So it's finally almost summery here, for what that's worth. We can at least sit out on the porch. Meantime, here's some stuff to read. Well, a lot of stuff, actually.
Why High Stakes Testing Was Cancelled This Year
Steven Singer looks at some of the less-obvious reasons the Big Standardized Test is cancelled this year (and probably next year, too).
TFA Will Train New Recruits Virtually
So, while everything else is going on, Teach For America has adapted by giving their recruits even less training than usual. Gary Rubinstein has the details.
Who Does the Biden/Sanders Unity Panel Unite
Nancy Bailey has concerns about this cozy moment, and some details about the people on the panel.
CREDO Study Biased Against Public Schools
Thomas Ultican takes a look at CREDO's long, storied history, and why that gives us reason to doubt the sincerity of their newest researchy thing.
Cyber Charter School Has Failed Students
An op-ed takes Agora cyber-school to task for its consistent failure.
Will Coronavirus Be The Tipping Point That Ends Annual Testing In Schools
The Education Writers Association takes a look at the big testing question. A good survey of some of the views of the issue out there.
Does It Work? The Most Meaningless Question To Ask About Online Education
Yong Zhao cuts right to the chase with five critical reasons that there is no simple answer to that simple question.
A Looming Issue For Schools: Teachers Who Can't Or Won't Go Back
Chalkbeat takes a look at how covid-19 can further affect the re-opening of schools.
Not National, Not Parents, Not A Union
Maurice Cunningham takes a look at the National Parents Union and peels back the layers hiding the group's true nature.
Crazy Pandemic Behavior Messes With AI
"Machine-learning models are designed to respond to changes. But most are also fragile; they perform badly when input data differs too much from the data they were trained on. " Not about education per se, but this MIT Technology Review piece reminds us that the magic of AI is not very magical.
How Can I Keep From Singing?
It's going to be a while before things are normal in your school's music department again. Nancy Flanagan with a beautiful piece that tells why that matters.
The Sheer Number of School Districts Is Tilting the Playing Field
The New York Times looks at the role of district boundaries, the role in perpetuating inequity, and the sheer (large) number of districts in the country.
AP Online Exam Fiasco
Two worthwhile pieces here cover the AP testing mess. Teen Vogue has a piece from an AP teacher looking at just how ugly this mess was, while the indispensable Mercedes Schneider takes a look at how parents and students are reacting. The College Board once again has a not-its-finest-moment
moment.
And here's a bonus that I missed last week-- Diane Ravitch on Full Frontal
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