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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
‘We will not eat’: Teachers declare hunger strike over Oakland schools closure plan - https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/We-will-not-eat-Teachers-declare-hunger-16821032.php#new_tab on @sfchronicle
The Absurdity of PROTECTING Kids from the Holocaust Narrative ‘Maus’ | gadflyonthewallblog - https://wp.me/p4QD1W-3Ii via @StevenSinger3
Inequity Is Embedded In School Finance | Shanker Institute - https://www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/inequity-embedded-school-finance
Pritzker cuts state subsidy to retired teacher healthcare. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/pritzker-cuts-state-subsidy-to-retired?r=a8lpz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Arne Duncan wants to be the mayor of Chicago? - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/arne-duncan-wants-to-be-the-mayor
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Maus: What Next For Teaching History? - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/01/maus-what-next-for-teaching-history.html
PEEKING BEHIND THE CURTAIN – Dad Gone Wild - https://wp.me/p4d08y-34v via @norinrad10
Happy 5th Annual National Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action: Events & resources to join an uprising for educational justice. – I AM AN EDUCATOR - https://wp.me/p3bHrD-1LE via @JessedHagopian #BLACKJOY #BlackHistoryMonth #YEAROFPURPOSE #TEACHTHETRUTH
Schools Closings Creating Community Uproar in Oakland | tultican - https://wp.me/p2txw0-19k
Laura Meckler Presents Public Schools as Hopelessly Challenged: She Is Wrong | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8Di via @janresseger
Sen. Manny Diaz blames *the people of Jefferson County* for failing his employer's charter school. Let's audit that. - https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/sen-manny-diaz-blames-the-people
CURMUDGUCATION: Alarming Pre-K News - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/02/alarming-pre-k-news.html
Teacher Tom: Life Is A Journey - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/life-is-journey.html
North Carolina: Double Standard Defines School Funding and Accountability | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-voE via @dianeravitch
CURMUDGUCATION: TX: Governor's Attack On Teachers - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/01/tx-governors-attack-on-teachers.html
CURMUDGUCATION: Brace Yourself: There's A Movie Coming - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/01/brace-yourself-theres-movie-coming.html
Wilhelmina Marguerita Crossen, Black Educator Hall of Fame Member - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2418
First They Came To Erase Me… - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2388
SFPS Mom - - https://wp.me/4ndvh
Stephen Sawchuk: How the CRT Debate Is Shaping State History Standards | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vnK via @dianeravitch
Tennessee Education Report – Education politics and policy in the Volunteer State - http://tnedreport.com/ via @TNEdReport
Grassroots Education Network- January 2022 Newsletter - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/grassroots-education-network-january-2022-newsletter/ via @Network4pubEd
NYC Educator: The Principal - http://nyceducator.com/2022/01/the-principal.html
Applications for Free Summer Meal Programs - Year 2022 (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr22/yr22rel08.asp
Weekend Quotables - by Michael Klonsky - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/weekend-quotables-59d
Why I'm done with teaching - StarTribune.com - https://www.startribune.com/why-im-done-with-teaching/600141639/ on @StarTribune
More than half of teachers are looking for the exits, poll says https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1076943883/teachers-quitting-burnout?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Why You Should Integrate Computational Thinking Into Your Curriculum | ISTE - https://www.iste.org/explore/computational-thinking/why-you-should-integrate-computational-thinking-your-curriculum
New poll offers insights for LAUSD’s next superintendent | EdSource - https://edsource.org/?p=664306 on @edsource
Unions are ‘strike-ready’ to win urgent demands | Opinion https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/01/31/unions-are-strike-ready-to-win-urgent-demands-opinion/ via @mnreformer
Pa. charter-school students lag in math, with cyber results ‘overwhelmingly negative,’ study says - https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania-charter-school-performance-cyber-credo-stanford-20190604.html via @PhillyInquirer
Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/best-posts/ on @Network4pubEd
Penn to invest $4 million in West Philly’s Lea Elementary, says it will work with community https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2022/1/31/22910933/university-pennylvania-investment-4-million-dollars-west-philly-lea-elementary via @ChalkbeatPHL
Education Research Report: 5 Popular Reading Programs May Be Harmful to Children - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/01/5-popular-reading-programs-may-be.html
February’s (2022) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part One | Engaging Parents In School… - https://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/?p=6481
The Inside Story of the Banning of “Maus.” It’s Dumber Than You Think. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/the-inside-story-of-the-banning-of-maus-its-dumber-than-you-think/
NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan
Students and schools struggle amid debate over masks https://youtu.be/0H-KRDmFBxM via @YouTube
#248 Addressing Book Bans with Ashley Hope Pérez (pt.1) - Teach Me, Teacher - https://teachmeteacherpodcast.com/?p=12074
New “College Corps” Program Offers $10,000 to Students for Community Service https://sacobserver.com/2022/02/new-college-corps-program-offers-10000-to-students-for-community-service/
