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Deconstructing "Scaffolding" - Alfie Kohn - https://www.alfiekohn.org/?p=4227
Diane Ravitch's Blog: Jennifer Berkshire: Who Is Driving Teachers Out of Their Profession? | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11321 on @NEPCtweet
Moving retirees to Medicare Advantage programs instead of existing retiree health plans and traditional Medicare coverage is privatization. - https://fredklonsky.substack.com/p/moving-retirees-to-medicare-advantage?s=r
Sacramento City Teachers Association, local union votes to strike | abc10.com - https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-teachers-strike-rally/103-545ced68-6ced-440b-9e4e-8db756364a4a?fbclid=IwAR377pVa6jM3b40Y2JYzHf3Y5SYxFvtsXTGcTh3bgu-fILhbwgm7dPt_IBE on ABC10
CURMUDGUCATION: Do Students Know When They're Learning? - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/03/do-students-know-when-theyre-learning.html
As long as we're talking war crimes... - by Michael Klonsky - https://michaelklonsky.substack.com/p/as-long-as-were-talking-war-crimes?s=r
THANK YOU to A Reader - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/03/thank-you-to-reader.html
Universal Meals Listening Session April 19, 2022 - Nutrition (CA Dept of Education) - https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/universalmeallist41922.asp
Another School District Closes Public Schools in Response to the Long Damage of Corporate School Reform and Privatization | janresseger - https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8KS via @janresseger
Kathryn Joyce: The Tiny Christian College That Is Leading the War Against Public Schools | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vIa via @dianeravitch
Good News! World Bank Withdraws Support from For-Profit Bridge International Academies | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vHX via @dianeravitch
Teacher Tom: "I'll Be An Evil Unicorn" - http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2022/03/ill-be-evil-unicorn.html
CURMUDGUCATION: "Don't Say Gay," shame, and the Law of Unintended Consequences - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/03/dont-say-gay-shame-and-law-of.html
Blog | Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://schottfoundation.org/blog
The far right’s national plan for schools: Plant charters, defund public education | Salon.com - https://www.salon.com/2022/03/17/the-far-rights-national-plan-for-schools-plant-charters-defund-public-education/
A ‘Diverse’ Community Needs to Hear the Truth | Teacher in a strange land - https://wp.me/p1Wvaa-hf via @nancyflanagan
Dear Legislators: Your Job Is Funding, Not Dictating, Education – academic freedom isn't free - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-aqx via @plthomasEdD
Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: The Murky World of i-Ready, Grading, and Online Data | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11322 on @NEPCtweet
Jan Resseger: Federal Education Budget Is Disappointing | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vHb via @dianeravitch
The Companies That Are Still Doing Business in Russia | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vIr via @dianeravitch
Ed Notes Online: Fred Klonsky on MulgrewCare- Moving retirees to Medicare Advantage programs instead of existing retiree health plans and traditional Medicare coverage is privatization. - https://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2022/03/fred-klonsky-on-mulgrewcare-moving.html
Seattle Schools Superintendent's State of the District - https://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2022/03/seattle-schools-superintendents-state.html
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Opinion | ‘I Need a New Butt!’ belongs in schools. Toby Price shouldn’t have been fired for reading it to second-graders. - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/16/mississippi-butt-book-assistant-principal-defense/Union bid to block lifting of Chicago schools mask mandate rejected by labor board https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2022/3/16/22981327/chicago-public-schools-illinois-educational-labor-relations-board-chicago-teachers-union via @ChalkbeatCHI
Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/best-posts/ on @Network4pubEd
Education Research Report: High school graduates’ academic performance and coursetaking patterns - http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/03/high-school-graduates-academic.html
Texas’ Anti-Trans Crusade Is Spreading https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/03/alabama-transgender-medical-care-ban-texas-abbott-arkansas-idaho-teenagers-puberty-blockers-hormone-therapy/Child care providers struggle to survive https://edsource.org/podcast/child-care-providers-struggle-to-survive
“We Will Win”: For the First Time in 50 Years, Minneapolis Teachers Are Out on Strike https://inthesetimes.com/article/minneapolis-teachers-strike-union-labor-mft
NewBlackMan (in Exile) - https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/ via @NewBlackMan
How the Book "White Philanthropy" Challenges the Carnegie Corporation’s "An American Dilemma"
by Mark Anthony Neal / 12h
'At more than 1,500 pages in length Gunnar Myrdal ’s An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy , remains a foundational text on issues of race, politics, and power in the US. Published in 1944 by Swedish economist, Gunnar Myrdal, the study was commissioned and supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York who believed that the European outsider could produce a more “unbiased
Shaquille O'Neal helps resurrect the legacy of Lusia Harris, 'The Queen of Basketball'
by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h
