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):
Is there a teacher shortage? It’s complicated is from CNN.
I probably shouldn’t be, but I am shocked that only 12% of tchrs say they’ll wear mask regularly. I think it’s safe bet that overwhelming majority will wear one in our district ———-‘Over It’: Most Educators Say They Won’t Mask This Fall https://t.co/6tOFTmIdgD
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 15, 2022
A preprint with some important implications for COVID mitigations in schools. https://t.co/XKOVnalG8D
— Margaret Thornton, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) (@MaggieEThornton) August 10, 2022
Schools are the ‘hubs and hearts’ of neighborhoods – here’s how they can strengthen the communities around them is from The Conversation. I’m adding it to WE NEED TO TALK MORE ABOUT SCHOOLS AS MEDIATING INSTITUTIONS.
I just can’t understand near-hysterical fears by some about alleged negative impact district mask mandates have on stdnts. It’s not based on any research. Our dist had 1 4 most of yr. Even when we didn’t,90% of stdnts at our schl chose 2 continue. Many told me they had great yr.
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 15, 2022
It reminded me of high stakes testing. No matter what the circumstances, only the data matters AND you will be judged by that data.
— Nancy Steineke (@nsteineke) August 15, 2022
Free for all California public school students: At least two meals a day is from The L.A. Times.
Community schools promote equity: We need more of them is from The Hechinger Report. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Community Schools.
NASSP’s Survey of America’s School Leaders and High School Students is one of the more interesting surveys I’ve seen this year.
I think this is a reasonable thing to wonder about https://t.co/zc9hbCnU8n pic.twitter.com/xlv7ATI8b0
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 16, 2022
This is a good piece by Anne Lutz Fernandez: There are lots of bad ideas for solving the teacher shortage, but not enough for improving the profession
California schools face avalanche of changes is from Cal Matters.
Teachers are seeing both an increased salary penalty and benefits advantage. This does not seem like a good deal! https://t.co/NFMEQLDYsO pic.twitter.com/uip3NvNRSg
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) August 17, 2022
I wonder how much of parent ‘lack of interest’ in tutoring for their child could really be “I’d be interested, but I need my child to care for siblings or work at a job to help support our family, instead”? https://t.co/I189jhQxxj
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 17, 2022
Look at the official projections for K-12 student enrollments going forward: https://t.co/qnPRgZtPEE
Nationally, we’ve had growing enrollments for 30 years.
Almost no one working in school systems has seen an environment quite like what’s about to come –> pic.twitter.com/wqPOJFFvLW
— Chad Aldeman (@ChadAldeman) August 16, 2022
For the first time in 20 years, teachers can deduct more for school supplies https://t.co/CNH3WXdLh3
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 17, 2022
“What I hope is that these efforts actually engage seriously with issues that matter to voters … not on sort of manufactured … culture wars that conservative candidates in other places are running on,”// CA Republicans bet big on school board races https://t.co/4GEBGWJr23
— Morgan Polikoff (@mpolikoff) August 17, 2022
I’m adding this next tweet to RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT ATTACKS ON “CRITICAL RACE THEORY,” THE 1619 PROJECT & ATTEMPTS TO STOP EDUCATORS FROM TEACHING ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM:
What do you teach on Thomas Jefferson? How do you discuss the Civil War? Hear from history teachers in their own words https://t.co/RgV5OkyA1I @KassieBracken @JaceyFortin
— Sarah Mervosh (@smervosh) August 17, 2022
Only about one-third of public schools reported taking steps such as replacing or upgrading their HVAC systems. Fewer than one in three said they used high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration systems in classrooms and cafeterias. https://t.co/rJFYd89She
— Dr. Benedicte Callan (@benedictecallan) August 17, 2022
The chaotic teacher shortage debate, explained https://t.co/bgkHmoFuAQ
— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 18, 2022
WE AT THE DISTRICT HAVE 3 NEW INITIATIVES WE WOULD LIKE U 2 IMPLEMENT IN YOUR CLASS THIS YEAR & ALSO DO EVERYTHING ELSE YOU WERE PLANNING 2 DO BECAUSE WE KNOW U CAN DO IT. WE R GIVING U A CALENDAR 2 SHOW OUR APPRECIATION. ALSO A FREE CHAIR MASSAGE AT DIST OFFICE DURING SCHL HOURS pic.twitter.com/USL9xZ8hoz
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 18, 2022
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