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Thursday, October 7, 2021

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COVID FATIGUE & OUTRAGE FATIGUE | The Merrow Report - https://wp.me/p6uAPJ-3Bu on @wordpressdotcom



Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/best-posts/ on @Network4pubEd



Breaking News: Delaware Secretary of Education Dr. Susan Bunting Is Out | The Exceptional Infinite - https://wp.me/p4JboV-5Py via @ExcptlDelaware



Code Acts in Education: Nudging Assets | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11081 on @NEPCtweet



THE EDUCATION-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2VQ via @norinrad10



SPI Co-Chairs Holocaust and Genocide Ed. Council - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel78.asp



Teacher Tom: No One Likes To Be Told What To Do - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/no-one-likes-to-be-told-what-to-do.html



A Mind at Work: Remembering Mike Rose – Have You Heard - https://haveyouheardblog.com/?p=9480



CURMUDGUCATION: OH: One More Push To Defund Public Education - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/10/oh-one-more-push-to-defund-public.html



How Laurene Powell Jobs Is Spending Her Billions | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uP5 via @dianeravitch



The Conversation: Why Charter Schools Are Not as ‘Public’ as They Claim To Be | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11090 on @NEPCtweet



Nancy MacLean: “School Choice” Was Created to Protect Segregation | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uOt via @dianeravitch



CURMUDGUCATION: OH: Protect Our Children From Everything - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/10/oh-protect-our-children-from-everything.html


Ohio Republicans reveal plan to give every K-12 kid a school voucher - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/10/06/ohio-republicans-reveal-plan-give-every-k-12-kid-school-voucher/6006177001/#new_tab via @DispatchAlerts

How the risk of Covid-19 for kids compares to other dangers https://www.vox.com/22699019/covid-19-children-kids-risk-hospitalization-death

Tuition-free Minneapolis charter school closes a month after opening - https://www.fox9.com/news/tuition-free-minneapolis-charter-school-closes-a-month-after-opening via @FOX9

Opinion | No, The Teachers Are Not Okay | Steven Singer - https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/25/no-teachers-are-not-okay on @commondreams

10-Year-Old Teresa Sperry Died of COVID After Teacher Made Her Be ‘Nurse’ to Sick Kids, Parents Say - https://www.thedailybeast.com/10-year-old-teresa-sperry-died-of-covid-after-teacher-made-her-be-nurse-to-sick-kids-parents-say on @thedailybeast

Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Authorize Its Covid-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/us/politics/pfizer-fda-authorization-children-5-11.html?referringSource=articleShare on @nytimes

N. Carolina charter school under fire for teacher's comments - https://apnews.com/article/winston-salem-north-carolina-charter-schools-race-and-ethnicity-bfc6f2fe797839ed5e1997f507eda0f2

Extra Income or Kids’ Health Insurance: Parents Shouldn’t Have to Choose - Morning Consult - https://morningconsult.com/?p=206349 on @morningconsult

Cleveland ISD Needed Money. The State Sent Charter Schools Instead. – Texas Monthly - https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-charter-school-expansion-cleveland/ by @ben_c_rowen on @TexasMonthly

Education Research Report: Students Attending School Remotely Suffer Socially, Emotionally, and Academically - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Philly wants to open selective schools to underrepresented students https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/6/22713281/philly-overhauls-selective-admissions-policy-to-be-antiracist via @ChalkbeatPHL

Ben and Jerry, our pensions and Israeli settlements. - by Fred Klonsky - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/ben-and-jerry-our-pensions-and-israeli

Education Research Report: Reviews of Three Interventions that Help Prepare High School Students for College - https://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

We’re Losing Our Humanity, and the Pandemic Is to Blame https://www.propublica.org/article/were-losing-our-humanity-and-the-pandemic-is-to-blame#1133102

What will universal TK mean for California kids? https://edsource.org/podcast/what-will-universal-tk-mean-for-california-kids

A TortillerĂ­a in East L.A. Is Giving Away Scholarships to Their Workers—and Their Kids—Who Want to Go to College https://www.lataco.com/la-princesita-tortilleria-scholarships-workers/

Challenging Stitt, Joy Hofmeister running for governor as a Democrat https://nondoc.com/2021/10/07/joy-hofmeister-running-for-governor/ via @nondocmedia

Pfizer, BioNTech ask FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/07/pfizer-fda-kid-covid-vaccine-515552

In a California Desert Sheriff Deputies Settle Schoolyard Disputes and Black Teens Bear the Brunt https://popularresistance.org/in-a-california-desert-sheriff-deputies-settle-schoolyard-disputes-and-black-teens-bear-the-brunt/

