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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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The Kids Still Aren’t Alright: Putting the Health, Education, and Safety of Kids First | by Bruce Lesley | Voices4Kids | Jan, 2022 | Medium - https://medium.com/voices4kids/the-kids-still-arent-alright-putting-the-health-education-and-safety-of-kids-first-884616a272e4 by @BruceLesley on @First_Focus



Shouldn't Gov. Doug Ducey have a plan to help public schools? - https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2022/01/10/shouldnt-gov-doug-ducey-have-plan-help-public-schools/9164958002/ via @azcentral



Weekend Quotables - by Michael Klonsky - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/weekend-quotables-27a



CURMUDGUCATION: How To Stay Open - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/01/how-to-stay-open.html



LET THE REINDEER GAMES BEGIN – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-32J via @norinrad10



NYC Educator: UFT Executive Board January 10, 2021--Vacation Days - http://nyceducator.com/2022/01/uft-executive-board-january-10-2021.html



SPI Responds to Governor's Proposed 2022 Budget - Year 2022 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr22/yr22rel04.asp



Kevin Welner: In Our Alarmingly Unequal Society, Public Schools by Themselves Cannot Be the Great Equalizer | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8y3 via @janresseger



Teacher Tom: "This Vested Interest In The Children's Incompetence" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-vested-interest-in-childrens.html



John Merrow: The Lives We Lost | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vhm via @dianeravitch



The Eternal Darkness of the Empty Mind – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-ahJ via @plthomasEdD



With democracy at stake, no one has the luxury of sitting on the sidelines in 2022 | Eclectablog - https://www.eclectablog.com/?p=73277 on @Eclectablog



The Teachers Being Demonized for Trying To Save Us From the Pandemic - In These Times - https://inthesetimes.com/article/chicago-teachers-union-lori-lightfoot-lockout-educators-labor via @InTheseTimesMag



U.S. Department of Education Emphasizes Importance of Full-Service Community Schools Through Competitive Grant Program | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-emphasizes-importance-full-service-community-schools-through-competitive-grant-program



The blockbuster Tampa Bay Times DoE/Jefferson scandal story puts Corcoran's career on the clock - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/the-blockbuster-tampa-bay-times-doejefferson



Opinion | Randi Weingarten Still Wants Schools Open - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/opinion/omicron-school-closures.html on @nytimes


Gadfly on the Wall: Stop Normalizing the Exploitation of Teachers | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11210 on @NEPCtweet



Why Are They So Angry…About Masks, Vaccines, CRT, Voting, and More? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vfE via @dianeravitch



California schools would see more than $20,000 per student in state funding under governor’s budget - https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/California-schools-would-see-21-000-per-student-16764411.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle




Survey: SCUSD Covid Safety Protocols - https://fs29.formsite.com/SWMW/wtwrnqukqi/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1qfIfjR877NoLNSKAEnjb7rJ3bk9PqXXwZ3dw3CMfunTkOe2QpNtUy80M on @formsite



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





My New Book | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8qm via @CubanLarry







Education Research Report: Data on 2017–18 Postsecondary Students - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/01/data-on-201718-postsecondary-students.html

What's in Gov. Newsom’s 2022 budget blueprint: COVID-19, climate change, homelessness, education - https://www.kcra.com/article/heres-whats-in-gov-newsoms-2022-budget-blueprint/38727668# on @kcranews

Philly teachers scramble in district’s partial return https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2022/1/10/22877490/teachers-philly-students-learning-challenges-students-partial-return-hite-union-pft via @ChalkbeatPHL

The Atlantic Daily: America’s Approach to School Closures Is Unusual https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/01/omicron-closing-schools-debate/621218/?utm_source=feed

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esperanza spalding: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/esperanza-spalding-tiny-desk-home.html

The Limits with Jay Williams: Maverick Carter on Building the LeBron James Empire | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/the-limits-with-jay-williams-maverick.html via @NewBlackMan

For Latinx Graphic Novelist Henry Barajas, Superheroes Can be Real. They Can Even be Family | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/for-latinx-graphic-novelist-henry.html via @NewBlackMan

Arundhati Roy on Freedom, Fascism and Fiction | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/arundhati-roy-on-freedom-fascism-and.html via @NewBlackMan

With new interim superintendent named, Western Heights continues suit against OKC company https://nondoc.com/2022/01/10/new-western-heights-interim-superintendent-incoming/ via @nondocmedia

