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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, December 22, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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Big Education Ape: YEAR IN REVIEW: THE TEN MOST POPULAR POST OF THE YEAR 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/year-in-review-ten-most-popular-post-of.html



Pirates Profiteers and Privatizers | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-18N



Why Omicron? | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2kc by @Jd2718x



NYC Educator: 23 Covid Cases in My School--And Getting Tested in de Blasio World - http://nyceducator.com/2021/12/23-covid-cases-in-my-school-and-getting.html



Year 2021 - News Releases (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr21/



Reading with Patrick (James Forman and Arthur Evenchik) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8oB via @CubanLarry



Student Data Collector Aimee Guidera to be Next VA Education Secretary | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6ER



CURMUDGUCATION: FL: Another Assault On Education - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2021/12/fl-another-assault-on-education.html



12-22-21: Nerdvana – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-afy via @plthomasEdD



Charters and Vouchers to Destroy Virginia’s Public Schools Will Involve Questionable Data Collected on Children - https://nancyebailey.com/2021/12/22/charters-and-vouchers-to-destroy-virginias-public-schools-will-involve-questionable-data-collected-on-children/ on @NancyEBailey1



AFT president backs COVID-19 vaccine mandates for students, says it offers ‘a silver lining’ - https://news.yahoo.com/atf-president-backs-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-for-students-says-it-offers-a-silver-lining-150319905.html on @YahooNews



Expanding Vaccines Beyond Our Borders - https://www.ei-ie.org/en/item/25668:expanding-vaccines-beyond-our-borders on @eduint



Voucher Case Gets New Court Hearing – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5460 via @TNEdReport



Ed Notes Online: The winter solstice of our discontent - Angry Unity Longtime Chapter Leader Slams DOE/UFT, Eduwonkette - History will judge those who sacrifice children health, Petitions Going Around like hotcakes - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2021/12/winter-solstice-winter-of-our.html



NYC Educator: Regents Exams Are Perilous. Sitting in Faux-Distanced Classes Is Fine - http://nyceducator.com/2021/12/regents-exams-are-perilous-sitting-in.html



Familiar Faces on Biden Education Team | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vay via @dianeravitch



Leonard Pitts, Jr.: Why Worry about School Shootings When the Real Danger is Books? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vbh via @dianeravitch


Biden-Harris Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Through May 1, 2022 | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-extends-student-loan-pause-through-may-1-2022


I love Lucy. Aaron Sorkin? Not so much. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/i-love-lucy-aaron-sorkin-not-so-much





California to expand COVID testing, give kits to students as part of Omicron response https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-22/california-to-expand-covid-testing-provide-kits-to-students

Education Department considers extending student loan relief amid Omicron surge https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/21/student-loan-relief-omicron-covid-525870

Parents, schools face another reckoning over COVID-19 cases | AP News - https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-new-york-education-kathy-hochul-4b670f52b0eb690cf766a7b99f5611f2 on @ap

Why Don’t We Grade Dissertations? – Teaching Among Trees - https://blogs.ubc.ca/teachingamongtrees/?p=799 on @pdculbert_ubc

Event in Wisconsin Brings Out Black Families to See a Black Santa Claus for the First Time https://www.theroot.com/event-in-wisconsin-brings-out-black-families-to-see-a-b-1848257876


The Rich are Politically Polarized. The Working Class Ain't | Opinion - https://www.newsweek.com/rich-are-politically-polarized-working-class-aint-opinion-1660489 on @newsweek

Why is life expectancy so low in Black neighborhoods? - https://brook.gs/3yHc7rI on @BrookingsInst

UC requires COVID boosters, weighs online start amid Omicron - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-21/uc-system-boosters-consider-online-start by @melissagomez004 on @latimes

With COVID surge in Philly, educators call for temporary return to remote learning or stricter health protocols   https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/21/22848880/with-covid-surge-in-philly-educators-call-for-return-to-virtual-and-stricter-health-protocols via @ChalkbeatPHL

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

Wednesday’s New Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123089 on @Larryferlazzo

A Look Back: Alternatives To Collective Punishment | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122286 on @Larryferlazzo

SEL Weekly Update | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122559 on @Larryferlazzo

A Look Back: “New Research Shows Why Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Character Education Are Not Enough” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122342 on @Larryferlazzo

glen brown: Omicron is here: What are your treatment options if you get Covid-19? by Kelsey Piper (Vox) - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2021/12/omicron-is-here-what-are-your-treatment.html

Privatization of Everything: How Public Workers Can Stop It https://www.laprogressive.com/privatization-of-everything/

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

The Digital Divide: A Look at Inequality in the Internet Age | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/the-digital-divide-look-at-inequality.html via @NewBlackMan

Looking Back on the Original 'West Side Story' and its Impact on Nuyorican Identity | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/looking-back-on-original-west-side.html via @NewBlackMan

Kid From Kid 'N Play Shares A Story Of Growing Up Biracial With Racist Grandparents | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2021/12/kid-from-kid-n-play-shares-story-of.html via @NewBlackMan

California Forms a State-Level Reparations Task Force https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2021/12/21/california-reparations-task-force

The Effort To Recall Progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin https://popularresistance.org/the-effort-to-recall-progressive-san-francisco-district-attorney-chesa-boudin/

Polk's voter fraud grifters are not normal people - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/polks-voter-fraud-grifters-are-not








Racist Graffiti and "Hard-R Fridays" https://www.theroot.com/racist-graffiti-and-hard-r-fridays-1848254940

Feds, State Take Steps to Ease Burden on Some Student Loan Borrowers https://sacobserver.com/2021/12/feds-state-take-steps-to-ease-burden-on-some-student-loan-borrowers/

