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):
Biden Will Try Again to Wipe Out Student Loan Debt for Millions of Borrowers https://t.co/URNzF0MU0L
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) April 5, 2024
Bill to mandate ‘science of reading’ in California schools faces teachers union opposition is from Ed Source. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Balanced Literacy & The “Reading Wars”
Exactly: “…even the most high-quality instructional method would be damaged by legislative mandate. Attempting to micro-manage classroom instruction from the capital will never be a fruitful exercise.” https://t.co/rS45sSdT4o
— Sandy Brumbaum (@SBrumbaum) April 6, 2024
4 in 5 K12 parents are satisfied w public schools, maintaining the same level of satisfaction as 20 years ago. This is true for both Democrats & Republicans. (In fact, Democratic K12 parents now more satisfied)
The satisfaction dip is coming from Republicans *without K12 kids* https://t.co/ElFV38fY4i pic.twitter.com/FssS9cnUjn
— Jen Jennings, PhD (@eduwonkette_jen) April 6, 2024
GOP opposition to child tax credit bill could be softening in Senate https://t.co/u8EdzyhsmZ
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) April 6, 2024
What’s It Like To Be a Teacher in America Today? is from The Pew Research Center.
Schools are using research to try to improve children’s learning – but it’s not working is from The Conversation. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research.
Designing More Equitable Ways to Evaluate Teachers is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments.
If you bring this up with education policymakers they will nod their heads and then go back to the fourth presentation this year about test scores https://t.co/zy6HawNcnT
— Dexter Merschbrock (@DMerschbrock) April 7, 2024
'while panic pieces over teacher shortages typically pin blame on the pandemic & its aftermath, what’s happening today is actually the latest iteration of much older story: the decades-long & thoroughly bipartisan demonization of teachers and their unions' https://t.co/0Fo8lRFh1j
— nancyflanagan (@nancyflanagan) April 7, 2024
Biden seeks student debt relief for millions is from NPR.
Of course they are ———‘On life support': Senate Republicans are prepared to sink the child tax credit bill https://t.co/SMKzPsyi1j
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) April 10, 2024
In no state has the FAFSA submission rate equaled or increased over last year. In no state has the rate decreased by less than 25%. It hurts to think of how this will compound losses in diversity from the SCOTUS decision. https://t.co/e5mcAXahbv
— Julie R. Posselt @julieposselt.bsky.social (@JuliePosselt) April 10, 2024
In a closely watched case with far-reaching implications, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond argued before the state Supreme Court Tuesday that the nation’s first religious charter school violates the separation of church and state https://t.co/m3HkoD0Afs
— The 74 (@The74) April 8, 2024
.@PhilOnEdTech has revised the color scheme in his map to make clear that the drop in FAFSA (college financial aid forms) goes from very bad to tragic. Kudos to Phil for making quick graphics on the fly. https://t.co/IZKwBWyBKj
— Jill Barshay (@jillbarshay) April 10, 2024
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