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):
This piece by @jillbarshay is the best analysis I’ve seen about the NAEP. My only criticism is that I just don’t understand why anyone – in education or in any other area – takes what McKinsey says seriously. https://t.co/dr5IkKOrlQ
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 12, 2022
Tentative deal reached to end Seattle teachers strike is from NBC News.
“So we put our least prepared, least qualified, least experienced teachers into the schools where students need the most,” said @HeatherPeske, the president of @NCTQ. https://t.co/VbLKRVweXD
— Cara Jackson (@cara__jackson) September 15, 2022
If you want to understand what the far-right’s vision for K-12 education is, look to Arizona.https://t.co/mWOwMpx5tr
— Jack Schneider (@Edu_Historian) September 18, 2022
Students get sick, distracted or miss entire days of education when conditions turn abysmal.https://t.co/kRcOgEDa5Z
— CNN (@CNN) September 18, 2022
Problems plague California school district data system, putting funding at risk is from CAL Matters.
Virginia Reverses School Protections for Transgender Students is from The NY Times.
In other words, roughly speaking, 75 out of every 100 teachers are women. 14 out of every 100 superintendents are women.
Or if you prefer, 25 out of every 100 teachers are men. 86 out of every 100 superintendents are men. https://t.co/mDTQ9xd5YW
— Jennifer Binis (@JennBinis) September 19, 2022
Standardized Tests Aren’t the Only Meaningful Data on Student Achievement is by Shane Safir. I’m adding it to The Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”
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