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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, December 14, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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Bunkered in Basement and How You Can Help Tornado Victims | Cloaking Inequity - https://wp.me/p2D92I-5Re via @ProfessorJVH



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Teachers dash for cash but not the Pentagon. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/teachers-dash-for-cash-but-not-the



New York Will Drop edTPA | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v9A via @dianeravitch



NYC Educator: UFT Executive Board December 13, 2021--Spring Break, Medicare, Election Committee - http://nyceducator.com/2021/12/uft-executive-board-december-13-2021.html



Nutrition - Learning Support (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/



Student-centered Teaching Tradition (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8o6 via @CubanLarry



CURMUDGUCATION: Who's Afraid Of Testing Backlash - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/12/whos-afraid-of-testing-backlash.html



Teacher Tom: Too Many Choices - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/too-many-choices.html



Jeff Bryant: How Community Schools Help Revive Erie, Pennsylvania | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v8V via @dianeravitch



Conservative Wet-Paper-Towel Commentary and the So-Called “Liberal” Media – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-aej via @plthomasEdD



Scope and Speed of Educational Gag Orders Worsening Across the Country - PEN America - https://pen.org/?p=214878



CURMUDGUCATION: Tuesday's Bitter Anniversary - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/12/tuesdays-bitter-anniversary.html



CURMUDGUCATION: Luxury Beliefs And Education: An Intro - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/12/luxury-beliefs-and-education-intro.html



Code Acts in Education: PISA for Machine Learners | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11190 on @NEPCtweet



Gun reforms alone ‘not enough’ to stop school shootings - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/14/preventing-next-school-shooting/



New Hampshire: Teachers, Parents File Lawsuit Against “Divisive Concepts” Law | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v9y via @dianeravitch



Nevada: State Says Students in One Third Grade Classroom Is Just Fine | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v9x via @dianeravitch



Ed Notes Online: Retirees Invite you to celebrate at Dec. 15 Del Assembly as Mulgrew Seeks UFT Women to occupy stage to counter 3 Men in A Room Image of UFT leadership - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/12/retirees-invite-you-to-celebrate-at-dec.html



Remember Sandy Hook. | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v9H via @dianeravitch



Black parents say their voices have been left out of the critical race theory debate - CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/us/black-parents-and-critical-race-theory/index.html

Opinion | Will Joe Manchin really let the child tax credit in the Build Back Better bill expire? - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/13/manchin-child-tax-credit-build-back-better/



As Dems sprint against the clock, child tax credit might slip away - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/13/dems-child-tax-credit-expire-social-bill-524084

Victims' memories endure nine years after Sandy Hook https://www.kcra.com/article/victims-memories-endure-nine-years-after-sandy-hook/38511685

USA Gymnastics, USOPC reach $380 million settlement with victims of sexual abuse | PBS NewsHour - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/usa-gymnastics-usopc-reach-380-million-settlement-with-victims-of-sexual-abuse on @newshour

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Teacher Observations | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122770 on @Larryferlazzo


More Black Families are Homeschooling Their Children, Citing the Pandemic and Racism | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/more-black-families-are-homeschooling.html via @NewBlackMan


glen brown: 12 Works of Fiction I Have Read Over and Over Again - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2021/12/12-works-of-fiction-i-have-read-over.html

Canadian Institute of Reading Recovery Recording - Claiming Teacher and Student Agency in the Era of the “Science of Reading” - Canadian Institute of Reading Recovery - https://rrcanada.org/?p=2375

Richardson ISD School Board Accepts Superintendent Jeannie Stone’s Resignation – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth - https://cbsloc.al/31Z5cOi on CBSDFW

A Deep Divide in Beliefs Keeps the U.S. Child Care System Fractured - InvestigateWest - https://www.invw.org/?p=630434 via @invw

Opinion | The Bogus Bashing of Build Back Better - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/13/opinion/build-back-better.html on @nytimes

Must the Black past always be a revision of racial trauma? NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/must-black-past-always-be-revision-of.html via @NewBlackMan

Statement by Secretary Cardona on President Biden's Executive Order on Improving Customer Experience and Government Services for the American People | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/statement-secretary-cardona-president-bidens-executive-order-improving-customer-experience-and-government-services-american-people

Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of ‘divisive concepts’ law passed by GOP legislative majority - https://www.wmur.com/article/lawsuit-challenges-constitutionality-of-divisive-concepts-law/38505123# on @WMUR9

Social Media Was Upset Seeing Teachers Scramble For Cash In 'Demeaning' Game At Hockey Arena (VIDEO + TWEETS) - https://www.totalprosports.com/?p=1741842 by @B1ackSchefter on @totalprosports

In "demeaning" competition, teachers scramble to scoop up dollar bills for school supplies | Boing Boing - https://boingboing.net/?p=872396 via @BoingBoing

NY education brass move to block two charter schools in Long Island - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-1nVUV by @nypmetro on @nypost

The Harm of Spanish-Language Disinformation | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/the-harm-of-spanish-language.html via @NewBlackMan


Get Lit: The Life of Nella Larsen | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/get-lit-life-of-nella-larsen.html via @NewBlackMan

What Happens When Social Workers, Not Armed Officers, Respond To 911 Calls? | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/what-happens-when-social-workers-not.html via @NewBlackMan

