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Children are more than test scores: Dr. Turner, this is no Teacher Shortage, it is a Teacher Flight from Insanity - https://childrenaremorethantestscores.blogspot.com/2022/01/dr-turner-this-is-no-teacher-shortage.html?fbclid=IwAR1u3KDXISgDn6d-loUKKDEK4FWF-auoBHrm0GJUHgnNR3cJWi54mBZjbnI

The Safest Place for Your Kids Right Now Is Inside the Scorpion Pit - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency - https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-safest-place-for-your-kids-right-now-is-inside-the-scorpion-pit by @TheMatthewCohen on @mcsweeneys

‘Our job is to present the truth’: the Texas principal caught in a ‘critical race theory’ firestorm | US news | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/13/our-job-is-to-present-the-truth-the-texas-principal-caught-in-a-critical-race-theory-firestorm?CMP=twt_a-education_b-gdnedu by @by_drew on @guardian

Choosing Democracy: 15,000 Sac City Students Went Without a Regular Teacher Today. Tomorrow Will Likely Be Worse. - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2022/01/15000-sac-city-students-went-without.html

SCUSD, McClatchy Assess COVID Cases – The Prospector - https://wp.me/pd2KPv-Bj

Students and Staff are Catching COVID at School. What Does That Mean?  | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3HH via @StevenSinger3

Whatever Happened to School Bells? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8pK via @CubanLarry

School Vouchers are One of the Ways Privatization Is Undermining Our Society | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8yQ via @janresseger

CURMUDGUCATION: Ready for Hologram Teachers? - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/01/ready-for-hologram-teachers.html

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Board Work Session on Participatory Budgeting and Equity Tiers - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/01/board-work-session-on-participatory.html

Are Education Secretary Cardona and Betsy Devos Twins? - https://nancyebailey.com/2022/01/12/are-education-secretary-cardona-and-betsy-devos-twins/ on @NancyEBailey1

Schooling in the time of Omicron - by Michael Klonsky - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/schooling-in-the-time-of-omicron

Teacher Tom: Playing Within The Context Of Community - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/playing-within-context-of-community.html

Privilege as a Barrier to Learning – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-ai3 via @plthomasEdD

Time to Decide – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5481 via @TNEdReport

Ed Notes Online: UFT Unity Joins Keep Schools Open at any cost brigade, Unity Controlled Election Committee says NYET to election modifications in face of raging pandemic - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/01/uft-unity-joins-keep-schools-open-at.html

Down Goes Frayser! | Gary Rubinstein's Blog - https://wp.me/plDtP-4Xq via @garyrubinstein

Boston Globe: Bad News on the Environment | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vf1 via @dianeravitch

Answer Sheet: Covid-19 Brought New Technology Into Elementary School. It’s Time to Remove IT. | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11216 on @NEPCtweet

Indiana Senate Bill 167 (Part Two) | Blue Cereal Education - http://bluecerealeducation.com/node/1135

Schools Are Failing to Teach Reconstruction, Report Says | Time - https://time.com/6128421/teaching-reconstruction-study/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc&utm_campaign=newsletter+brief+default+ac&utm_content=+++20220113+++body&et_rid=194073288&lctg=194073288 on @TIME

glen brown: Tips to Spot N95 & KN95 Counterfeit Respirators (CDC) - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2022/01/tips-to-spot-n95-kn95-counterfeit.html

Happy Birthday, Bernardine Dohrn! | Bill Ayers - https://wp.me/p3AjC-W6

Education Research Report: V iews on college affordability and later college enrollment and employment - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/01/v-iews-on-college-affordability-and.html

My affordable housing fetish. - Fred Klonsky in Retirement - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/my-affordable-housing-fetish

Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/best-posts/ on @Network4pubEd

Good News About the Planet, for a Change | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vfw via @dianeravitch

These Youth Activists Are Hunger Striking for Voting Rights, Again https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2022/01/these-youth-activists-are-hunger-striking-for-voting-rights-again/

The Fake Electoral College | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=73282 on @Eclectablog

Blind students fight for accessible college classes https://edsource.org/podcast/blind-students-fight-for-accessible-college-classes

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

What Does Black Ambition Sound Like? | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/what-does-black-ambition-sound-like.html via @NewBlackMan

Beat-Making in the Public Domain with Citizen DJ | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/beat-making-in-public-domain-with.html

