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):
A Texas judge strikes down Biden’s student loan-forgiveness plan is from NPR.
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools:
New analysis of charter schools from @NEPCtweet finds their education advantages are questionable but they do excellent job of disrupting public school system and steering public money to private organizations that hide financials. https://t.co/wxgLrT0clo #CharterSchoolFail pic.twitter.com/IFQ3ltcFgq
— Jeff Bryant (@jeffbcdm) November 11, 2022
The “Parental Rights” Lie at the Heart of GOP Efforts to Target LGBTQ Youth is from Slate.
The Right-Wing Mothers Fuelling the School-Board Wars is from The New Yorker.
Ben Collins says Republicans’ focus on trans children in sports ahead of the midterms didn’t pay off: “Maybe the thing that’s turning off suburban women is being cruel to children for no reason whatsoever.” https://t.co/UqDkyskWYl pic.twitter.com/JX4IKq0bz3
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 12, 2022
Teachers are very familiar with institutions using gimmicks to treat symptoms instead of attacking the root causes of problems https://t.co/AMjU04vlWs
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) November 11, 2022
One of the key lessons of New Mexico’s child care amendment win: political power matters. It’s already underway, but child care groups need to be active in elections, and supporters (incl. philanthropy) need to open up their checkbooks for electoral work.https://t.co/f34fwWrYBW
— Elliot Haspel (@ehaspel) November 14, 2022
How Math Became an Object of the Culture Wars is from The New Yorker.
I’m adding this tweet to Trying To Bring Research, Sanity, Teacher Expertise & Student Voice To The “Learning Loss” Discussion:
How shocking! — except if you asked any K-12 teacher https://t.co/FQ1gpy0F5I
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) November 16, 2022
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Education Articles From “The Onion”:
Teacher Asks Students To Split Into 2 Groups To Simulate Ideal Class Size https://t.co/fmJDxQxYaG pic.twitter.com/39Sy4l6LIg
— The Onion (@TheOnion) November 15, 2022