So yesterday we replaced my wife's car, which has lost an argument with an errant deer. Used car shopping is a pain, but if you want to talk about something that has truly and completely been disrupted by technology. Little browsing, because everyone does that on line. Little haggling compared to the old says because everyone can go online and see what the car is worth. Few tremendous bargains, but few total rip-offs. But still enough paperwork to fell a tree. At any rate, we're mobile again. Now here are your readings from the week.
A Harlem School That Former Students Say Was Run Like A Cult
Rebecca Klein at HuffPost with a scary tale of one private school that promises, among other things, to save its students "from te homosexual demons in the public school system."
Life For US Students Under Constant Surveillance
The Guardian takes a look at how bad surveillance has gotten for US students. Spoiler alert: really bad.
How the Denver School Board Flipped
Denver's super-reformy district was a point of pride for reformsters, but public school advocates just took it back with the last school board elections. The Have You Heard podcast has the story of how it was done.
Uber's Self-driving Car Didn't Know Pedestrians Could Jaywalk
Speaking of Betsy DeVos's metaphor for school choice, and speaking of using AI for all sorts of edubusines... Wired reports on a cyber-car fatality and its cause-- bad programming.
PISA: Illusion of Excellence, Marketing Baloney
Okay, I paraphrased the title a bit, but this Washington Post column from Yong Zhao, an education expert with a keen knowledge of China, is the week's best antidote to all the chicken littling over PISA scores.
The Teacher Walkouts
A California Sunday Magazine piece that interviews ten teachers with different perspectives on striking. Interesting piece, with photos by student photographers.
How GreatSchools Nudges Families Toward Schools With Fewer Black and Hispanic Students
Matt Barnum ruffled many feathers with this Chalkbeat piece that takes a look at how those school ratings really work. Not well, as it turns out.
PA's Weakest Districts Targeted
The York Dispatch editorial board offers an absolutely blistering take on charter schools.
How Corporate Tax Credits Rob Public School Budgets
The headline of this CityLab article pretty well lays it out. A look at some fresh data shows just how bad the hit is.
Support for Charters in 2020 Elections Comes with a Price
Andre Perry, at the Hechinger Report, is just the king of nuanced and balanced looks at charter policy that clarifies some of the root issues. Here he talks about the week's flap over Black leaders anjd charter support.
Teacher Turnover and Retention
Brookings did a big fat meta-analyis of the research on teacher retention and attrition. Interesting discussion starter ensues.
America's Epidemic of Unkindness
From the Atlantic, the best thing not ab out education that I read this week, and a hopeful, thoughtful piece. God damn it babies, you've got to be kind.
End of Semester Bingo
From McSweeney's, the end of the semester bingo card you've been waiting for. An oldie but a goodie.
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