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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

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CURMUDGUCATION: Betsy DeVos Plays The Hits (NAEP Edition) - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/10/betsy-devos-plays-hits-naep-edition.html



DOE Instructional footprints shrinking through time | Class Size Matters DOE Instructional footprints shrinking through time | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes - https://classsizematters.org/?p=10142



Education Research Report: Free/reduced price lunch eligibility shows large benefits: spending, dietary composition, and food insecurity - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Reviewing the Interviews from the HIB Investigation - Part 2, Keisha Scarlett - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/10/reviewing-interviews-from-hib.html



First-Ever CDE Student Stability Reports Announced - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel85.asp



Ohio Legislature Has Created a Path to End State School District Takeovers: Will It Ever Be Fully Implemented? | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8kM via @janresseger



CURMUDGUCATION: What Can Schools Learn From Learning Pods - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/10/what-can-schools-learn-from-learning.html



Rightwingers Urge Parents to “Defy the FBI” By Showing Up for School Board Meetings | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uTJ via @dianeravitch



Teacher Tom: Are We Teaching Toward Understanding Or Are We Just Enforcing Rules? - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/are-we-teaching-toward-understanding-or.html



‘Threats of violence’: School boards curb public comments to calm raucous meetingsPOLITICOSearchSearchClose - https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2021/10/26/threats-of-violence-school-boards-curb-public-comments-to-calm-raucous-meetings-1392057



Education Committee Chair May Lose Post Over Federal Indictment – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5406 via @TNEdReport



CURMUDGUCATION: How I Taught Controversial Texts - http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/10/how-i-taught-controversial-texts.html



National School Boards Association Bows to Pressure, Withdraws Complaint About Threats and Intimidation | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uUv via @dianeravitch



Scranton: Teachers Will Go on Strike | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uW4 via @dianeravitch



Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Cutting Through the Hype: Can Principals Be Instructional Leaders? | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11108 on @NEPCtweet



10-26-21 – Busted Pencils #BustEDPencils Podcast
Jeff Bryant from The Progressive Magazine.Proud Boys and School Boards. | Devil Radio 92.7 FM - https://www.devilradio927.com/?p=22567

Smart Ass Cripple: Banning School Mask Mandates Harms Disabled Youth https://progressive.org/latest/banning-mask-harms-disabled-youth-ervin-211026/

Violence in schools is on the rise following pandemic learning - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/10/26/schools-violence-teachers-guns-fights/

Philly school board to vote on search firm to find superintendent - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/26/22747764/philly-school-board-to-vote-on-search-firm-to-help-find-new-superintendent on chalkbeat

Widgets at the Speed Racer School Elementary School... - http://southbronxschool.blogspot.com/2021/10/widgets-at-speed-racer-school.html

Got student debt? Public Service Loan Forgiveness and You https://youtu.be/BQk5I1ZFWLc via @YouTube

5 Lingering Questions About COVID Vaccines for Kids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/PfRLjStQDhY/

Wisconsin Schools Called Police on Students at Twice the National Rate - School officials refer thousands of children to the police each year. In Wisconsin, children with disabilities or who are Black, Latino or Native bear the brunt of it. https://inthesetimes.com/article/wisconsin-schools-police-black-native-students

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

FDA advisers endorse Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/26/fda-panel-endorses-covid-19-shot-for-kids-5-11-years-old-517236

What If Ohio Threw A Senate Debate And All The Incredibly The Worst People Came? - Wonkette - https://www.wonkette.com/one-of-these-ohio-republican-senate-candidates-is-possibly-the-worst-person-in-the-state on @

“Squid Game” costumes are being banned from some schools for "violent message" https://www.salon.com/2021/10/26/squid-game-costumes-banned-halloween-new-york/

From Goop to puppets, how Netflix is offering sex ed for a new age https://www.salon.com/2021/10/26/love-and-goop-unzipped-netflix-puppets/

