Category: school reform

Statistic Of The Day: Most Ed Money In Republican Proposal Requires Schools To Offer On-Site Instruction

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jul 27, 2020 | 0

Schools that don’t physically reopen would lose out on most funding under Republican...

Well, This Is Stupid: Feds Say They Don’t Want To Cancel Standardized Tests This School Year

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jul 25, 2020 | 0

Well, that should go smoothly this year https://t.co/36jKcp1RBV — Larry Ferlazzo...

Federal Eviction Expires Today; California’s Expires In September – How Will Schools Cope With Big Increase Of Homeless Students?

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jul 24, 2020 | 0

The federal moratorium on eviction expires today (see A federal eviction moratorium ends...

Here Are Links To The Best Education Reporting For The Year

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jul 23, 2020 | 0

The Education Writers Association has just announced 2019 Awards for Education Reporting....

If You Are Wondering Why Teachers Have No Confidence In Betsy DeVos, Watch This CNN Video

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jul 12, 2020 | 0

Watch this full interview that Dan Bash did with Betsy DeVos this morning. No commentary is...

State California Teachers Association Says To Start The Year With Remote Teaching

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jul 8, 2020 | 0

In the face of today’s Trump administration insanity (see THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION...

Quote Of The Day: “The reality is no one should listen to Donald Trump or Betsy DeVos when it comes to what is best for students”

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jul 7, 2020 | 0

Trump Leans on Schools to Reopen as Virus Continues Its Spread is today’s NY Times...

DeVos Tells Teachers That They Just Need More Social Emotional Learning Skills, Not More Money, To Open Schools Safely

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jul 7, 2020 | 1

On the heels of yesterday’s actions by the Trump Administration (see Trump...

Biden Tells Teachers’ Union “Education should be put more in the hands of educators”

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jul 4, 2020 | 0

I don’t think teachers will have many issue – if any – with the speech...

Supreme Court Rules That Public Funding For Religious Schools Is Okay

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jun 30, 2020 | 0

The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public education today, which you can read about in...

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jun 21, 2020 | 0

Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also...

Must-Watch “America To Me” Series Now On Hulu

by Larry Ferlazzo | Jun 15, 2020 | 0

Two years ago, the amazing ten-part series on a U.S. high school titled “America To...