In pandemic’s isolation, an alarming number of teenage girls are attempting suicide https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/01/teenage-girls-suicide-pandemic-covid/
Alfie Kohn: Second Thoughts About Community and “Empathy” | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11241 on @NEPCtweet
Secretary Cardona to Open Wednesday’s 2022 Advancing Equity in Career-Connected Education Summit | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/secretary-cardona-open-wednesdays-2022-advancing-equity-career-connected-education-summit
Chicago Public Schools Are Experiencing Loss of Black and Latino Students As Noted In New Report https://www.theroot.com/chicago-public-schools-are-experiencing-loss-of-black-a-1848458975
Remembering the man who 'laid the groundwork for the modern civil rights movement' https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1076141993/black-history-harry-hariette-moore
New Orleans will be the first major school district to mandate COVID vaccinations https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2022/01/31/1077131726/new-orleans-will-be-the-first-major-school-district-to-mandate-covid-vaccination
Black History Month | CTA President https://youtu.be/JqbBBfQ5954 via @YouTube
At least 6 HBCUs canceled classes or went into lockdown after receiving bomb threats https://www.npr.org/2022/01/31/1077000576/hbcu-howard-bomb-threat-lockdown
Mayor Adams reaffirms commitment to school safety agents after NYC student busted with backpack full of weapons https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-backpack-full-of-weapons-eric-adams-school-safety-agents-20220131-wc7l7djb3jcoxnowsg5qohvffe-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
The Atlanta schools’ cheating scandal isn’t over - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/01/atlanta-cheating-schools-scandal-teachers/
Analysis | Preparing citizens to stick their heads in the sand https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/01/race-curriculum-students-consequences/?tid=ss_tw
Read the Books That Schools Want to Ban https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/02/banned-books-list-to-kill-a-mockingbird-maus/621428/?utm_source=feed
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo
Reader: The Founding Fathers Loathed the Filibuster | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vmB via @dianeravitch
My twin boys spent kindergarten on Zoom. I watched their love of learning wither away. - https://news.yahoo.com/twin-boys-spent-kindergarten-zoom-110236105.html#new_tab on @YahooNews
South Dakota House committee OK's anti-transgender bathroom bill - https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2022/01/31/south-dakota-house-committee-oks-hb-1005-anti-transgender-bathroom-bill/9291716002/#new_tab via @argusleader
Douglas County school board majority wanted to can the superintendent -- but didn't tell the rest of the board, members allege - https://dpo.st/3ueRkvq on @denverpost
How many students did WA public schools lose during the pandemic? | Crosscut https://crosscut.com/news/2022/02/how-many-students-did-wa-public-schools-lose-during-pandemic
Pa. Democrats unveil $3.75B education spending blueprint ahead of budget season - Pennsylvania Capital-Star - https://www.penncapital-star.com/?p=41514 by @marley_parish on @penncapitalstar
OCPS parents who keep students home over COVID-19 concerns could face truancy issues – WFTV - https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/ocps-parents-who-keep-students-home-over-covid-19-concerns-could-face-truancy-issues/MTYRLMAYQ5HFZALGMF4YHLVIJY/#new_tab
Orange County NC school board keeps controversial LGBTQ+ books | Raleigh News & Observer - https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article257904023.html#new_tab on @newsobserver
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox gives his OK for state workers to substitute teach in Utah’s public and private schools that are hard hit by employee absences due to illness, quarantines and in some positions, labor shortages https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/1/31/22910872/utah-allowing-state-workers-time-off-substitute-teach-schools-covid-omicron-teacher-shortages
W.Va. Senators Unanimously Approve Bill To Bolster Law Requiring Cameras In Special Ed Classrooms https://www.wvpublic.org/government/2022-01-31/w-va-senators-unanimously-approve-bill-to-bolster-law-requiring-cameras-in-special-ed-classrooms
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, January 30, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-top-banana-todays-education_30.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/2022/01/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_29.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/2022/01/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_29.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-week-education-research-report_29.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) #BLM #BLACKLIVESMATTER - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_29.html
Big Education Ape: SSPI TONY THURMOND: STUFF THIS WEEK FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/sspi-tony-thurmond-stuff-this-week-from_29.html
Big Education Ape: TEACHER TOM THIS WEEK IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/teacher-tom-this-week-in-early_29.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S WILDNESS Dad Gone Wild Nobody reads it, everybody quotes it - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-weeks-wildness-dad-gone-wild_29.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/2022/01/network-for-public-education-blog-post_29.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK'S TENNESSEE EDUCATION REPORT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/this-weeks-tennessee-education-report_29.html
Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, January 22, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/01/top-posts-this-week-saturday-january-22.html
