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):
Clarifying the Science of Reading is from Language Magazine. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Balanced Literacy & The “Reading Wars”
The Institute of Education Sciences has published Report on the Condition of Education 2023.
The Miami Herald editorial board blasts FL Gov. DeSantis for emboldening “Moms for Liberty” and starting a movement to “sanitize” school libraries of forbidden works. https://t.co/JO1qj4UtTq
— Gene Bryant (@GeneBryant2) May 29, 2023
An attorney involved with a school district’s lawsuit against social media giants like TikTok and YouTube said that about 500 school systems in 32 states have retained the firm to pursue similar litigation. @ChalkbeatTN @marta_w_aldrich https://t.co/TGZUf2Ed9I
— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) May 29, 2023
Ezra Klein Interviews Lisa Damour https://t.co/DfMEdTvSdA pic.twitter.com/kR9YJDplW3
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 30, 2023
I’m adding this next tweet to The Best Resources For Learning Why School Vouchers Are A Bad Idea:
New: I did a fresh rewrite of my piece summarizing school voucher research. One big takeaway: with new universal programs, we’re in a brave new world since older studies focused on existing, more-targeted programs.https://t.co/xSa670sZdo
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) May 30, 2023
What US job will shrink the most in the next decade? https://t.co/LsHtrJ6SCN pic.twitter.com/3KKwItGh9X
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 31, 2023
“60% of Tennessee’s 74,000 third-graders could be at risk of being held back under a new state retention policy for third graders who struggle with reading.”
YIKES. https://t.co/zI1jviGZ5s
— Cara Jackson (@cara__jackson) May 31, 2023
In a deep red Florida county, a student-teacher revolt shames the right https://t.co/myoapo7QCO
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) June 1, 2023
I’m adding this next tweet to The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments:
Issue 18 of @CharteredColl‘s Impact magazine is out, which means, I think, that I can share the article I wrote for issue 17. It’s called “Teacher quality – What it is, why it matters, and how to get more of it” and you can download it from here: https://t.co/1RrtMIwP5p (pdf)
— Dylan Wiliam (@dylanwiliam) June 2, 2023
California takes on Florida-style book bans is from Ed Source.
EWA is excited to announce our 2022 #ewaAWARDS top prize winners! #ewa23 https://t.co/xywnWaRYdg
— Education Writers Association (@EdWriters) June 3, 2023
How do you look at these numbers as anything other than a total GOP messaging defeat?
Even a slight plurality of K-12 *parents* believe that teachers should play the lead role in their child’s education.https://t.co/wrLJKUcPXc pic.twitter.com/PRXbwKur9W
— Jeffrey Sachs (@JeffreyASachs) June 4, 2023
Some of the critics of how schools r spending monies don’t seem to live in the real world —– Schools Received Billions in Stimulus Funds. It May Not Be Doing Enough. https://t.co/qClPuDMn8s
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) June 5, 2023
What could go wrong? —– Oklahoma Approves First Religious Charter School in the U.S. https://t.co/UyOrCUh8Dy
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) June 6, 2023
‘Vocational awe’ is definitely a familiar concept to teachers ——- Please Don’t Call My Job A Calling https://t.co/NOhRJAJjxh pic.twitter.com/zsyIQUPxiM
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) June 5, 2023
Getting a little concerned about the crystallizing conventional wisdom of the “Mississippi miracle.”
Keep in mind:
—NAEP scores can’t on their own tell us what policies are working.
—Third grade retention makes 4th grade NAEP harder to interpret.https://t.co/0XbL2fJ6fh— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) June 5, 2023
Every year, New Yorkers confront the tiny numbers of Black and Hispanic kids admitted to Stuy as if it’s a new pattern that can be addressed without rethinking the admissions criteria.
Here are data going back to 1966. pic.twitter.com/XDU8cHZzk4
— Jen Jennings, PhD (@eduwonkette_jen) June 5, 2023
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools:
NEW: Everything you wanted to know about religious charter schools, but were afraid to ask. Why is this happening now? What are the legal prospects? How can a “public charter” be religious? Why are charter advocates divided? What happens next?https://t.co/KBUjBdiwZH
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) June 6, 2023
Ineligibility of newly installed member could invalidate Oklahoma board vote on Catholic school sponsorship. Sad. https://t.co/JVrjI6dpyH
— Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈🗽🌹 (@DianeRavitch) June 7, 2023
On How To!: Changing our education system may sound impossible but it can be done. https://t.co/Wco6VSaoOQ via @slate
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) June 6, 2023
A group claiming to protect parents’ rights in public schools is labeled as extremist is from NPR.
I'm inclined to believe the broad outlines of these results since they align with other research. But:
—The effect sizes here are very small.
—The CREDO methodology is not great.
—The study features some, uh, rhetorical flourishes.https://t.co/wKmF2CGLs8— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) June 7, 2023
A new report from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing details the extent of the state's teacher shortage. Shortages create problems for districts as they scamble to find teachers w/ credentials for teaching #EnglishLearners. @EdSource https://t.co/n0KgCceBov
— Californians Together (@CalTog) June 8, 2023
“Both religious liberty and religious disestablishment are vital elements of American pluralism,” writes @DavidAFrench. “Clothing any church institution with state power is bad for the church and bad for the state.” https://t.co/VpjUr9pGFw
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) June 8, 2023
School districts have been staffing up as enrollment has been falling. With ESSER ending, the labor market is about to flip. @K_M_Silberstein and I warn that there will be fewer jobs as districts begin to rightsize.https://t.co/5NZKK9cZOi pic.twitter.com/HpwC6JbuvH
— Marguerite Roza (@MargueriteRoza) June 8, 2023
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