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Sunday, March 20, 2022

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, March 20, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️

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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



Mitchell Robinson for State School Board - https://www.mitchellrobinsonforstateschoolboard.org/



Zealots and Their Public Personas - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/03/zealots-and-their-public-personas.html



CURMUDGUCATION: Call Them By Their Name - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/03/call-them-by-their-name.html



Jill Lepore: The War Against Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vHs via @dianeravitch



Sac City Unified Update on Negotiations with SCTA and SEIU- https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/report-and-recommendation-of-fact-finding-panel-perb-case-no-sa-im-3546-e-1647654925.pdf



Schools brace for teacher strikes over post-COVID pay, benefits - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/03/20/teachers-strike-school-pay-mental-health/7054967001/?gnt-cfr=1 via @usatoday



Eric Adams is daring the left to take him on — and they’re game https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/20/new-yorks-left-disarray-eric-adams-00018688



Why Are School Districts Closing Schools When Students Don’t Benefit? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vDS via @dianeravitch



Minneapolis Strikers Demand A Living Wage For The Lowest-Paid Educators - PopularResistance.Org - https://popularresistance.org/?p=202556



Ukraine’s iron will against Putin’s barbarism | American Federation of Teachers - https://www.aft.org/node/19368 by aftunion



Kharkiv Diary: On the Ground in Ukraine | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vFX via @dianeravitch



Minneapolis Teacher Strike Represents Larger Education Struggle - https://www.governing.com/now/minneapolis-teacher-strike-represents-larger-education-struggle



Saving Medicare: Why is Unity anti-Optout today? | JD2718 - https://wp.me/pOjh-2rC




Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Springtime Edition (3/20) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi_20.html



Stop the Strike! - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFKmf1_VdLEtsJQ3L3Z3hlZ6HoxNmY3tkTdAO2qqULT3kvKw/viewform?

Louisiana Bill Would Silence All Discussion Of Gender And Sex In Schools - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2022/03/19/louisiana-bill-would-silence-all-discussion-of-gender-and-sex-in-schools/?sh=6ca79c847f49 by @palan57 on @forbes

Editorial: Texas’ shame: It keeps failing foster kids. - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Texas-shame-It-keeps-failing-17004547.php on @houstonchron


Op-Ed: How can we make more students fall in love with math? - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-03-14/math-framework-california-low-achieving on @latimes

Medicaid helps school fund mental health support - EducationNC - https://www.ednc.org/2fatB via @educationnc




As school resumes in Afghanistan, will all girls be allowed to go? https://www.npr.org/2022/03/20/1087734423/afghanistan-girls-school-taliban?



SCUSD educators, staff set strike date. SCUSD warns all schools would close - https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-city-educators-staff-set-strike-date/39468607 on @kcranews






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







Does Unity/UFT Do the Work? - http://southbronxschool.blogspot.com/2022/03/does-unityuft-do-work.html



March’s (2022) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part Three | Engaging Parents In School… - https://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/?p=6491







USC was in a free fall. Then it turned to Rick Caruso https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-20/usc-freefall-la-mayoral-candidate-rick-caruso



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


Research Studies Of The Week
I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature . By the way, you mig
A Look Back: 14 Tools For Easily Creating Charts & Graphs Online
I’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. janjf93 / Pixabay I originally posted The Best Tools To Make Simple Graphs & Charts Online in 2008, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes tools like Chartle , Chart Go, Kids Zone , Pie Color , and ten more… Check them all out at the “Best” list and let me know what I’m missing!
Statistic Of The Day: Parents With Kids In School Say Schools Are Doing Fine; Others Appear To Disagree
Who’s Unhappy With Schools? The Answer Surprised Me. is a must-read column in today’s NY Times. Here are a couple of other excerpts from the piece: …according to Gallup , which has tracked school satisfaction annually since 1999, in 2021, “73 percent of parents of school-aged children say they are satisfied with the quality of education their oldest child is receiving.” All of this at least raise
How Our ELL Students Received More Support This Year Than Ever Before
geralt / Pixabay Our school, Luther Burbank High School, has always provided strong support to English Language Learners. This year, however, that support has reached an entirely different – and higher – level, and the progress being made by our students shows that it is paying off. Here are the changes we have made this year: 1. Added as many as nine peer tutors to Beginning and Intermediate le

More than 1,700 Ukrainians are international students in the U.S. : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2022/03/20/1087766118/more-than-1-700-ukrainians-are-international-students-in-the-u-s on @NPR

Skilled trade programs are booming after college enrollment dropped in the pandemic : NPR - https://www.npr.org/2022/03/20/1087766188/skilled-trade-programs-are-booming-after-college-enrollment-dropped-in-the-pande on @NPR

Government research into abusive Native American boarding schools should be released in the coming weeks https://www.rawstory.com/government-research-into-abusive-native-american-boarding-schools-should-be-released-in-the-coming-weeks/


Sac City needs more bathrooms for trans, non-binary students https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article259468499.html



Three Years After The First Global School Strike, Signs Of Success https://popularresistance.org/three-years-after-the-first-global-school-strike-signs-of-the-youth-climate-movements-success-are-everywhere/


Mayor Adams explores new tech to detect weapons in schools - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-questions-about-technology-behind-new-metal-detectors-20220320-o22am3tmjnhytetjsqxhrqsm3m-story.html via @nydailynews

Bill Gates laughs courtside with two female companions https://mol.im/a/10630313 via @DailyMailCeleb



Community approach to education paying off | | journaltimes.com - https://journaltimes.com/community-approach-to-education-paying-off/article_23a99b5e-0d9e-5381-9fe9-dc1ea63d798f.html on @journaltimes


Metaverse for education: How virtual reality can help schools and colleges - https://cointelegraph.com/explained/metaverse-for-education-how-virtual-reality-can-help-schools-and-colleges via @Cointelegraph


US education secretary to Florida LGBTQ kids: Got your back - Hawaii Tribune-Herald - https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/?p=279120



Study: Military special ed students’ delayed years https://kdhnews.com/news/education/study-military-special-ed-students-delayed-years/article_84b3df54-a7c1-11ec-a9f5-ff80ea9b9b6c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share via @kdhnews



Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 19, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_19.html

Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, March 19, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/top-posts-this-week-saturday-march-19.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, March 18, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_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/2022/03/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_19.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/2022/03/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_19.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-week-education-research-report_19.html


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_19.html
Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_19.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_19.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_19.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/2022/03/network-for-public-education-blog-post_19.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report_19.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_19.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 12, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_12.html
Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, March 12, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/top-posts-this-week-saturday-march-12.html



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