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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

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Is New York State preparing students to benefit from the $1T Infrastructure Law? | Ed In The Apple - https://wp.me/p2zCG-2UL via @edintheapple



Closing Achievement Gaps Will Require Closing Opportunity Gaps Outside of School | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8pX via @janresseger



Teacher Tom: "Everything Out Here Is Broken" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/everything-out-here-is-broken.html



Olivia Little: Unmasking “Moms for Liberty” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v1y 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



Toward a More Inclusive Williamson County – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5429 via @TNEdReport



Code Acts in Education: Counting Learning Losses | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11148 on @NEPCtweet



NYC Public School Parents: Urgent! Call Speaker Johnson to ask him to schedule a vote on the class size bill! - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/11/urgent-your-help-needed-now-to-pass.html



Anya Kamenetz: School Board Madness About Masks, Vaccines, and Race | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v1e via @dianeravitch



Los Angeles: Board Will Hear Presentation from Controversial Advocate | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v20 via @dianeravitch



Ed Notes Online: United Slate Announced, Predictions for (Nov. 17) UFT Delegate Assembly -Class Size Issue - Enforcement, Enforcement, Enforcement - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/11/united-slate-announced-predictions-for.html



United for Change / UFT | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2iW via @Jd2718x


Evidence and Rigor: Scrutinizing the Rhetorical Embrace of Evidence-Based Decision Making - Bruce Baker, Kevin G. Welner, 2012 - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/0013189X12440306?journalCode=edra

Voices of Long COVID - https://voicesoflongcovid.org/ via @ResolveTSL

A Children’s Bill of Rights is needed to protect those most vulnerable | Opinion - https://news.yahoo.com/children-bill-rights-needed-protect-110047339.html?guccounter=1 on @YahooNews

Education Research Report: Does Enhanced College Advising Impacts Where and How Long Students Attend College - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/11/does-enhanced-college-advising-impacts.html

Inflation. Corporations are raising prices because they can. - by Fred Klonsky - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/inflation-corporations-are-raising



Amid stable COVID rates, Pa. school officials tout success of reopening https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/11/16/22785940/amid-stable-covid-rates-pa-school-officials-tout-success-of-reopening via @ChalkbeatPHL

Video: “How Does Language Move?” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=121678 on @Larryferlazzo

New calls to send U.S. troops into Ethiopia - by Michael Klonsky - Mike Klonsky's Edu/Pol - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/new-calls-to-send-us-troops-into




Left of Black S12 · E2 | 'The Dirty South' with Valerie Cassel Oliver | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/11/left-of-black-s12-e2-dirty-south-with.html via @NewBlackMan

Racial Covenants, a Relic of the Past, are Still on the Books Across the Country | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/11/racial-covenants-relic-of-past-are.html via @NewBlackMan

Seeworth audit finds ‘fraud’ by superintendent, inaction by powerful board members https://nondoc.com/2021/11/16/seeworth-audit-finds-fraud-inaction-from-powerful-board-members/ via @nondocmedia

A Letter From An Invisible Jail - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2346

Report: Most Europeans worry about child safety online https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-child-safety-abuse-online-worry-privacy-reporty/ @leoniehaimson

The Labor Upsurge Of The 1930s And ’40s In The US https://popularresistance.org/the-labor-upsurge-of-the-1930s-and-40s-in-the-u-s/

Three things to know | News | perrytribune.com - https://www.perrytribune.com/news/article_3c7be88a-ede9-5bcc-99e7-e53f6542ea8a.html

Racial Disparities in Kids’ Vaccinations Are Hard to Track https://sacobserver.com/2021/11/racial-disparities-in-kids-vaccinations-are-hard-to-track/

School board committee selects superintendent search firm https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/16/school-board-committee-selects-superintendent-search-firm/

Right-wing effort to ban LGBTQ books in Chicago school backfires after students fight back https://www.rawstory.com/banned-high-school-books/

Sacramento City Unified School District Trials Safety Technology on School Buses - School Transportation News - https://wp.me/p9C7EF-gd5 via @stnmagazine

