We finally got hit this week, resulting in two snow days to start the weekend. The board of directors here at the institute have enjoyed honing their sidewalk shoveling technique, and my town looks plenty picturesque. But God bless the teachers who will have to get school running again after a four day weekend coming after a five day weekend two weeks before winter break.
In the meantime, here's some stuff to read from the week.
Dane County judge strikes down Act 10, restoring public employee union bargaining rightsI don't want you to miss this news-- a judge in Wisconsin has thrown out Act 10, Scott Walker's attempt to strip unions of power. It was bad news. This is better news.
The Religious Right Is Plotting How To Get Christianity Into SchoolsI can see we're going to have a hard time talking about this without overheated rhetoric from all sides, but we can't ignore the increased push to put a particular brand of Christianity in schools. Here's Nathalie Baptiste at Huffington Post addressing the issue.
The abstract to a paper that's behind a paywall. If you can get behind that wall, great-- this link is for you. The research asks if segregation is still feeding an achievement gap. Three guesses.
A whole bunch of folks, including writers who should know better, asked AI if other Presidents had pardoned family members, and the answers were... not correct. Although the emergence of Hunter deButts as Woodrow Wilson's brother-in-law at least provides entertainment value. Elizabeth Lopatto reports on one more example that AI is not worth the cost.
Oh, this is one of those hilarious-yet-depressing posts that education is prone to. Benjamin Riley takes us through the features of some on-line "AI for educators" courses. Which one should you take? (Spoiler alert: they are all tragic).
Speaking of unreliable scholarship, Logan Davis reports on some of the historical baloney from christianists attempting to rewrite history so that they can be simultaneously the winners and the oppressed. Coming soon to a classroom near you.
Frank the Dissembler
The Frank here is Frank Edelblut, New Hampshire's completely unqualified education chief, who is providing a master class in how to cut funding for special ed. From Andru Volinsky.
Writing for the Olean Times Herald, Mary Ellen Klas points out that the recent defeat of voucher measures in some very red states may spell trouble for GOP leaders who want to push vouchers.
Josephine Lee at Texas Observer talks to Diane Ravich about what the next administration may hold for education.
Reported by Kate Gibson at CBS, one more example of why so many states want to roll back child labor protections--because certain industries really love their child labor.
Audrey Watters is back on the education beat, which means you should go subscribe to her newsletter Second Breakfast right now. In the meantime, here's a post that, among other things, looks at AI and its many problems.
How about some good news. Cyril Mychalejko reports that one Bucks County school district has actually rolled back some of its repressive policies.
Maurice Cunningham shows how Boston Globe coverage reflects capital's desire not for education, but for meat widget vocational training.
In Ohio, voucher boosters are fighting hard to make sure that there is no accountability or oversight attached to them. The editorial board of the Toledo Blade thinks that the wrong way to go.
The usual cast of characters have lined up to oppose even a modicum of transparency and accountability for private schools (HB407)
More details for that struggle over simple accountability
Thomas Ultican looks at some of the propaganda being cranked out by one group of well-heeled reformsters.
Jose Luis Vilson writes about community and the future we're facing in the US.
Gifts of Christmas Past
Guess who's not allowed to get gifts in some states (Hint: the answer is not "Supreme Court Justices"). Nancy Flanagan breaks it down with her usual flare.
Jan Resseger has been on a serious roll lately, and if you don't already subscribe, you're missing out. This piece looks at the implications for schools of Trump's promised mass deportation.
TC Weber on the importance recruitment AND retention for building strong teaching staffs. Pluss more Tennessee shenanigans.
Jeb Bush had some "thoughts" about the election. Sue Kingery Woltanski has some thoughts about his "thoughts."
Jessica Grose talk to Allison Pugh about how fields that are supposed to provide human service are increasingly... not. This is at the New York Times, but if I did this right, this link should give you gift access.
Jeanne Dietsch shares some thoughts about getting through next year.
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