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Sunday, October 29, 2023

ICYMI: NPE in DC Edition (10/29)

I'm in the Washington DC this weekend for the Network for Public Education conference. I've done a bunch of these, and they are always a great opportunity to hear from some of the important voices advocating for public education and meet some cool folks face to face. And I got to get supper from a food truck. Here at the Institute, we do love a good food truck.














Talking About Public Education: The Good, the Deceptive, and the Destructive

Nancy Flanagan on the confusion around public good that has been cultivated for decades. And you should definitely click through the article she references as well.


Paul Thomas takes a look at the persistent notion that whatever is happening in education, it's probably a teacher's fault.

West Bonner School Board accepts Branden Durst’s resignation, appoints 90-day interim superintendent

This saga, which we've been following here, might have finally come to an end, and the district might finally get a superintendent who is at least marginally qualified.

Moms For Liberty Has Council Rock School District In Its Crosshairs

From the Bucks County Beacon, this is what it looks like on the ground when M4L aims to commandeer a school board.

Rural schools near Austin say they feel left behind as governor pushes for vouchers

In Texas, the governor is still pushing vouchers, and rural schools are still fighting the threat. From Becky Fogel in the Austin Monitor.

The AI-Generated Child Abuse Nightmare Is Here

From Wired, some even worse news about AI.

Local Moms for Liberty chapter accused of manufacturing a ‘crisis’ before election

Hard to believe, isn't it. But M4L ion Warwick PA whipped up some outrage for a hearing, and just in time for PA elections. The Keystone has the story.

Pennridge ordered to produce library records, pay legal fees for dad challenging book removals

From Philadelphia Inquirer. I didn't set out to have a PA-heavy week, but these days the culture warriors are giving lessons in how they operate. Like Pennridge schools, where it turns out that the local MAGAs have figured out another way to ban naughty books.

On negative effects of vouchers

At Brookings. Let's go over this again--educationally, vouchers don't work.

F.A.S.T. Has Absolutely Increased State Testing Time

Sue Kingery Woltanski at Accountabaloney has the results of the DeSantis experiment in decreasing testing time by increasing testing. 

At Forbes, this week I took a look into the current legal mess involving Stride (K12) and the Senate attempt to make charter schools a bit more profitable.

And as always, I invite you to join me on substack. It's free!


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