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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

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Youth Mental Health Reports and Publications | HHS.gov - https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/youth-mental-health/index.html via @HHSgov



Undermining a basic right: Republican politicians espouse a truly radical stance on public education | NC Policy Watch - https://ncpolicywatch.com/?p=116491 by @Rob_Schofield on @ncpolicywatch



No Hatchet, All Love with 8 Hands (mostly) | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5QX via @ProfessorJVH



NYC Educator: UFT Executive Board December 6, 2021--New York, New York, A Heckuva Town, the COVID's Up and De Blasio's Down - http://nyceducator.com/2021/12/uft-executive-board-december-6-2021-new.html



Teacher Tom: "I Wish I'd Let Him Know He'd Been Seen" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/i-wish-id-let-him-know-hed-been-seen.html



PBS: Anti-CRT Laws Make Teachers Fearful of Teaching about Race and Racism | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v2S via @dianeravitch



Just in Time: Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-adl via @plthomasEdD



Tom Ficklin Show: Three Alarm Fire at the School House | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5R3 via @ProfessorJVH



Jonathan Kantrowitz Political Blog: A third of US kids lack good and consistent health insurance - https://wackywac.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-third-of-us-kids-lack-good-and.html



Should School Staff Be Charged in the Student Shootings in Michigan? | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-fI via @nancyflanagan



Curmudgucation: OH: One More Push To Defund Public Education | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11178 on @NEPCtweet



How Community Schools Are Helping a Hard-Hit City Dig Out of Tough Times | Ed Politics - https://edpolitics.org/?p=397



Ed Notes Online: Unity Caucus Panic Over Mulgrew Massive Failure/Incompetence on Healthcare Retiree Changes as Jan. 1 Deadline Off; What Will Mayor Adams Do? - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/12/unity-caucus-panic-over-mulgrew-massive.html



Why Are Republican Leaders Killing Their Base By Spreading Misinformation About Vaccines? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v6f via @dianeravitch



NYC Public School Parents: Week of action on class size! - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2021/12/week-of-action-on-class-size.html



Surgeon general warns of mental health challenges confronting youth - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/surgeon-general-warns-of-mental-health-challenges-confronting-youth/ar-AARz9SE?li=BBnbcA1



State education leaders look to other states to help in funding formula reform | WZTV - https://fox17.com/news/local/state-education-leaders-look-to-other-states-to-help-in-funding-formula-reform on @foxnashville

Interrogating a Critical Race Theory Critic - The American Prospect - https://prospect.org/education/interrogating-critical-race-theory-critic/#.Ya9posTs6T0.twitter via @theprospect

Brookings Releases Impresses Family Engagement “Playbook” | Engaging Parents In School… - https://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/?p=6462




For many of her students, this year is their first school experience - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/7/22788163/for-many-of-her-students-this-year-is-their-first-school-experience on chalkbeat

Education Research Report: Misleading Report Obscures School Safety Issues - https://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/12/misleading-report-obscures-school.html




The Guy Who Tried to Sue a Fake Twitter Cow Is Going to Lead Trump’s Media Company https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2021/12/the-guy-who-tried-to-sue-a-fake-twitter-cow-is-going-to-lead-trumps-media-company/

Top 25 News Photos of 2021 https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2021/12/top-25-news-photos-2021/620915/?utm_source=feed

72% of Women Who Were Denied an Abortion Ended Up Living in Poverty, Study Finds | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/72-of-women-who-were-denied-abortion.html via @NewBlackMan

Left of Black S12 · E4 | The Golden Age of Jazz and Islam in America with Dr. Richard Brent Turner | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/left-of-black-s12-e4-golden-age-of-jazz.html via @NewBlackMan
NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan

No new charges as Emmett Till investigation closed by Justice Department https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/06/emmett-till-investigation-closed-justice-department-523825

Tulalip Flag Soars At Every Marysville School District Campus https://popularresistance.org/tulalip-flag-soars-at-every-marysville-school-district-campus/