Holly Robinson Peete, An Advocate for Autism | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/holly-robinson-peete-advocate-for-autism.html

Nnedi Okorafor on Sci-Fi Through an African Lens | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/nnedi-okorafor-on-sci-fi-through.html via @NewBlackMan

Left of Black S12 · E7 | Shanna Greene Benjamin on the Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/left-of-black-s12-e7-shanna-greene.html via @NewBlackMan

Photo Essay: The Dignity of Custodians https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2022/01/12/photo-essay-custodians

Custodians Ensure Our Wellbeing. It’s Time We Ensure Theirs https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2022/01/12/custodians-ensure-our-wellbeing-its-time-we-ensure-theirs

How omicron is affecting children more than previous strains https://www.salon.com/2022/01/13/omicron-children-effects/

Is my mask good enough to fight Omicron? https://www.salon.com/2022/01/12/is-my-mask-good-enough-to-fight-omicron_partner/

DeSantis wants parents to sue schools that teach "critical race theory": "Nobody wants this crap" https://www.salon.com/2022/01/12/desantis-wants-parents-to-schools-that-teach-critical-race-theory-nobody-wants-this-crap/

Senate Passes Bill to Posthumously Award Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley https://www.theroot.com/senate-passes-bill-to-posthumously-award-congressional-1848347374

Reverend Bernice King Urges To Redirect Attention Towards Racism and Not Focus On 'False Narratives' About CRT https://www.theroot.com/reverend-bernice-king-urges-to-redirect-attention-towar-1848344686

Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’ https://sacobserver.com/2022/01/kids-low-covid-19-vaccination-rates-called-a-gut-punch/

Amid Teacher Shortage, Substitute Teachers Demand Higher Pay https://sacobserver.com/2022/01/amid-teacher-shortage-substitute-teachers-demand-higher-pay/

Low attendance at Superintendent search firm’s community meetings https://thelensnola.org/2022/01/12/low-attendance-at-superintendent-search-firms-community-meetings/

Sacramento County transforming schools into centers for wellness | Inaugural Youth Advisory Board talk mental health | Author of “Hunt, Gather, Parent” https://www.capradio.org/news/insight/2022/01/10/sacramento-county-transforming-schools-into-centers-for-wellness-inaugural-youth-advisory-board-talk-mental-health-author-of-hunt-gather-parent/

Seattle Schools Community Forum - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/

$36 Million Available to Support Innovative Projects that Address the Unique Educational Needs of Alaska Natives - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=31048

White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Partners with NASA to Foster Innovation and Opportunity for HBCU Scholars - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=31041

Two ways schools can ease Covid-19’s trauma for students—and one for teachers https://hechingerreport.org/two-ways-schools-can-ease-covid-19s-trauma-for-students-and-one-for-teachers/

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

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On “Using Arts and Crafts to Achieve Student Learning Objectives More Effectively” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123697 on @Larryferlazzo

A Look Back: “How to Cultivate Student Agency in English Language Learners” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122657 on @Larryferlazzo

Thursday’s New Tweets & Articles About School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123805 on @Larryferlazzo

Infographic Of The Week: “The World Population in 2100, by Country” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123023 on @Larryferlazzo

Great Free Professional Development For ELL Teachers Is Now Available – The Electronic Village Online | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123802 on @Larryferlazzo

Americans choose jobs over college : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072529477/more-than-1-million-fewer-students-are-in-college-the-lowest-enrollment-numbers- on @NPR

Winsome Sears to be Virginia's first Black woman in statewide office : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072153233/virginias-first-black-woman-lieutenant-governor-says-we-need-to-move-on-from-sla on @NPR

Chicago kids back in class after 5-day standoff between teachers' union and officials https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072548474/chicago-kids-back-in-class-after-5-day-standoff-between-teachers-union-and-offic

Rethinking school safety in the age of omicron https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072183397/rethinking-school-safety-in-the-age-of-omicron

Mayor Adams tells NYC elected officials he’s open to changing consent process for in-school COVID-19 testing https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-testing-covid-schools-opt-out-20220112-aqovnexqszfoddbg37wpi27xdi-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Biden sending more COVID tests to schools to keep them open https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-biden-schools-covid-tests-20220112-riylbumperhefcsw4qfxtdnawy-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

