Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):
White House announces new money to fight lead contamination in school water https://t.co/YCQOBbbbJV
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 22, 2024
Why Tim Walz’s line about school lunch and banned books worked https://t.co/pfx3uDjvko
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 22, 2024
School choice and a history of segregation collide as one Florida county shutters its rural schools https://t.co/teDPj9z6fi
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 22, 2024
Next year’s FAFSA will require students to apply through a new process. The updated form rollout will be in phases this fall and be made available to all students on or before December 1. Read more in @ChicagoTribune.https://t.co/aoRlHVTAf4 pic.twitter.com/i8DKNgxmmi
— UChicago Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP) (@ChicagoUTEP) August 22, 2024
Bible Teaching in Every Classroom? In Oklahoma, Few Signs It’s Happening. – The New York Times https://t.co/VMQx7CG7Db
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 22, 2024
Bible Teaching in Every Classroom? In Oklahoma, Few Signs It’s Happening. is from The NY Times.
Like teachers leaving a district mandated training led by textbook publisher staff https://t.co/wzXZH3u5Cn
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 24, 2024
If elected, Harris would be the first president to personally participate in school desegregation that unfolded after Brown v Board — in her case, part of the voluntary program in Berkeley. 1/x https://t.co/ETDNF3rE2F
— Laura Meckler (@laurameckler) August 25, 2024
Interesting new study from Australia: The effect of school closures on standardized test scores: Evidence under zero-COVID policies
I’m adding this next tweet to The Best Resources For Learning Why Teachers Unions Are Important:
US teacher strikes were good, actually https://t.co/d0UWJSE1RP
— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 25, 2024
Or edupundits during the height of the COVID epidemic claiming that there would be no increase in teacher turnover https://t.co/4qNogQCjHv
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 25, 2024
Historical Milestones in American Education is from Future Ed. I’m adding it to The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day.
Socioeconomic Status Matters in Student Achievement—But It’s Not Everything is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Learn What Impact A Teacher (& Outside Factors) Have On Student Achievement.
Why are kids still struggling in school four years after the pandemic? is from The Hechinger Report.
The poison in school water fountains https://t.co/19RujeQSQS
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 26, 2024
Why California Is Considering Banning Food Dyes in Schools https://t.co/5EdbRm3sGk via @NYTimes
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 26, 2024
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Articles Pointing Out That Our Schools Are Not Failing — Please Suggest More:
My new piece with Mark Hlavacik in @pdkintl examines the “failing schools” narrative in public education.https://t.co/KYkJGuMCy5
— Jack Schneider (@Edu_Historian) August 26, 2024
Why Professors Can’t Teachhttps://t.co/AxkDbYgrLr
— Peter Greene (@palan57) August 26, 2024
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Posts & Articles On The Impact Of School Closures — Suggest More!:
Since the pandemic, public school enrollment’s plunged by more than a million students nationwide. This is forcing districts to consider closing schools on an unprecedented scale. My look at this wrenching process in one city, for @propublica & @NewYorker:https://t.co/ktDGeREgJH
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) August 26, 2024
FAFSA troubles: Students are still waiting on their financial aid packages is from NPR.
American public schools face an existential enrollment crisis is from NPR.
These guys always have this basic “revelations” AFTER they are out of power —————-What Obama’s Secretary of Education Thinks About Schooling Today https://t.co/03nPXWlJOv pic.twitter.com/ejKZq9YIWT
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 28, 2024
Terrific new piece from @AnnaSaavedra19 and @amierap on what American adults know and don’t know about education in the U.S. https://t.co/sQxnP5r19A @pdkintl
— Morgan Polikoff 🏳️🌈 (@mpolikoff) August 27, 2024
check out new op-ed w/ Julie Park & Dominique Baker that highlights the value of test-optional admissions for equityhttps://t.co/9w4tIxgLp3
— Kelly Ochs Rosinger (@kelly_rosinger) August 27, 2024
Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore SAVE student debt plan is from NPR.
I wrote about the Harris/Walz agenda for public schools for @thenation and how it contrasts, not just w/ the GOP, but with decades of Democratic thinking about education https://t.co/DveUtn5eA3
— Jennifer Berkshire (@BisforBerkshire) August 28, 2024
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here): White House announces new money to fight lead contamination in school water https://t.co/YCQOBbbbJV — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 22, 2024 Why Tim Walz’s line about school school reform Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
