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Monday, October 11, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, October 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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POINT: Put Students Before Profits – InsideSources - https://insidesources.com/?p=48098 via @InsideSourcesDC



Opting Out – Grumpy Old Teacher - https://wp.me/p9VD0X-Ni via @sampsongregory



The elderly aren't Soylent Green. - by Fred Klonsky - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/the-elderly-arent-soylent-green



La. Student Assaults Teacher; Others Film, Post to Social Media. All Are Arrested. | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6BF



NYC Public School Parents: Talk out of School with Donald Nesbit, Exec VP of Local 37 and Political Action Chair DC 37 - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/10/talk-out-of-school-with-donald-nesbit.html



Status of School Vouchers—30 Years After Milwaukee Vouchers and 25 Years After Cleveland Vouchers Began | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8go via @janresseger



TODAY is Indigenous Peoples Day | Bill Ayers - https://wp.me/p3AjC-UT on @wordpressdotcom



Peter Smagorinsky: Who Would Want to Teach These Days? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uPB via @dianeravitch



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



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



Teacher Tom: The Only Way To Get There Is Through Belonging - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-only-way-to-get-there-is-through.html



NYC Public School Parents: Yes, the Mayor finally acted to phase-out the gifted program, but as usual, too late and in the wrong way - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/10/yes-mayor-finally-acted-to-phase-out.html



An Educator Who Changed Lives: Irene B. West | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uPx via @dianeravitch



Steven Singer: Five Ways to Slow the Teacher Exodus | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uQw via @dianeravitch



What Diversity Isn’t - Philly's 7th Ward - https://wp.me/p7sbg2-zq


The radical right John Birch Society is back: 1960s segregationist group hopes to make a comeback using school mask mandates http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/-N1bpJ4XH-Q/

Educator's Black Lives Matter Email Upends Her District - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/us/politics/maryland-superintendent-racism-black-lives-matter.html on @nytimes

Oregon temporarily drops college degree requirement for substitute teachers to alleviate shortage http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAPjLau?ocid=st

Opinion | I survived Amache Incarceration Camp. We cannot forget this Japanese American history. - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/05/amache-internment-camp-japanese-americans-history/

Shrinking Schools Add to Hong Kong Exodus - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/world/asia/hong-kong-population-drop.html on @nytimes

Wash. Post Publishes My New Piece On “10 things school districts should do right now” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121424 on @Larryferlazzo

Top Five Actions to Stop the Teacher Exodus During COVID and Beyond | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3Cv via @StevenSinger3

The Enduring Influence of Fannie Lou Hamer, Civil Rights Advocate - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/books/review/walk-with-me-kate-clifford-larson-until-i-am-free-keisha-blain-fannie-lou-hamer.html?referringSource=articleShare on @nytimes

Burris and Rees Debate For-Profit Charter Schools | Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé - https://wp.me/pLJTE-1la via @lflwriter

I Like This New Video From UNICEF: “One question can change everything” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121458 on @Larryferlazzo

glen brown: Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Pandemic proofing your life is not what you think (CNN) - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2021/10/dr-sanjay-gupta-pandemic-proofing-your.html

Ben Jealous: Why I Went to Jail on October 5 | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/ben-jealous-why-i-went-to-jail-on.html via @NewBlackMan

Opinion: Who would want to be a teacher these days? - https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled-blog/opinion-who-would-want-to-be-a-teacher-these-days/LSGSIDOOYVG5JL563DH53W27MM/ on @ajc

Education Research Report: College Choice, Private Options, and The Incidence of Public Investment in Higher Education - https://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Masks Are Changing How Kids Interact http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/gphpbnjQLE4/

On Disability and Work Under Capitalism, and the Abolitionist Horizon | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/on-disability-and-work-under-capitalism.html via @NewBlackMan

Decolonization Or Extinction – Indigenous People’s Day 2021 https://popularresistance.org/decolonization-or-extinction-indigenous-peoples-day-2021/

Local school boards emerge as hot races in November election - Albuquerque Journal - https://www.abqjournal.com/2436699/local-school-boards-emerge-as-hot-races-in-november-election.html on @abqjournal

Federal Student Debt Forgiveness Program Receives Massive Makeover | Atlanta Daily World - https://atlantadailyworld.com/2021/10/10/federal-student-debt-forgiveness-program-receives-massive-makeover/ via @ADWNews

Organize or Perish: The Unionization of Academic Publishing https://progressive.org/latest/unionization-academic-publishing-levin-211011/ #press #feedly

