THE TOP BANANA: TODAY’S EDUCATION HEADLINES Friday, May 21, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHTRUTH
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TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES
OP-ED: Prioritizing student voices to reopen schools | Dhaka Tribune - https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2021/05/19/op-ed-prioritizing-student-voices-to-reopen-schools via @dhakatribune
The Fall of the House of Gates? | The Nation - https://www.thenation.com/?p=386470 on @TheNation
Please use the additional state and federal funds to provide our kids with the smaller classes they will need next year! - Action Network - https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/please-use-the-federal-funds-to-provide-our-kids-with-the-smaller-classes-they-will-need-next-year?source=twitter&
How the Red Scare destroyed a small-town teacher - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2016/02/04/how-red-scare-destroyed-small-town-teacher/OyzaMTrsxMsx54liP1YX9I/story.html on @BostonGlobe
More public schools are on the chopping block in Granville County | NC Policy Watch - http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/?p=111763 via @ncpolicywatch
Life Under MCAS: stories of how test misuse hurts our students - https://lesstestingmorelearning.tumblr.com/ by Mass_CPS on tumblr
We Must Act Now To End Vaccine Apartheid | OurFuture.org by People's Action - https://ourfuture.org/20210520/we-must-act-now-to-end-vaccine-apartheid
Education Matters: Hillsdale College thinks Putin is the preeminent world leader and why you should care. - https://jaxkidsmatter.blogspot.com/2021/05/hillsdale-college-thinks-putin-is.html
Amanda Kass’ twitter thread. A brief history of Illinois pension reform. – Fred Klonsky - https://wp.me/p4C3g-qjM via @fklonsky
Fossil Fuel Interests Caught Peddling Propaganda to Schoolchildren – Mother Jones - https://www.motherjones.com/?p=913830
What’s Missing From the Discourse About Anti-racist Teaching - The Atlantic - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/whats-missing-from-the-discourse-about-anti-racist-teaching/618947/
BPS students to have choice between remote, in-person learning in fall https://buffalonews.com/news/local/education/bps-students-to-have-choice-between-remote-in-person-learning-in-fall/article_8ee8fd20-b9af-11eb-bbcc-b76dea6d4d12.html
Teachers join frontline workers alarmed over new CDC mask guidance https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/teachers-join-frontline-workers-alarmed-over-new-cdc-mask-guidance-n1268089
Iowa Bans Face-Mask Mandates in Schools, Joining Texas https://www.wsj.com/articles/iowa-bans-face-mask-mandates-in-schools-joining-texas-11621544808
President of America's largest teachers union visits Providence schools https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/american-federation-of-teachers-visits-providence-schools-amid-controversy/
Senate Republicans Support Teachers Union Effort to Fully Reopen Schools for Next School Year https://theworldlink.com/news/local/senate-republicans-support-teachers-union-effort-to-fully-reopen-schools-for-next-school-year/article_cc3ae7e8-b760-11eb-b806-3f8c0dd6b182.html
Devos denied: Citing "extraordinary circumstances," judge orders Trump Cabinet member to testify https://www.salon.com/2021/05/20/devos-denied-citing-extraordinary-circumstances-judge-orders-trump-cabinet-member-to-testify/
Texas families with students receiving free or reduced lunches could be eligible for up to $1,200 in food aid https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/21/texas-p-ebt/
Tech billionaires kick-start the recall fight over Gavin Newsom https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/5/21/22446799/gavin-newsom-reed-hastings-netflix-donation-california-governor-recall
Why Conservatives Want to Cancel the 1619 Project http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAtlantic/~3/8_pkSNvUqyg/
A Day of Action: Educators Pledge to Teach the Truth, June 12 https://popularresistance.org/a-day-of-action-educators-pledge-to-teach-the-truth-june-12/
International students are in panic mode. Can they get back to U.S. in time for fall term? http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/lanowblog/~3/MsQrBeV36Yg/post-covid-international-students-scramble-fall-visas
Alabama Will Now Allow Yoga In Its Public Schools (But Students Can't Say 'Namaste') https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/999020140/its-now-legal-to-practice-yoga-in-alabamas-public-schools
A Reporter Weighs In On UNC's Decision To Deny Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure https://www.npr.org/2021/05/20/998709232/investigative-reporter-on-uncs-decision-not-deny-nikole-hannah-jones-tenure
Texas Eyes Laws to Limit Teaching Slavery in Classrooms https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/us/texas-history-1836-project.html
Jill Biden To DACA College Graduates: ‘We Stand With You’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jill-biden-commencement-dreamers-college-graduates_n_60a6f533e4b0d56a83e785a3
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Nested Organizations: Public Schooling Is Complex | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/10921 on @NEPCtweet
Is Providence about to get an elected school board? - The Boston Globe - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/21/metro/is-providence-about-get-an-elected-school-board/ on @BostonGlobe
Tom Ultican: This Important Book Explains the Toxic Racism That Poisoned New Orleans | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-u9d via @dianeravitch
Friday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=117698 on @Larryferlazzo
Houston ISD set to name new superintendent as lawmakers debate bill that decides board's fate - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Houston-ISD-set-to-name-new-superintendent-as-16192475.php#new_tab on @houstonchron
Ed Department Sets Expectations For Special Education As Schools Reopen - Disability Scoop - https://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=29350 via @disabilityscoop
Charter Schools Trigger Partisan Bickering In Senate - InDepthNH.orgInDepthNH.org - http://indepthnh.org/?p=1843737 via @nancywestnews
Oklahoma school donors' allowable tax credits to increase tenfold - https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/education/2021/05/21/oklahoma-school-donation-allowable-tax-credits-increases-tenfold/5190617001/#new_tab via @theoklahoman_
YouTube bans Shawnee Mission school board video over COVID misinformation at meeting - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/youtube-bans-shawnee-mission-school-board-video-over-covid-misinformation-at-meeting/ar-AAKcNT1?ocid=uxbndlbing#new_tab
State legislative committee advances bill that would allow Chicago principals to unionize - Chalkbeat Chicago - https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/20/22446448/bill-that-would-allow-chicago-principals-to-unionize-advances-from-illinois-legislative-committee#new_tab on chalkbeat
Parents, neighbors concerned about growing homeless encampment on Seattle school property | KOMO - https://komonews.com/news/project-seattle/parents-neighbors-concerned-about-growing-homeless-encampment-on-seattle-school-property#new_tab on @komonews
US education secretary visits to promote preschool plan - https://apnews.com/article/education-ee5537f7788ebc0c6e079b59f187b48c#new_tab on @ap
Opposition grows to critical race theory as part of school lessons in Georgia - https://www.ajc.com/education/opposition-to-critical-race-theory-intensifies-in-georgia/FKXKJELVIBHX3KCWZLVDQNWAAY/#new_tab on @ajc
Read or be held back: Ivey considers controversial delay on 3rd grade literacy law - al.com - https://www.al.com/news/2021/05/battle-begins-over-fate-of-alabama-literacy-act-as-ivey-considers-delay.html#new_tab on @aldotcom
Bailey describes sex education bill as teaching ‘perversion’ — drawing Democratic outcry - Chicago Sun-Times - https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/20/22446601/darren-bailey-sex-education-perversion-mike-simmons-record-menstruation-bathrooms#new_tab
Disputes between charter schools and districts are in limbo as the Pa. Charter Appeals Board sits vacant - https://www.inquirer.com/education/pennsylvania-charter-appeals-board-tom-wolf-aspira-20210520.html#new_tab via @PhillyInquirer