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Friday, March 11, 2022

THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, March 11, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT

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THE TOP BANANA
TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



CURMUDGUCATION: FL: "Don't Say Gay" Really Is That Bad https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/03/fl-dont-say-gay-really-is-that-bad.html?spref=fb&fbclid=IwAR18EIlJl-WhpQ1S-7wYB2V2allJdhInxpVC6YBSG-s8jcb1wOxHJ1DZaUY



Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board to Parents, Teachers & Seattle Times Editorial Board - FU - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/03/seattle-school-board-to-parents.html



SPI Reaffirms Commitment to Literacy Programs - Year 2022 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr22/yr22-rel16.asp



The Prince’s white blindspot - by Michael Klonsky - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/the-princes-white-blindspot?s=r



Whatever Happened To “Arts Are Basic” (Part 2) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8vy via @CubanLarry



Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover - http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2022/03/reflecting-on-green-dots-disastrous.html



Four failures and a funny video: the Richard Corcoran story - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/four-failures-and-a-funny-video-the?s=r



Steven Singer: How I Teach about the War in Ukraine | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vCq via @dianeravitch



Teacher Tom: Why We Never Gave Our Daughter Chores - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/03/why-we-never-gave-our-daughter-chores.html



An Open Door to Grift and Corruption – Tennessee Education Report - http://tnedreport.com/?p=5560 via @TNEdReport



TN Republicans (Cepicky, Ragan) Go To Bat For Hitting Kids 😳 – THE TENNESSEE HOLLER - https://tnholler.com/?p=6492



Teacher in a Strange Land: The Highly Unqualified Teacher | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11316 on @NEPCtweet



SPI Names Alice Waters CA Education Ambassador - Year 2022 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr22/yr22rel15.asp



Ed Notes Online: Norm goes deep into #MulgrewCare: appears on Podcast, Lander Says NO to MulgrewCare, Ravages of our profit-making medical system - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/03/norm-goes-deep-into-mulgrewcare-appears.html



Charleston: The Power of Parents and Communities Blocked Privatization | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vCm via @dianeravitch



John Merrow: “Parent Rights” and the War on Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vET via @dianeravitch





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







Closing arguments in Pennsylvania’s school funding trial were Thursday - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2022/3/10/22971843/pennsylvanias-funding-catastrophic-failure-plaintiffs-say-in-trials-closing-arguments on chalkbeat

antiracismdsa: Chicano Oral History Project - https://antiracismdsa.blogspot.com/2022/03/chicano-oral-history-project.html?spref=bl








solidaridad: Schools Matter: Reflecting on Green Dot’s Disastrous Locke Takeover - http://rdsathene.blogspot.com/2022/03/schools-matter-reflecting-on-green-dots.html



glen brown: 30 of My Favorite Documents - https://teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com/2022/03/30-of-my-favorite-documents.html








The Wisconsin Teachers Still Trying to Rebuild Unions After Scott Walker Gutted Them https://inthesetimes.com/article/wisconsin-workers-scott-walker-unions-labor


What’s the Best Thing for American Children Nobody Talks About? https://www.laprogressive.com/best-thing-for-american-children/




State Board of Eduction approves permanent rules for teaching about race under HB 1775 https://nondoc.com/2022/03/10/state-board-of-eduction-approves-permanent-rules-for-teaching-about-race-under-hb-1775/ via @nondocmedia

The New Identity Politics of Eric Adams https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/03/11/eric-adams-nyc-mayor-profile-00016106



Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on One-Year Anniversary of the American Rescue Plan | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/statement-us-secretary-education-miguel-cardona-one-year-anniversary-american-rescue-plan



Randi Weingarten Puts D209 Strike Into National Perspective - Village Free Press - https://www.vfpress.news/?p=16441



Teachers union president calls for Russia divestment https://www.axios.com/teachers-union-president-calls-russia-divestment-766f9fe4-5d86-4688-b3f8-1fdfd7a6edf0.html


Parents worry about teachers in Minneapolis, so they set up picket lines for them News https://www.indonewyork.com/education/parents-worry-about-teachers-in-minneapolis-so-they-set-up-picket-lines-h25175.html


Chicago-area teachers and staff strike over pay, class sizes https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/03/11/teac-m11.html




Students hold mock "slave auction" at North Carolina school https://www.salon.com/2022/03/11/students-hold-mock-slave-auction-at-north-carolina-school_partner/



Bob Chapek finally condemns “Don’t Say Gay” bill, but Disney employees say it's not enough https://www.salon.com/2022/03/10/disney-employees-slam-company-and-ceo-for-refusing-to-condemn-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill/


‘A Song for Cesar’ Tells the Story of the Labor Movement in the 1960s https://progressive.org/latest/song-for-cesar-rampell-220311/