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









Cal Reparations Task Force Votes to Replace Economic Advisor https://sacobserver.com/2021/12/cal-reparations-task-force-votes-to-replace-economic-advisor/

Cases edge up, quarantines nearly triple in K-12 city schools; Tulane gives undergrads remote option to close out semester https://thelensnola.org/2021/12/13/cases-edge-up-quarantines-nearly-triple-in-k-12-city-schools-tulane-gives-undergrads-remote-option-to-close-out-semester/

Millions of children could slip into poverty if the expanded child tax credit ends https://www.vox.com/2021/12/14/22826684/build-back-better-child-tax-credit-expires-poverty

'We owe them action': Biden honors Sandy Hook victims on 9th anniversary https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/14/biden-sandy-hook-9th-anniversary-524201



Organizers of the South Dakota teacher 'dash for cash' are apologizing and paying up https://www.npr.org/2021/12/14/1064091771/south-dakota-teachers-dash-for-cash

NYC will keep geographic admission preferences for high schools - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-high-school-middle-school-admissions-rules-20211214-windrawjsbhrzltpqwcr7hdjka-story.html via @nydailynews

Hockey Team Apologizes for ‘Degrading’ Cash Grab for Teachers https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/13/us/south-dakota-teachers-dash-for-cash.html

Texas school investigating after white students send slur-riddled lynching threat in prom group chat https://www.rawstory.com/texas-high-school-racism/

Lawyer for Ethan Crumbley calls massacre of his classmates an 'isolated incident' of violence https://www.rawstory.com/ethan-crumbley-court-hearing/

9 Years Later: Remembering The Victims Of The Sandy Hook Tragedy https://patch.com/connecticut/newtown/9-years-later-remembering-victims-sandy-hook-tragedy?google_editors_picks=true

PA School Shooting Foiled By Authorities, 2 Teens Arrested: DA https://patch.com/pennsylvania/across-pa/pa-school-shooting-foiled-authorities-2-teens-arrested-da?google_editors_picks=true

'Toxic atmosphere of hatred.' USC faculty outraged over response to student's tweets https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-14/usc-faculty-open-letter-student-tweets

Ella Baker Was Born On This Day In 1903 – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122886 on @Larryferlazzo

Video: Most Have Probably Seen This “Squid Game” Version Of Teachers Getting Money For Their Classroom, But Here’s More Info About It | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122888 on @Larryferlazzo

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







Education Research Report: New Data on Enrollment, Finance, Employees, and Academic Libraries: Postsecondary Institutions - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2021/12/new-data-on-enrollment-finance.html

A handful of colleges are finally providing training in a way consumers want it: fast https://hechingerreport.org/a-handful-of-colleges-are-finally-providing-training-in-a-way-consumers-want-it-fast/

Congress is cutting the funds that could have closed the homework gap https://hechingerreport.org/congress-is-cutting-the-funds-that-could-have-closed-the-homework-gap/

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all - https://wp.me/2odLa via @dianeravitch








Gary Rubinstein: NYC’s New Chancellor Runs a Chain of Low-Performing Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v9l via @dianeravitch

Jeff Bryant: How Community Schools Help Revive Erie, Pennsylvania | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v8V via @dianeravitch

Chicago: CTU Seeks Compensation for Teachers Who Lost Jobs in “Turnarounds,” Which Had Racially Disparate Impact | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-v9z via @dianeravitch

The Future of Work Is a 60-Year Career https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/12/future-work-shorter-hours-longer-careers/621003/

Florida teacher could be fired for not wearing mask https://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AARMmMR?ocid=winp-st

Tennessee ASD returns four Frayser schools to SCS in Memphis - https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/education/2021/12/13/tennessee-asd-returns-four-frayser-schools-scs-memphis-exit-plan/6418086001/#new_tab via @memphisnews

Some colleges slow to drop testing for homeschooled students - https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2021/12/13/some-colleges-slow-drop-testing-homeschooled-students#new_tab

Fired Black educators reach $9.25M settlement with CPS - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/12/13/22833070/cps-public-schoolsctu-settlement-black-teachers-educators-lawsuit-discrimination-layoffs-turn-around#new_tab

State: Denver at fault in case of 7-year-old and online school - Chalkbeat Colorado - https://co.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/13/22833300/denver-virtual-school-students-with-disabilities-state-complaint-decision#new_tab on chalkbeat

Tampa teens wanted their school to protect them. Instead, they say, it got worse. | Investigations | Tampa Bay Times - https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2021/investigations/tampa-school/unprotected/#new_tab on @TB_Times

Judge will decide whether to block new way of approving charter schools - WV MetroNews - https://wvmetronews.com/?p=438815 by @BradMcElhinny

‘We’re being very vigilant’: 8 Utah schools closed Monday because of threats - https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/12/13/utah-schools-closed/#new_tab by ScottDPierce on @sltrib

San Francisco mayor wants more oversight of fractious school board https://www.courthousenews.com/san-francisco-mayor-wants-more-oversight-of-fractious-school-board/

State Education Department rules North Shore schools violated privacy laws | Newsday - https://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/north-shore-district-privacy-laws-1.50451407#new_tab on @Newsday



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Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Quick Summer Day Edition (12/12) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi.html


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

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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

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, December 4, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-top-banana-todays-education_4.html
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