North Carolina Teacher Resigns After Telling Black Students They Would Be Her 'Field Slaves' If Not For the Constitution https://www.theroot.com/north-carolina-teacher-resigns-after-telling-black-stud-1847835471

After staff members died from COVID-19, Waco ISD vows to keep mask mandate in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/11/waco-isd-mask-mandate/

‘Battle For Your Brain’ Waged By Western Militaries https://popularresistance.org/battle-for-your-brain-waged-by-western-militaries/

After staff members died from COVID-19, Waco ISD vows to keep mask mandate in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/HaR3aED1GOw/

The Real Reason the Economy Might Collapse Skyrocketing wealth... https://robertreich.org/post/664699267768893440

New California law, Natomas program eases career pathway for cosmetology professionals https://fox40.com/news/business/new-california-law-natomas-program-eases-career-pathway-for-cosmetology-professionals/

My HBCU Comeback Moment: Find A Way Or Make One https://www.theroot.com/my-hbcu-comeback-moment-find-a-way-or-make-one-1847725377

The U.S. Finally Found a Way to Reduce Child Poverty. Why Are Some Democrats Opposed? - While the expanded child tax credit has been a win-win for families and the economy, conservative Democrats in Congress are still finding ways to undermine it. https://inthesetimes.com/article/child-tax-credit-reconciliation-manchin-sinema-biden-infrastructure

Column: Forget 'personal freedom.' California's statewide school vaccine mandate will save lives http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/rHR1SuSnkh8/skelton-california-school-covid-vaccine-mandate

What we teach about race and gender:
Representation in images and text of children’s

A Look Back: Here Are Hundreds Of Free Downloadable Student Handouts From The Math, Science & Social Studies Teachers’ Toolboxes | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=120639 on @Larryferlazzo

COVID-19 deaths means thousands now orphaned https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/10/thousands-nj-black-brown-children-covid-19-orphans-caregivers-childhood-trauma/

Why 2021's college sophomores are the new freshman https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1044973143/why-2021s-college-sophomores-are-the-new-freshman

Former Brooklyn public school teacher and Daily News Hometown Hero Tricia Moses lost to COVID-19: ‘She’s helping us even in her death’ https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-tricia-moses-death-education-covid-vaccine-hometown-hero-20211011-dyznps75prhyzacka5wupen7ui-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Coping without your favorite Native American mascots https://www.salon.com/2021/10/11/native-american-mascots-joey-clift/

OPINION: Home-based child care providers deserve better pay, working conditions and respect https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-home-based-child-care-providers-deserve-better-pay-working-conditions-and-respect/

Further Comment: ​​A Matter of Life and Death https://progressive.org/magazine/matter-of-life-and-death-lueders/

Student arrested after threatening to ‘shoot up’ West High, Anchorage police say - https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2021/10/08/student-arrested-after-threatening-to-shoot-up-west-high-anchorage-police-say/#new_tab via @adndotcom

App designed to save lives not popular with Florida teachers - https://apnews.com/article/fort-lauderdale-florida-parkland-florida-school-shooting-legislature-shootings-fef83c930f7995ef4fdf989e35802a69#new_tab on @ap

California becomes first state to require ethnic studies in high school http://edsource.org/?page_id=662219 via @edsource

KIPP Columbus says expansion could double its school to 3,600 students - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2021/10/11/kipp-columbus-says-expansion-could-double-its-school-3-600-students/5992893001/#new_tab via @DispatchAlerts

Parent sues Waukesha School District over lack of COVID-19 protocols - https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/news/waukesha/2021/10/09/parent-sues-waukesha-school-district-over-lack-covid-19-protocols/6052299001/#new_tab via @journalsentinel

At Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools, enrollment grows | Crain's Chicago Business - https://www.chicagobusiness.com/node/970046

Local school boards emerge as hot races in November election - https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-ohio-school-boards-racial-injustice-election-2020-a27a6ea4b7d4acc07173ebf7fa494257#new_tab on @ap

Ed Notes Online: Delegate AssemblyGate: UFT Leaders blink, opposition organizes for Oct. 13 DA over medicare and health and safety issues - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/10/delegate-assemblygate-uft-leaders-blink.html

‘You are loved and accepted just the way you are’ Biden tells LGBTQ community on National Coming Out Day http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/qMFmm1G4KpE/



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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/2021/10/big-education-ape-this-week-in.html

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



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/big-education-ape-this-week-with.html


Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Angst: Building Resilience Statewide Initiative - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_9.html


Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_9.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_9.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/2021/10/network-for-public-education-blog-post_9.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_9.html

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