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):
Getting educators the respect they deserve is as simple as A-B-C.
A for agency
B for better working conditions
C for competitive salaries. https://t.co/jjSI0JiBOE— Secretary Miguel Cardona (@SecCardona) March 15, 2023
“The argument for change is academic improvement, but the changes are political changes, not instructional changes,” Jonathan Supovitz (@jsupo @PennGSE) said. “This is likely to follow in the path of so many others that had aspirations for reform and ended up being disappointed.” https://t.co/IpThPCr1ax
— Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) (@CPREresearch) March 15, 2023
Ron DeSantis Is Doubling Down On His Education Crusade. Will It Work With GOP Voters In 2024? https://t.co/QlDgh3Gi1r pic.twitter.com/kmHg12gn5e
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 15, 2023
Opinion: I’m an LAUSD teacher. This is why my colleagues and I are going on strike https://t.co/0T4N1QjaLJ #uncategorized #feedly
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 17, 2023
I’m not commenting on the SCHOOLS in those dysfunctional districts. I’m confident that teachers & principals in them, like at ours, are doing good work despite the dysfunctionality of the central district.
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 16, 2023
The same states that are rolling back child labor protections are also rushing to dismantle public education. Not a coincidence.
My latest with @BisforBerkshire in @thenation:https://t.co/oUojToDAeT
— Jack Schneider (@Edu_Historian) March 16, 2023
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:
This is ridiculous. https://t.co/ADMvfXbkhq
— jackiantonovich 🦣 social (@jackiantonovich) March 16, 2023
More on how Abbott Elementary is taking on school privatization https://t.co/4UfbeW8KXM
— Jennifer Berkshire (@BisforBerkshire) March 16, 2023
“Transform” Public Schools: Stop Using an Over-hyped Word is from Larry Cuban.
Texas has taken over the Houston school district. Educational outcomes have not always improved in other states that have done so. https://t.co/W4MpnEaXW6
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 17, 2023
I suspect next week’s LA strike will play out similarly to our joint classified staff/teacher strike here in Sacramento last year – overwhelming community support resulting in almost all union demands being met. So many district leaders choose not ‘to read the room’ https://t.co/0zcjglr0E5
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 17, 2023
“On average, state takeovers of local school districts typically last about three to five years, said Joshua Bleiberg, assistant professor of education policy at the University of Pittsburgh… ” 24 states have laws on the books allowing state takeovers https://t.co/dJuVqitjoT
— Alexander Russo (@alexanderrusso) March 17, 2023
This is another example why I think McKinsey is useless when it comes to education (not to mention being morally bankrupt):
most importantly, they don’t seem to understand that future cohorts of students will not be affected by pandemic disruptions in the same way! so we should actually project a relatively rapid return to baseline
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) March 18, 2023
Why School Workers Are Going on Strike—And What It Means for Districts is from Ed Week.
Please read this important story by USA Today's @jfritze about how one student's Supreme Court case could make schools more accountable on special educationhttps://t.co/0iFvHSeiYS
— Holly Rosenkrantz (@hrosenkrantz) March 18, 2023
Extending the school day/year has proven to be an unpopular tool to combat pandemic learning loss. But in a rare move last week, New Mexico voted to add the equivalent of up to several weeks to its school calendar. @KevinMahnken explains why. @The74 https://t.co/Y9ga1ooxoO
— Andrew Brownstein (@Misterodney) March 20, 2023
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