Mayor Adams NYC Subway Safety Plan May Disproportionately Affect People of Color https://www.theroot.com/mayor-adams-nyc-subway-safety-plan-may-disproportionate-1848640789


ABC's Abbott Elementary Teams Up With Scholastic to Sponsor Free Book Fairs at Underfunded Schools https://www.theroot.com/abcs-abbott-elementary-teams-up-with-scholastic-to-spon-1848637398

Analysis: Texas officials bully transgender kids for political points https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/11/texas-transgender-politics/


“My children love being Texans”: A father of a trans teen weighs whether his family can stay https://www.vox.com/22970762/texas-trans-investigation-child-abuse-abbott



Community Schools | Session: March 9, 2022 https://youtu.be/CfLnVLZ8US4 via @YouTube


States Advance Anti-Transgender Agendas—Part of a Longtime Strategy by Conservatives to Rally Their Base https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2022/03/11/states-anti-transgender-agendas-conservative-strategy

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


Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week
Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION IN 2021 – PART ONE . Here are this week’s picks: Setting Up a Disability-Inclusive Curriculum is from Edutopia. Looking at Data Through an Equity Lens comes from ASCD Educational Leaders
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here ): Because some districts, like our own in Sacramento, have unskilled leadership —— Layoff notices are back in some California school districts in a year of plenty: How come? https://t.co/UwNSPCC3WI via @edsource — Larry Ferlazzo
Research Studies Of The Week
I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature . By the way, you mig
A Look Back: 37 Tools For Creating Online Learning Games
I’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. ExplorerBob / Pixabay I originally published The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games in 20o8, and have been revising and updating it ever since that time. It has consistently been the most popular post on my blog. You can learn about Class Tools , Philologus, Jeopardy Labs , educaplay , and thir
Friday’s New Articles & Tweets About School Reopenings
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: Too Many Americans Don’t Understand What Happens in Their Schools is from The NY Times. Though the headline says our district has lifted the mas

When a School Desegregates, Who Gets Left Behind? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/10/opinion/school-desegregation-california.html




Another Republican governor faces backlash for trying to censor school curriculums https://www.rawstory.com/glenn-youngkin-backlash/

Analysis | Youngkin could set Virginia education back 'many years’: Read the withering letter from school superintendents blasting governor https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/11/virginia-superintendents-youngkin-harming-education/?tid=ss_tw

All 133 Virginia school superintendents urge Youngkin to scrap tip line, effort to root out policies deemed ‘divisive’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/03/11/virginia-youngkin-superintendents-tip-line/?



Florida Lawmakers Pass 'Stop Woke Act' To Stifle School, Work Instruction On Racism | HuffPost Latest News - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-stop-woke-bill-ban-racism-teaching-schools-work_n_622a5190e4b0e01d97a833d5 on @HuffPostPol

Get Federal Student Aid News and Resources at StudentAid.gov - ED.gov Blog - https://blog.ed.gov/?p=31160




Chicago Public Schools vaccine mandate challenged in court by workers - Chicago Tribune - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-vaccine-mandate-tro-20220310-5uldnvj7wrd5le3rj3cvcdj2n4-story.html#new_tab via @chicagotribune

Concerns grow about violence in Buffalo Public Schools | wgrz.com - https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/education/growing-concern-over-growing-violence-in-buffalo-public-schools/71-6f2004e8-0fc9-443c-8209-9b665722a61e#new_tab on WGRZ

By a hair, WV delegates continue advancing 'microschools' of unlimited size | Education | wvgazettemail.com - https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/by-a-hair-wv-delegates-continue-advancing-microschools-of-unlimited-size/article_2020eb02-b9ad-55e3-b42f-e2da2a4b040f.html#new_tab on @wvgazettemail

Reading Opens the World Bookmobile Stops in Columbus, OH https://youtu.be/gFKPuL-740I via @YouTube


12 schools face $25K fines under law banning American Indian mascots - https://coloradosun.com/2022/03/11/american-indian-mascots-colorado-schools/#new_tab via @coloradosun




How Outschool won the pandemic https://www.fastcompany.com/90729413/how-outschool-won-the-pandemic



Pa.’s school funding trial comes to a close - WHYY - https://whyy.org/?p=551459



"Don't Say Gay" bill introduced in Georgia Senate https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/03/10/dont-say-gay-bill-georgia-senate


Alabama officials consider suspending Praxis teacher test requirement - al.com - https://www.al.com/educationlab/2022/03/alabama-officials-consider-suspending-praxis-teacher-test-requirement.html#new_tab on @aldotcom






Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Thursday, March 10, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_10.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, March 9, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_9.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, March 8, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_8.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, March 7, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_7.html

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, March 6, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_6.html

Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Spongebob Edition (3/6) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi.html


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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