Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in THE BEST ARTICLES, VIDEOS & POSTS ON EDUCATION POLICY IN 2018 – PART TWO):

17 studies that tell us something about how school closures affect students is from Chalkbeat. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On The Impact Of School Closures — Suggest More!

Life in our district gets more interesting by the day. Here are two Sacramento Bee stories from this past week: Judge sends Sacramento City district back to arbitration table with teachers union and Sacramento City teachers ask state schools chief to investigate district, superintendent.

After talks break off, Denver teachers set to strike Monday is from CNN.

Denver is so expensive that teachers have to get creative to make ends meet is from CNN.

How a once-promising merit pay system led Denver teachers to the brink of a strike is from Chalkbeat.

At these schools, later start times get an A-plus for youths needing more sleep is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Helping Teens Learn About The Importance Of Sleep.

“Hard” and “Soft” Effectiveness in Schools is by Larry Cuban.

Big news in California about charter schools. I’m adding these articles to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools:

Do charter schools harm traditional public schools? Gov. Newsom wants to find out is from The L.A. Times.

Gov. Newsom asks to review impact of California charter schools on district finances is from Ed Source.