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):
Parents’ Rights Groups Have Mobilized. What Does It Mean for Students? is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to THE BEST POSTS & ARTICLES EXPLAINING WHY WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE PARENT ENGAGEMENT, BUT NOT PARENT BULLYING.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain refused to rebuild more schools while he was head of the Treasury, despite warnings that lightweight concrete was a risk to life, a former government official said. Now classrooms are having to shut.https://t.co/VBh1NxyGYK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 4, 2023
South Korean teachers stage walkout over harassment by parents and students https://t.co/ayF4VPXyAk
— Guardian Education (@GuardianEdu) September 4, 2023
My husband was deployed repeatedly in Afghanistan and Iraq and cannot believe what I’ve been put through as a teacher in California.
Read one veteran’s account of trying to teach (in this case in Nevada). https://t.co/ljsXBnoUNi
— Gretchen (@offgridteacher) September 4, 2023
The fatal flaw in this piece’s assumption, & assumption made by “small group of policy experts & academics” is that those of us in schools r not already doing everything we can 2 help students learn. Beating us up is not going to make us work harder or b more effective. https://t.co/CkM4w8ayGq
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 5, 2023
I agree that not all schools r applying all the strategies they could be doing. For example, I’m a big fan of peer tutoring. I just don’t think threats and beating schools up is going to convince them to implement them at this time. States or the feds could provide incentive $
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 5, 2023
I believe most districts r using their present funds in ways they think best right now & r unlikely to change based on threats. As old organizing adage goes, “Do u want to be right or effective?” If latter, I believe new money tied 2 specific strategy use is way to go
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 5, 2023
“Embedded here are many of the same bad assumptions that have driven ed reform for decades. Teachers and schools have no motivation to do their jobs unless they have some kind of threat of punishment hanging over their heads.”
Peter’s response to that NYT piece by Petrilli. https://t.co/bfN3SaY4pD
— Jack Schneider (@Edu_Historian) September 6, 2023
New: The latest Gallup data shows the public is souring on American education — but parents continue to give their own child’s school high marks. This disconnect remains near an all-time high. https://t.co/noDDwdeXDN pic.twitter.com/4ohmXrwHlD
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) September 5, 2023
Florida’s public university system is expected to become the first state system to approve the Classic Learning Test, or CLT, for use in admissions — an alternative to the SAT, the test is known for its emphasis on the Western canon and Christian thought. https://t.co/RTVNF48ORY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 6, 2023
A national look at what students will lose as federal COVID relief money runs out through the lens of Detroit and a handful of districts across the country.
W/ @matt_barnum, @cbinkley + photos by Paul Sancya for @Chalkbeat, @AP https://t.co/78c3bcSSGT
— Hannah Dellinger (@hdellingermedia) September 6, 2023
What should the future of educational assessment and accountability look like?
We teamed up with the National Education Policy Center and two dozen leading scholars to answer that question.https://t.co/HPv6VNSGtX
— Beyond Test Scores (@beyond_scores) September 6, 2023
I know it’s just the beginning of the school year and things may quickly change, but absenteeism is way down at our high school so far. How is that comparing to it to others? Have we turned a corner?
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 8, 2023
Big news on a story I’ve covered for four years: Columbia Teachers College is “dissolving” its relationship with reading guru Lucy Calkins’ businesses — another step in the significant shift underway to bring research-backed reading instruction to kids https://t.co/5jhzWgM4DV
— Dana Goldstein (@DanaGoldstein) September 8, 2023
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Places To Learn What Impact A Teacher (& Outside Factors) Have On Student Achievement:
A few people have asked for a citation. Here’s Ed Haertel’s amazing Angoff Lecture on the topic: https://t.co/qpJU0Y6suA https://t.co/DiWMvHK8qK
— Jack Schneider (@Edu_Historian) September 8, 2023
We watched 258 PragerU Kids videos so you don’t have to. Here’s the worst of what we saw.
This is two months in the making and I’m so glad we finally get to share it!https://t.co/K5rMMFHkoz
— Sophie Lawton (@lawton_sophie) September 8, 2023
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources For Learning Why School Vouchers Are A Bad Idea:
Private school vouchers lost a lot of battles, but they may have won the war. https://t.co/i7lorLEJuX
— Vox (@voxdotcom) September 5, 2023
The 74 Interview: Cara Fitzpatrick on ‘The Death of Public School’ is from The 74.
The Myth of “Failed” School Reform, Part 2 is by Larry Cuban.
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