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The gap between the markets and economic data has never been larger. apple.news/A6VufKtXZQmiSF…

Thread: More than half of teachers say that in the past 2 weeks, their students' engagement levels have declined, a brand-new Education Week survey shows. More than 1 in 5 say student engagement has "declined a lot." Additional survey results here: edweek.org/ew/articles/20…

The absence of statewide testing data for this year has significant implications for school accountability systems that rely heavily on that information. ewa.org/blog-educated-…

We’re hiring! The Press Democrat is looking to hire an education reporter. Send me a note if you would like details. It’s a great paper.

Wow: 70% of Oakland charter schools applied for and received nearly $19 million in forgivable Federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans intended for small businesses and nonprofits, despite having NO loss of state education funding. 🤯

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“I’m here live, I’m not a cat,” says lawyer after Zoom filter mishap “I can see that,” responds judge

Nina’s boss is headed to DC! apple.news/APpTdWDUYRWGhA…

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Everything you ever wanted to know about RV life! I wrote this after our pandemic purchase and renovation of a giant old motorhome. sonomanews.com/article/lifest…

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A friend just said… “A recession is when friends lose their jobs. A depression is when you lose your job.” What do you think?

#wordle has clearly run out of basic words.

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Let’s be clear, the FDIC is NOT funded by taxpayers. It is NOT funded by the govt. It is funded by banks who pay insurance premiums to the fund. We aren’t talking about gov’t bailout. It is run by the government and hence why it can seem politicized.

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