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Saturday, March 5, 2022

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 5, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



Missouri: TFA-led Charter School Under $$$ Scrutiny | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vB3 via @dianeravitch



NYC Teacher retirees win back their healthcare. Union president Mulgrew forced to retract his secret plan. And there is a union election coming up. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/nyc-teacher-retirees-win-back-their?s=r



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board Votes to Negotiate to Keep Jones as Superintendent - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/03/seattle-school-board-votes-to-negotiate.html



THE ONE WHERE PINKY AND THE BRAIN HIRE A HENCHWOMAN – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-37q via @norinrad10



After So Much Charter Failure and Fraud, Why Do State Legislatures Open More of Them? | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vBP via @dianeravitch



Teaching the War in Ukraine is Fighting the War at Home  | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3JP via @StevenSinger3



New York City: Unions, Parents Sue to Block New Charter That Busts State Cap | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vCf via @dianeravitch



Peter Greene: The Panic Comes for Dolly Parton | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vCn via @dianeravitch



Ed Notes Online: A Cynical Mulgrew Abandons MulgrewCare - If he can't gouge retirees out of 2K a year he's not interested - Plus Satire alert - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-cynical-mulgrew-abandons-mulgrewcare.html



Bully Politics and Political Theater in an Era of Racial Shift – academic freedom isn't free - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-aoT via @plthomasEdD



PPS 30th Anniversary Virtual Gala Celebration - https://web.cvent.com/event/feac242d-aee5-4d1d-8197-588cde383bab/websitePage:9c40e633-b3eb-4da0-a4d7-7c1c129d4691?RefId=30-Anniversary





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









Dragon Hoarding Enormous Pile of Treasure Seeks Unpaid Intern - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency - https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/dragon-hoarding-enormous-pile-of-treasure-seeks-unpaid-intern by @maevedunigan on @mcsweeneys


Long Beach school pauses gender-neutral locker room proposal amid anti-transgender climate https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-04/long-beach-gender-neutral-locker-room-proposal-paused

UC Berkeley will increase California students, cut out-of-state ones to meet enrollment cap https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-04/uc-berkeley-will-increase-california-student-enrollment


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


Saturday’s New Articles About School Reopenings
JamesDeMers / 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: School mask wars far from over is from CAL Matters. As New York Students Shed Masks, Elation Mixes With Trepidation is fro
Ed Tech Digest
Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in THE BEST ED TECH RESOURCES OF 2021 – PART ONE , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this we
A Look Back: Four Tools For Students To Create Their Own Online Art Collections
I’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. Pexels / Pixabay I first posted The Best Ways For Students To Create Their Own Online Art Collections in 2009, and have been revising and updating it since that time. Though it used to have many sites, most have been eclipsed by Google Arts and Culture . But there four that I think are useful, so check out t
“World Atlas 2.0” Looks Like A Pretty Amazing Visual Guide To The World – For Just About Everything
In World Atlas 2.0 , you can click on any one of nearly 3,000 different data sets related to technology, population, education, etc, and a visual representation of it will show up on a world map. It’s very well done. I’m adding it to The Best Tools For Comparing Demographics Of Different Countries . You might also be interested in The Best Online Tools For Comparing The Physical Sizes Of Differen
Most Popular Posts Of The Week
I’m making a change in the content of the regular feature. In addition to sharing the top five posts that have received the most “hits” in the preceding seven-to-ten days (though they may have originally been published on an earlier date), I will also include the top five posts that have actually appeared in the past week. Often, these are different posts. You might also be interested in IT’S THE

Republicans are looking to win over angry parents in November's elections https://www.npr.org/2022/03/04/1084627173/republicans-are-looking-to-win-over-angry-parents-in-novembers-elections

NYC mayor defends control of schools ahead of renewal vote - New York Daily News - https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-mayoral-control-defense-state-legislature-vote-20220304-xkta344a3jg3xjelczx74wklwi-story.html via @nydailynews

NYC Ends Pandemic Mandates Despite Concerns That It Is Moving Too Quickly https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/04/nyregion/nyc-mask-vaccine-mandate.html



What is gender-affirming medical care for transgender children? Here’s what you need to know. https://www.rawstory.com/what-is-gender-affirming-medical-care-for-transgender-children-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

Racist bullies mockingly chant 'Rosa Parks' as Black girl boards their school bus in Arkansas: report https://www.rawstory.com/police-investigate-incident-where-7th-grader-was-racially-bullied-on-school-bus/

Severe driver shortage leaves some California kids waiting at the school bus stop https://edsource.org/2022/severe-driver-shortage-leaves-some-california-kids-waiting-at-the-school-bus-stop/668139

Florida High School Student Suspended After Handing Out Pride Flags | HuffPost Latest News - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jack-petocz-pride-flags-palm-coast-florida-suspension_n_6222cdcfe4b012a2628ad12e by @blatherat on @HuffPost

Biden May Extend Pause On Student Loan Payments Again: Top Aide | HuffPost Latest News - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-may-extend-student-loan-pause_n_6222693fe4b0bd1df76b98ac on @HuffPostPol


Fairfax schools requests stay of judge’s order invaliding TJ admissions system https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/04/fairfax-requests-stay-tj-admissions/


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


Richard Kim talks about the Importance of Nonprofit Newsrooms
'How do non profit newsrooms thrive? Richard Kim , the new Editor-in-chief of TheCity.nyc joins us to discuss his new position, the world of nonprofit newsrooms and how they can compete with their big money counterparts. '
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Remembering Syl Johnson
' Syl Johnson was a Chicago soul and blues singer. He was probably best known for his work on Hi Records, the home of Ann Peebles and, of course, Al Green. In fact, he turned down a record deal that ended up going to Green. The songs Johnson cut for Hi in Memphis were some of the best soul records of their time. Where Green's voice was light and romantic, Johnson's had weight and edge. And Johnso
Pastor Shirley Caesar: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
'During a moment of testimony in her Tiny Desk (home) concert , Pastor Shirley Caesar declares, "I'm beginning to feel something moving on the inside." It is impossible to witness a performance from the "First Lady of Gospel Music" and there not be a moment where the spirit moves her to dance, punctuated — in true gospel fashion — by a band led by her longtime organist and music director, Michael

Vox Conversations: Why Does Middle School Suck? | NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2022/03/vox-conversations-why-does-middle.html via @NewBlackMan









Texas big-city schools are dropping their mask mandates in response to new CDC guidelines https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/04/texas-schools-drop-mask-mandate/?







Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 5, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_5.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, March 5, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/top-posts-this-week-saturday-march-5.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, March 4, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_4.html


Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, February 25, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_25.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_26.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.html

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

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/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/2022/03/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/2022/03/network-for-public-education-blog-post.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/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/2022/03/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 26, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_26.html


Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, February 26, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/top-posts-this-week-saturday-february_26.html




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