It's nice enough, but I've lived in NW PA too long to be fooled. We'll just see where this leads us. In the meantime, here's your reading for the week. Also, your reminder that you can get a daily dose of edubloggery by checking out (or subscribing to) NPE's Blog of Blogs
Why Black Parents Aren't Joining the Push To Reopen Schools
The short answer is "trust," but you should go ahead and read the long answer from Melinda Anderson at Mother Jones.
Cyberattacks on Schools Soared During the Pandemic
From EdWeek, a report on one of the big pandemic side effects we haven't been talking about
Let me teach like a normal @$$ human
Active shooter drills, pandemics, and teaching like a superhero, from the blog Affective Lving
Top Chicago Charter School Admits Racist Past
Noble charters join the ranks of "no excuses" charters that are finally admitting that maybe that whole thing was a bad, racist idea.
Questions about the AFT and NEA's "Learning after Covid"
Nancy Bailey has looked at what the unions are touting for post-pandemic programs, and she has some concerns.
Note to MATH advocate Andrew Yang-- 2+2=4
At NYC Educator, a look at Andrew Yang's recent pronouncements on education and teaching in NY which are, well, not good.
Gary Rubinstein looks at the history of reformy rebranding as ell as debunking the latest miracle school.
How the stimulus will affect schools, explained
Matt Barnum at Chalkbeat offers a clear explainer of where all that money is going to go (or not)
Outdated research and ideas about teacher quality render report useless
NPEC takes a look at the National Council on Teacher Quality's 2020 teacher prep review, and it is once again a document not to be taken seriously.
One of the fairest school funding models in the nation might be about to fail
We don't usually hear about Wyoming because their schools have been exceptionally well and fairly funded for decades. Now that may be about to end. From the Hechinger Report.
An encouraging consensus on character education
Conservative Andy Smarick at reformy Education Next has some interesting thoughts about c haracter education.
Turns out that maybe AT&T has been bilking the E-rate progam that provides affordable internet for schools. Oopsies.
How children read differently from books vs. screens
From the New York Times, more research about how children really interact with screens.
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