Demystifying the idea of consciousness https://www.salon.com/2021/12/07/demystifying-the-idea-of-consciousness_partner/

MAGA moms meet Madison Cawthorn's challenge: Why right-wing women raise their sons as "monsters" https://www.salon.com/2021/12/06/maga-moms-meet-madison-cawthorns-challenge-why-right-wing-women-raise-their-sons-as-monsters/

Marcus Freeman Becomes Notre Dame's 2nd Black Head Coach in History of the School https://www.theroot.com/marcus-freeman-becomes-notre-dames-2nd-black-head-coach-1848167307

Children of Shaq, Eazy-E, Martin Lawrence Join Cast of E! Reality Show https://www.theroot.com/children-of-shaq-eazy-e-martin-lawrence-join-cast-of-1848171882

White Teacher Fired for Saying White Privilege Is Real https://www.theroot.com/white-teacher-fired-for-saying-white-privilege-is-real-1848168020



University of Minnesota’s College of Design Seeks Racial Justice Through New Initiative https://www.theroot.com/university-of-minnesota-s-college-of-design-seeks-racia-1848166414

As critical race theory and mask mandate debates heat up, Texas GOP takes aim at local school board and municipal races https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/texas-republicans-school-board-city-elections/

San Antonio-area school district reviews 400 books flagged by a Texas lawmaker’s inquiry https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/north-east-isd-books-review/

COVID-19 cases steady in schools as state lawmakers reject requiring COVID-19 vaccine for Louisiana students https://thelensnola.org/2021/12/06/covid-19-cases-steady-in-schools-as-state-lawmakers-reject-requiring-covid-19-vaccine-for-louisiana-students/

Why We’re Covering the Next Black Exodus https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/07/black-great-migration-series-523619

The Pandemic and the Continuing Attack on Democracy and Public Education https://obrag.org/2021/12/the-pandemic-and-the-continuing-attack-on-democracy-and-public-education/





Parental involvement crucial for Philly’s early learners, advocates say https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/7/22799298/parental-involvement-crucial-for-phillys-early-learners-advocates-say

Child care staffing shortages across Pennsylvania persist, but solutions taking shape https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/7/22808202/child-care-staffing-shortages-across-pennsylvania-persist-but-solutions-taking-shape

Preschool suspensions and expulsions have dropped in Pennsylvania. Here’s why that progress is in jeopardy. https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/7/22814903/pennsylvania-preschool-suspensions-expulsions-behavior-covid

Pennsylvania could get universal preschool. Here’s how. https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/7/22809997/pennsylvania-universal-preschool-pre-k-counts-biden

This is a critical moment for early childhood education https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/7/22810571/early-childhood-education-in-philadelphia

Google and Facebook targeted by newspapers in new lawsuit https://www.rawstory.com/facebook-2655936482/

Oxford school shooter appears 'disoriented' in newly released video — and brother admits parents gave him weed https://www.rawstory.com/ethan-crumbley-video-surfaces-stumbles/

Missouri second-grader brought his parents' loaded gun to school to show off to classmates: police https://www.rawstory.com/missouri-student-gun/



15-year-old student arrested after a threat against Miami High, school district says https://www.rawstory.com/15-year-old-student-arrested-after-a-threat-against-miami-high-school-district-says/

Atlanta’s wealthiest and whitest neighborhood wants to secede -- leaving school district in a lurch https://www.rawstory.com/bill-white-buckhead-city/

Charges could be filed against Oxford school officials in the wake of mass shooting: Michigan attorney general https://www.rawstory.com/oxford-high-school-shooting/

Seventh-grader dies by suicide after being told he'd go to hell for being gay https://www.rawstory.com/anti-lgbt-bullying/

California school boards are powerless scapegoats. Let's get rid of them https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/California-school-boards-are-powerless-16679047.php

Vaccines, grades, tests, math: Equity becomes flashpoint in California schools https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2021/12/california-schools-grades-math/

