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):
Brandon Johnson is Chicago’s new mayor. So what’s next for Chicago Public Schools?
I take a look at some of the biggest and most immediate education issues Johnson will have to tackle https://t.co/dYBU778MUK
— Nader Issa (@NaderDIssa) April 5, 2023
Sharp analysis from @SSKedreporter: The Chicago Teachers Union spent a whopping $2.4M to get one of its own elected mayor.
Now, it faces “going from agitators to insiders, from the folks on the outside assigning blame to potential targets of that fire.”https://t.co/9eD2WjdYvK— Mila Koumpilova (@MilaKoumpilova) April 6, 2023
Q&A: Backes on New Ways of Measuring Teachers’ Impact on Student Success is from Future Ed. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments.
Many of my former HS stdnts told me cc online classes during peak pandemic were ‘terrible,’ with recorded lectures & hardly any tchr/stdnt interaction. I wonder if that was only a local phenomenon or broader, & what impact that might have had? https://t.co/JMooU3M08d
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) April 3, 2023
Also, I wonder if pandemic & online classes (especially if not good) got students out of habit of school attendance. I think that loss of habit, along with other issues, also contributes 2 increased K-12 absentee rates.
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) April 3, 2023
Extra pay could lure experienced teachers to poorer schools. Why California won’t do it. is from CAL Matters. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning Why Teacher Merit Pay Is A Bad Idea.
Sacramento City Unified, teachers union negotiate contract | The Sacramento Bee by @sawsan24 https://t.co/6Y26OuOQWo
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) April 3, 2023
On an otherwise slow news day, CA released 2022-23 public-school enrollment data showing continued declines.
Important questions remain. Where did these kids go? Are school districts prepared for the financial implications, especially once federal $ ends?https://t.co/Z5voZR4Q5L— Tom Dee (@ProfTDee) April 4, 2023
.@publicadvocates & @ACLU_SoCal plus @GavinNewsom argue CA’s 10-yr-old funding formula #LCFF needs makeover to become more equitable & transparent: read what they propose in my latest @CACountySupts @CCEECA #LCAP https://t.co/qxIKn9tp9Y
— John Fensterwald (@jfenster) April 4, 2023
Connecticut is projected to lose 12% of its student population by 2028. https://t.co/PLCvuaihjW pic.twitter.com/qZgXtoQaPt
— Marc Porter Magee 🎓 (@marcportermagee) April 4, 2023
I think there r many good points made by in this piece about cautions around evaluating colleges based on financial outcomes. I wonder if Ed researchers who make projections & critiques of k-12 schls around supposed long range financial impacts will listen, too? https://t.co/SpGKCf8Ks7
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) April 2, 2023
Making ethnic studies a graduation requirement was just the beginning, it seems. Huge kudos to the talented @MeganTagami for following the debates behind what it’ll take to build a qualified teaching force. https://t.co/cn0HH0BFIB
— Joe Hong 홍지수 (@jjshong5) March 30, 2023
I’m adding this next tweet to The Best Resources For Learning Why School Vouchers Are A Bad Idea:
Quick thread on my new review, via @NEPCtweet, of a report on funding “portability” & school choice: https://t.co/0dLxTwXXVP One of the things we’re hearing a lot from school choice advocates lately is “Fund students, not systems!” The implication is that we should just… 1/
— Jersey Jazzman (Official… no, really) (@jerseyjazzman) April 6, 2023
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources For Learning About Performance Assessment:
The Performance Standards Consortium is one of the best things NYSED has ever done and I really hope we’ve reached a critical mass of support for it to go broader. Two things to keep in mind when reading about it. https://t.co/AVqop8Q4It
— Jennifer Binis (@JennBinis) March 28, 2023
Last year, I posted New Study Finds That Pretty Much All Teacher Evaluation “Reforms” Have Failed, which was obviously important research. The authors just came out with a final version, and I’ve shared some tweets below about it (and I’ll be adding those tweets to that original post):
How different is this from the version published at Ed Working papers earlier? https://t.co/AtMp5oPO8h
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 14, 2023
Hi Larry! The core results are almost identical across versions. We’ve mainly added to and refined this earlier working paper to focus on why we find null effects.
— Matthew A. Kraft (@MatthewAKraft) March 14, 2023
5) In new analyses, we show eval reforms decreased teacher satisfaction & perceived job security but did not offset this decline in non-pecuniary benefits w/ increased wages. States did not uphold the grand bargain of more accountability for greater compensation.
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— Matthew A. Kraft (@MatthewAKraft) March 13, 2023
What Studies Say About Teacher Effectiveness is from the Education Writers Association. It’ a few years old, but very good. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments.
Schls can do a better job of parent communication. However, Spellings & Duncan r not ones I would look 2 4 advice. They seem confused about difference between “proficient” & “grade-level”; basically dismiss student mental health needs, & wave magic wand 4 schls 2 find tutors https://t.co/NEn4xQ0SEY
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) April 9, 2023
Teacher-Evaluation Policies Have Flopped. Where Did They Go Wrong? is from Rick Hess.
I’m adding this next tweet to THE BEST POSTS & ARTICLES EXPLAINING WHY WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE PARENT ENGAGEMENT, BUT NOT PARENT BULLYING:
*screams* they already do: school website, district website, curriculum night, conferences, and open house…..alas you know that and don’t care. 🫠🫠🫠 https://t.co/Qd5RWEYC38
— Shana V. White (she/her) (@ShanaVWhite) April 10, 2023
Post COVID-19 Test Score Recovery: Initial Evidence from State Testing Data https://t.co/KziEQ27mch
"On average, we find that 20% of test score losses are recovered in English language arts (ELA) by 2022, compared to 37% in math."
— Paul Bruno (@Paul__Bruno) April 10, 2023
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