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Saturday, January 15, 2022

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, January 15, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT


THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



Public Funds Public Schools|Bill Tracker - https://pfps.org/billtracker/



Opinion: The white moderates MLK warned us about - CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/15/opinions/mlk-white-moderates-voting-rights-filibuster-ray/index.html



CURMUDGUCATION: VA: Book Burning Fan Now Board Chairman - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/01/va-book-burner-now-board-president.html



Interview questions the Miami-Dade School Board should ask would-be superintendent Jacob Oliva - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/interview-questions-the-miami-dade



Teacher Tom: Just Beyond The Limits - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/just-beyond-limits.html



Janresseger: A Climate of Fear Makes It Harder for Children and Their Teachers to Consider Our History | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11217 on @NEPCtweet



Black Lives Matter at School Planning Events–Get Ready for the Week of Action! – I AM AN EDUCATOR - https://wp.me/p3bHrD-1Ll via @JessedHagopian



AS THE HAMSTER WHEEL TURNS – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-331 via @norinrad10



Indiana SB 167 (Part Three) | Blue Cereal Education - http://bluecerealeducation.com/node/1137



When White Folks Have That One "Black Friend" - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2406



We’ve Got Questions – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5483 via @TNEdReport



Gary Rubinstein: The Lies About Tennessee’s “Achievement School District” Live On | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vjv via @dianeravitch



Indiana: Senate Bill 167–Whose Sponsor Wanted Impartial Treatment of Nazism– Stalls | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vkH via @dianeravitch


Schools in S.D. County fight to avoid closures
Districts using study halls, substitute teachers, testing in effort to keep classrooms open - https://enewspaper.sandiegouniontribune.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=db340c2d-6a38-4979-bc33-9e65aacedcee

“Our laws must be upheld”. When I was younger, I used to watch old… | by Matthew Teutsch | Medium - https://interminablerambling.medium.com/our-laws-must-be-upheld-ef25ff776571 by @SilasLapham on @Medium

Lillian Smith and Martin Luther King, Jr. by @SilasLapham https://link.medium.com/iZnt2CjcQmb

‘I’ve Been to the Mountaintop’ : The Last Speech of Martin Luther King – The Full Text - https://obrag.org/2022/01/ive-been-to-the-mountaintop-the-last-speech-of-martin-luther-king-the-full-text/


‘Attempted Security Threat’ Disables Software at Some New York Schools - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/us/politics/nyc-schools-security-threat-software.html on @nytimes


glen brown: Can You Reuse a N95 or KN95 Mask? Experts Say Yes, but Follow These Steps (Smithsonian Magazine) - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2022/01/can-you-reuse-n95-or-kn95-mask-experts.html

Your Thoughts on Parent-Teacher Conflicts
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/01/your-thoughts-on-parent-teacher-conflicts/621273/


The Culture War Has Warped the Supreme Court’s Judgment https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/biden-worker-vaccine-mandate-scotus-osha-standard/621249/





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Two-time Pulitzer Winner Lynn Nottage Turns a Triple Play in New York City | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/two-time-pulitzer-winner-lynn-nottage.html

The Story Behind 'Wordle' | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/the-story-behind-wordle.html

S. Craig Watkins: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Racial Justice | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/s-craig-watkins-artificial-intelligence.html via @NewBlackMan

Cordae: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/cordae-tiny-desk-home-concert.html via @NewBlackMan

“We Cannot Allow Our Movement To Abandon Them In Prison” - Jalil Muntaqim on Political Prisoners, Charging Genocide and Organizing Inside & Out | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/01/we-cannot-allow-our-movement-to-abandon.html via @NewBlackMan

Why Children’s Stories Are a Powerful Tool to Fight Climate Change https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2022/01/14/climate-change-childrens-stories

Appeals court could revive suits seeking tuition refunds over Covid closures https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/14/suits-tuition-refunds-pandemic-closures-527162


Strikes And Student Walkouts Spread Across US As Omicron Surges https://popularresistance.org/strikes-and-student-walkouts-spread-across-us-as-omicron-surges-and-schools-re-open/



Navient agrees to pay $1.85B to settle legal claims - NYSUT https://www.nysut.org/news/2022/january/stud

Texas AFT announces first round of primary endorsements https://www.texasaft.org/action/elections/texas-aft-announces-first-round-of-primary-endorsements




CDC is not communicating with teachers on COVID safety, unions say | The Mighty 790 KFGO https://kfgo.com/2022/01/14/cdc-is-not-communicating-with-teachers-on-covid-safety-unions-say/

Why omicron stalled the effort to vaccinate young children https://www.salon.com/2022/01/14/why-omicron-stalled-the-effort-to-vaccinate-young-children_partner/