' Lusia "Lucy" Harris won three straight college basketball championships with her team in the 1970s. She represented the U.S. at the 1976 Olympics and was drafted by a team in the NBA. But many don’t know of Harris and her outstanding achievements. She narrates her own story — like how at one time she was the greatest woman basketball player in the U.S. — in the Oscar-nominated documentary The Q
An American Injustice: The Story of Darryl Hunt
by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h
'At 19 years old, Hunt was charged and convicted of a 1984 North Carolina murder he didn't commit. He spent nearly 20 years in jail, although DNA results proved his innocence in 1994. After Hunt was finally exonerated in 2004, he started a nonprofit called the Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice which helped provide resources to individuals recently released from prison and advocated for
Institutional Racism on the College Campus in 'Master'
by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h
'A new film uses elements of horror to shed light on the insidious nature of institutional racism on elite college campuses. Writer and director Mariama Diallo joins us to discuss her debut feature, " Master ," which premieres in select theaters and on Prime Video on Friday. She is joined by actor Zoe Renee , who stars as a Black freshman on campus named Jasmine who worries she is being haunted b
Death, Sex & Money: Why Lynn Nottage Cashed Out Her 401(k)
by Mark Anthony Neal / 13h
'At the start of this year, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage achieved a feat. Three of her works— Clyde's , the musical MJ , and an opera adaptation of her play Intimate Apparel —were playing on New York City stages simultaneously. But three decades ago, during the height of the AIDS and crack epidemics, Lynn almost stopped writing plays for good. "I was watching many of my
Eric Roberson: 21 Years of Music
by Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
Veteran R&B vocalist Eric Roberson reflects on the challenges and triumphs of his two decade career as an independent artist
Facing football hazing lawsuit, Kingfisher School Board rejects $1.5 million settlement offer https://nondoc.com/2022/03/16/facing-football-hazing-lawsuit-kingfisher-school-board-rejects-1-5-million-settlement-offer/ via @nondocmedia
Lesson in bigotry: Conservatives take over the classroom to pull us closer to a gender-less dystopia https://www.salon.com/2022/03/16/lesson-in-bigotry-conservatives-take-over-the-classroom-to-pull-us-closer-to-a-gender-less-dystopia/
VP Kamala Harris Announces HBCU Security Grants After Persistent Bomb Threats https://www.theroot.com/vp-kamala-harris-announces-hbcu-security-grants-after-p-1848665914
Impactful Principal ‘Dr. Raja’ Removed From Oakdale Elementary https://sacobserver.com/2022/03/impactful-principal-dr-raja-removed-from-oakdale-elementary/
New Report Reveals that Black and Latinx Youth are 50 Percent More Likely to Face Juvenile Incarceration than their White Peers https://sacobserver.com/2022/03/new-report-reveals-that-black-and-latinx-youth-are-50-percent-more-likely-to-face-juvenile-incarceration-than-their-white-peers/
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all - https://wp.me/2odLa via @dianeravitch
Russia Lies
The large theater in the center of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol sheltered large numbers of women and children. Huge signs marked it with the Russian word “CHILDREN” to protect it. The theater was demolished by a bomb. Yesterday President Biden called Putin a “war criminal.” Putin was outraged. He said this insult was “unforgivable.” The New York Times described the aftermath of the bom
The Companies That Are Still Doing Business in Russia
Dana Milbank wrote about the companies that have stopped making money in Russia to protest its invasion of Ukraine and its ruthless attacks on civilian targets. And those who didn’t. Milbank said that all of us can help Ukraine by refusing to patronize the businesses still operating in Russia. Zelensky asked this of us when he spoke to Congress yesterday. Milbank writes: Zelensky made another ask
Jan Resseger: Federal Education Budget Is Disappointing
Jan Resseger reviewed the federal education budget for next year and found it disappointing. Although schools received large grants to get them through the COVID crisis, the other big budget promises evaporated. With private school choice programs draining money away from the public schools that educate the vast majority of our children, this is bad news indeed. The scandal-scarred federal Charte
Good News! World Bank Withdraws Support from For-Profit Bridge International Academies
In a blow to privatization of education, the World bank has withdrawn its support for Bridge International Academies. BIA has been opening for-profit schools in African nations, which discourages public support for public schools. Civil society organizations and teachers’ unions in Africa have warned of the dangers of allowing a for-profit company to take over education in impoverished nations. V
Kathryn Joyce: The Tiny Christian College That Is Leading the War Against Public Schools
Kathryn Joyce, an investigative reporter for Salon, has written a three-part series for Salon about Hillsdale College, the ultra-conservative Christian college that has entered the charter industry. This is first in the series. Hillsdale was originally founded to preserve the classical tradition in education, but it evolved into a far-right incubator of ideas and officials for the Trump administ
Russia Lies | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vIz via @dianeravitch
Bowser proposes money for stand-alone middle school for Shaw students https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/16/bowser-proposes-money-stand-alone-middle-school-shaw-students/
Youngkin says superintendents back him but offers little evidence https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/16/youngkin-school-superintendent-letter-criticism/?
