Maybe it was that everyone else at the institute went back to school this week and I had more time to scroll, or maybe it was just a busy week. But here's a reading list for you.
Anya Kamenetz produced this article adapted from her forthcoming book for the New York Times series "What is school for." It does a great job putting many many things in context, from the rise of public schools to the rise of the privatization movement.
Figuring Out When to Panic About “Teacher Shortages”Yes, it's in Education Next, but this Paul Bruno piece basically about how journalists could better cover the teacher exodus is worth a read.
Nancy Flanagan takes her own look at the teacher exodus and considers how to get more qualified folks in classrooms.
Yeah, this is not an encouraging piece. Jon Valant at Brookings does a good job of running down all the various stressors for public education right now, and what a worst case scenario could be.
Some positive support from Dan Rather. You may want to bookmark this one to reread now and then.
A pretty uplifting pushback on book banning. Includes the line "The speakers speaking about what great Christians they are? Great. Go tell your pastor. Our schools are not your church."
Paul Waldman makes the case for (a certain sort of) liberalism in schools, while reminding us what sorts of things the far right has come out against. From the Washington Post.
John Warner with some rational talk about the big bad NAEP scores that came out this week.
Jeff Bryant reports for The Progressive on the education panels at Netroots Nation. Some good ideas from some smart people.
ABC News talks to LGBTQ teachers, including one who was driven out of the profession.
Critical race theory can help us serve others
More evidence of the chilling effect of Don't Say Gay in Emperor DeSantis's domain.
From The Bridge, a story about how Michigan teachers are trying to navigate the gag laws that haven't even passed yet, and the angry mobs pushing them.
Some good news, from Kelly Jensen at Bookriot. Florida families have the power to limit their kids' access to books at school, but almost nobody is actually using it.
Sort of a good news-bad news story, covered by Dan Kois for Slate. A Virginia lawsuit against a couple of books has failed, but the legislator who filed it has dreams of taking it all the way to SCOTUS.
Well, here's a new one. Johnathan Tran at Christian Century explains why Christians should embrace critical race theory as a means to help with their mission to serve. Really.
Historian and friend of the Institute Adam Laats provides some historical perspective at the Washington post. This time he takes us back to Kanahwa County, WV, in the 1970s, when conservatives thought sure they had a winning case against books with bad ideas. They did not.
Kiera Butler went to the Moms for Liberty convention and wrote a great profile of the group for Mother Jones.
School district asks parents to let teachers move in as rents soar
‘He's Got No Experience': Spotsylvania Parents Raise Questions on Superintendent Candidate
Seven new studies on the impact of a four-day school week
25 Quotes To Use in Your Classroom if Your District Is Banning Everything
School district asks parents to let teachers move in as rents soar
What happens when, in places like Silicon Valley, rents get so high that teachers can't afford to live there? They leave, and school districts try desperate measures. From the Washington Post.
What happens when crazy pants people take over your school board? Sometimes, they throw out the superintendent and try to replace them with a buddy who has zero education experience. From Spotsylvania County.
From the Hechinger Report, a quick look at what we may know about the four day week for schools.
From We Are Teachers. Not a bad little list.
It's The Onion.
Elsewhere, at Forbes I'm making another attempt to convince Pennsylvania people that voting for Doug Mastriano for governor is a terrible idea, especially if you care about education.
I really like the 25 quotes article.
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