Poverty, Identity, and Child Gamers in Rio’s Favelas – Wrench in the Gears - https://wp.me/p7SU8W-2sF

Biden Extends Pause On Student Loan Payments Through May 1 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/studen-loan-moratorium-extended_n_61c3606ee4b061afe39abc1f

D.C. schools are staying open. Many students are staying home. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/21/dcps-covid-wilson-walls-absences/

Librarian who made third-graders reenact the Holocaust was a fraud convict in N.J. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/21/school-holocaust-reenact-watkins-dc/

Football powerhouse Mater Dei confronts hazing scandal with a wall of silence https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-22/mater-dei-fooball-hazing-scandal-silence

Cal State to mandate student COVID-19 booster shots as Omicron threat intensifies https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-22/cal-state-mandates-covid-19-boosters-amid-worsening-omicron

UC requires COVID boosters; San Diego, Santa Cruz, Irvine to start new term online https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-21/uc-system-boosters-consider-online-start

President Biden extends student loan payment freeze through May 1 https://www.npr.org/2021/12/22/1066879033/biden-federal-student-loan-payment-freeze-extension-borrowers


Some colleges and universities will start the new year online as omicron spreads https://www.npr.org/2021/12/22/1066788973/colleges-universities-remote-distance-learning-omicron

Virtual classes allow school districts to do away with traditional snow days https://www.npr.org/2021/12/22/1066642300/virtual-classes-allow-school-districts-to-do-away-with-traditional-snow-days

Extra learning time is helping these students catch up from COVID interruptions https://www.npr.org/2021/12/21/1063004934/extra-learning-time-is-helping-these-students-catch-up-from-covid-interruptions

New York State Education Department cancels January Regents exams because of COVID-19 surge https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-january-regents-exams-cancelled-pandemic-20211221-qbak7sbagvdqhildmzvbielble-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Can Schools Handle Omicron? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/us/can-schools-handle-omicron.html

Colleges Fear Mental Health Crisis Amid Covid Surge https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/us/covid-college-mental-health-suicide.html

10-year-old girl dies after trying viral ‘blackout’ TikTok challenge https://www.rawstory.com/10-year-old-after-viral-blackout-tiktok-challenge/



Shocking photo shows California high school students covered in swastikas https://www.rawstory.com/wheatland-high-school-swastikas/

How a Wisconsin tribe helped launch a Trump-approved ‘Make America Great Again’ charter school https://www.rawstory.com/charter-schools/

Biden says US 'prepared' for Omicron as Israel calls for 4th shots - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism - https://www.rawstory.com/biden-says-us-prepared-for-omicron-as-israel-calls-for-4th-shots/ on @





University of Utah opens investigation into alleged KKK recruitment drives on campus: report https://www.rawstory.com/university-of-utah-kkk/

The Supreme Court appears poised to use an under-the-radar case to upend freedom of religion https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-2656086140/

'Home schooled all the way through!' Madison Cawthorn urges young conservatives to drop out of college https://www.rawstory.com/madison-cawthorn-2656085379/

Newsom, unions commit to keeping ‘our classrooms open’ https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/12/22/newsom-unions-commit-to-keeping-our-classrooms-open-9428091



White House extends student loan payment freeze https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/22/white-house-to-extend-student-loan-payment-moratorium-525974

NYC teachers union escalates call for more COVID-19 testing in schools https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-teachers-union-calls-more-testing-20211222-3sbnpvqqmbd4novzd63mqxt6uu-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

LA Archdiocese sues LAUSD, alleging it kept federal funds from Catholic schools https://religionnews.com/2021/12/20/la-archdiocese-sues-lausd-alleging-it-kept-federal-funds-from-catholic-schools/ via @RNS

NY cancels January Regents exams as COVID cases surge https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/21/22848778/january-2022-regents-exams-canceled via @ChalkbeatNY

DCPS librarian accused of reenacting Holocaust with elementary schoolers has prior criminal record - https://www.fox5dc.com/news/dcps-librarian-accused-of-reenacting-holocaust-with-elementary-schoolers-has-prior-criminal-record#new_tab via @fox5dc

U.S. Court of Appeals reverses ruling on Catholic school busing case - https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2021/12/21/u-s-court-appeals-reverses-ruling-catholic-school-busing-case/8985228002/#new_tab via @journalsentinel

Biden White House Works to Boost Parent Involvement as GOP Scores Points on Education https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-12-21/biden-white-house-works-to-boost-parent-involvement-as-gop-scores-points-on-education?src=usn_tw

Chicago is sending fewer students to alternative schools. Here’s why. - Chalkbeat Chicago - https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/22/22848583/chicago-alternative-options-schools-decrease-transfers#new_tab on chalkbeat

New Jersey poised to become second state to require teaching Asian American history https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/new-jersey-poised-become-second-state-require-asian-american-history-rcna9506 via @nbcnews

Cardona Calls to Keep Schools Open as Omicron Advances | Education News | US News - https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-12-21/cardona-calls-to-keep-schools-open-as-omicron-advances#new_tab on @USNews



Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, December 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-top-banana-todays-education_21.html

Big Education Ape: HAPPY SOLSTICE EVERYONE: WINTER SOLSTICE 2021 | When Is the First Day of Winter? What Is the Winter Solstice? | The Old Farmer's Almanac - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/happy-solstice-everyone-winter-solstice.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, December 20, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-top-banana-todays-education_20.html

Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Homecoming Edition (12/19) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi_19.html



Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, December 19, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-top-banana-todays-education_19.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, December 18, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-top-banana-todays-education_18.html
Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, December 18, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/top-posts-this-week-saturday-december_18.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_18.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_18.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/this-week-education-research-report_18.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_18.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_18.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_18.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_18.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/12/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report_18.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_18.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

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


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