Opinion | How School Closures Made Me Question My Progressive Politics https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/11/oakland-lefty-my-whole-life-school-closures-triggered-an-identity-crisis-526860

GOP sees ‘huge red wave’ potential by targeting critical race theory https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2022/01/04/gop-sees-huge-red-wave-potential-by-targeting-critical-race-theory-1403950

Chicago schools, teachers reach tentative deal to end classroom shutdown https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/10/chicago-schools-teachers-deal-stalemate-526868



Biden administration lays out rules for reimbursing at-home Covid tests https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/10/biden-administration-at-home-covid-tests-reimbursement-526853

Florida officials tried to steer education contract to former lawmaker’s company - https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/01/11/florida-officials-tried-to-steer-education-contract-to-former-lawmakers-company/ on TB_Times




Chicago teachers accuse Lori Lightfoot of trying to "bully" them back into classrooms https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-teachers-accuse-lori-lightfoot-bully-back-classrooms-1667369

Biden Seeks Chicago Schools Opening as Democrats See Risk - Bloomberg - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-10/biden-seeks-chicago-schools-opening-as-democrats-see-risk on @bpolitics

Dems Had One Job: Don’t Be Crazy. They’re Mucking It Up. https://www.thedailybeast.com/dems-had-one-job-dont-be-crazy-theyre-mucking-it-up?source=twitter&via=desktop via @thedailybeast

At one Texas school, LGBTQ teens call onslaught of hostile laws "matter of life and death" | Salon.com - https://www.salon.com/2022/01/11/at-one-texas-school-lgbtq-teens-call-onslaught-of-hostile-laws-matter-of-life-and-death/

A tax deadline missed by one day leads to a showdown over equity, jurisdiction – and grammar https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/01/a-tax-deadline-missed-by-one-day-leads-to-a-showdown-over-equity-jurisdiction-and-grammar/

16 Colleges, Including Yale, Duke, and Georgetown Allegedly Collude To Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit Describes https://www.theroot.com/16-colleges-including-yale-duke-and-georgetown-alleg-1848337908


Legendary Poet Maya Angelou Becomes the First Black Woman To Be Featured On U.S. Quarter https://www.theroot.com/legendary-poet-maya-angelou-becomes-the-first-black-wom-1848338178



New NY Law Gives 800,000 Noncitizens the Right To Vote In Local Elections https://www.theroot.com/new-ny-law-gives-800-000-noncitizens-the-right-to-vote-1848332953



As Chicago Schools Stay Closed, Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union Are Still Locked In Negotiations https://www.theroot.com/as-chicago-schools-stay-closed-mayor-lightfoot-and-the-1848331572

MLK Family Asks for No Celebration Until Lawmakers Pass Voting Rights Legislation https://sacobserver.com/2022/01/mlk-family-asks-for-no-celebration-until-lawmakers-pass-voting-rights-legislation/

New Orleans schools shatter weekly record with 2,233 COVID-19 cases reported https://thelensnola.org/2022/01/10/new-orleans-schools-shatter-weekly-record-with-2233-covid-19-cases-reported/

Omicron is exploding. Here’s what to do if you’ve been exposed. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22872159/omicron-exposure-testing-masking-quarantine-cdc



Interstate Meat Dist. Inc. Recalls Ground Beef - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/intermeatdistrecgrdbeef.asp







Should Teen Boys Get Boosted? https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/01/should-teens-get-booster-omicron/621222/?utm_source=feed

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Henry Giroux: Radical Hope and Apocalyptic Cynicism | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/henry-giroux-radical-hope-and.html via @NewBlackMan


How Scholars Are Countering Well-Funded Attacks on Critical Race Theory https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2022/01/11/critical-race-theory-scholars-counter-funded-attacks

Omicron can make you contagious before you test positive, allowing for rapid spread https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-11/omicron-can-make-you-infectious-before-you-test-positive

L.A. Unified students face lines to enter campus on first day; screening system crashes https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-11/lausd-goes-back-to-school-amid-omicron



Newsom proposes big funding for UC, Cal State. But there's a condition: Close equity gaps https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-10/newsom-gives-california-colleges-and-universities-big-funding-pledge-with-a-catch

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

Tuesday’s New Tweets & Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123765 on @Larryferlazzo

Ed Tech Digest | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123001 on @Larryferlazzo

