Tuesday, October 5, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, October 5, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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The Inevitable, Exponential Decline – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a7W via @plthomasEdD



Pennsylvania teacher pension board. Gifts from Wall Street. - by Fred Klonsky - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/pennsylvania-teacher-pension-board



ALWAYS PLAYING HURT – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2VD via @norinrad10



NYC Educator: UFT Executive Board October 4, 2021--Hybrid Model--UFT Executive Board Endorses Pro-Charter Eric Adams - http://nyceducator.com/2021/10/uft-executive-board-october-4-2021.html



NYC Public School Parents: Class Size Matters testimony to the State Senate on the city's refusal to use any of the billions of dollars of additional state and federal funds where they're needed the most - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/10/class-size-matters-testimony-to-state.html



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Final Investigation Report on the Behavior Of Chandra Hampson and Zachary DeWolf - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/10/final-investigation-report-on-behavior.html



New Hampshire: Voucher Costs Are Likely to Be 60 Times the Amount Budgeted | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uO7 via @dianeravitch



Universal Pre-K? Good Idea But Concerns About the Curriculum - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/10/05/universal-pre-k-good-idea-but-concerns-about-the-curriculum/ on @NancyEBailey1



Garland taps FBI in response to ‘disturbing spike’ in threats against educators - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/04/garland-fbi-educator-threats-515104



Teacher Tom: Forgetting - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/forgetting.html



Upcoming: Claiming Teacher and Student Agency in the Era of the “Science of Reading” (RRC) – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a7Q via @plthomasEdD



SPI Announces Effort to Provide One Million Books - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel76.asp



For-Profit Charter Schools Provide an Entryway for Private Investors to Exploit Public Education | Ed Politics - https://edpolitics.org/?p=382



International Case Studies: Public Education Works! | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uOr via @dianeravitch



POINT: Put students before profits https://networkforpubliceducation.org/point-put-students-before-profits/


Merrick Garland Tackles Threats to Educators Amid Critical Race Theory Furor - https://www.newsweek.com/merrick-garland-threats-educators-critical-race-theory-covid-19-schools-1635531 on @newsweek

Education unions leading in a pandemic: the reality behind the headlines - https://www.ei-ie.org/en/item/25364:education-unions-leading-in-a-pandemic-the-reality-behind-the-headlines on @eduint

The Cost Of New Hampshire’s School Voucher Program Is Mushrooming - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/10/05/the-cost-of-new-hampshires-school-voucher-program-is-mushrooming/?sh=6aa31beb3509 by @palan57 on @forbes

Three Things We All Need to Know to Teach the New Immigrants Coming to Our Classrooms - SEL In Action - https://pca.st/q8kn7b05 on @pocketcasts

The Problem With Cute Kids - Janet Lansbury - https://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=4660 via @janetlansbury

Education Research Report: Student Access to, and Interest in, Computer Science - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

‘Alarming’ shortage of child care workers in Philadelphia prompts recruitment event https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/5/22710458/alarming-shortage-of-child-care-workers-in-philadelphia-prompts-recruitment-event via @ChalkbeatPHL

Enter the 'Splinternet': How Competing Visions for the Internet Could Shape Cyberspace | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/enter-splinternet-how-competing-visions.html via @NewBlackMan

Why Are Major Unions Undermining the Progressive Strategy on Reconciliation? - Labor leaders from the AFL-CIO and AFT are undermining left Democrats in the reconciliation fight. But members are pushing back. https://inthesetimes.com/article/unions-reconciliation-infrastructure-biden-aft-afl-cio

Adopting Black Children: An Act of Love—And Self-Love | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/adopting-black-children-act-of-loveand.html via @NewBlackMan

Local Governments Can Lead in Public Safety Movement by Ben Jealous | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/local-governments-can-lead-in-public.html via @NewBlackMan

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

What They’re Saying: Education and Legislative Leaders Support Announcement of COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Schools | California Governor - https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/10/04/what-theyre-saying-education-and-legislative-leaders-support-announcement-of-covid-19-vaccine-requirements-for-schools/

Student nurses who refuse vaccination struggle to complete degrees https://www.salon.com/2021/10/05/student-nurses-refuse-vaccination-struggle-to-complete-degrees_partner/

National University Group Launches Investigation of Structural Racism at University of North Carolina https://www.theroot.com/national-university-group-launches-investigation-of-str-1847796554

Kansas City High School Teacher Gave Students a Worksheet Containing Racial, Misogynistic and Homophobic Slurs https://www.theroot.com/kansas-city-high-school-teacher-gave-students-a-workshe-1847794148

$100,000 Donation Launches Breonna Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund https://www.theroot.com/100-000-donation-launches-breonna-taylor-memorial-scho-1847793790

In Honor of Chadwick Boseman, Netflix Creates $5.4 Million Scholarship for Howard University Students https://www.theroot.com/in-honor-of-chadwick-boseman-netflix-creates-5-4-mill-1847793579

Black Educators Take on Hesitancy as Gov. Newsom Issues COVID Vaccination Mandate https://sacobserver.com/2021/10/black-educators-take-on-hesitancy-as-gov-newsom-issues-covid-vaccination-mandate/

Active cases drop in NOLA Public Schools as city sees lower COVID-19 numbers https://thelensnola.org/2021/10/04/active-cases-drop-in-nola-public-schools-as-city-sees-lower-covid-19-numbers/

Nutrition - Learning Support (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/

The Justice Department will address threats against school officials and staff https://www.npr.org/2021/10/05/1043373383/merrick-garland-school-threats-coronavirus

