Latest News and Comment from Education

Thursday, February 10, 2022

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, February 10, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

 Big Education Ape


THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



The War Against Public Education is Escalating. Come to Our Conference and Fight Back - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/the-war-against-public-education-is-escalating-come-to-our-conference-and-fight-back/ via @Network4pubEd



CURMUDGUCATION: Just How Discriminatory Are Private Christian Schools - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/02/just-how-discriminatory-are-private.html



Amazing Olympics - by Michael Klonsky - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/amazing-olympics



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Special Education Parents: Tips to Advocate For Your Child - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/02/special-education-parents-tips-to.html



antiracismdsa: A Day Without Immigrants - https://antiracismdsa.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-day-without-immigrants.html?spref=bl



What Happened at Oakland School Board Meeting | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vub via @dianeravitch



No Longer U.S. Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos Wields the Power of Far-Right Philanthropy | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8E1 via @janresseger



I am your complainant, IG Miguel. Put Corcoran, Arza, and the whole Nov. 1 crew under oath - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/i-am-your-complainant-ig-miguel-put



Teacher Tom: Returning To Normal Is The Last Thing We Need To Do - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/returning-to-normal-is-last-thing-we.html



Tennessee: Book Bans Are the Least of Our Problems | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vsN via @dianeravitch



More Questions About School Funding Reform – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5510 via @TNEdReport



“The Woods Are Burning”: If Not Unprecedented, Urgent Times for Education – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-alR via @plthomasEdD



Janresseger: Kevin Welner: In Our Alarmingly Unequal Society, Public Schools by Themselves Cannot Be the Great Equalizer | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11269 on @NEPCtweet



Free Shani Robinson! | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vtL via @dianeravitch



Tennessee: Governor Promotes Privatization of Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vsY via @dianeravitch



NYC Public School Parents: Tomorrow is the deadline for comments on urging the Office of Civil Rights to collect data on class size - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2022/02/tomorrow-is-deadline-for-comments-on.html




HB 1134 opposed by Indiana teachers, educators | whas11.com - https://www.whas11.com/article/news/education/indiana-education-house-bill-1134-teacher-opposition-legislature/417-2a48717e-5313-47dd-9fee-106da05160bf on whas11

Oakland school closure plan faces threat of strikes and lawsuits - https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-school-closure-plan-faces-threat-of-16846125.php?fbclid=IwAR0Cb7Macx9c69YOUXShUUJ0cPvkGUc0F4PfNBWCiUvxt42zlb9xpFb8bL8 on @sfchronicle


Be Internet Awesome - A Program to Teach Kids Online Safety - https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us by Google on Be Internet Awesome




Florida Republicans oppose uncomfortable school themes. The state’s history is full of them. - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/02/09/florida-history-discomfort/

VOTE on NCTE Resolutions! - NCTE - https://ncte.org/blog/2022/01/vote-ncte-resolutions-2/ via @ncte



Predominantly Black high schools in Washington evacuated after bomb threats https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bomb-threats-predominantly-black-high-schools-washington-evacuated-rcna15670 via @nbcnews

$12M for a theater? Texas teachers say schools aren't using Covid funds for safety measures https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-got-24b-safely-reopen-schools-teachers-ask-went-rcna15475 via @nbcnews

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







Wolf proposes hike in education spending, including early childhood - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2022/2/8/22924389/final-budget-gov-wolf-huge-hike-education-funding-early-childhood on chalkbeat


Teachers of Color, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and Student Outcome Education Research Report - https://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/








Here Are the Things Ron DeSantis Thinks Are “Woke” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/here-are-the-things-ron-desantis-thinks-are-woke/



Free virtual event with renowned scholar of racism Prof. Ian Haney-López – 2/10/22 | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=73310 on @Eclectablog

The challenge of being a principal during Covid https://edsource.org/podcast/the-challenge-of-being-a-principal-during-covid



Todd Gitlin, SDS Leader and Media Critic, Passes https://progressive.org/latest/todd-gitlin-passes-buhle-220210/





Low-energy Corcoran abjectly surrenders one battle; but DoE still owes Jefferson at least $20M - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/low-energy-corcoran-abjectly-surrenders




As states drop school mask mandates, health experts clash on whether it's too soon https://www.salon.com/2022/02/10/as-many-states-drop-school-mask-mandates-health-experts-clash-on-whether-its-too-soon/


Potential Race and Gender Biases in High‐Stakes Teacher Observations - Grissom - 2022 - Journal of Policy Analysis and Management - Wiley Online Library - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pam.22352