More Black Californians Taking COVID Shot as U.S. Reviews Vaccines for Younger Kids https://sacobserver.com/2021/10/more-black-californians-taking-covid-shot-as-u-s-reviews-vaccines-for-younger-kids/

Federal judge says Houston-area students defying dress code ban on long hair can return to class https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-long-hair-school-dress-code-lawsuit/

Texas House committee to investigate school districts’ books on race and sexuality https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-school-books-race-sexuality/

Democrats may let the best weapon against child poverty fade away https://www.vox.com/22744783/expanded-federal-child-tax-credit-2021

Playdates are ruining all the fun https://www.vox.com/22738809/playdate-play-kids-parenting-covid-pandemic

Education Research Report: Biracial Students’ Perceptions of Threat and Belonging Across School Contexts - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/

Advancing Sustainable Schools for All in North Carolina - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=30938

School board meeting in Loudoun draws protests, angry speakers https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/angry-parents-students-loudoun-school-board/2021/10/26/801e4374-3676-11ec-9bc4-86107e7b0ab1_story.html

Howard president says two-week occupation of student center ‘must end’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/10/26/howard-university-protests-housing-president/

OPINION: The pandemic has dashed and deferred too many college dreams https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-the-pandemic-has-dashed-and-deferred-too-many-college-dreams/

An unnoticed result of the decline of men in college: It’s harder for women to get in https://hechingerreport.org/an-unnoticed-result-of-the-decline-of-men-in-college-its-harder-for-women-to-get-in/

Hamilton High students allegedly assault girl and circulate video of attack http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/qoOl9mmKxkA/police-investigating-alleged-sexual-assault-and-video-at-hamilton-high

Parents say they’re keen to get COVID-19 vaccine for younger children https://www.njspotlight.com/video/parents-say-theyre-keen-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-for-younger-children/

How a teachers union puts its stamp on NJ politics | NJ Spotlight News - https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/10/njea-largest-teachers-union-spends-millions-gov-phil-murphy-reelection-campaign-boots-on-ground-door-to-door-massive-effort/ via @NJSpotlightNews

Wednesday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121789 on @Larryferlazzo

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

ProPublica details how Liberty University discourages reports of sexual assaults https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049546379/propublica-details-how-liberty-university-discourages-reports-of-sexual-assaults

College enrollment plummeted during the pandemic. This fall, it's even worse https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1048955023/college-enrollment-down-pandemic-economy

Day care for disabled children requires better funding, parents and experts say https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1048436954/day-care-for-disabled-children-requires-better-funding-parents-and-experts-say

#Paintok: The bleak universe of suicide and self-harm videos TikTok serves young teens http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/zWTELcFbfSU/

Congressman angry at Americans not following ‘God’s laws and his definition of marriage’ lied to high school students http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/ehI3ZMN5oDY/

TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat defend impact on kids at US hearing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/VjUyi2XTaAo/

REVEALED: Elizabeth Holmes allegedly duped Betsy DeVos' family out of $100 million http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/xX2Ga1oy-Ek/

'Severe' PA Teacher Shortage Addressed In New Bill https://patch.com/pennsylvania/norristown/pa-teacher-shortage-new-bill-would-bring-back-retirees?google_editors_picks=true

Ed Notes Online: City Council oversight hearing on Changes to Municipal Retirees' Healthcare Plan - Thursday Oct. 21 1PM - Livestream - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/10/city-council-oversight-hearing-on.html

Dozens Of Local Students And Families Stuck In Afghanistan Finally Out | NewsRadio KFBK | Top Stories - https://kfbk.iheart.com/featured/sacramentos-latest-news/content/2021-10-25-dozens-of-local-students-and-families-stuck-in-afghanistan-finally-out/

The Pandemic Could Have Unlocked Remote Schooling. It Hasn't (Opinion) - https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-the-pandemic-could-have-unlocked-remote-schooling-it-hasnt/2021/10 on @educationweek

PPS: Culturally Responsive Education Series! | NYC Coalition for Educational Justice - https://www.nyccej.org/?p=3043

