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):
‘Giant mistake’: GOP voter helps remove conservative school board officials https://t.co/gTM8PWVfZM
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 15, 2024
The co-host of a conservative online talk show ran for a school board in Texas, vowing to cleanse the curriculum of woke ideology.
But she was startled by what she found: “The pervasive indoctrination she had railed against simply did not exist.” @JinATX: https://t.co/CYe45RIex0— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) May 15, 2024
Teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal, say it would ‘wreak havoc on funding for our schools’ https://t.co/SE4g505kVy
— Adam Beam (@adambeam) May 17, 2024
High school students sue Arkansas over restricted African American studies is from NPR.
What about the textbook reviews? is by Timothy Shanahan.
A Fairy Tale? is by Larry Cuban.
Test Scores Down, GPAs Up: The New Angst Over Grade Inflation is from Matt Barnum. I’m briefly quoted in the article and, but what it’s worth, here’s my take on so-called grade inflation:
@larry.ferlazzo Is grade inflation a problem? #teachertok #teachersoftiktok #esl ♬ original sound – larry.ferlazzo
Top Education Officials Were Warned of FAFSA Overhaul Hurdles in 2020 https://t.co/gHAnXmdvbA
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 20, 2024
@NPRCoryTurner just wrote one of the very best pieces of reporting on special ed shortages that I've seen, documenting costs of the shortages for kids. The stories of kids & families who are missing services (or getting harmful services) are horrifying: https://t.co/D5EMCCYP4Z
— Elizabeth Bettini (@lizbeth_bettini) May 19, 2024
Supreme Court won't hear Maryland school district gender identity case https://t.co/VAqHI0q5TL
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) May 20, 2024
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