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


I Like This New Geography Game Called “Worlde” (Not “Wordle”)
Google Maps Mania has just written about a new geography game called Worlde (that’s based on the popular word game Wordle). Worlde shows you an outline of the country, and then you get six guesses to write it correctly. After each guess, you’re given hints to the correct answer, including how far your guess was from it, what direction from your guess can you find the right country, and how far in
Thursday’s New Tweets, Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
Pixaline / Pixabay Ordinarily, I’d add these new articles and videos to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic . However, that list is just getting too massive. So, in the future, if you want to find these in one place, click here: Teachers unions call for decisions about masks in schools to be guided in science is from NBC News. Covid-19 cases, hospitali
A Look Back: Bingo! There Are Issues With This Study On Grit & ELLs, But I Am Sure Going To Use It With My Students
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . This post originally appeared in 2017: Learning The Language over at Education Week has just posted about a new study on grit and English Language Learners . Here’s an excerpt from their summary of the research: The study itself, Indiv

These charts show where NJ stands when it comes to kids and vaccines https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/02/nj-covid-19-vaccination-rates-lower-among-children-charts/


Murphy team denies political focus groups drove school mask decision https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/administration-denies-political-focus-groups-drove-murphys-school-mask-decision/

Biden administration cautions that rolling back mask restrictions are premature https://www.npr.org/2022/02/10/1079792128/biden-administration-cautions-that-rolling-back-mask-restrictions-are-premature

A top researcher says it's time to rethink our entire approach to preschool https://www.npr.org/2022/02/10/1079406041/researcher-says-rethink-prek-preschool-prekindergarten


Students walk out at West Virginia school after Christian revival https://www.npr.org/2022/02/09/1079712717/religion-public-school-protest



Teachers in Puerto Rico protest for better wages and pensions https://www.npr.org/2022/02/09/1079654978/teachers-in-puerto-rico-strike-to-demand-higher-wages-and-better-pensions

People who work at Dollywood will soon be eligible for free tuition https://www.npr.org/2022/02/09/1079606811/dolly-parton-dollywood-free-tuition


NYC schools masks debate heats up as Gov. Hochul keeps mandate in place https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-mask-mandate-increase-nyc-hochul-20220210-zc76eogvo5cedcwfzbdepilt6u-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Masks Come Off in More States, but Not Everyone Is Grinning https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/us/mask-mandates-by-state.html





Por la vacunación obligatoria contra la COVID-19 en niños https://www.nytimes.com/es/2022/02/10/espanol/opinion/omicron-covid-vacunas-ninos.html




Why Liberal Suburbs Face a New Round of School Mask Battles https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/10/us/school-mask-mandates.html




Tracking Mask Mandates Across the U.S. https://www.nytimes.com/article/mask-mandates-us.html




'Gives new meaning to document dump': Do Trump 'toiletgate' revelations explain his 'absurd' rants about flushing? - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism - https://www.rawstory.com/trump-toilet/ on @




Jewish Alabama student reprimanded by school for complaining about students doing Nazi salute in class https://www.rawstory.com/nazi-salute/

The new GOP 'snitch culture' is designed to 'spread fear' and 'scare' teachers into silence: analysis https://www.rawstory.com/critical-race-theory-2656611442/



Remaking the Grade https://www.cta.org/educator/posts/remaking-the-grade




This wave of book bans is different from earlier ones - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/10/book-bans-maus-bluest-eye/




Holes in NOLA-PS’s COVID data reporting emerge https://thelensnola.org/2022/02/10/holes-in-nola-pss-covid-data-reporting-emerge/


5 Reasons Critical Race Theory Is Used to Drive Panic https://www.laprogressive.com/critical-race-theory-is-used-to-drive-panic/

Want Teenagers to Read Important Books? Ban Them. https://www.laprogressive.com/getting-teenagers-excited-to-read/




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


Beyond the Hype: Four Decades of Putting Hip Hop Music and Culture On Film
'In 1982, Ralph McDaniels approached a local television station with an idea to host a music-video show—an unheard of concept at the time. Nearly 40 years later, the Showtime documentary film You Are Watching Video Music Box tells the untold story of the world’s longest running video music show. McDaniels joins Black Enterprise 's Beyond The Hype to share a first-person account of his impactful j
Seneca Village: The Historic Black Settlement that Disappeared
'In the early 19th century Seneca Village, in the middle of Manhattan, was home to the largest number of free Black property owners in New York City before the Civil War. Irish and German immigrants moved in, too. But in 1853, when Central Park was in the planning stages, the city used eminent domain to take control of the land, displacing the settlement's residents. CBS Sunday Morning correspond
Reconsidering Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer'
'The king of ragtime, Scott Joplin , published his hit tune more than 100 years ago. Pianist Lara Downes believes the piece helped shape the future of American music.'
Re-Releasing Funk, Disco, and Rock From the Arab World
'The Berlin-based record label H abibi Funk creates curated albums of re-released or newly discovered tracks from all around the Arab world, from the 1950s to the 1980s. The albums feature Lebanese folk, Moroccan disco, Sudanese jazz, and much more. Co-founder and curator Jannis Stürtz joins All Of It to discuss his process for finding these tracks, and we'll listen to some music.'

