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Promise-breaker Richard Corcoran tells the kids and community of Jefferson County to suck it - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/promise-breaker-richard-corcoran



Opinion | The Absurdity of Protecting Kids From the Holocaust Narrative 'Maus' | Steven Singer - https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/01/absurdity-protecting-kids-holocaust-narrative-maus on @commondreams



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Special Education PTSA Slams Advanced Learning Survey - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/02/seattle-special-education-ptsa-slams.html



Open Letter to St. Tammany (LA) Superintendent Frank Jabbia | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog - https://wp.me/p36Q2R-6GX



A Word About The Work We Must Do – The Jose Vilson - https://wp.me/p5MpX-dtQ via @thejlv



CURMUDGUCATION: About That Maus Controversy - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/02/is-maus-controversy-overblown.html



Teacher Tom: We Must Demand Play-Based Education Because That's What The Evidence Tells Us - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/we-must-demand-play-based-education.html



The Conservative Assault on Education Claims Its Latest Victim – Mother Jones - https://www.motherjones.com/?p=944938



Willis Nathaniel Huggins, Black Educator Hall of Fame Member - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2433



New Updates to College Scorecard Make Tool More Useful for Students and Families With Data About College Costs, Graduation Rates, and Post-College Earnings | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/new-updates-college-scorecard-make-tool-more-useful-students-and-families-data-about-college-costs-graduation-rates-and-post-college-earnings



Curmudgucation: Research: Yes, Common Core Was Bad | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11257 on @NEPCtweet



How ‘Transparent’ is Your School? | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-gP via @nancyflanagan



Nancy MacLean: The Segregationist History of School Choice | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vjK via @dianeravitch



“Left Behind: The Unintended Consequences of School Choice”: Kids with toughest hurdles stuck in gutted schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vle via @dianeravitch



Iowa: Federal Appeals Court Upholds School Mask Mandate | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vse via @dianeravitch



The Murky World of i-Ready, Grading, and Online Data - https://nancyebailey.com/2022/02/07/the-murky-world-of-i-ready-grading-and-online-data/ on @NancyEBailey1




US states have introduced 137 bills limiting what schools can teach on race, history, sexual orientation, and gender | The Independent - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/schools-teach-race-history-gender-b2008438.html on @Independent

Feb. 7, 1926: Carter G. Woodson Launched Negro History Week - Zinn Education Project - https://www.zinnedproject.org/?p=50828 on @ZinnEdProject







After downstate Illinois judge rules against mask mandates, schools scramble to prepare for Monday classes - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-school-mask-mandate-ruling-20220207-gqxdvyrysbcgpp62zhs7yoevxa-story.html via @chicagotribune

Complaint: Teacher proselytized, made antisemitic comments - ABC News - https://abcn.ws/3slHcOX via @ABC

WPIAL is Wrong! Racist Taunts at a Football Game are NOT a Matter of Both Sides | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3Ix via @StevenSinger3






Forget About Quality Instruction When You Take Away Teachers’ Planning Time | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3I5 via @StevenSinger3






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







Choosing Democracy: Freedom to Teach - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2022/02/freedom-to-teach.html



glen brown: Benefits of Owning a Cat - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2022/02/benefits-of-owning-cat.html






Maskless Oakdale students won't be allowed in class without mask | abc10.com - https://www.abc10.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/maskless-students-oakdale/103-aab73456-1ab6-4b5b-a722-d974909734a0 on ABC10

A Push to Remove LGBTQ Books in One County Could Signal Rising Partisanship on School Boards https://www.propublica.org/article/a-push-to-remove-lgbtq-books-in-one-county-could-signal-rising-partisanship-on-school-boards#1252304

The Educators Who Decided That Context Doesn’t Matter https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/logical-end-language-policing/621500/?utm_source=feed

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The Limits with Jay Williams: Brian Flores on Taking a Stand Against the NFL | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/02/the-limits-with-jay-williams-brian.html via @NewBlackMan

WRITING HOME | American Voices from the Caribbean: “more joy” | episode 05 with Edwidge Danticat
“What would goodness be like? What would more joy be like?” – Edwidge Danticat 'Host Tami Navarro and Kaiama L. Glover connect with the illustrious Haitian-African-American author Edwidge Danticat . In this conversation, the three grapple with how they are emotionally processing the pandemic through writing and reading literature. Edwidge speaks on whether literature survives on suffering, her ne
Conversations in Atlantic Theory • Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez on Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature
'The episode of Conversations in Atlantic Theory features Yomaira Figueroa-Vasquez , who teaches in the D epartment of English at Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan. She publishes widely in Afro-Atlantic studies with particular emphasis on hispanophone Africa and Americas, as well as co-curating with Jessica Marie Johnson the digital project-collective Electric Marronage. We discuss h
Left of Black S12 · E10 | Confronting Misogynoir in Digital Spaces with Dr. Moya Bailey
Dr. Moya Bailey , Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University, was the first to pen the term "misogynoir" in 2010 as a means of giving a name to the anti-Black misogyny that she observed on the web and in broader society. Yet Black women have always found ways to push back against harmful stereotypes to demonstrate, and celebrate, their full humanity

New Jersey to lift school mask mandate https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/07/new-jersey-to-lift-in-school-mask-mandate-beginning-march-7-00006136


Youngkin campaign criticized for Twitter spat with teen https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/06/youngkin-twitter-feud-teenager-00006104



11 infamous '90s school bans https://www.salon.com/2022/02/06/11-infamous-90s-school-bans_partner/




