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):
Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education. is from Ed Surge. It’s a weirdly positive article about turning public education over to Amazon, but it’s important to be aware of what they might want to do – as ridiculous as it may sound. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Role Of Private Foundations In Education Policy.
Retooling During Pandemic, the SAT Will Drop Essay and Subject Tests is from The NY Times.
SAT Discontinues Subject Tests And Optional Essay is from NPR.
Yes, some charter schools do pick their students. It’s not a myth. is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools.
Teachers having to work harder than any other professionals, says study is from Eureka Alert. Though I know we work hard, I’m not sure I agree with that study’s conclusion. However, it also includes some other interesting statistics about how teachers are feeling.
The Trump administration’s thinly-veiled rebuke of ‘The 1619 Project’ is a sloppy, racist mess is from MSNBC.
Trump’s “1776 Report” Would Be Funny if It Weren’t So Dangerous is from Slate.
Biden revokes Trump report promoting ‘patriotic education’ is from The Associated Press.
This, to me, is a reminder that while Twitter is real life, it's only a subset of us brain bags and doesn't reflect consensus. https://t.co/WlymEMhOJW
— Jennifer Binis (@JennBinis) January 23, 2021
Here is a series of tweets about what many, including me, believe to be a mistaken belief in third grade being the key one for reading:
Should schools hold back third-graders who don’t meet a certain threshold on state standardized tests? @Chalkbeat @marta_w_aldrich https://t.co/BNSzrfHOzE
— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) January 21, 2021
1/So I finally went down the rabbit hole to figure out the source of the oft-cited claim that 3rd grade is the key benchmark for reading on grade level…https://t.co/oUvrjnwCa9
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) January 20, 2021
3/ Digging in further, though, it turns out when the study refers to "3rd grade" reading scores it actually means a combination of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade reading scores! pic.twitter.com/s6rjbmFcuc
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) January 20, 2021
5/Now, *to be clear,* we need to help kids who have fallen behind academically, whether that's in 1st grade, or 3rd grade or 10th grade. And it is very clear that COVID has had a tangible negative effect — this is a huge problem that is affecting a vast swath of children.
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) January 20, 2021
7/7 But I do share @Jerseyjazzman's concern about the narrative around the 3rd grade benchmark, implying that it is a make or break year.
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) January 20, 2021
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