Oakland To Close 7 Public Schools Despite Protests By Community | HuffPost Latest News - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oakland-california-close-schools-protests_n_62045cf1e4b04af87f3842e5 on @HuffPostEdu


White House stands by school mask mandates despite some states lifting rule https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/593140-white-house-stands-by-mask-mandates-in-schools-despite-some-states

After emotional debate, Oakland school board votes to close schools - https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/After-emotional-debate-Oakland-school-board-16843644.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

Kids will have to still wear masks on school buses in N.J. even after mandate is lifted, state says - nj.com - https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2022/02/kids-will-have-to-still-wear-masks-on-school-buses-in-nj-even-after-mandate-is-lifted.html#new_tab on @njdotcom

Bills introduced in Kentucky General Assembly over teaching of critical race theory | WCHS - https://wchstv.com/news/local/bills-introduced-in-kentucky-general-assembly-over-teaching-of-critical-race-theory#new_tab on @wchs8fox11

Failing to enforce California's Covid-19 vaccine mandate may put school districts in financial peril http://edsource.org/?page_id=667143 via @edsource




As state mask rules end, school leaders are in the middle | AP News - https://apnews.com/article/schools-mask-mandates-4eb7bc94b57eceb6ada993139e82de93#new_tab on @ap

CDC weighs updating messaging around transmission and masking - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/09/cdc-messaging-transmission-masking-00007312#new_tab

Iowa education bill to put cameras in classrooms dies in the House - https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2022/02/09/iowa-legislature-bill-classroom-cameras-public-schools-dies-house/6712651001/#new_tab via @DMRegister

State House leaders back $200 million punishment against schools that required masks https://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AATFeYK?ocid=winp-st

Why Piedmont’s academically elite schools are opening seats to students outside the wealthy city - https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Why-Piedmont-s-academically-elite-schools-are-16843048.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

More college students are dropping out during Covid. It could get worse | US universities | The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/10/college-students-dropout-covid-pandemic#new_tab on @guardian

CMS board approves a $49 million plan to double employee retention bonuses | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source - https://www.wfae.org/education/2022-02-07/cms-board-will-vote-on-a-49-million-plan-to-double-employee-retention-bonuses#new_tab on @WFAE

South Dakota lawmakers vote to limit critical race theory in schools - https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2022/02/09/critical-race-theory-crt-south-dakota-public-schools-legislature-limited/6728586001/#new_tab via @argusleader

Exits by Black and Hispanic Teachers Pose a New Threat to Covid-Era Education | California Healthline - https://californiahealthline.org/NDA3NTcy on @CalHealthline

New Jersey stops three Newark charter schools from expanding - Chalkbeat Newark - https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2022/2/9/22925671/new-jersey-charter-school-expansion-denied-newark#new_tab on chalkbeat

Following Texas, Oklahoma governor unveils plans to increase some teachers' pay above $100K - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Following-Texas-Oklahoma-Gov-unveils-plans-to-16845399.php#new_tab on @houstonchron

‘She looks like a baby’: Why do kids as young as 5 or 6 still get arrested at schools? – Center for Public Integrity https://publicintegrity.org/education/criminalizing-kids/young-kids-arrested-at-schools/

Florida high school seniors get reprieve on graduation test scores - https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/02/09/florida-high-school-seniors-get-reprieve-on-graduation-test-scores/#new_tab on TB_Times

Oakland’s School Closures Might Be a Warning Sign for California - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/oaklands-school-closures-might-be-a-warning-sign-for-california-11644499800?st=hv1xtw98908wvr2&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter#new_tab by @sara_randazzo on @WSJ

More students are dropping out of college during Covid - https://hechingerreport.org/?p=84796 via @hechingerreport

Raaheela Ahmed to resign from the Prince George’s County school board - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/09/prince-georges-school-board-resignation/





Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, February 9, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_9.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, February 8, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_8.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, February 7, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_7.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, February 6, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_6.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 5, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_5.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 5, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_5.html

Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, February 5, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/top-posts-this-week-saturday-february-5.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, February 4, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_4.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/2022/02/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/2022/02/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-week-education-research-report.html





Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/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/2022/02/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/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/2022/02/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/2022/02/network-for-public-education-blog-post.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/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/2022/02/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, January 29, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-top-banana-todays-education_29.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, January 29, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/top-posts-this-week-saturday-january-29.html




Big Education Ape