A New Deal For Eds And Meds https://popularresistance.org/a-new-deal-for-eds-and-meds/

Secretary Cardona Statement on Confirmation of Education Department Officials Brown, Rodriguez and Graham https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/secretary-cardona-statement-confirmation-education-department-officials-brown-rodriguez-and-graham

School Choice in the Post-Pandemic Era | Harvard Kennedy School - https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/taubman/programs-research/pepg/events/school-choice

Close New York City schools to protect children and stop the spread of COVID-19! https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/10/07/nyce-o07.html

Opinion: Government food aid programs need a digital facelift https://www.salon.com/2021/10/07/opinion-government-aid-programs-need-a-digital-facelift_partner/

My HBCU Comeback Moment: Stomping The Yard https://www.theroot.com/my-hbcu-comeback-moment-stomping-the-yard-1847724967

Texas bill limiting transgender student athletes’ sports participation clears key hurdle on way to becoming law https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/06/texas-transgender-sports-bill-legislature/

All but one NOLA Public Schools campuses cleared for students after Hurricane Ida damaged 29 schools https://thelensnola.org/2021/10/06/all-but-one-nola-public-schools-campuses-cleared-for-students-after-hurricane-ida-damaged-29-schools/

CACFP ECR Listening Session October 28 2:00 PM - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/cacfpecrlstngssnoct2821.asp

'The mood is grim': Death threats, violence, intimidation mark another pandemic school year http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/WKpFESZmx_Y/covid-vaccine-mask-fury-shakes-up-california-schools

New laws make it easier for community college students to transfer to 4-year universities http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/965mXJX8psw/new-laws-help-community-college-students-transfer-to-csu-uc

Big question for Newsom, lawmakers: Who can can opt out of school COVID vaccine mandate? http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/GqrqI2_Xc9o/questions-over-who-can-opt-out-california-school-covid-19-vaccine-mandate

Long Beach school district officials fire safety officer after internal review of shooting http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/EY9MldLNh8s/long-beach-school-district-officials-fire-school-safety-officer-after-internal-review-of-shooting

Parents sue state alleging Black and Latinx students are harmed by disciplinary practices http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/3XUMOiWdI-0/parents-sue-state-alleging-harm-toward-black-latinx-students

Thursday’s New Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121400 on @Larryferlazzo

Another Reason To Be Careful About Being “Data-Driven” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121188 on @Larryferlazzo

New Study Finds What A Zillion Others Have Concluded: Rewards Not Very Effective At Motivating Students To Learn | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121219 on @Larryferlazzo

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

NJ orders schools to report COVID-19 case data https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/10/covid-19-schools-report-cases-department-of-health-spike-thanksgiving-christmas/

You don't need a bachelor's degree to land a high-paying job https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1043737586/college-degree-high-school-diploma-high-paying-trade-jobs

With Masks On or Off, Schools Try to Find the New Normal https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/us/coronavirus-public-schools.html

How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/upshot/child-care-biden.html

They're 'running the state into the ground': 'Lifelong' Republican switches parties to run for governor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/PWk8Pl7i4tk/

Cruz and Abbott blasted for response to Texas school shooting: 'Blood is on your hands' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/Qzx7CLRJ_ro/

Jen Psaki schools Peter Doocy after he seems confused about why Biden wants to stop threats to school officials http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/2gx8JkoRszE/

The Democrats’ One Chance to Cut Child Poverty in HalfThe Biden... https://robertreich.org/post/664344469162868736

Rialto Unified School District Awarded $1 Million for International Healing Garden - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYyevIXJceo on @youtube

Erasing Student Debt Just Got Easier For Thousands Of Americans https://patch.com/us/across-america/erasing-student-debt-just-got-easier-thousands-americans?google_editors_picks=true

New Jersey’s ‘Teacher Of The Year’ Was Almost Deported https://patch.com/new-jersey/westorange/new-jersey-s-teacher-year-was-almost-deported?google_editors_picks=true

Vallejo City Unified School District plans to follow vaccine mandate for students, staff https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2021/10/06/vallejo-city-unified-school-district-plans-to-follow-vaccine-mandate-for-students-staff

'It seems inequitable': Sacramento parents raise concerns over COVID-19 guidelines for music students https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-parents-raise-concerns-over-covid-guidelines-music-students/37875500

Federal, state help wanted as threats against teachers, school boards intensify https://www.kcra.com/article/federal-state-help-wanted-threats-teachers-school-boards-intensify/37877136

Fewer than 4% of California students opted for independent study this year, data shows – Times-Herald https://californianewstimes.com/fewer-than-4-of-california-students-opted-for-independent-study-this-year-data-shows-times-herald/548220/

