NOTE: Usually, I just publish this post once each week, but enough news has happened in the past few days to cause me to publish a second post)
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):
‘Bring donuts’? How about demanding public funding for reduced class size or fighting restrictions on teaching about systemic racism? ——-How to help stressed teachers https://t.co/dxexMtnYhs
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) June 9, 2022
New: The Biden administration is defending its proposed charter rule by sharing new data showing that around 15% of charters that received a federal grant closed or never opened. https://t.co/PG8uHUkljg
— Matt Barnum (@matt_barnum) June 7, 2022
From new WSJ/NORC poll:
-65% of Americans say being transgender should be accepted by society
-27% of Americans think their local schools focus too much on racism (40% too little)https://t.co/MSyXMyw5oI pic.twitter.com/GNL9LvldkQ
— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) June 7, 2022
most of the nation’s largest school districts plan to continue offering some virtual learning options (via @kalynbelsha, @matt_barnum) https://t.co/Jtkoauxpsq
— Rachel Cohen (@rmc031) June 6, 2022
This is also how 95% of bad decisions about schools begin… pic.twitter.com/89gs92TXcc
— Tricia Ebarvia (@triciaebarvia) June 5, 2022
A bit of a melodramatic headline, but still a good article from The NY Times: The Pandemic Crushed Teachers. After Uvalde, They Wonder ‘What More?’
