Ar EdWeek. The subheading is "But first we need to stop making teachers the Band-Aids for systemic inequalities." So you know they're at least partly on the right track.
Carl Petersen in LA reminds us that charters are as much about real estate as education. Lots of capacity being built, even as demand shrinks.
Maurice Cunningham blogs about more antics of the National Parents Union, aka the Walton-Koch Reformster Astroturf Office.
The Washington Post did some research and number crunching around the issues of book banning, and the results show some stunning facts about the anti-book movement.
Jan Resseger looks at a bill that promises to make a mess out of social studies in Ohio.
Many transgender health bills came from a handful of far-right interest groups, AP finds
Surprise, surprise. Most of these bills are coming from the same place (like voucher bills, etc)
Mindful AI: Crafting prompts to mitigate the bias in generative AI
How to Fight the Right’s Moral Panic Over Parental Rights
‘Culture wars’ candidates for Oregon school boards mostly lost
U.S. mothers labor force participation rate
The Last Daze of School
AI has a bias problem (always has). Here Kieran Snyder at Textio talks about how that problem could be addressed (and offers some charts showing how bad and subtle it is).
Jennifer Berkshire at The Nation writes about how some folks are successfully defeating the moral panic that is choking on its own too-much.
The Oregonian reports on the less-than-super showing of the anti-LGBTQ, anti-book crowd.
Male teachers are dying out in the education system. Here's why — and how to bring them back
One state just became a national leader on child care. Here’s how they did it.
Wes Moore calls out politicians who ‘ban books and muzzle educators’
Juggling Glass Cups, Plastic Balls, and Ghosts
Why Do Science of Reading Advocates Accept Unscientific Third-Grade Retention?
From KSL in Utah, a look at the problem with, and need for, male teachers. How could Utah (or any other state) do better?
It's Vermont. Rachel Cohen has the story at Vox.
Politico looks at the Maryland governor who decided to take a culture war stand.
Thomas Ultican's review of the Alexandra Robbins book I already told you to go buy, but if you want further convincing...
Yolanda Wheelington talks about one model for helping break down work-life balance for teachers, and why some teachers stay.
Nancy Bailey has some actual science regarding the retention of third graders, and she wants to know why certain science fans don't pay attention.
It's up. Way up. This Axios piece offers a little context, some interpretation, and a graph.
Gregory Sampson's piece took me right back to those final days of the year.
McSweeney's, with a great piece by Ashley Ingle. Fun times.
Over at Forbes, I took a look at Annie Abrams excellent book about AP courses. Plus, a new working paper that shows one more problem with cyber charters.
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The efforts in VT to expand prek-K through the public school system is what TN put in place several years ago- until the Republicans gained super majorities in the General Assembly & the Gov seat. They've been whittling away at it for 2 decades now. I wish Democrats would make Head Start & Early Head Start universal by expanding it to all income levels. Head Start is directly funded through the federal govt so states can't deliberately under-fund it. They serve infants, toddlers & PreK, have an excellent curriculum; HS provides health screenings, family supports, meals & transportation. Expanding Head Start would help millions of families across the country. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs
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