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):
Chicago mayor’s race results: former district CEO Paul Vallas, teachers union organizer Brandon Johnson headed to April 4 runoff @MauricioPena @beckyvevea @chalkbeatCHI @Chalkbeat https://t.co/2SvoDSggK8
— Becky Vevea (@beckyvevea) March 1, 2023
3 years since the pandemic wrecked attendance, kids still aren’t showing up to school is from NPR.
How Can We Afford to Bail Out Student Loan Borrowers When We Can Barely Afford to Bail Out the Entire Airline Industry, Citigroup, Bank of America, AIG, Bear Stearns, Chrysler, and Then the Entire Airline Industry Again?https://t.co/WWlJ7XaDcL
— Timothy McSweeney (@mcsweeneys) March 2, 2023
In California and across the country, teachers are navigating a difficult terrain: making enough money to afford living in the districts where they serve. On the bright side, billionaires don’t pay much in taxes. https://t.co/0MTxBUbina
— Jake Bernstein (@Jake_Bernstein) March 3, 2023
How the CTU marched from picket lines to political powerhouse, now hoping homegrown candidate Brandon Johnson will be elected Chicago mayor. https://t.co/toO9l0kVgj pic.twitter.com/OSFKOmbNBD
— Nader Issa (@NaderDIssa) March 3, 2023
“As everyone in this conflict over history understands, education is as much about the creation and maintenance of a social order as it is the dissemination of skills and knowledge,” @jbouie writes. https://t.co/Pu8CJJnil3
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) March 4, 2023
I respect much of work done by orig authors & participants in recent Twitter discussions praising DC’s tchr eval system & 1 appearing 2 quest value of class size reduction.However, those tweets demonstrate how many in Ed world r disconnected fr those of us who work in schls daily
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 4, 2023
The price of keeping your kids fed at school is rising https://t.co/sazd3b3QKl
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 4, 2023
This series on basic facts and trends in school finance from @jessgartner is already a must read. https://t.co/aKsGazK6FO
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) March 3, 2023
Florida bills would ban gender studies, transgender pronouns, tenure perks https://t.co/2BnCXdqgtx
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 5, 2023
LIFO practices can be modified to support tchrs of color.However, it also seems 2 me that some who r attacking LIFO using that critique remind me of some who said going virtual during COVID hurt students of color, but who said very little about students of color before (or since) https://t.co/fHp0SVMCfk
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 5, 2023
‘Slavery was wrong’ and 5 other things educators won’t teach anymore https://t.co/Gw2RxSXDto
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 6, 2023
In Idaho, local GOP-backed candidates won a majority on the local community college board with promises to fight liberal "indoctrination" at the school. Two years later, the college is on the verge of losing its accreditation. My story from Coeur d'Alene: https://t.co/evA2kLOBUS
— Charles Homans (@chashomans) March 6, 2023
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