“Sentence Navigators” Are Great Learning Tools For ELLs | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123674 on @Larryferlazzo

A Look Back: Sacramento Bee Video Of Me Sharing Tips For New Teachers | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122651 on @Larryferlazzo

College students are forced to adapt after a return to virtual classes https://www.npr.org/2022/01/11/1072019356/college-students-are-forced-to-adapt-after-a-return-to-virtual-classes

The challenges of trying to keep schools open during the omicron surge https://www.npr.org/2022/01/11/1072019293/the-challenges-of-trying-to-keep-schools-open-during-the-omicron-surge

Caroline thought her daughter was doing OK with home learning. Then she got a note https://www.npr.org/2022/01/11/1071874918/omicron-cases-school-learning-classroom

Chicago union leaders approve a plan to return to in-person classes https://www.npr.org/2022/01/10/1071997176/chicago-union-leaders-approve-plan-return-in-person-classes-school

How the current COVID surge is hurting learning and kids' mental health https://www.npr.org/2022/01/10/1071896986/how-the-current-covid-surge-is-hurting-learning-and-kids-mental-health

Despite Omicron, Los Angeles Students Are Returning to Class https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/us/los-angeles-schools-reopen-omicron.html

National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $24.7 Million in New Grants https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/arts/neh-grants.html

In Lawsuit, Yale and Other Elite Colleges Are Accused of Limiting Financial Aid https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/us/financial-aid-lawsuit-colleges.html

In 1861 Ten Senators Were Expelled From Congress for Supporting Insurrection and Conspiracy https://obrag.org/2022/01/in-1861-ten-senators-were-expelled-from-congress-for-supporting-insurrection-and-conspiracy/



WATCH: Tensions boil over after school board elects chair who called for burning books https://www.rawstory.com/spotsylvania-county-school-board-meeting/



Illinois Schools Likely Biggest Culprit Of COVID Exposure: IDPH https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/illinois-schools-likely-biggest-culprit-covid-exposure-idph?google_editors_picks=true




Sacramento schools limit extracurricular activities due to ongoing COVID-19 case spike https://www.kcra.com/article/scusd-limit-extra-curricular-activities-covid-19-case-spike/38729979

Sacramento City Unified: 21.2% callout rate exacerbates substitute teacher shortage https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-school-callouts-covid-shortage/103-7cd69fe1-fd25-4897-ad6c-6f707f1bcb9d

California schools risk 'colossal' loss of dollars as enrollment drops • Sacramento News & Review https://sacramento.newsreview.com/2022/01/10/california-schools-risk-colossal-loss-of-dollars-as-enrollment-drops/


D.C. Public Schools announces expanded coronavirus testing plans https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/10/dcschools-coronavirus-education-testing/

Students in Virginia, D.C. and Maryland return to school buildings after long break https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/10/return-to-school-omicron-winter-break/

Virginia bill targets admissions systems at Governor’s schools — with possible repercussions for TJ High https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/10/virginia-bill-governors-school-admissions/

Biden health team weighs new mask distribution plan https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/11/biden-n95-mask-distribution-526889

Record number of NYC kids missed the last 2 weeks of school - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-student-absences-covid-surge-testing-schools-20220109-3bm2t36we5hqnhytgwhudfsvky-story.html#new_tab via @nydailynews

Cincinnati Public Schools board votes for remote learning - https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2022/01/10/cincinnati-public-schools-board-votes-remote-learning/9166085002/#new_tab via @enquirer

Federal Government Addresses Cybersecurity in K–12 Schools | EdTech Magazine - https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2022/01/federal-government-addresses-cybersecurity-k-12-schools#new_tab

R.I. teachers union calls for distance learning until Jan. 18 - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/10/metro/ri-teachers-union-calls-distance-learning-until-jan-18/#new_tab on @BostonGlobe

Wichita BOE meeting canceled as new members refuse masks | The Wichita Eagle - https://www.kansas.com/news/local/education/article257201052.html#new_tab on @kansasdotcom


California school district asks parents to help with janitorial duties amid staff shortage https://www.newsweek.com/california-school-district-asks-parents-help-janitorial-duties-amid-staff-shortage-1668011

Teachers union at Columbus City Schools wants district to go remote - https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2022/01/11/teachers-union-columbus-city-schools-wants-district-go-remote/9168507002/#new_tab via @DispatchAlerts



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