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Thursday, October 28, 2021

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Why Public Schools? They Are Fundamental to Democracy | by Bruce Lesley | Voices4Kids | Oct, 2021 | Medium - https://medium.com/voices4kids/why-public-schools-they-are-fundamental-to-democracy-1ada973432e6 by @BruceLesley on @First_Focus



Our Opt-Out Letter: “These standardized tests can’t measure our son” – I AM AN EDUCATOR - https://wp.me/p3bHrD-1Ks via @JessedHagopian



Welcoming David Gilbert back home. - by Michael Klonsky - Mike Klonsky's Edu/Pol - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/welcoming-david-gilbert-back-into



NYC Public School Parents: Diane Ravitch’s testimony today in support of lowering class size - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/10/diane-ravitchs-testimony-today-in.html



Compelling testimony on the need to lower class size from Regent Kathy Cashin, Diane Ravitch, and Curtis Young | Class Size Matters | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes - https://classsizematters.org/?p=10155



Shady Dyslexia Agenda Accelerating | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-18d on @wordpressdotcom



Schneider and Berkshire: Parents Do Not Have the Right to Decide What Their Children Learn | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uU0 via @dianeravitch



Alfie Kohn: “Who’s Cheating Whom?” | GFBrandenburg's Blog - https://wp.me/pGTPP-2Dk



The Ink Interviews the Architect of the Billionaires’ Tax | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uVu via @dianeravitch



Punch Line – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-a9f via @plthomasEdD



‘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




U.S. Department of Education Announces Recognition Status of Nine Accrediting Agencies | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-recognition-status-nine-accrediting-agencies



Need Teachers? | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-f2 via @nancyflanagan



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Reviewing Interviews from HIB Investigation -Part 3, Zachary DeWolf - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/10/reviewing-interviews-from-hib_27.html



Seattle Schools Community Forum: SPS To Special Education Students and Families: Sorry (again) - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/10/sps-to-special-education-students-and.html



NYC Public School Parents: Compelling testimony including videos from yesterday's hearings on the importance of lowering class size for NYC students. - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/10/compelling-testimony-from-yesterdays.html



Harold Meyerson: Two Senate Democrats May Be Dooming Their Party | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uVC via @dianeravitch



The GOP’s Grievance Industrial Complex Invades the Classroom | The Nation - https://www.thenation.com/?p=399790 on @TheNation



Teacher Tom: "We Have A Deficit Of Wonder Right Now" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/we-have-deficit-of-wonder-right-now.html


Merrick Garland defends memo against Sens. Tom Cotton, Chuck Grassley - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/27/attorney-general-merrick-garland-school-board-investigation-violence/8564956002/#new_tab via @usatoday

My Testimony: Why NYC Schools Should Reduce Class Size | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uWn via @dianeravitch

WATCH: Cory Booker flattens GOP talking points by reading list of violent threats made to school boards http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/ZQzSdQ4g_zY/

Lawmakers Press City For Numbers On Public School Enrollment https://gothamist.com/news/lawmakers-press-city-numbers-public-school-enrollment?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=shared_twitter via @gothamist

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools Doing Great on Staff Vaccinations - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/10/seattle-schools-doing-great-in-staff.html

Independent study out of reach for special education students https://edsource.org/podcast/independent-study-out-of-reach-for-special-education-students

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

Florida bucks Biden, strips federal aid from mask mandate schools https://politi.co/3w46SBj via @politico

Dumbass nation: Our biggest national security problem is America's "vast and militant ignorance" https://www.salon.com/2021/10/28/dumbass-nation-our-biggest-national-security-problem-is-americas-vast-and-militant-ignorance/

Anti-government group shuts down Portland school board meeting with anti-mask protest https://www.salon.com/2021/10/27/anti-government-group-shuts-down-portland-school-board-meeting-with-anti-mask/

Texas Republicans to investigate school districts’ books that mention race and sexuality https://www.salon.com/2021/10/27/texas-to-investigate-school-districts-books-that-mention-race-and-sexuality_partner/

Conservatives conjure up a 21st-century Satanic panic. Will it work? https://www.salon.com/2021/10/27/conservatives-conjure-up-a-21st-century-satanic-panic-will-it-work/

A Few Other Books Aside From Beloved That Politicians Might Want to Consider Banning for Political Gain If We Believe the Children Are Our Future https://www.theroot.com/a-few-other-books-aside-from-beloved-that-politicians-m-1847946351

Secretary Cardona Joins Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal for Visit to Middlesex Community College to Discuss Importance of Workforce Development Programs  | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/secretary%E2%80%AFcardona-joins-connecticut-gov-ned-lamont-and-us-senators-chris-murphy-and-richard-blumenthal-visit-middlesex-community-college-discuss-importance-workforce-development-programs%E2%80%AF

Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Office of Federal Student Aid https://youtu.be/YloV-donrxw via @YouTube

Why Fannie Lou Hamer’s Definition of “Freedom” Still Matters: Vox Conversations with Keisha Blain | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/why-fannie-lou-hamers-definition-of.html via @NewBlackMan

‘Bulletproof’ Review: Americans and Their Guns https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/movies/bulletproof-review.html

