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THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, December 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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DeVos family among top November donors to Florida Gov. DeSantis' re-election PAC | Florida News | Tampa | Creative Loafing Tampa Bay - https://www.cltampa.com/news/devos-family-among-top-november-donors-to-florida-gov-desantis-re-election-pac-12521524 on @cl_tampabay



School Sports are Overwhelming Academics. Time to Kick Them Out | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3Fe via @StevenSinger3



Consent | JD2718 - https://wp.me/sOjh-consent via @Jd2718x



The problem(s) with Bloomberg’s $750 million investment in charter schools - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/the-problems-with-bloomberg/ via @Network4pubEd



Consumer Reports exposes Amazon's warehouse racism. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/consumer-reports-exposes-amazons



No Reuters, Nicaragua is not in the "US' backyard". - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/no-reuters-nicaragua-is-not-in-the



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Director Community Meetings - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2021/12/director-community-meetings.html



The Tip Of The Weisberg | Gary Rubinstein's Blog - https://wp.me/plDtP-4Wp via @garyrubinstein



Student-centered Teaching Tradition | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8nL via @CubanLarry



Peter Greene: Amazon and the Future of Education | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v6e via @dianeravitch



CURMUDGUCATION: Jeb Bush Has A New Education Master Plan For 2022 - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/12/jeb-bush-has-new-education-master-plan.html



An Absorbing Film about History, Heroism, Luck, Courage | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v7d via @dianeravitch



A HAIRCUT WITH SLOTSKY – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-314 via @norinrad10



NEA President Pringle helps launch Equity or Else campaign - Education Votes - https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/12/10/nea-president-pringle-helps-launch-equity-or-else-campaign/



Absolutely Nothing – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5450 via @TNEdReport



Sarah Lahm: Overwhelmed by Choice and Shrinking Budgets, Minnesota Turns to Community Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v5s via @dianeravitch



These Five Issues Are At The Heart Of All K-12 Education Policy Debates https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2020/12/09/these-five-issues-are-at-the-heart-of-all-k-12-education-policy-debates/?sh=50a55bca60d8 by @palan57 on @forbes

Millions of Kids Could Sink Back Into Poverty if the Child Tax Credit Expires https://newrepublic.com/article/164664/child-tax-credit-expires-schumer Follow @newrepublic

Philly board renews Universal Audenried High School’s charter - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/10/22828606/after-long-road-philly-board-renews-universal-audenrieds-charter on chalkbeat

"Citizen Ashe" Spotlights a Legend On and Off the Court | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/citizen-ashe-spotlights-legend-on-and.html via @NewBlackMan


Another Example Of Failed Charter School Oversight | by Carl J. Petersen | Age of Awareness | Nov, 2021 | Medium - https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/more-examples-of-failed-charter-school-oversight-5cc32b0c6007 by @ChangeTheLAUSD on @AoA_Pub

NYC middle schoolers walk out of class to protest sexual harassment - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-middle-school-protest-sexual-harassment-20211211-yvzy66dxrvfuhm4cxz7e53cqha-story.html via @nydailynews

Educators share 6 ways the Build Back Better Act can support students, schools - Education Votes - https://educationvotes.nea.org/2021/12/10/educators-share-6-ways-the-build-back-better-act-can-support-students-schools/

Why is the Cost of Insulin So High? The Drug's Hefty Price Tag, Explained | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/why-is-cost-of-insulin-so-high-drugs.html via @NewBlackMan

Indian boarding school alumni watch U.S. investigation https://nondoc.com/2021/12/11/indian-boarding-school-alumni-watch-investigation/

Why Are Women of Color in Academia Expected to Do Diversity Work? https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2021/12/10/women-of-color-diversity-work

Statement by U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine E. Lhamon on Title IX Update in Fall 2021 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/statement-us-department-education-assistant-secretary-office-civil-rights-catherine-lhamon-title-ix-update-fall-2021-unified-agenda-and-regulatory-plan

The lessons "Moby Dick" has for a warming world of rising waters https://www.salon.com/2021/12/11/the-lessons-moby-dick-has-for-a-warming-world-of-rising-waters_partner/

