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):
Why Schools Should Stop Adding and Adopt a ‘Subtraction Mindset’ is from Edutopia.
School principals say culture wars made last year ‘rough as hell’ is from NPR.
COVID Hurt Student Learning: Key Findings From a Year of Research is from Ed Week.
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources For Learning Why School Vouchers Are A Bad Idea:
This is everything that laypeople and journalists need to know about interrogating research on school vouchers. https://t.co/7Bq6FQABkg
— Jack Schneider (@Edu_Historian) November 30, 2022
“Equity Has To Be All About Excellence,” Says Winner of $3.9 Million Education Prize is from Education Next.
Not too hard for every teacher to related to this. https://t.co/fysjeY5uQj
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) December 4, 2022
Here are some ChatGPT comments on the term ‘learning loss’ pic.twitter.com/MzEuXVD5Wf
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) December 5, 2022
Big Money for Schools, No Strings Attached: Will MacKenzie Scott Change Education Philanthropy? is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Role Of Private Foundations In Education Policy.
I’m not very impressed with the tone of this new study and article about it: Schools Face ‘Urgency Gap’ on Pandemic Recovery: 5 Takeaways from New Study. Don’t these Ivory Tower researchers understand that there are few educators who aren’t working “urgently” to help their students during this pandemic?
L.A. teachers union seeks 20% raise, saying they are stressed out and priced out is from The L.A. Times.