Nobody will receive an ‘F’ at this Minnesota middle school. Here is their reasoning https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article254771357.html

Secretary Cardona to Travel with Rep. RaĂşl Grijalva to Tucson to Discuss Build Back Better Agenda with Students and Education Leaders  U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories

The Basketball Recruiting Class for Kanye West's Donda Academy Is No Joke https://www.theroot.com/the-basketball-recruiting-class-for-kanye-wests-donda-a-1847816605

Reviews of Three Interventions that Help Prepare High School Students for College http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/10/reviews-of-three-interventions-that.html

D.C. awards its first $25,000 scholarship as part of incentive to get vaccinated https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/covid-vaccine-scholarship-dc/2021/10/06/9f38fd0a-26c0-11ec-8d53-67cfb452aa60_story.html

‘We’re aides, not maids.’ How one high-demand job shows education system’s failings https://hechingerreport.org/were-aides-not-maids-how-one-high-demand-job-shows-education-systems-failings/

OPINION: One way to make universal preschool a reality — Head Start for all https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-one-way-to-make-universal-preschool-a-reality-head-start-for-all/

AG Garland faces scrutiny over ties to Zuckerberg-backed ed consultancy amid critical race theory battles | Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/merrick-garland-son-in-law-panorama-zuckerberg#new_tab on @foxnews

Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports - https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-school-funding-sports-5b468b260ebd2593e53f03f9104d9bca#new_tab on @ap

N. Carolina charter school under fire for teacher's comments - https://apnews.com/article/winston-salem-north-carolina-charter-schools-race-and-ethnicity-bfc6f2fe797839ed5e1997f507eda0f2#new_tab on @ap

Shouting match during public comment ends JCPS school board meeting - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2021/10/05/jcps-school-board-meeting-public-comments-video-recording/6013220001/#new_tab via @courierjournal

‘Time is of the essence’: San Francisco’s school district faces possible state takeover - The San Francisco Examiner - https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/time-is-of-the-essence-san-franciscos-school-district-faces-possible-state-takeover/#new_tab

Catholic School Students Ask Court Permanently to Bar Vermont From Excluding Them From Tuition Program| National Catholic Register - https://www.ncregister.com/cna/catholic-school-students-ask-court-permanently-to-bar-vermont-from-excluding-them-from-tuition-program#new_tab via @NCRegister

Anchorage schools see rise in physical altercations and behavioral issues, superintendent says - https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/education/2021/10/06/anchorage-schools-see-rise-in-physical-altercations-and-behavioral-issues-superintendent-says/#new_tab via @adndotcom

Indiana violated federal law by issuing emergency special education licenses - https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/indiana-violated-federal-law-by-issuing-emergency-special-ed-licenses#new_tab via @WFYINews

Former Baltimore principal alleges pressure, incentives to pay workers not at school | WBFF - https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/former-baltimore-principal-pressure-incentives-to-pay-workers-not-at-school#new_tab on http://twitter.com/foxbaltimore

Teachers union chief says NYC 'hiding' student attendance - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-1kIRm by @nypmetro on @nypost

OMG Real estate: Are home classrooms the next big selling point? - https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2021/10/07/are-home-classrooms-a-new-selling-point/119023606/#new_tab via @usatoday

Three students accused of plotting to start fire to kill 'rude people' at school - NBC2 News - https://nbc-2.com/?p=106540 via @NBC2

Suspect in custody after shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington that injured 4 people - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2021/10/06/multiple-people-injured-at-arlington-high-school-shooting-police-say/#new_tab via @dallasnews

Ed Notes Online: Zoom -- ICEUFT, Educators of NYC (EONYC): Educators Speak Out on Unsafe Schools - Tonight (Wednesday Oct. 6) 7PM - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/10/zoom-iceuft-educators-of-nyc-eonyc.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, October 6, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_6.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, October 5, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_5.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, October 4, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_4.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, October 3, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_3.html

Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Applefest Edition (10/3) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, October 2 , 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/top-posts-this-week-saturday-october-2.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, October 2, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_2.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday,October 1, 2021 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education.html

Big Education Ape: KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs.html

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/2021/10/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-week-education-research-report.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/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/2021/10/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from.html



Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early.html



Big Education Ape: Tennessee Education Report This Week – Education politics and policy in the Volunteer State - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/tennessee-education-report-this-week.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild.html


Big Education Ape: Network for Public Education Blog Post of the Day This Week - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/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/2021/10/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, September 25, 2021 - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-top-banana-todays-education_25.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, September 25, 2021 #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/09/top-posts-this-week-saturday-september_25.html


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