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Friday, February 25, 2022

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, February 25, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



Seattle Schools Community Forum: King County NAACP Charges WIAA Discriminates Against Black Teams - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/02/king-county-naacp-charges-wiaa.html



Why Climate Change Is a Tough Topic to Teach (Katie Worth) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8ug via @CubanLarry



Teacher Tom: When We Are Free To Seek Our Own Answers - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/when-we-are-free-to-seek-our-own-answers.html



Ira B. Bryant, Black Educator Hall Of Fame Member - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2492



The Charter Agenda – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5539 via @TNEdReport



INTERVIEW: TN Ed Commish Penny Schwinn on the Charter Schools Flood & Funding Formula – THE TENNESSEE HOLLER - https://tnholler.com/?p=6481



Texas: Charter $$$ Flood Race for State Board of Education | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vzd via @dianeravitch



Oakland: The Indispensable School that the Board Wants to Close | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vxC via @dianeravitch



Is Ukraine a Sovereign Nation? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vzl via @dianeravitch


Ed Notes Online: Digging Behind Mulgrewcare - - Biden [and Mulgrew] Sticks with Trump Scheme to Privatize Medicare - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/02/digging-behind-mulgrewcare-biden-and.html


Initially Encouraging – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5541 via @TNEdReport


Empress Theodora | Blue Cereal Education - http://bluecerealeducation.com/node/1141



Despite Biden's sanctions, the US will continue to buy gas from Russia - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/despite-bidens-sanctions-the-us-will/comments?utm_source=url




Ukraine President, Who Is Jewish, Asks the Russian People: “How Could I Be a Nazi?” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vzi via @dianeravitch



Kansas governor calls for education leader to resign over ‘raiding’ remark - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kansas-governor-calls-education-leader-resign-raiding-remark-rcna17648 by NBCNews on @NBCNews

Race in America: Giving Voice with Jason Reynolds - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/02/24/race-america-giving-voice-with-jason-reynolds/

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







Elections Have Consequences | Opine I will - https://wp.me/p25Eys-sd




Education Research Report: Fewer than half of K-12 PE teachers use high-quality instruction with disabled students - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/02/fewer-than-half-of-k-12-pe-teachers-use.html





glen brown: Russian Invasion - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2022/02/russian-invasion.html




Anti-Vaxxers Have a New Obsession: Keeping Your Kids From Seeing Their Doctors https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/anti-vaxxers-have-a-new-obsession-keeping-your-kids-from-seeing-their-doctors/

The Reason Sweden Isn’t Vaccinating Kids 5-11 Against Covid, Explained https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/the-reason-sweden-isnt-vaccinating-kids-5-11-against-covid-explained/

A State of Emergency for Democracy https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/republicans-ukraine-putin-xi-trump-democracy/622898/?utm_source=feed


As Schools Fail to Teach About Slavery, America Pays the Price https://www.laprogressive.com/teach-about-slavery/



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


The Rise and Fall of 'America's Dad'
'At the height of his career, Bill Cosby was one of the most famous men in the United States. He was the biggest and highest paid star in the country, and with his image plastered on billboards, advertisements and television, many people felt like they knew him. Of course, few people really knew Bill Cosby. And many of the people who had seen who he was up close would be traumatized for the rest

New Resource Highlights How States Use American Rescue Plan Funds to Reengage Students through Career and Technical Education | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/new-resource-highlights-how-states-use-american-rescue-plan-funds-reengage-students-through-career-and-technical-education


Service Solidarity Spotlight: AFT Celebrates Public Schools Week https://aflcio.org/2022/2/24/service-solidarity-spotlight-aft-celebrates-public-schools-week







The Authoritarian Impulse Behind the Book Banning Wave https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/authoritarian-impulse-behind-book-banning-wave-frantz-220224/

“Don’t Say Gay” and CRT Bills Passed by Florida House https://www.theroot.com/don-t-say-gay-and-crt-bills-passed-by-florida-house-1848593586


Black Men Are Missing From School Psychology. That Matters https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/black-men-are-missing-from-school-psychology-that-matters/





NOLA Public Schools accuses Singleton Charter operator of violating state sunshine laws https://thelensnola.org/2022/02/24/nola-public-schools-accuses-singleton-charter-operator-of-violating-state-sunshine-laws/



Confidence in California public schools declines sharply; a third give L.A. a D or F https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-25/confidence-in-california-public-schools-declines-sharply-amid-covid





LAUSD superintendent's 100-day plan focuses on academic recovery, new COVID measures https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-25/l-a-unified-supt-alberto-carvalho-100-day-plan


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


A Look Back: Are Schools Overlooking An Obvious Strategy They Can Implement Immediately To Accelerate Learning? Peer Tutors!
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 2021: geralt / Pixabay Though I think the “learning loss” narrative is generally harmful and overblown (see Trying To Bring Research, Sanity, Teacher Expertise & Student Voice To The “Learning Loss” Dis
Online Learning Games Galore!
OvidiuTepes / Pixabay Here are some learning games readers might, or might not, know about: Show Me has a big collection of online games from various United Kingdom museums. Ology from the American Museum of Natural History has its own large collection of games. Here’s a new additions to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR USING WORDLE IN THE CLASSROOM: We created https://t.co/icR4qDZCcu allowing teachers to
My Most Popular Tweets Of The Month
PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR TWEETS OF THE YEAR and RECOMMENDATIO
Three Lesson Plans About The Russia-Ukraine Conflict/War
syafrani_jambe / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About The Russia/Ukraine Conflict : Lesson of the Day: ‘The Invasion of Ukraine: How Russia Attacked and What Happens Next’ is from The NY Times Learning Network. Breaking News English Lesson: Ukraine Crisis is from Breaking News English. The Ukraine Crisis is from Brown University. In addition: RESOURCES FO
New Resources For Learning & Teaching About What’s Happening In Ukraine
7089643 / Pixabay Terrible news last night from Ukraine. Here are new additions to The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About The Russia/Ukraine Conflict: The Ukraine-Russia crisis explained: a complete visual guide is from The Guardian. Ukraine and Russia explained in maps and charts is from Al Jazeera.

Lawmakers want to ban discomfort in school. But Black history isn't always comfortable https://www.npr.org/2022/02/19/1081987384/teaching-black-history-month-schools-bans-lawmakers-politics

Florida House passes controversial measure dubbed the 'Don't Say Gay' bill by critics https://www.npr.org/2022/02/24/1082969036/florida-house-passes-controversial-measure-dubbed-the-dont-say-gay-bill-by-criti





Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, February 24, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_24.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, February 23, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_23.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, February 22, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_22.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, February 21, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_21.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, February 20, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_20.html

Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Van Gogh Edition (2/20) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/sunday-february-13-2022-catch-up-with.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 19, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_19.html

Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, February 19, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/top-posts-this-week-saturday-february_19.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, February 11, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_11.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_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/2022/02/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_19.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-week-education-research-report_19.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_19.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_19.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/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/2022/02/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 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/network-for-public-education-blog-post_19.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/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/2022/02/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_19.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 12, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_12.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, February 12, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/top-posts-this-week-saturday-february.html




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