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 2019 – PART TWO):

How DeVos May Have Started a Counterrevolution in Education appeared in The NY Times.

States Push to Ditch or Downplay Standardized Tests During Virus Surge is from Ed Week.

Could Biden Find a Middle Path on Student Testing During the Pandemic? is from Ed Week.

No, There Really Doesn’t Need To Be A Big Spring Test In 2021 is by Peter Greene.

DeVos calls on Congress to postpone federal standardized exams until 2022 is from The Washington Post (no, these are not the same as the federally required state assessments).

BLUEPRINT FOR TESTING: HOW SCHOOLS SHOULD ASSESS STUDENTS DURING THE COVID CRISIS is from Future Ed.

Virtual Charter Schools Are Booming, Despite A Checkered Reputation is from NPR.

Amid a pandemic, a reckoning for a Chicago charter turning away from ‘no excuses’ is from Chalkbeat.

Class Size Reduction, Teacher Quality, and Academic Achievement in California Public Elementary Schools is from The Public Policy Institute of California. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About How Class Size Does Matter.