"Our brain is not a slot machine," so quit trying to hack it https://www.salon.com/2022/01/14/our-brain-is-not-a-slot-machine-so-quit-trying-to-hack-it/




Court will take up five new cases, including lawsuit from football coach who wanted to pray on the field https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/01/court-will-take-up-five-new-cases-including-lawsuit-from-football-coach-who-wanted-to-pray-on-the-field/

Inside Chicago Teachers’ Bid for Safer Schools https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/inside-chicago-teachers-bid-safer-schools-barrett-220114/


Navient Will Issue $1.85 Billion In Settlement Over Student Loan Practices https://www.theroot.com/navient-will-issue-1-85-billion-in-settlement-over-stu-1848354477



National School Boards Association stumbles into politics and is blasted apart https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2022/01/14/national-school-boards-association-stumbles-into-politics-and-is-blasted-apart/

School offers girls shapewear to address body image concerns - https://www.today.com/parents/school-offers-girls-shapewear-address-body-image-concerns-t244765#new_tab by TodayShow on @TODAYshow

Wall school board offered hazing suspects private school tuition to leave district - nj.com - https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2022/01/wall-school-board-offered-hazing-suspects-private-school-tuition-to-leave-district.html#new_tab on @njdotcom

More schools expected to move to virtual learning in Montgomery County https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/15/montgomery-county-schools-covid-virtual/

The other angry parents: What a new ‘parents union’ is demanding (it has nothing to do with CRT) https://hechingerreport.org/the-other-angry-parents-what-a-new-parents-union-is-demanding-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-crt/

California schools under intense strain, fighting to stay open during Omicron surge https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-15/california-schools-are-strained-amid-the-omicron-surge

Amid high absenteeism, incoming L.A. schools chief says campuses are safe https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-14/130000-lausd-students-absent-amid-omicron-covid-surge

Culver City Unified to close next week so all can 'recoup and recover' amid Omicron surge https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-14/culver-city-unified-to-close-for-instruction-covid-coronavirus-surge

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

“No, Temporarily Closing Schools Is Not Like Invading Iraq” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123782

Saturday’s New Tweets & Articles About School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123841

SEL Weekly Update | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=123074

A Look Back: “Study Reviews 25 Years Of Research Into What Helps Students Graduate – Here’s What They Found” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=122661

More Black students are headed to medical school, but finances are still a major issue https://www.npr.org/2022/01/15/1073331377/more-black-students-are-headed-to-medical-school-but-finances-are-still-a-major-

Lawmakers are rewriting rules as schools grapple with teacher shortages https://www.npr.org/2022/01/14/1073253450/lawmakers-are-rewriting-rules-as-schools-grapple-with-teacher-shortages

Ransomware feared in weeklong outage of online grading and attendance system used by NYC schools https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-grading-attendance-program-experts-fear-ransomware-20220114-sk5dqssgbjfhzhc3t5lhtbdlai-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/

Do Colleges Deserve an Exemption From Antitrust Law? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/opinion/colleges-antitrust-law.html





A Bill Proposed a New Way to Teach History. It Got the History Wrong. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/us/virginia-lincoln-douglas-debates-bill.html


Former Obama Administration Adviser Pleads Guilty in $218,000 Theft Scheme https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/us/seth-andrew-charter-schools-scheme.html


Virginia GOP education bill mocked for erroneous 'fact' about Abraham Lincoln's slavery debates https://www.rawstory.com/virginia-gop-lincoln/



SCUSD pleads for more teachers, substitutes amid rising COVID numbers https://fox40.com/news/local-news/scusd-pleads-for-more-teachers-substitutes-amid-rising-covid-numbers/


COVID Policy Pivot: Elk Grove Unified Revises Process For Notifying Families Of Positive Tests https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/01/11/eg-unified-covid-policy-pivot/

What is being done to push Native American history to be taught in schools https://www.abc10.com/article/news/community/race-and-culture/native-american-education-history-education/103-6cc6d3d6-8b66-471c-ab35-1483fdefd0e3

Board Work Session on Participatory Budgeting and Equity Tiers, Part Two https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/01/board-work-session-on-participatory_14.html



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Public Schools Going Remote or Closed - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/01/seattle-public-schools-going-remote-or.html

Perspective | TikTok’s ‘suggestion’ algorithm, Ben Affleck’s shirt and more news literacy lessons https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/14/tiktok-affleck-news-literacy-lessons/?tid=ss_tw



Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, January 15, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-top-banana-todays-education_15.html

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Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, January 7, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-top-banana-todays-education_7.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 - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_15.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_15.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-week-education-research-report_15.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_15.html

Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_15.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_15.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_15.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 - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/network-for-public-education-blog-post_15.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report_15.html



Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_15.html


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