It's my high school graduating class's 50th reunion this weekend, and a class reunion is always something. I suppose some day, when the education "system" is a loose free market where people switch back and forth, the idea of a special event to get together with the people you spent your youth with-- I suppose that will be quaint and unusual. But for right now, it's fun. I missed out on part of the fun because I am also conducting the pit orchestra for a local production of "Singin' in the Rain" so it's been a busy week. Well, who wants to be bored.
Here's the reading list for the week. Read and share.
What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budgetCory Turner at NPR with an explainer about the three budget proposals in DC and what schools could be hit by.
Jose Luis Vilson reminds of us some important factors that need to be discussed in the math instruction world.
For Idaho Ed News, Emma Epperly reports on the teacher who caused all sorts of trouble by putting up a poster that said everyone is welcome.
Stephen Dyer looks at how a voucher program actually changes the fundamental nature of the public schools that are left with students the private schools don't want.
Jennifer Berkshire notes that many on the right have decided that schools need to provide more than job training-- and they're correct.
Nancy Bailey points out that if you take away what was once the shared experience of all students and break it into silos, the nation pays a price.
Vermont just passed a law limiting social media for schools, and it's a reminder of the many ways that students and social media don't mix well. Tracy Novick has some thoughts.
David Pepper explains why Ohio's voucher system is a guaranteed source for bad behavior.
Kevin Garcia-Galindo in the Carolina Journal provides the conservative argument against opting into the federal voucher program.
That's a Steve Bannon quote, and John Merrow is here to break down the foolishness (with a side of voucher debunking).
Anne Lutz Fernandez points out that MAGA has been warming up its censorship routines on K-12 teachers long before they went after Jimmy Kimmel.
Going after fair housing is a more wonky pursuit for the Trump regime, but Jan Resseger explains how that will cause problems for schools.
The indispensable Mercedes Schneider provides a guest post looking at America's love affair with guns and the price children pay for it.
TC Weber gets into the picture on the ground in Tennessee, and this week it's a grab bag of various education shenanigans, from vouchers to test results.
Stephen Dyer again. As the feds decide to drop some more charter money on Ohio, he points out the sad, failed history of the last federal attempt to goose Ohio's charter industry.
Alfie Kohn dives into the world of school AI and finds it more disturbing than impressive. Great compendium of writing about the topic.
Ryan Walters borrowed a TV studio to announce his resignation, then ran away from that station's reporter afterwards. The video of him swiftly escaping questions is a fitting image with which to end his reign of incompetence.
Over at Forbes.com, I wrote about an important book of teacher voices from the culture wars, and new data showing the teacher pay penalty is at an all-time high. At the Bucks County Beacon, I looked at Pennsylvania's problems in filling teaching positions.
This week's clip defies categories, but it's still fun.
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