The Root Presents: Black History Moments In Time https://www.theroot.com/the-root-presents-black-history-moments-in-time-1848434551


Are CA schools failing students of color? https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/are-ca-schools-failing-students-of-color/


NEA Member Is ABC World News 'Person of the Week' https://youtu.be/EOZ3bNbSGXY via @YouTube




Youngkin tweets 'regret' for campaign's criticism of high school student https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/07/youngkin-twitter-regret-student-00006188


Bergen Elementary Student Inspires Classmates To Clean Oceans https://patch.com/new-jersey/ridgewood/bergen-elementary-student-inspires-classmates-clean-oceans?google_editors_picks=true

Student Opinion: SCUSD’s New Way of Addressing Discrimination is Not Enough https://www.davisvanguard.org/2022/02/student-opinion-scusds-new-way-of-addressing-discrimination-is-not-enough/


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

“The Past and Future of Education Research”
The Past and Future of Education Research is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Studies on student motivation, project-based learning, the power of relationships, and collective efficacy are highlighted by contributors. Here are some excerpts:
Monday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
viarami / 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: Schools are starting to spend Covid relief dollars. Here’s what they’re prioritizing. is from NBC News. STUDENT VACCINE MANDAT
A Look Back: “Guest Post From Lorin W. Anderson, Co-Author Of The Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy”
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: Editor’s Note: Lorin W. Anderson, one of the co-authors of the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, left a comment on my post earlier this week, “Knowledge” & Bloom’s Pyramid . He graciously agreed to expand
“Map Puzzle” Is A Simple, But Useful, Geography Game
Map Puzzle has a variety of simple geography games where players are shown the physical outlines of states, provinces, countries, etc., while at the same time you’re given the names and accompanying puzzle pieces that belong there. I learned about it at a post in Google Maps Mania . That same post shared another site – called Jigsaw Explorer . There, students could create their own jigsaw maps th

Taffy Abel medaled in the 1924 Olympics. Few knew of his Indigenous heritage https://www.npr.org/2022/02/07/1078270098/taffy-abel-medaled-in-the-1924-olympics-few-knew-of-his-indigenous-heritage

In Tennessee, the ‘Maus’ Controversy Is the Least of Our Worries https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/07/opinion/culture/maus-tennessee-book-bans.html

Free Community College Won't Be in Spending Bill, Jill Biden to Say https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/07/us/politics/jill-biden-free-community-college.html

Ending the School Mask Mandate in N.J. and Studying Wastewater in N.Y. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/07/nyregion/ending-the-school-mask-mandate-in-nj-and-studying-wastewater-in-ny.html

Quotes to Celebrate Black History Month https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/quotes-to-celebrate-black-history-month/


Judge who halted Youngkin’s mask-optional order disclosed her spouse teaches in Arlington https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/06/arlington-judge-dimatteo-youngkin/


COLUMN: Are book bans stopping a Marxist “revolution” or whitewashing the past? https://hechingerreport.org/column-are-book-bans-stopping-a-marxist-revolution-or-whitewashing-the-past/


STUDENT VOICE: Is anyone out there? We need help figuring out our futures in Hispanic communities like mine https://hechingerreport.org/student-voice-is-anyone-out-there-we-need-help-figuring-out-our-futures-in-hispanic-communities-like-mine/



Following mandate going into effect, schools are working to confirm students’ vaccination status https://thelensnola.org/2022/02/07/following-mandate-going-into-effect-schools-are-working-to-confirm-students-vaccination-status/

Evers vetoes bill seeking to ban school lessons on systemic racism - https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2022/02/04/evers-vetoes-bill-seeking-ban-school-lessons-systemic-racism/6666895001/#new_tab via @journalsentinel

Illinois mask mandate ruling causes schools to scramble ahead of Monday classes - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-school-mask-mandate-ruling-20220207-gqxdvyrysbcgpp62zhs7yoevxa-story.html#new_tab via @chicagotribune

Schools are starting to spend Covid relief dollars. Here's what they're prioritizing. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/schools-are-starting-spend-covid-relief-dollars-prioritizing-rcna14640

Douglas County school board fires Superintendent Corey Wise - https://dpo.st/3LdjZqX on @denverpost



In push for school choice, Youngkin’s hope may lie in a lesser-known option https://www.virginiamercury.com/2022/02/07/in-push-for-school-choice-youngkins-hope-may-lie-in-a-lesser-known-option/ via @MercuryVirginia

Wake County school librarians defend challenged LGBTQ books | Raleigh News & Observer - https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article258049478.html#new_tab on @newsobserver

Should school be in-person? Academic, emotional concerns outweigh COVID-19 in parents’ views | Pew Research Center - https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=405753 on @pewresearch


Biden inches back toward Michelle Obama’s school nutrition standards  - POLITICO - https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/04/biden-michelle-obama-school-nutrition-standards-00005442#new_tab

In this Texas district, the superintendent subs and a teacher drives the bus to keep kids in school - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/02/04/in-this-texas-district-the-superintendent-subs-a-teacher-drives-the-bus-to-keep-kids-in-school/#new_tab via @dallasnews

A San Francisco sixth-grader was enrolled at a public middle school but never showed up. She got A’s anyway - https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/SFUSD-sf-schools-16833262.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle

New Jersey and Delaware set timelines to end mask mandates for schools https://www.npr.org/2022/02/07/1078886017/new-jersey-and-delaware-set-timelines-to-end-mask-mandates-for-schools




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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 -
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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


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