“You can’t staff for that”: Chaos looming for millions restarting their student loan payments https://hechingerreport.org/you-cant-staff-for-that-chaos-looming-for-millions-restarting-their-student-loan-payments/

Surgeon general warns of emerging youth mental health crisis in rare public advisory https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-07/surgeon-general-advisory-youth-mental-health-crisis-looms

Q&A: Gov. Newsom talks about his children's book to help those, like himself, with dyslexia https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-07/newsom-writes-childrens-book-to-help-those-with-dyslexia

Poll Says Trust In Teacher Declines A Bit | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122766 on @Larryferlazzo

‘What Are You Doing to Help Students Understand Systemic Racism and Combat It?’ | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122786 on @Larryferlazzo

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




Should States Be Allowed to Spend Public Money on Religious Educations? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/opinion/public-schools-religion.html




Meet the 29-Year-Old Activist and Atty Chairing California’s Reparations Task Force https://sacobserver.com/2021/12/meet-the-29-year-old-activist-and-atty-chairing-californias-reparations-task-force/

Principal Retention Patterns http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/12/principal-retention-patterns.html

D.C.’s struggle to hire more diverse teachers — and keep them https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/07/dcps-teacher-diversity-retention/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education

GOP Candidate Falsely Accuses Education Conference Of Pushing Critical Race Theory | HuffPost Latest News - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rebecca-kleefisch-critical-race-theory_n_61aed369e4b01fcf12b6749e by @aterkel on @HuffPostPol

Favorite Books of 2021 https://progressive.org/magazine/favorite-books-of-2021/


Latest Data Shows NYC Public School Classes Are 5% Smaller https://gothamist.com/news/latest-data-shows-nyc-public-school-classes-are-5-smaller

Prosecutors "haven't ruled out" charging school officials in Michigan shooting - Axios - https://www.axios.com/michigan-oxford-school-shooting-search-backpack-063d847d-eccf-4265-9d44-7ee8d3a90842.html#new_tab on @axios

Staff shortages mean schools lack teachers, aides, custodians, bus drivers - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/school-staff-shortages-bus/2021/12/03/05b88a0e-4cab-11ec-a1b9-9f12bd39487a_story.html#new_tab

Nevada’s high court urged to reject public education funding formula | Las Vegas Review-Journal - https://wp.me/p8qdWm-asjM on @reviewjournal

Surgeon general warns of mental health challenges confronting youth | TheHill - https://thehill.com/node/584656

North East ISD pulls over 400 library books for review, prompted by lawmaker’s inquiry - https://www.expressnews.com/news/legislature/article/North-East-ISD-temporarily-pulls-over-400-books-16680099.php#new_tab on @expressnews

Controversial math guidelines have had mixed results at San Francisco Unified https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2021/12/san-francisco-math/

Supreme Court to hear Maine case that could expand school voucher programs nationwide - https://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-hear-maine-case-100100148.html#new_tab on @YahooNews

Billion-dollar dilemma - Maryland Comptroller calls for school funding overhaul | WBFF - https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/maryland-comptroller-school-funding-change-project-baltimore#new_tab on http://twitter.com/foxbaltimore

Police: Iowa Teacher Arrested After Writing Notes About Gun Violence - https://www.insider.com/iowa-teacher-arrested-katrina-phelan-writing-notes-about-plotting-shooting-2021-12#new_tab

New 'critical race theory' law takes effect in Texas schools - https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Texas-critical-race-theory-law-schools-16678700.php#new_tab on @chron

National School Board Group Loses Members After 'Domestic Terrorism' Memo - https://www.businessinsider.com/school-board-threats-masks-critical-race-theory-doj-domestic-terrorism-2021-12#new_tab on @PoliticsInsider

Systemic Bias Against Asians by @wjmcgurn https://www.wsj.com/articles/systemic-anti-asian-bias-san-francisco-merit-test-sat-harvard-california-minorities-racism-11638830364

Federal Appeals Court Says Title IX Bans Discrimination in School Dress Codes | American Civil Liberties Union - https://www.aclu.org/node/100086 by @ACLU


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