I am halfway through the process of cataract surgery (they go one eye at a time) and so far it has been not terrible. It's one of those minor miracles of modern stuff. They slice open your eyeball and replace the lens with a lens-shaped piece of plastic and voila! the world looks less like it's shrouded in a brown cloud. If only improving the view of other things were that relatively easy.
Here's the reading list for the week.
We Got To Do BetterTC Weber has a one-two punch this week because he's A) way too close to the latest school shooting and B) way too knowledgeable about the new Deputy Secretary of Ed, Penny Schwinn, yet another reformster whose gift seems to be for failing upward.
If you want some more details of the mess that Schwinn has left behind her in the past, the indispensable Mercedes Schneider has the receipts.
Oh, look. Erika Donalds, an important figure in the gutting of Florida's public school system, has landed a job with America First Policy Institute, the thinky tank that Ed Secretary-designate Linda McMahon ran.
Republican Kids in Public Schools Also Lack Mittens
Mass. DESE Helps Jeb Bush Sell Out Public Education
Please Don't Use Generative AI To Mimic Historical Figures
'AI-driven' cyber charter school wants to teach Pa. kids core academics in 2 hours per day
No One Wants to Raise a Little A--hole
Civics
Trump Endangers and Marginalizes Innocent Children in Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship
Ryan Walters announces update to OSDE’s history standards to include Gulf of America, Mount McKinley
AI Unleashed
Trump executive orders on immigrants, transgender rights could echo in American schools
How To Read The News: A 5 Step Guide
The Price of Speaking Up in Trump's America
Gary Rubinstein is a Teach for American vet who grew up to be a real teacher, and he's been the raspberry seed in their wisdom tooth ever since (that's Music Man). This post is lengthy, but manages both to put TFA in its historical context and to introduce the new TFA head honcho, who, it turns out, is loaded with red flags.
Nancy Bailey with some facts to remind the new administration that Republicans have poor children, too.
Dark money expert Maurice Cunningham points out that Massachusetts education leaders are hanging out with the wrong crowd.
Tom Mullany argues that nobody is well-served by more AI mockeries of real humans. Meeting with an AI Anne Frank? Maybe don't.
I wrote about this last week, and it's great to see other outlets following the story of the Texas couple with a cyber-grift to see the state of Pennsylvania--and, in the meantime, a few other states and nations as well.
Thomas Ultican drills down on the recent attack on LAUSD reading instruction. More Science of Reading shenanigans.
Teacher Tom argues in favor of teaching more than just academic content, and says that parents want that something else, too.
Nancy Flanagan posts on the value of civics education, with some surprising facts about which states do or do not require such education.
Jan Resseger has been working overtime cataloging the many ways that Trump policies pose a threat to the health and well-being of children in this country. Here's a look at his attempt to rewrite the Constitution to do away with birthright citizenship.
There is nobody in this country working as hard as Ryan Walter to try to attract the attention of Dear Leader. He was ready to codify these dopey name changes within 24 hours. Now will come from DC please call him up to the Big Leagues? Pleeease?
Nobody connects the dots better than Audrey Watters. This post includes a variety of mini-stories about AI in a larger context. Read.
Some headline writer at EdWeek is angling for an Understatement Award. Erica Meltzer wrote the story that does a decent of laying out what's on the line (so far).
Anya Kamenetz with some useful tips for navigating the ugly times to come.
Parker Molloy looks at the MAGA squawking over the message from Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. Here's one of the important parts:
This matters because it's a preview of how the new administration and its media allies plan to handle dissent. They're not just disagreeing with Budde's message—they're trying to destroy her for delivering it.Trombone Emoji 'Womp Womp' Sound Created By HCPS Students To Go Global
Meanwhile, one major gap in the digital world has been filled.
At Forbes.com this week, I looked at some work from NEPC showing that red states are more dependent on federal education dollars, and an update with context for the Supreme Court's decision to go after a few of the remaining bricks in the wall between church and state by hearing about Oklahoma's proposed Catholic charter school.
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