SCUSD student vaccine requirements: What you need to know - https://www.kcra.com/article/scusd-student-vaccine-requirement-need-to-know/38273332# on @kcranews

Secretary Cardona to Tour Capitol Heights Elementary School Vaccine Clinic, Speak with Families about Importance of Child Vaccinations U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories

UC lecturer strike averted as union hails tentative agreement as its 'best contract' ever https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-17/uc-bracing-for-lecturer-strike-and-widespread-class-cancellations

LAUSD to spend $5 million on gift cards, prizes to encourage students to get vaccinated https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-17/lausd-to-spend-5-million-for-gift-cards-to-incentivize-students-to-get-covid-19-vaccine

Amazing Education Site For The 1619 Project Unveiled! | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122199 on @Larryferlazzo

Read Across America “More to the Story” Author Interview with Supriya Kelkar - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMlp8J4qtxk on @youtube

School building price tag set at nearly $2 billion, with more to come https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2021/11/nj-school-building-abbott-districts-nearly-2-billion-supreme-court-education-law-center/

Schools, food banks wrestle with shortages, supply problems https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/schools-food-banks-wrestle-with-shortages-supply-problems/

'1619 Project' journalist says Black people shouldn't be an asterisk in U.S. history https://www.npr.org/2021/11/17/1056404654/nikole-hannah-jones-1619-project

What the history of student vaccination mandates means for school COVID vaccine rules https://www.npr.org/2021/11/16/1056263655/what-the-history-of-student-vaccination-mandates-means-for-school-covid-vaccine-

Thousands of borrowers' student debt is erased with loan forgiveness program overhaul https://www.npr.org/2021/11/16/1056263613/thousands-of-borrowers-student-debt-is-erased-with-loan-forgiveness-program-over

Professor Cited as Corruption Expert Is Sentenced for Money Laundering https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/us/bruce-bagley-money-laundering-venezuela.html

Canadian Forces Promote Militarism in the Classroom https://dissidentvoice.org/2021/11/canadian-forces-promote-militarism-in-the-classroom/

D.C. students’ learning loss continued in 2020-2021, widening gaps for at-risk kids, report finds https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/16/dc-schools-remote-learning-loss/

Virginia school board rescinds decision to remove ‘sexually explicit’ texts from libraries https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/spotsylvania-school-books-removal-rescinded/2021/11/16/dcf77f24-46e4-11ec-b8d9-232f4afe4d9b_story.html

Police investigating Montgomery County schools’ transportation department https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/montgomery-county-transportation-investigation/2021/11/16/612fcfbc-46f9-11ec-b8d9-232f4afe4d9b_story.html

TEACHER VOICE: Why we can’t get ed-tech right without teachers https://hechingerreport.org/teacher-voice-why-we-cant-get-ed-tech-right-without-teachers/

With teacher wellness “hanging by a thread,” one district tries walking and smoothies https://hechingerreport.org/with-teacher-wellness-hanging-by-a-thread-one-district-tries-walking-and-smoothies/

School Nurses Feel Like ‘The Enemy’ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/us/school-nurses-covid.html





To Honor His Indigenous Ancestors, He Became a Champion https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/sports/ku-stevens-running-nevada.html

It’s the University of Austin Against Everyone — Including Itself https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/11/17/university-austin-bari-weiss-pinker-culture-politics-522800

U.S. Department of Education investigates claims of racial and gender discrimination at North Texas school district https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/17/carroll-isd-southlake-discrimination-investigation/

US school bus drivers in nationwide strikes over poor pay and Covid risk | Schools | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/nov/16/school-bus-drivers-protest-shortages-pay-covid#new_tab on @guardian

LAUSD Board Members Look to Expand COVID Vaccine Mandate to Charters | KFI AM 640 - https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2021-11-16-lausd-board-members-look-to-expand-covid-vaccine-mandate-to-charters/#new_tab

Anchorage teachers union and school district declare impasse over contract - https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/education/2021/11/16/anchorage-teachers-union-and-school-district-declare-impasse-over-contract/#new_tab via @adndotcom