Declining College Enrollment Is a Good Sign for Young People - Bloomberg - https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-26/declining-college-enrollment-is-a-good-sign-for-young-people#new_tab on @bopinion

Ridgefield HS teacher suspended after alleged 'terrorists' comment - https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ridgefield/2021/10/25/ridgefield-high-school-teacher-nj-suspended-terrorist-comment-student/6156475001/#new_tab via @northjersey

The groups aiding protests against masks, vaccines and Critical Race Theory : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1049078199/a-look-at-the-groups-supporting-school-board-protesters-nationwide#new_tab on @NPR

Can you teach reading on Zoom? http://edsource.org/?page_id=662830 via @edsource

FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids - https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-business-health-pandemics-0574a1f21d6fccecd424b12f94b258de#new_tab on @ap

Success Academy clashing with city over new high school site - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-1lCl4 by @nypmetro on @nypost

Ochsner admits vaccinating Kenner student without permission; mother’s lawyer threatens lawsuit - https://www.fox8live.com/2021/10/23/ochsner-admits-vaccinating-kenner-student-without-permission-mothers-lawyer-threatens-lawsuit/#new_tab via @fox8nola

Scranton School District responds to announcement of teacher strike | WOLF - https://fox56.com/news/local/scranton-school-district-responds-to-announcement-of-teacher-strike#new_tab on @fox56wolf

Schools Across U.S. Cite Inclusivity as Reason for Backing Away From Halloween Events - https://www.newsweek.com/schools-across-us-cite-inclusivity-reason-backing-away-halloween-events-1642732#new_tab on @newsweek

Douglas County mask lawsuit: Judge stops parents from opting out of mandate - https://dpo.st/3Ch2Nfj on @denverpost

Following infusion of federal pandemic funds, Maryland schools set to receive billions over coming years - Baltimore Sun - https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/bs-md-schools-money-20211027-d657hgd455bnrkw45qmlakftvq-story.html#new_tab via @baltimoresun

Books about race, sexuality spark investigation into Texas schools by a House committee - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/10/26/school-districts-under-investigation-by-texas-house-over-books-curriculum/#new_tab via @dallasnews

Michigan students would be required to pass personal finance class under new bill - https://www.abc12.com/2021/10/26/michigan-students-would-be-required-pass-personal-finance-class-under-new-bill/#new_tab via @ABC12WJRT

Denver school board campaign spending tops $1 million - Chalkbeat Colorado - https://co.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/25/22745718/denver-school-board-election-2021-campaign-spending-1-million-outside-groups#new_tab on chalkbeat

‘Threats of violence’: School boards curb public comments to calm raucous meetings - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/27/school-boards-covid-restrictions-violence-517326#new_tab

TikTok and Bay Area billboards: Public schools pay up to boost image and bring in students - https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/TikTok-and-Bay-Area-billboards-Public-schools-16566545.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

Teacher shortage: Arizona launches residency program with stipend - https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2021/10/26/arizona-launches-teacher-residency-program-stipend-subsidized-tuition/8541856002/#new_tab via @azcentral

Will Kids Be Forced To Get A COVID Vaccine? | Opinion - https://www.newsweek.com/will-kids-forced-get-covid-vaccine-opinion-1642704#new_tab on @newsweek

Transfers to private schools, suburban districts, homeschooling spur latest CPS enrollment drop - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/10/27/22748428/chicago-public-schools-enrollment-declines-fewer-students-funding-implications-pedro-martinez#new_tab


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, October 26, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_26.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, October 25, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_25.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, October 24, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_24.html

Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: No Staff Shortage Here Edition (10/24) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-no.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, October 23, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_23.html

Big Education Ape: Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, October 23, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/big-education-ape-top-posts-this-week_23.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, October 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_22.html

Big Education Ape: KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_23.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_23.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-week-education-research-report_23.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_23.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_23.html


Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_23.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_23.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_23.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report.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_23.html

Big Education Ape: Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, October 16 , 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/big-education-ape-top-posts-this-week_16.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, October 16, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_16.html

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