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Sunday, October 13, 2024

ICYMI: End of Season Edition (10/13)

We've reached the end of the Board of Directors' first season as cross country runners. As guys who would run all the time anyway, cross country turned out to be just the thing, but now we're done for the year (except for the pizza party tomorrow evening). So that was a fun new adventure, and we're all better for it. 

I have some things for you to read from the week. Remember that sharing the original source helps everyone, and amplifies the message. We can all be amplifiers.

Local private schools announce tuition hikes nearly a year after the passage of Iowa's school choice law

Reported by Kaelei Whitlach for Iowa's News Now, the news that private schools in Idaho continue to use voucher money to crank up school tuition. Happened last year, happening again this year. 

Nevada Asked A.I. Which Students Need Help. The Answer Caused an Outcry.

Troy Closson at the New York Times on one of the dumbest uses of AI so far. Sure, let AI decide which schools need aid to help educate at risk students, and keep the algorithm for making the decision a mystery.

How one hurricane-impacted school district pivoted to relief efforts after the storm

In North Carolina, one school turns out to be the backbone of the community.

Superintendent Ryan Walters' legal fees surpass $100,000 amid multiple lawsuits

Education dudebro-in-chief Ryan Walters has many distinctions racked up, and it turns out that this kind of public dysfunction doesn't come cheap. Congratulations, Oklahoma taxpayers.

Nine Reasons Why Standardized Tests and Grades Shouldn’t Necessarily Match Up

Nancy Flanagan talks some sense to the "teacher grades don't match standardized test grades because teachers stink" crowd.

Breaking the Public Schools

Jennifer Berkshire takes another big picture look at the dismantling of public education. 

Ohio’s capital budget quietly funded private school construction. Now, a national group is investigating

Ohio found a new way to funnel taxpayer dollars to private religious schools. Now some folks would like to know a little more about this scam.

Restricting Education in Florida.

At Accountabaloney, Sue Kingery Woltanski looks at the stifling of education in Florida-- including hurting the chance of Florida students to be accepted by college.

Trump Just Took His Project 2025 Promise a Step Further

The New Republic looks at what Trump has to say about how what exactly he'll replace the department of education with, and it is more whackadoodle than you think.

Why an end-of-the alphabet last name could skew your grades

Jill Barshay at Hechinger looks at something you may not have even considered. Sire, a human classroom switches up the name order, but computerized instruction always puts the WXYZ crowd last, and it turns out that may cost them.

In a State With School Vouchers For All, Low-Income Families Aren’t Choosing to Use Them

Zero shocks here as this ProPublica piece explains one more way that voucher dollars mostly benefit the already-wealthy.

More on Walton and Barr Stakes in Voices for Academic Equity

Who's really behind those parents pushing policy? Dark money expert Maurice Cunningham connects the dots.


And the College Board is behind it. Um-frickin-believable. Even if your deadbeat spouse refuses to help fund their child's college education, some schools will make you count their resources anyway. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel at Washington Post.

As teachers, we see the MCAS graduation requirement doing more harm than good

In Massachusetts, there's a big battle going on against the Big Standardized Test. Here some actual teachers make their case.

Framing the MCAS Opposition: “Business Community” or “Parents”?

Speaking of that debate, Boston media have unleashed some serious baloney on the argument, but Maurice Cunningham is not fooled.

Private school vouchers opposed by more than half of Pa. voters, poll shows

Turns out when you ask voters a question about vouchers that describes them accurately, the majority of voters are noy fans.

Amid parent complaints and national scrutiny, South Western School District boards up bathroom windows

From the York Dispatch. Our old friends at the right wing Independence Law Center tries harassing LGBTQ kids and got caught.

Teachers are Dangerous to MAGA

Anne Lutz Fernandez peels back some layers in the MAGA attack on teachers. It's not just a culture war.

Only a Harris-Walz Administration Would Protect Equity and Inclusion in the Public Schools

Jan Resseger makes her case for Harris-Wals on education.

The Return

After a long hiatus, Audrey Watters is back to the ed tech beat. It's a very welcome return. If you haven't been reading her other space, Second Breakfast, you should hop on there for great pieces like Luddites Win. There is nobody any better at writing sharp and incisive pieces that connect all the dots.

Confessions of a (Former) Christian Nationalist

Rob Schenck was a major player in the Christian nationalist movement. He trained rich folks in shmoozing Supreme Court justices. He walked away, and this powerful piece in Mother Jones tells the story of how he reclaimed his faith by dropping the politics.

Meanwhile, at Forbes.com, I looked at the storm brewing around Oklahoma's religious charter school.

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