Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):
Why charter schools are not as ‘public’ as they claim to be is from The Conversation. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools.
How education reforms can support teachers around the world instead of undermining them is from The Conversation.
California becomes first state to require ethnic studies for high school graduation is from The L.A. Times. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On The Value Of Ethnic Studies Classes – Help Me Find More.
California will soon require free tampons in public schools is from NPR.
Street Data: A Pathway Toward Equitable, Anti-Racist Schools is from Cult of Pedagogy. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research.
Proposed 2022 California ballot initiative sets stage to define ‘high-quality’ education is from Ed Source.
Thorough look at CA’s revamped funding formula:
-Money was targeted at high-needs districts, but targeting could be improved.
-Many of the new dollars went towards staff benefits.
-The money seemed to improve student outcomes (but data is imperfect here). https://t.co/0fxwBTwDeV— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) October 8, 2021
BREAKING: NYC to eliminate gifted + talented classes over the next 5 yrs, major change and likely BdB’s last big decision as mayor. Kids now enrolled in gifted programs will stay in them, but there will be no more separate gifted classes for incoming kidshttps://t.co/WjcaBmBWmp
— Eliza Shapiro (@elizashapiro) October 8, 2021
If you have strong views on this, and I suspect you do, please read this rundown of what experts across the spectrum think the mayor should have done. It’s worth getting a little wonky about this subject https://t.co/OAeoGxfwdK
— Eliza Shapiro (@elizashapiro) October 8, 2021
The Science of Reading Should Make Room for Skepticism (Just Not for Ignorance) is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Balanced Literacy & The “Reading Wars”
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