Slimmer list than usual this week, but still some choice bits from the world of education.
Nancy Flanagan takes a look at the issues surrounding the presence of teachers at the policy table, and how Michigan is starting to get things right again.
Amaya McDonald asks one of the big questions (and talks to Jose Luis Vilson along the way).
NPR offers a podcast about the rise in child labor violations. Extra interesting right now, since a bunch of red legislatures are suddenly super-interested in weakening child labor laws.
There had been speculation that administration in Middlefield, Ohio had shut down a student production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee because it mention gay persons. Turns out things were worse than that, but a compromise was worked out.
Anne Lutz Fernandez points out that critics of public education can't decide whether they just don't know what's going on in school, or they know too much (and hate it).
Stevem Singer with some thoughts about cheating and reminders that students are more inclined to cheat on what they consider to be a waste of their time.
Will The Senate Ignore the Cost of SB202 on Public Education?
Neo-Nazi Homeschoolers Could Be Paid $22,000 to Teach Their Kids About Hitler
Florida, leading the way for education privatization, looks at spending a huge amount of money on vouchers. Accountabaloney has some of the figures.
Yes, that Ohio backpack bill could absolutely direct a bunch of money to neo-nazi homeschoolers.
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Regarding "When Students Cheat . . ." Students cheat because we have taught them the answer is more important than anything else. To not use the internet to find THE answer must seem ridiculous, if doing that is what is important, and apparently it is all important.
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