Modern American sex education is lacking. Please, take a page from the Dutch https://www.salon.com/2021/12/11/modern-american-education-is-lacking-please-take-a-page-from-the-dutch/

Kyle Rittenhouse claims he's going to Arizona State — but the university says he hasn't applied https://www.salon.com/2021/12/10/kyle-rittenhouse-says-hes-going-to-arizona-state-but-the-university-says-he-never-applied/

The CW To Premier Docu-series Based on Prairie View A&M Marching Band https://www.theroot.com/the-cw-to-premier-docu-series-based-on-prairie-view-a-m-1848199640

Will Billions More Vaccination Shots Stop Continual Economic and Social Decline? | Dissident Voice - https://dissidentvoice.org/?p=124391

More Than Masks And CRT: Local Control Is Driving Texas School Board Race https://www.huffpost.com/entry/this-texas-school-board-race-is-about-more-than-masks-and-curriculum_n_61b22df3e4b089ee1c30e667

‘At-risk’ D.C. students to get priority in pre-K lottery https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/11/lottery-dc-schools-enrollment-prek/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_local-education

Georgetown Prep, elite private school, returns entirely to virtual teaching amid coronavirus outbreak https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/10/georgetown-prep-outbreak-covid-virtual/

LAUSD poised to push back deadline for student COVID vaccinations to fall 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-10/lausd-plans-to-back-down-from-student-covid-vaccine-mandate

A Look Back: “Being ‘Transactional’ Versus Being ‘Transformational’ in Schools” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122257 on @Larryferlazzo

“Anti-Racist Teaching Strategies for Predominantly White Schools” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122694 on @Larryferlazzo

A Canadian teacher was fired under a controversial Quebec law for wearing a hijab https://www.npr.org/2021/12/11/1063337599/a-canadian-teacher-was-fired-under-a-controversial-quebec-law-for-wearing-a-hija

NYC middle schoolers walk out of class to protest rampant sexual harassment: ‘We don’t feel safe in our school anymore’ https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-middle-school-protest-sexual-harassment-20211211-yvzy66dxrvfuhm4cxz7e53cqha-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

In the Michigan School Shooting, the Prosecutor Asks, What About the Parents? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/us/michigan-school-shooting-prosecutor.html

'How does this occur?' Video shows principal kneeling on student's neck as officer handcuffs him https://www.rawstory.com/george-floyd-2655990641/

'Our government is still under attack': Yale historian delivers urgent warning about pro-Trump insurgency https://www.rawstory.com/trump-coup-2655989794/


'Teachers are petrified': Texas anti-critical race theory law sends waves of fear over banning books https://www.rawstory.com/critical-race-theory-texas/



This is what we lose if the conservative campaign against critical race theory is successful https://www.rawstory.com/this-is-what-we-lose-if-the-conservative-campaign-against-critical-race-theory-is-successful/

C.K. McClatchy High exits ‘soft lockdown’ after shooting threat on social media https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article256490686.html

Perspective | It’s time to revisit metal detectors in schools https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/10/school-metal-detectors-dont-work/?tid=ss_tw

What Do Masks, Library Books, Critical Race Theory, and Transgender Rights Have in Common? - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/what-do-masks-library-books-critical-race-theory-and-transgender-rights-have-in-common/ via @Network4pubEd


Bloomberg Launches $750 Million Fund to Grow Charter Schools Amid ‘Broken’ K-12 System - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/bloomberg-launches-750-million-fund-to-grow-charter-schools-amid-broken-k-12-system/ via @Network4pubEd


"A Guide to the Labyrinth" is a portrait of Jim Morrison, the writer, in his own words https://www.salon.com/2021/12/11/a-guide-to-the-labyrinth-is-a-portrait-of-jim-morrison-the-writer-in-his-own-words/



Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, December 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-top-banana-todays-education_11.html

Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, December 11, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/top-posts-this-week-saturday-december.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, December 10, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-top-banana-todays-education_10.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/2021/12/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs.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/2021/12/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/this-week-education-research-report.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm.html

Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild.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/2021/12/network-for-public-education-blog-post.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/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/2021/12/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona.html

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