Glenn Youngkin vs. Toni Morrison https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/opinion/glenn-youngkin-toni-morrison.html

Republicans Assail Garland Over Justice Department Schools Memo https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/politics/merrick-garland-justice-department-schools-memo.html

Fight Over Toni Morrison Novel Inflames Virginia Governor's Race https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/politics/beloved-toni-morrison-virginia.html

The Conservative School Board Strategy - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/the-conservative-school-board-strategy.html on @nytimes

GOP school board candidate defends decision to wear blackface at party: 'Nothing racial about it!' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/62kZZ-EE5ZQ/

'My god!' Merrick Garland shocked when GOP’s Marsha Blackburn asks if angry parents are like Timothy McVeigh http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/25Rx5ahjz-0/

WATCH: Merrick Garland bursts into laughter at GOP senator's question http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/VC_KoPC3uOY/

Steve Bannon on school boards: 'It's time to start locking up these people' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/w9eet2E6uEc/

Merrick Garland knocks down GOP conspiracy theories one after another in Senate hearing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/BtoOLCQSOMk/

‘Dad Bod,’ ‘Fluffernutter’ Among Merriam-Webster’s 455 New Words https://patch.com/us/across-america/dad-bod-fluffernutter-among-merriam-webster-s-455-new-words?google_editors_picks=true

'You Got McDonald's Money?' and Other Phrases We Remember From Childhood https://www.theroot.com/you-got-mcdonalds-money-and-other-phrases-we-remember-1847863232

What It's Like Growing Up Black in Detroit | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/what-its-like-growing-up-black-in.html via @NewBlackMan

Top student loan official testifies on troubled loan forgiveness program https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1049797033/top-student-loan-official-testifies-on-troubled-loan-forgiveness-program

A $40 million gift will help 1st-generation students at the University of Michigan https://www.npr.org/2021/10/28/1050008655/40-million-university-of-michigan-first-generation-fred-wilpon

Brawl at Manhattan high school leaves six school safety agents injured https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-brawl-washington-irving-campus-safety-agents-injured-20211027-mxnrxfiqn5govetfghrfamlur4-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

NYC preschool enrollment still significantly below pre-pandemic levels https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-nyc-pre-k-enrollment-drop-20211027-6ozrfafekzg45ac6l4jpot43ca-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Leading by Listening to Students’ Voices - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=30967

Mentoring Matters: The Critical Need for a Rural Leaders Network of Support - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=30962

Teachers protest staffing shortages in Maryland school system https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/teachers-protest-staffing-shortages-in-maryland-school-system/2021/10/27/6ca45dd4-371f-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html

OPINION: How school boards are traumatizing Black children https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-how-school-boards-are-traumatizing-black-children/

10 ways for schools to gain traction with social-emotional learning programs https://hechingerreport.org/10-ways-for-schools-to-gain-traction-with-social-emotional-learning-programs/

California plans ambitious effort to vaccinate young children http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/0PLoP_5ovJU/california-plans-ambitious-effort-to-vaccinate-young-children

Recap of "Students, Safety, and Solutions: An Honest Conversation about Police Free Schools" https://www.momsrising.org/blog/recap-of-students-safety-and-solutions-an-honest-conversation-about-police-free-schools

Kentucky high school's Man Pageant with lap dances being investigated - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2021/10/27/kentucky-high-schools-man-pageant-lap-dances-being-investigated/8566052002/#new_tab via @courierjournal

Virtual teachers, hefty bonuses help North Texas schools overcome staffing shortages - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/10/27/virtual-teachers-hefty-bonuses-help-north-texas-schools-overcome-staffing-shortages/#new_tab via @dallasnews

The Data Mining of America’s Kids Should Be a National Scandal https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2021/10/27/the_data_mining_of_americas_kids_should_be_a_national_scandal_110659.html#new_tab

Contradicting police, attorneys for alleged Timberview High School shooter double down on bullying claims - https://www.fox4news.com/news/contradicting-police-attorneys-for-alleged-timberview-high-school-shooter-double-down-on-bullying-claims#new_tab via @FOX4

Indicted Tennessee senator steps aside as education committee chairman - Chalkbeat Tennessee - https://tn.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/27/22749745/kelsey-indicted-tennessee-senator-education-committee-leadership#new_tab on chalkbeat

Pittsburgh Public Schools sent 952 students to truancy court during COVID - https://www.publicsource.org/?p=1272324 by @tylisawrites

Virginia Beach schools to dismiss 2 hours early on select Wednesdays to help curb teacher burnout | WAVY.com - https://www.wavy.com/?p=1178840

NYC schools see 28 percent spike in weapons seizures - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-1lF9u by @nypmetro on @nypost

U.S. bars immigration arrests at schools, hospitals and other 'protected areas' - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/27/us-ends-immigration-arrests-at-schools-hospitals-and-other-protected-areas.html#new_tab by annikakimc on @CNBC

Seattle parents, educators protest special education staff moves | The Seattle Times - https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=14344064 by @monicavelez21 on @seattletimes

Unruly School Board Meetings Force Online Comments in Kentucky County - https://www.insider.com/unruly-school-board-meetings-online-comments-kentucky-county-2021-10#new_tab


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, October 27, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_27.html

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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