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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES



Conference Schedule https://npeaction.org/conference-schedule/




National Days of Teaching Truth: May 2022 – academic freedom isn't free https://radicalscholarship.com/2022/05/01/national-days-of-teaching-truth-may-2022/



Community schools were working in Oakland, but the district is shutting them down anyway https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/04/30/community-schools-were-working-in-oakland-but-the-district-is-shutting-them-down-anyway/



NPR: New Poll Shows that Most Parents Like Their Public Schools and Teachers https://dianeravitch.net/2022/05/01/npr-new-poll-shows-that-most-parents-like-their-public-schools-and-teachers/ via @dianeravitch



The bipartisan murder of Medicare., by @fklonsky https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/the-bipartisan-murder-of-medicare?s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web




Extremists Are Using Lies to Undermine America’s Public Schools: We Need to Take a Stand https://ti.me/3vv8Vj8



Charter Scandals - Network For Public Education https://networkforpubliceducation.org/charter-scandals/



Valerie Strauss: Gov. DeSantis’ War on Public Education https://dianeravitch.net/2022/05/01/valerie-strauss-gov-desantis-war-on-public-education/ via @dianeravitch



If Mulgrew wins... https://jd2718.org/2022/05/01/if-mulgrew-wins/



Florida: Bond Ratings Agency Warns State that Uncertainty Over Disney Debt Will Harm State’s Rating https://dianeravitch.net/2022/05/01/florida-bond-ratings-agency-warns-state-that-uncertainty-over-disney-debt-will-harm-states-rating/ via @dianeravitch




Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: WHY YOU MISS... https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/05/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-why.html?spref=tw





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







SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Unity Must Remove Mulgrew in a Coup https://southbronxschool.blogspot.com/2022/04/unity-must-remove-mulgrew-in-coup.html?spref=tw



Trevor Noah's best jokes at the WHCD https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/01/trevor-noah-white-house-correspondents-highlights-best-moments-00029073


Jimmy Carter's landmark moment: The birth of the disability rights movement https://www.salon.com/2022/05/01/jimmy-carters-landmark-moment-the-birth-of-the-disability-rights-movement/

25 Things you might not know about Thomas Jefferson https://www.salon.com/2022/04/30/25-things-you-might-not-know-about-thomas-jefferson_partner/



Rochester Teacher Placed On Leave After Forcing Black Students to Pick Cotton https://www.theroot.com/rochester-teacher-placed-on-leave-after-forcing-black-s-1848864636

New Orleans voters approve early childhood education tax https://thelensnola.org/2022/04/30/new-orleans-voters-approve-early-childhood-education-tax/



May Day is International ‘Thank a Worker’ Day https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/05/may-day-is-international-thank-a-worker-day/



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


Yet ANOTHER Survey Finds That Parents Are Happy With Their Children’s Schools
With almost daily media articles about attacks on schools and what they might be teaching , one might think there is a groundswell of mass parental dissatisfaction with what administrators and we teachers are doing in the classroom. However, a new NPR poll finds that the vast majority of parents are pleased with what is happening in their local schools. It’s worth reading about the background and
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
Positive Review Of Our New Book
mohamed_hassan / Pixabay A Book to Help ELLs and Their Teachers Thrive is the headline of a positive review of our new book, the second edition of The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide . It appears in Middleweb, and a “Part Two” of the review is supposed to appear next month. I’m adding it to the pos t containing links to lots of other excerpts and free materials from the book.
Highlights From The Second Week Of The Online #MLLChat_BkClub Discussion About Our New Book
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay The online chat about our new book continues! You can see past information about it here , along with info on how to join in! Here are this week’s highlights: I'm not sure there's a clear answer about when to reduce the use of clozes. However, an intermediate step that I like to do is have students create clozes using these guidelines: https://t.co/KyhvKOYkvk — Larry
Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter
geralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the May, 2022 issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter . It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here . Of course, you can also join the eighteen thousand others who subscribe to this blog daily. Here Are 8 Ways You Can Subscribe For Free…
Updated “Best” Lists Of The Month
geralt / Pixabay Last month I began a series where I have been revising and updating older “Best” lists. Even though I’ve always been adding new resources to each one, my process of going through each one and removing dead links or older resources that are no longer up to my standards has been pretty haphazard. I have been doing this complete revision process for each anniversary or holiday “Best

'Horrible plague’: Biden rips Trump at correspondents' dinner — and even makes a coup joke https://www.rawstory.com/biden-trump-whca-nerd-prom/

What is Eid al-Fitr? Here's what you need to know about the Muslim holiday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/04/30/eid-al-fitr-2022-muslim-holiday-ramadan/7440332001/ via @usatoday

President Biden changing his mind on student loan forgiveness 'is a tremendous victory,' Rep. Pressley says https://finance.yahoo.com/news/student-loan-forgiveness-biden-pressley-141234731.html?


Rochester School District parents are saying 'enough is enough' - WHEC https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/rochester-school-district-parents-are-saying-enough-is-enough/6459678/ via @GoogleNews

Youngkin's move to force Loudoun school board elections called 'troubling' - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/30/virginia-youngkin-election-loudoun-school-board/ via @GoogleNews

DeKalb parent: School board shattered district into pieces - The Atlanta Journal Constitution https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled-blog/dekalb-parent-school-board-shattered-district-into-pieces/XJ2UM54D4JB6DEWMQ23BOULLGY/ via @GoogleNews

An Education Panel Gets Feisty With the Mayor - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/nyregion/panel-for-education-policy-nyc.html via @GoogleNews


Governor Edwards and Legislature make much needed investments in education - Shreveport Times https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/opinion/2022/04/30/governor-edwards-and-legislature-make-much-needed-investments-education/9584252002/ via @GoogleNews

Teachers, students march for equity in education in downtown St. Louis - KSDK.com https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/education/teachers-students-march-for-equity-in-education-in-downtown-st-louis-in-purpose-educational-services-missouri-equity-education-partnership/63-9d880637-9be7-448c-9969-bd11d251dd35 via @GoogleNews

The Network for Public Education Action is live now. https://fb.watch/cKmYxhFN9k/










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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/2022/04/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_30.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/this-week-education-research-report_30.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_30.html
Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_30.html

Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_30.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_30.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/2022/04/network-for-public-education-blog-post_30.html

Big Education Ape: Saturday, April 23, 2022 THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT AND A TENNESSESS HOLLER http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/saturday-april-23-2022-this-weeks.html

Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/04/this-week-news-from-dr-miguel-cardona_30.html




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