Overdue tuition and fees — as little as $41 — derail hundreds of thousands of California college students https://hechingerreport.org/overdue-tuition-and-fees-as-little-as-40-keep-hundreds-of-thousands-of-california-students-from-enrolling-in-classes/Translating a quarter of a million text messages for families https://hechingerreport.org/headline-translating-a-quarter-of-a-million-text-messages-for-families/
A school created a homeless shelter in the gym and it paid off in the classroom https://hechingerreport.org/a-shelter-in-a-school-gym-for-students-experiencing-homelessness-paid-off-in-classrooms/
L.A. school board election field is set, includes pivotal race to replace Monica Garcia https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-17/los-angeles-school-board-race-candidates-finalized
California lawmaker proposes protections for transgender kids traveling from other states https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-17/california-democrats-propose-protections-transgender-kids-other-states
Amid student housing crisis, UCLA becomes first UC campus with four-year room guarantee https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-17/amid-student-housing-crisis-ucla-becomes-first-uc-campus-to-guarantee-bedsCalifornia bill would let parents sue social media companies for addicting kids https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2022-03-16/california-bill-would-let-parents-sue-social-media-companies-for-addicting-kids
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo
A Look Back: 13 Tools For Creating Word Clouds
I’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. KevinKing / Pixabay I originally published The Best Resources For Learning About “Word Clouds” in 2010, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes tools like Tagxedo , The Answer Garden , Make A Word Cloud , and at least ten more, plus you’ll find a ton of ideas and resources for usi
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
BiljaST / Pixabay Six years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2021. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In additi
Google Gets Into The Math Adaptive Learning Business With “Practice Sets”
I’ve previously shared some important research that has highlighted the importance of “adaptive learning” (see WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE PUBLISHES ONLINE LEARNING RESEARCH REVIEW – POINTS TO ADAPTIVE LEARNING & GAMES ). Adaptive learning basically means if one of our students is using a tech tool for learning, let’s say math or grammar, the program will automatically identify what they are doing w
Education : NPR - https://www.npr.org/sections/education/ on @NPR
US government reaches $127.5 million settlement with high school shooting victims https://www.rawstory.com/us-government-reaches-127-5-million-settlement-with-high-school-shooting-victims/
Coming to a school near you: Stealth religion and a Trumped-up version of American history https://www.rawstory.com/hillsdale-college-2656972249/
SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Our Neo-Guernica Moment - http://www.sacramentoprogressivealliance.org/2022/03/our-neo-guernica-moment.html
What most worries 2022 Superintendent of the Year - The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/16/what-most-worries-top-schools-superintendent/
Analysis | Russia’s fake ‘fact-checking’ Ukraine videos and other news literacy lessons https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/17/russias-fake-fact-checking-ukraine-videos/?tid=ss_tw
In union poll, 58% of L.A. Unified teachers want to keep mandatory masking https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-17/in-union-poll-58-of-l-a-unified-teachers-want-to-keep-mandatory-masking
CPS mask-optional policy upheld, for now, by labor board in blow to teachers union https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2022/3/16/22981124/cps-mask-optional-policy-ctu-teachers-union-illinois-labor-relations-board
How did two years of chaotic schooling in a pandemic impact Texas students? - https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/03/17/its-been-two-years-since-covid-19-upended-schools-what-happened-since/#new_tab via @dallasnews Minneapolis school board members face intense pressure - StarTribune.com - https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-school-board-members-under-intense-pressure-board-member-resigns-citing-broken-trust/600156678/#new_tab on @StarTribune
Personal finance education is gaining momentum across the U.S. - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/17/personal-finance-education-is-gaining-momentum-across-the-us.html#new_tab by csreinicke on @CNBC
"Decline to sign" campaign kicks off to fight private school scholarship ballot initiative - https://www.michiganradio.org/education/2022-03-16/decline-to-sign-campaign-kicks-off-to-fight-private-school-scholarship-ballot-initiative#new_tab on @michiganradio
Teachers, other school personnel, experience violence, threats, harassment during pandemic https://phys.org/news/2022-03-teachers-school-personnel-violence-threats.html via @physorg_com
Lawsuit: School district ‘stonewalled’ parent request for info on racial, gender studies class https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2022/03/15/lawsuit-school-district-stonewalled-parent-request-for-info-on-racial-gender-studies-class/
Seattle teachers rally to be included in district decisions | The Seattle Times - https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=14787816 by @monicavelez21 on @seattletimes
Alabama GOP claims school counselors ‘indoctrinate’ students, lawmakers file bill to ban standards https://www.al.com/news/2022/03/alabama-legislators-file-bill-aimed-at-school-counselor-standards.html
Texas has seen a surge in requests to pull books from schools. Here are Houston's numbers so far - https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/Houston-schools-book-ban-requests-surge-2022-17004900.php#new_tab on @houstonchron Wake may be spying on your child’s school computer to look for dangerous behavior https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article259436694.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, March 16, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_16.htmlBig Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, March 15, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_15.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, March 14, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_14.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, March 13, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #StandWithUkraine️ - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_13.html
Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Lost Hour Edition (3/13) - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi-lost.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, March 12, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-top-banana-todays-education_12.html
Big Education Ape: TOP POSTS THIS WEEK Saturday, March 12, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/top-posts-this-week-saturday-march-12.html
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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/2022/03/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_12.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-week-education-research-report_12.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_12.html 