New documentary highlights the struggles of teenage farm workers in California https://www.npr.org/2021/10/04/1043145284/new-documentary-highlights-the-struggles-of-teenage-farm-workers-in-california

A month after Hurricane Ida, thousands of kids have yet to return to school https://www.npr.org/2021/10/04/1043145240/a-month-after-hurricane-ida-thousands-of-kids-have-yet-to-return-to-school

How school administrators and parents are finding solutions to school bus shortage https://www.npr.org/2021/10/04/1043145195/how-school-administrators-and-parents-are-finding-solutions-to-school-bus-shorta

NYC Educator: Non-English Speakers Race to the Standardized Test - http://nyceducator.com/2021/10/non-english-speakers-race-to.html

'It's embarrassing': Texas principal faces an uproar after scolding Black students for looking like 'Dr. Dre' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/Mg0qGtaQNSU/

Texas school cancels speech by Black children's book author after he's accused of espousing critical race theory: report http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/cHceXQIOEjc/

Track cases, vaccinations, booster shot and testing information https://californianewstimes.com/track-cases-vaccinations-booster-shot-and-testing-information/546633/

Nationwide Anti-Rape Protests Demand Consequences for College Frats http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motherjones/main/~3/4tgDSr2uG7Q/

Few Masks. Sick Kids. Packed ERs. How One District’s First Four Weeks of School Went Bad. https://www.propublica.org/article/few-masks-sick-kids-packed-ers-how-one-districts-first-four-weeks-of-school-went-bad#1132693

Whistleblower to Senate: Don't trust Facebook https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/05/facebook-whistleblower-testifies-congress-515083

National School Board Group Asks Biden For Protection Against Anti-CRT Parents, Labels ... https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/13494/20211005/national-school-board-group-asks-biden-for-protection-against-anti-crt-parents-labels-them-as-domestic-terrorists.htm

Merrick Garland Tackles Threats to Educators Amid Critical Race Theory Furor - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/merrick-garland-threats-educators-critical-race-theory-covid-19-schools-1635531

My HBCU Comeback Moment: The Miss HBCU Pageant https://www.theroot.com/my-hbcu-comeback-moment-the-miss-hbcu-pageant-1847723814

Teacher in a Strange Land: I Can’t Believe I’m Looking at Test Scores | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11077 on @NEPCtweet

How strict should requirements to participate in virtual learning be? D.C. Council and Bowser feud over the answer. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/bowser-virtual-learning-council-bill/2021/10/04/935b0e74-2512-11ec-9de8-156fed3e81bf_story.html

Springfield Public Schools asks for $170K to search for CRT records - https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2021/10/04/springfield-public-schools-money-search-critical-race-theory-crt-records-sought-missouri-lawmaker/5971053001/#new_tab via @springfieldNL

Some Michigan health officials nix their school mask mandates https://detroit.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/1/22705032/michigan-school-mask-mandate-rescind-county-health-department-covid via @ChalkbeatDET

Oakland education activist identified as shooting victim - friends mourn 'fierce warrior' - https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Oakland-education-activist-identified-as-shooting-16506357.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

Coronavirus-Related School Closures Plateau | Education News | US News - https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-10-04/coronavirus-related-school-closures-plateau#new_tab

DOJ to investigate threats against teachers, school board members nationwide | TheHill - https://thehill.com/node/575295

Schools sitting on large pot of federal aid, Peyser says - https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2021/10/03/schools-sitting-large-pot-federal-aid-peyser-says/5980092001/#new_tab via @patriotledger

Students Charged, Two Fort Lauderdale Officers Injured After Large Fight at Dillard High – NBC 6 South Florida - https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/two-fort-lauderdale-officers-injured-responding-to-large-fight-at-dillard-high/2566092/#new_tab via @nbc6

NH Department of Ed. proposes eliminating remote learning in most cases - https://www.wmur.com/article/remote-learning-nh-restrictions-department-of-education/37858197##new_tab on @WMUR9

Former Baltimore principal accuses headquarters of hiding administrative costs | WBFF - https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/former-baltimore-principal-accuses-school-hiding-costs#new_tab on http://twitter.com/foxbaltimore

School Board Passes Code to Punish Teachers Over Critical Race Theory After Funding Threat - https://www.newsweek.com/school-board-passes-code-punish-teachers-over-critical-race-theory-after-funding-threat-1635021#new_tab on @newsweek

Seattle Public Schools' enrollment dip to cause $28 million loss in state funding | king5.com - https://www.king5.com/article/news/education/seattle-public-schools-enrollment-dip-28-million-loss-funding/281-84a72938-7a5f-4926-98c4-54a768a82dc5#new_tab on KING5Seattle

Atlanta Public Schools recruiting teachers for virtual expansion - https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/atlanta-public-schools-recruiting-teachers-for-virtual-expansion/BJFKLWNWLFAN7ENNY2MQHMIIIU/#new_tab on @ajc

Adams 14 unaccredited as State Board orders new negotiations - Chalkbeat Colorado - https://co.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/4/22709889/adams-14-loses-accreditation-state-board-decision#new_tab on chalkbeat

Cops in Baltimore Schools are monitoring students' laptops - https://therealnews.com/?p=276955 via @therealnews

St. Paul district to announce school closure plans – Twin Cities - https://wp.me/p79gJ9-gHno on @pioneerpress

learning be? D.C. Council and Bowser feud over the answer. http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAP8y23?ocid=st

Ethnic studies increases longer-run academic engagement and attainment | PNAS - https://www.pnas.org/node/999631

The National Day Of Writing Is On Oct. 20th – Here Are 37 Related Teaching & Learning “Best” Lists | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121314 on @Larryferlazzo



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