THE TOP BANANA - TOP READS TODAY 10-18

 

THE TOP BANANA - TOP READS TODAY 10-18

MAGA on Climate Change: Are They Lying or Stupid? https://dianeravitch.net/2024/10/18/maga-on-climate-change-are-they-lying-or-stupid/ via @dianeravitch 

Will Wisconsin Elect a Jerk to the Senate? https://dianeravitch.net/2024/10/18/will-wisconsin-elect-a-jerk-to-the-senate/ via @dianeravitch 

New York Times: Trump Administration Approved Gender-Affirming Care to Prisoners! https://dianeravitch.net/2024/10/18/new-york-times-trump-administration-approved-gender-affirmjng-care-to-prisoners/ via @dianeravitch 

CURMUDGUCATION: Are Candidates Ignoring Education? Should We Care? https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2024/10/are-candidates-ignoring-education.html 

CURMUDGUCATION: Uniformity Clauses, School Choice, and Undergrad Musings https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2024/10/uniformity-clauses-school-choice-and.html

Our follow-up letter to the City, reaffirming our concerns with Teenspace violations of student privacy | Parent Coalition for Student Privacy https://studentprivacymatters.org/our-follow-up-letter-to-the-city-reaffirming-our-concerns-with-teenspace-violations-of-student-privacy/ 

Yet more evidence that DOE has no plan to lower class size to mandated levels | Class Size Matters  | A clearinghouse for information on class size & the proven benefits of smaller classes https://classsizematters.org/yet-more-evidence-that-doe-has-no-plan-to-lower-class-size-to-mandated-levels/ 

Episode #110: Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle with Lawrence Grandpre UNDER the TREE | Bill Ayers https://billayers.org/2024/10/17/under-the-tree-2/ 

Two CA Principals Receive Terrel H. Bell Award - Year 2024 (CA Dept of Education) https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr24/yr24rel47.asp 

Education Research Report: Most U.S. public elementary and secondary schools faced hiring challenges https://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2024/10/most-us-public-elementary-and-secondary.html 

Education Research Report: Virtual reality game used to help students in science classes https://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2024/10/virtual-reality-game-used-to-help.html 

Teacher Tom: Every Child Understands a Hero's Journey https://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/every-child-understands-heros-journey.html 

Teacher Tom: The Cynics are Wrong: Hope is Not Weak https://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-cynics-are-wrong-hope-is-not-weak.html 

Big Education Ape: AS NOV. 5 NEARS, TRUMP STEPS UP THE ATTEMPTS TO RECAST JAN. 6 AS A DAY OF LOVE https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2024/10/as-nov-5-nears-trump-steps-up-attempts.html 

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA - TOP READS TODAY 10-17 https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-top-banana-top-reads-today-10-17.html 

Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA - TOP READS TODAY 10-16 https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-top-banana-top-reads-today-10-16.html 

 

Big Education Ape: MEMES THAT MADE ME LAUGH TODAY 10-17 https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2024/10/memes-that-made-me-laugh-today-10-17.html 

Big Education Ape: MEMES THAT MADE ME LAUGH TODAY 10-16 https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2024/10/memes-that-made-me-laugh-today-10-16.html 

Matt Wayne, embattled SFUSD superintendent, to resign - Mission Local https://missionlocal.org/2024/10/matt-wayne-resign-sfusd/ via @GoogleNews 

East Orange NJ schools dismiss students early amid massive layoff, cuts - FOX 5 New York https://www.fox5ny.com/news/east-orange-schools-students-massive-layoff via @GoogleNews 

Cobb County Schools remove 6 more ‘explicit’ books they say are inappropriate for children - WSB Atlanta https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/cobb-county-schools-remove-another-6-explicit-books-they-say-are-inappropriate-children/QACZFTHWXNBTHNKZF3JNZEIOV4/ via @GoogleNews 

Plagiarizing papers retracted from engineering journal after Retraction Watch report - Retraction Watch https://retractionwatch.com/2024/10/18/plagiarizing-papers-retracted-from-engineering-journal-after-retraction-watch-report/ via @GoogleNews 

Oklahoma ACT scores fall to second-lowest in nation with 17.2 average - KOKH FOX25 https://www.okcfox.com/news/local/oklahoma-act-scores-fall-to-second-lowest-in-nation-with-172-average-national-average-low-scores-education-college-assessment-benchmarks-university-graduating-class-covid-students-steady-decline-standardized-tests via @GoogleNews 

Potential elementary boundary changes among topics at SBPS Parental Engagement meetings - Rural Radio Network https://ruralradio.com/khyy/news/potential-elementary-boundary-changes-among-topics-at-sbps-parental-engagement-meetings/ via @GoogleNews 

New federal student success recognition program rolls out - Inside Higher Ed https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2024/10/18/new-federal-student-success-recognition-program-rolls-out via @GoogleNews

Mastermind of ‘Varsity Blues’ college admission scandal Rick Singer breaks silence in first interview - New York Post  https://nypost.com/2024/10/18/us-news/varsity-blues-college-admissions-scandal-mastermind-rick-singer-breaks-silence/ via @GoogleNews 

CPS CEO defends his record after contentious city council hearing - WGN TV Chicago https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/cps-ceo-defends-his-record-after-contentious-city-council-hearing/ via @GoogleNews