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):
After Affirmative Action Ban, They Rewrote College Essays With a Key Theme: Race is from The NY Times.
I challenge @DLeonhardt to take the SAT now and explain why what it actually tests is important to know. I retook the SAT and it only showed me how worthless it is as an assessment of anything meaningful. https://t.co/hdOaBe6rCn
— John Warner (@biblioracle) January 19, 2024
My niece is an investigative reporter for Sacramento’s ABC affiliate, and she produced this series about a local charter school. You can see them all at The Wild West of Education: An Investigation into Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools.
Thousands of documents reveal the playbook behind one strand of a national crusade to ban DEI programs at public universities. https://t.co/NfkdzRRBnV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 21, 2024
I’m adding this tweet to Best Posts On How To Prepare For Standardized Tests (And Why They’re Bad):
Standardized tests have created all kinds of problems in education. Beyond getting rid of them entirely, which doesn’t look like it’s happening anytime soon, what can we do to reduce the harm? @JennBinis has some thoughts.https://t.co/s6KfpT3ghC
— Cult of Pedagogy (@cultofpedagogy) January 22, 2024
I started to make a list of all the things you have to believe in order to put faith in the SAT. It’s a pretty long list. #EMTalk https://t.co/D67CehyfwP
— Jon Boeckenstedt de la Azure Cheque (@JonBoeckenstedt) January 22, 2024
Breaking News: Cal State professors and the university system reached a tentative wage deal, ending the largest strike by university faculty in U.S. history. https://t.co/OALvOGvuaV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 23, 2024
For example, Galla/Duckworth et al. argue that high school grades are strong predictors of on-time college graduation — it’s not just about what you know, but also your self-regulation skills and ability to complete assignments and long-term projects.https://t.co/zbojsWDBjl
— Youki Terada (@YoukiTerada) January 24, 2024
In reversal, Education Dept. to update income formula for latest FAFSA https://t.co/LVSZlyvRtr
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) January 23, 2024
Libs of TikTok creator accused of inspiring school bomb threats named to state library board https://t.co/PDaBeXiMRY
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) January 24, 2024
All Work and No Pay — Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Pay and Hours Worked is from RAND.
The distinction between percent and percentage points is REALLY important here. https://t.co/EKttLPtP0v
— C. Kirabo Jackson (@KiraboJackson) January 24, 2024
NEW: For some, the new FAFSA is easier. But a critical issue is blocking potentially tens of thousands of students whose parents lack SSNs from applying for aid. Federal officials say they’re working to fix it, but couldn’t say how long it would take https://t.co/kPG38jBdgG
— Kalyn Belsha (@kalynbelsha) January 25, 2024
A key to interpreting this paper:
“Even when schools remained open in 1918–19, absentee rates were extremely high, dampening any potential effects of the closures.”
Closures had little effect given that kids were already missing school. It’s missing school that matters. https://t.co/eXTuRh4fLB
— Josh Goodman (@JoshGoodman_BU) January 25, 2024
Everyone Should Retake the SAT is from John Warner.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CORRELATION AND CAUSATION? A TEACHER’S GUIDE is from InnerDrive. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research.
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