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Saturday, October 30, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, October 30, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



Stories from School AZ: The Problem of Choice | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11114 on @NEPCtweet



An abundance of progressives. Two Illinois Latinx districts. - by Fred Klonsky - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/an-abundance-of-progressives-two



SMOKE ON THE WATER, FIRE IN THE SKY – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-2Y9 via @norinrad10



U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Overturn Maine Vaccine Mandate That Excludes Religious Exemption | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uWs via @dianeravitch



Illinois: Parent Groups Sue to Remove COVID Safety Measures | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/s2odLa-illinois via @dianeravitch



Grassroots Education Network- October 2021 Newsletter - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/grassroots-education-network-october-2021-newsletter/ via @Network4pubEd



Don’t Gamble with your Life or Health | Lloyd Lofthouse - https://wp.me/p2mPRS-Xg via @lflwriter



When Teachers Write about Their Practice | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-f8 via @nancyflanagan



New Hampshire: How Libertarians Captured the Republican Party in the State | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uTL via @dianeravitch



North Carolina: Vote to Save Your Public Schools! | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-uWv via @dianeravitch



Scranton: Teachers Will Go on Strike https://popularresistance.org/scranton-teachers-will-go-on-strike/



NYC Educator: Meaningless Tests, Suicide Prevention, and Election Day - http://nyceducator.com/2021/10/meaningless-tests-suicide-prevention.html


Florida Bars State Professors From Testifying in Voting Rights Case - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/29/us/florida-professors-voting-rights-lawsuit.html on @nytimes

Orlando Sentinel Skewers ‘Fraud’ Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 Spin: ‘How Orwellian’ | HuffPost Latest News - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-orlando-sentinel-editorial-board_n_617cf240e4b0657357493805

Texas School Censors All Of ‘Huck Finn’ Except The N-Words - https://www.theonion.com/texas-school-censors-all-of-huck-finn-except-the-n-wo-1847956839?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=_twitter on theonion

KANSAS STATE EUCATION CODE: Full Text - https://www.kansasregents.org/about/policies-by-laws-missions/board_policy_manual_2/chapter_ii_governance_state_universities_2/chapter_ii_full_text

Schools facing critical race theory battles are diversifying rapidly, analysis finds - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/schools-facing-critical-race-theory-battles-are-diversifying-rapidly-analysis-n1278834 by NBCNews on @NBCNews

Schools facing critical race theory battles are diversifying rapidly, analysis finds - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/schools-facing-critical-race-theory-battles-are-diversifying-rapidly-analysis-n1278834 by NBCNews on @NBCNews

Philly student athletes participating in winter and spring sports must be vaccinated - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/29/22753381/philly-student-athletes-participating-in-winter-and-spring-sports-must-be-vaccinated-against-covid on chalkbeat

Ancestry Offers a Missing Link for Black Families with the Release of Freedmen's Bureau Records | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/10/ancestry-offers-missing-link-for-black.html via @NewBlackMan

SPI Celebrates Literature Day - Year 2021 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/yr21rel87.asp

Three New Resources To Help Teach About Climate Change | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=119781 on @Larryferlazzo

glen brown: The Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois: Actuarial Review Shows Improvement in Long-Term Finances/State Contribution to Increase by 4% - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-teachers-retirement-system-of.html

Meet ProPublica’s Emerging Reporters for the 2021 School Year https://www.propublica.org/article/meet-propublicas-emerging-reporters-for-the-2021-school-year#1153081

Florida Program to Aid Brain-Damaged Kids Often Told Families No. It’s Promising to Change. https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-program-to-aid-brain-damaged-kids-often-told-families-no-its-promising-to-change#1150927

BE AFRAID: Spooky Season is here for election officials and democracy itself, too | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=73175 on @Eclectablog

Introducing our new GOTMFV Show podcast co-host, MoReno Taylor II! | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=73178 on @Eclectablog

Support the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=49770#.YX1g69GzZj4.twitter via @EdVotes

Updated Build Back Better framework unveiled https://educationvotes.nea.org/?p=49769#.YX1hE406uF4.twitter via @EdVotes

Will Critical Race Theory Hysteria Influence Future of Affirmative Action? https://www.laprogressive.com/will-critical-race-theory-hysteria-influence-future-of-affirmative-action/

FDA authorizes first Covid vaccine for kids ages 5-11 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/29/fda-authorizes-first-covid-vaccine-for-kids-ages-5-11-517679

Why sugar may be the scariest part of Halloween https://www.salon.com/2021/10/29/why-sugar-may-be-the-scariest-part-of-halloween/

Court turns away religious challenge to Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/10/court-turns-away-religious-challenge-to-maines-vaccine-mandate-for-health-care-workers/

How Folklore Helped Me Reclaim Halloween: An Afro-Caribbean Tale https://www.theroot.com/how-folklore-helped-me-reclaim-halloween-an-afro-carib-1847966957

Ain’t Nothing Funny: Nassau County School District Says Video of White Students Using the N-Word, Wearing White Hood Was Meant to Be a ‘Joke’ https://www.theroot.com/ain-t-nothing-funny-nassau-county-school-district-says-1847965150

Head of Prep School Who Uninvited Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Taking a Leave of Absence https://www.theroot.com/head-of-prep-school-who-uninvited-nikole-hannah-jones-i-1847964422

NAACP Urges Athletes To Avoid Signing With Texas Teams Over Voting, Abortion Laws https://sacobserver.com/2021/10/naacp-urges-athletes-to-avoid-signing-with-texas-teams-over-voting-abortion-laws/

NOLA Public Schools centralized admissions process — formerly called OneApp — launches Nov. 1, with a new name and new selective admission schools https://thelensnola.org/2021/10/29/nola-public-schools-centralized-admissions-process-formerly-called-oneapp-launches-nov-1-with-a-new-name-and-new-selective-admission-schools/

With 1.9% enrollment drop, NYC schools have lost about 64,000 students since pandemic started https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/29/22753067/enrollment-decline-nyc-schools via @ChalkbeatNY

Three New Resources To Help Teach About Climate Change https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/10/29/three-new-resources-to-help-teach-about-climate-change/

Children ages 5 to 11 are a step closer to being eligible for the Pfizer vaccine https://www.npr.org/2021/10/30/1050782599/children-ages-5-to-11-are-a-step-closer-to-being-eligible-for-the-pfizer-vaccine

Halloween means trick, not treat, for some children http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/AdOuG5q-Y4Q/

The dark history of American antisemitism http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/g589i__V9do/

White student wears KKK outfit to school – his classmate says ‘friends of color’ encouraged him http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRawStory/~3/7tbVMMaFa1w/

After a Billionaire Designed a Dorm, an Architect Resigned in Protest https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/30/us/charlie-munger-ucsb-dorms.html

A Black Ex-High School Track Coach Alleges His Firing Was a Racially-Motivated Act of Retaliation Against Him https://www.theroot.com/a-black-ex-high-school-track-coach-alleges-his-firing-w-1847969205

Florida blocks professors from testifying against voting law pushed by DeSantis https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2021/10/30/florida-blocks-professors-from-testifying-against-voting-law-pushed-by-desantis-1392142


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, October 30, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_30.html
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Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, October 29, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-top-banana-todays-education_29.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_30.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_30.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-week-education-research-report_30.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_30.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_30.html


Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_30.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_30.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_30.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/10/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report_30.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_30.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

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