Finally. We await Easter in my neck of the woods if for no other reason than spring isn't here until we have at least one snow after Easter. In the meantime, here's some reading from the week.
Florida rejects math textbooks over ‘prohibited’ topics
Yes, Florida threw out a bunch of math books because CRT and other Forbidden Things--things so forbidden that apparently the state isn't even going to reveal what they were. This is Valerie Strauss's coverage at the Washington Post, but if the paywall is in your way, I have no doubt this story can be found many other places. Because Florida.
Why retaining middle school teachers is critical to student achievementInteresting little study covered by the Deseret News, giving yet another reason that maybe school districts should attempt to hold onto teachers.
The New York Times takes a look at the increasingly-infamous Hillsdale College and their to push schools back to the 1950's with an extra helping of Jesus.
The indispensable Mercedes Schneider has some receipts for the definitely-not-grassroots National Parents Union
The Biden administration has decided to tighten up regulations for its charter school grant program. Jeff Bryant at The Progressive explains why this is long overdue.
David French, not exactly a left-leaning guy, takes to The Atlantic to argue that the MAGAfied right has lost its damned mind when it comes to free speech. When I posted this on Twitter, people from all sides descended to lambaste it. So, a fun read.
The Far-Right Is Doxxing School Officials They Think Are ‘Groomers’
How bad is it getting? On the fringes, pretty bad. Vice news with the story.
Sigh. All it takes is one cranky parent and one gutless administrator and you get this one dumb outcome. Story from Ohio in the Washington Post.
Gary Rubinstein is tops at keeping an eye on Teach For America, and he has some questions about their new podcast highlighting super awesome schools.
Nancy Flanagan takes a look at the sad story of J D Vance.
The Costs of Canceling DarwinIn Education Next (yes, that thing) is this intriguing study of how science standards that include (or don't) evolution correlates with outcomes like number of scientists in the state.
Maurice Cunningham is an expert in tracing dark money in ed reform circles, and in this piece, he tracks some money in Idaho tied to defunding public education.
Erin Einhorn at NBC news looks at a study that shows--gasp--that making the SAT and ACT optional leads to a more diverse student body of students who do just as well as those who took the test. Go figure.
Just don't read the comments in the Deseret News article. Utah commenters, especially in that publication, are pretty anti-teacher
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