This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
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):
I also have vivid memories of school boards meeting remotely & voting 4 tchrs to go work in physical schools
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 13, 2023
Great post by Larry Cuban about the chasm between education policymakers and classroom teachers.https://t.co/IoKeQaJ17h
— David Labaree (@DLabaree) March 11, 2023
There are some ed researchers, pundits, consultants & administrators whose observations I value, even if I might disagree with them. However, I believe the REAL education experts are reflective teachers who have years of practical classroom experience
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 8, 2023
What could go wrong? https://t.co/3qEJ0d2PEq
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 7, 2023
I love Abbott Elementary https://t.co/W8UBTNzPiO
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 7, 2023
Ohio has 1.6 million kids in public schools & voucher advocates estimate 10K will use private school vouchers. Entire rest of $1.3 billion is pick up tab for parents who already send kids to private school or home school. It’s a reverse robin hood move https://t.co/UpxVZNM5Qp
— Jennifer Berkshire (@BisforBerkshire) March 7, 2023
This is an excellent piece on why poverty persists. Major implications for education. https://t.co/NhPCZ5Us3T
— Jack Schneider (@Edu_Historian) March 9, 2023
“How can we allow my kids to be proud of their family if they can’t speak about who I am?”
Read @CaitJGibson on the vicissitudes of some Florida parents.
https://t.co/Py1IYiZabC— Adam B. Kushner (@AdamBKushner) March 9, 2023
Read my column, “The Other Children in the DeSantis Culture War,” and let me know what you think. https://t.co/BJNbHsg6un pic.twitter.com/I7O9mm3HvO
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) March 9, 2023
Hundreds of thousands of young adults came of age during the pandemic. But instead of college, many turned to hourly jobs or careers that don’t require a degree. Others were deterred by high tuition.
Economists say the impact could be dire. https://t.co/Lbw8X6Xjgd
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 9, 2023
Yes, the state superintendent should be appointed. // “Superintendent of public instruction, the only nonpartisan position among California’s eight statewide constitutional officers, has long been described as toothless and ceremonial.” https://t.co/Cc5DIZbvb3
— Morgan Polikoff (@mpolikoff) March 8, 2023
The “Sold a Story” podcast claims to be “an exposé of how educators came to believe in something that isn’t true.”
But what if it isn’t that simple?
In the latest @HaveYouHeardPod, we dig into the Reading Wars: https://t.co/sb1rqHyvEh
— Jack Schneider (@Edu_Historian) March 8, 2023
The Great Resignation is colliding with the youth mental health crisis. https://t.co/FmlgfESP1L
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 10, 2023
Los Angeles teachers, other workers plan massive three-day strike as labor woes explode https://t.co/isoCJMript
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 11, 2023
There’s been a huge spike in schools adopting four-day weeks to attract and keep teachers, though evidence is mixed on its success https://t.co/ijXLJMLQAW
— Laura Meckler (@laurameckler) March 10, 2023
I don’t think there is any question about demand 4 during school tutoring – during school day. Big problem is getting tutors. Local colleges r obvious source of part time hires but, if our experience w/ Sac State is typical, it’s wildly inconsistent https://t.co/tlZ4nLZmv4
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 10, 2023
In Chicago, a new tutoring corp the district launched last school year has only served 3% of students.
The numbers are even smaller in some other urban districts — despite broad consensus that tutoring works.https://t.co/HiiYr94OZ9— Mila Koumpilova (@MilaKoumpilova) March 10, 2023
Ron is eager to call stories like this a “hoax” because he only wants to be held accountable for the most limited interpretation of the laws he signed, but the threat of prosecution he created means schools and libraries have to interpret them as broadly as possible. https://t.co/jH3xbBb2yA
— Gillian Branstetter (@GBBranstetter) March 10, 2023
How Many Teachers and Principals Quit in the Pandemic? One State Has Answers is from Ed Week.
The Memo: Democrats struggle to beat back GOP attacks on education https://t.co/rKzIEkqtrx
— Alexander Russo (@alexanderrusso) March 12, 2023
I’m “shocked, shocked to find that” top-down, arbitrarily designed and demoralizing teacher evaluation systems proved of no benefit to students or anyone else https://t.co/E2NcP5mvfF
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 13, 2023
I was explaining to someone yesterday that “Work smarter, not harder” is what administrators usually say to teachers just as they are telling us to do something that will create more work for us
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 13, 2023
Huh. I wonder what every other advanced country does to prevent kids from being shot. Because we should probably do that instead of this. https://t.co/SYjTHDjXzV
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) March 14, 2023
How Brandon Johnson’s organizing roots set the stage for Chicago mayoral run @MauricioPena @chalkbeatCHI https://t.co/BKeciB9czg
— Becky Vevea (@beckyvevea) March 14, 2023
But some pundits dismissed us teachers saying this was happening because, after all, what did we know? https://t.co/DrhSJGLm1h
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 14, 2023
Anytime we teachers are given a new project or program to implement, instead of being told to ‘work smarter, not harder,’ we should be told what the equivalent responsibility is being taken off our plate
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 14, 2023