Nearly 2,000 Atlanta students ask to move to virtual classes - https://www.ajc.com/education/nearly-2000-atlanta-students-ask-to-move-to-virtual-classes/NCUSALE7WJF4FI5QBEZAO3SWYE/#new_tab on @ajc

Florida defends mask rules, vows to fight federal complaint - https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/11/16/florida-defends-mask-rules-vows-to-fight-federal-complaint/#new_tab on TB_Times

Reynolds Middle School is shutting down in-person learning for 3 weeks to address student fights, misbehavior - oregonlive.com - https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/11/reynolds-middle-school-is-shutting-down-in-person-learning-for-3-weeks-to-address-student-fights-misbehavior.html#new_tab on @oregonlive

The Infrastructure Plan is Rolling Out Electric School Buses | Time - https://time.com/6117544/electric-school-buses/#new_tab on @TIME

Wisconsin schools slide in first DPI report cards since pandemic - https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2021/11/17/wisconsin-schools-slide-first-dpi-report-cards-since-pandemic/6401593001/#new_tab via @journalsentinel

Teachers union: ‘No confidence’ in RCSD’s response to school violence | RochesterFirst - https://www.rochesterfirst.com/?p=1041312

Williamson County Schools reviewing library books that have upset parents | WZTV - https://fox17.com/news/local/williamson-county-schools-reviewing-library-books-that-have-upset-parents#new_tab on @foxnashville

Democrats plan to swing back aggressively at Republicans on critical race theory claims https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-plan-swing-back-aggressively-203637723.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr via @YahooNews

Routine childhood vaccinations lag as experts push to catch up - https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/routine-childhood-vaccinations-lag-experts-push-catch-rcna5761#new_tab by NBCNews on @NBCNews

IPS’ plan to share referendum with charters draws legal question https://in.chalkbeat.org/2021/11/16/22786054/ips-referendum-innovation-charter-schools-state-law-local-property-tax-funding via @ChalkbeatIN

Why There Hasn’t Been A Mass Exodus Of Teachers https://53eig.ht/3qHYPcw

Louisiana public schools grapple with learning lost to pandemic surges and storms | PBS NewsHour - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/90-percent-of-kindergarteners-in-louisiana-arent-ready-for-school-thanks-to-pandemic-disruptions#new_tab on @newshour

Furious parents, students slam Wall school board, decry alleged culture of bullying - nj.com - https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/11/furious-parents-students-slam-wall-school-board-decry-alleged-culture-of-bullying.html#new_tab on @njdotcom

Progressives Can No Longer Cede School Boards to the GOP | The Nation - https://www.thenation.com/?p=401579 on @TheNation

Threats, fights on the rise across St. Louis schools as students face pandemic stress | Education | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/threats-fights-on-the-rise-across-st-louis-schools-as-students-face-pandemic-stress/article_b6323bd2-b0f6-5452-969e-561b453599ea.html#new_tab by @https://twitter.com/blythebernhard on @stltoday

US School Bus Drivers In Nationwide Strikes Over Poor Pay And Covid Risk https://popularresistance.org/us-school-bus-drivers-in-nationwide-strikes-over-poor-pay-and-covid-risk/

Ex-Montgomery schools chief financial officer charged in $314,000 fake invoice scheme - al.com - https://www.al.com/news/2021/11/ex-montgomery-schools-chief-financial-officer-charged-in-314000-fake-invoice-scheme.html#new_tab on @aldotcom

As Students Return to School, So Does School Violence | K-12 Schools | US News - https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/articles/as-students-return-to-school-so-does-school-violence#new_tab on @USNews

Report: 2 men to be cleared in 1965 killing of Malcolm X https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/17/report-2-men-cleared-malcolm-x-killing-522813



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Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Good News Edition (11/14) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-good.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, November 13, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-top-banana-todays-education_13.html

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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/2021/11/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_13.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-education-research-report_13.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_13.html

Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_13.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_13.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/saturday-november-6-2021-this-weeks.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/2021/11/network-for-public-education-blog-post_13.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report_13.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/11/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_13.html

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