College Enrollment Dropped Again in Fall 2021, Despite Vaccines https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/us/college-enrollment-2021-omicron.html

The Kids Are Casualties in a War’ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/podcasts/the-daily/chicago-schools-union-covid.html

Chicago Schools Reopen After a Stalemate https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/us/chicago-schools-reopen-after-a-stalemate.html

Wisconsin's Rural Schools in "Crisis Mode" https://inthesetimes.com/article/educator-drains-in-wisconsins-rural-schools

Opinion | A Schooling Debate: In Person or Remote? - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/opinion/letters/remote-learning-covid.html on @nytimes

Wu: Boston schools prepared to shift to remote learning despite state policy - https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2022/01/10/wu-boston-schools-prepared-to-shift-to-remote-learning-despite-state-policy#new_tab by @@SWINTERSMITH on @gbhnews

CCSD schools taking 5-day break because of COVID staffing shortages - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper - https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/jan/11/ccsd-schools-taking-5-day-break-because-of-covid-s/#new_tab on @LasVegasSun

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds attacks 'X-rated' books in school libraries - https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/11/iowa-gov-kim-reynolds-speech-attacks-x-rated-books-school-libraries/9179002002/#new_tab via @DMRegister

Hundreds ask to address state school board after mask mandate proposed - https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/education/2022/01/11/michigan-state-board-of-education-mask-mandate-required-testing-covid-19-k-12-schools/9174477002/#new_tab via @detroitnews

Desperate to fill teacher shortages, school districts ask parents and various staff to become substitutes - CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/11/us/teacher-shortages-parents-substitutes/index.html#new_tab

Viewpoint Diversity in the Classroom Benefits Everyone - Discourse - https://www.discoursemagazine.com/?p=3871

Connecticut teachers wear black to protest COVID safety in schools - Hartford Courant - https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-teacher-wear-black-covid-20220112-4wjfwu5t2fdvvnu6b2je5bjlzi-story.html#new_tab via @hartfordcourant

Hearing on bills to ban critical race theory, adopt parents’ bill of rights draws record response | Politics | stltoday.com - https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/hearing-on-bills-to-ban-critical-race-theory-adopt-parents-bill-of-rights-draws-record/article_d72d42e0-3663-5b9d-8125-3a73908ad5fc.html#new_tab on @stltoday

Chicago Teachers Union approves COVID safety deal to end standoff - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-public-schools-reopen-covid-20220112-xuk5gmp5zfgdhedurxmygb2iza-story.html#new_tab via @chicagotribune

NYC school district braces for another classroom diversity tussle - https://wp.me/pb3Qpq-1pkDK by @nypmetro on @nypost

NC turns to state employees for help as substitute teachers during omicron surge https://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AASIjOV?ocid=winp-st

Criticial race theory in Kentucky: Students, educators protest bills - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2022/01/12/criticial-race-theory-kentucky-students-educators-protest-bills/9185652002/#new_tab via @courierjournal

Parents up in arms about an After School Satan Club holding meetings at Illinois elementary school | FOX 2 - https://fox2now.com/?p=1894258

Oakland schools brace for another teacher sickout as students threaten to walkout next week - https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Oakland-schools-brace-for-another-teacher-sickout-16771546.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

Portland Public Schools tells teachers it’s ‘unlawful’ to coordinate absences for illegitimate reasons - oregonlive.com - https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2022/01/portland-school-district-scolds-some-teachers-says-any-coordination-to-call-out-sick-for-illegitimate-reasons-is-unlawful.html#new_tab on @oregonlive

School choice bill fails in Nebraska Legislature - https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/school-choice-bill-fails-in-nebraska-legislature#new_tab on @3NewsNowOmaha

Palo Alto schools recruit parents for support as teachers, other staff call in sick amid omicron surge - https://bayareane.ws/3flflrY on @mercnews

Federal court denies appeal by RI students for civics education - https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/education/2022/01/12/federal-appellate-court-denied-appeal-rhode-island-students-constitutional-right-civics/9183587002/#new_tab via @projo

Latest push for private school vouchers kicks off in the SC Senate | Palmetto Politics | postandcourier.com - https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/latest-push-for-private-school-vouchers-kicks-off-in-the-sc-senate/article_69565420-730b-11ec-bf27-3bf19e0f6d86.html#new_tab by @https://twitter.com/seannaadcox_pc on @postandcourier

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