shows-children-haven-t-been-hard-16446656.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

N.H. Virtual Charter School Enrollment Jumps for Second Year in a Row | New Hampshire Public Radio - https://www.nhpr.org/education/2021-09-09/nh-virtual-charter-school-enrollment#new_tab by @schadgibson on @nhpr

State orders Adams 14 to allow management company back in schools https://co.chalkbeat.org/2021/9/9/22665924/state-orders-adams-14-allow-management-company-back-schools-at-least-for-now via @ChalkbeatCO























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Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, September 7, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_7.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, September 6, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_6.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/2021/09/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-education-research-report.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm.html


Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from.html



Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild.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/2021/09/network-for-public-education-blog-post.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona.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


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