Maurice Cunningham: Questions for the “National Parents Union” Maurice Cunningham is a political science professor at U of Mass who specializes in following the money, especially Dark Money, where the donors are anonymous. The Koch-Walton backed National Parents Union is experiencing turmoil at the top and severe mismanagement with two boards of directors featuring revolving directors and a disa

Does The Nation's Report Card Have A New Reading Problem Chester "Checker" Finn has concerns about the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), the folks who bring us the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) , aka The Nation's Report Card, aka that Big Standardized Test that periodically fuels massive freak outs about the Youths and their Learnings. Finn recently expressed concern

Nutrition - Learning Support (CA Dept of Education) Nutrition Program News 2021 Summer Waivers #74-81 17h On March 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) released several policy memos addressing Summer 2021 meal service operations. Webinar: Tuesdays at 2 School Nutrition Town Hall 17h The CDE NSD is hosting virtual town hall events every two weeks to p

NewBlackMan (in Exile) NewBlackMan (in Exile) TODAY Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK WITH NEWBLACKMAN (IN EXILE) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/05/this-week-with-newblackman-in-exile-blm_8.html How Barry Jenkins Reimagined Slave Narratives in "The Underground Railroad" by Mark Anthony Neal / 3h 'Director Barry Jenkins ’s mini-series adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel The Underground

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Home | U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Education Announces 161 Students from Across the Country As 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars 300+ 1d U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona today announced the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. Secre

David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing: When Is School the Answer to Social Problems? This post is a lecture I gave at University of Luxembourg in 2011, which was published in a book, edited by Daniel Tröhler and Ragnhild Barbu, Education Systems in Historical, Cultural, and Sociological Perspectives . To save you the trouble of buying the book on Amazon for $200, I’m reproducing it he

I spent a year and a half at a 'no-excuses' charter school – this is what I saw I spent a year and a half at a ‘no-excuses’ charter school – this is what I saw Joanne W. Golann Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education, Vanderbilt University Disclosure statement Joanne W. Golann has received funding from the Spencer Foundation, the National Academy of Education, and the American Sociolog

Schools Must Fully Reopen in the Fall The American Federation of Teachers, which I lead, is committed to making this happen. Schools must open this fall. In person. Five days a week. With the space and and health safeguards to do so. The American Federation of Teachers, which I lead, is committed to making this happen. School is where children learn best, where they play together and form relati

What I Tell Parents About Play-Based Education Based on my informal and unscientific surveys of early childhood educators, one of the biggest hurdles to fully realizing play-based education is "the parents." Not all the parents, of course, but there are apparently a lot who might like the idea of their children playing, but who have bought into the "fall behind" snake oil . This leads them to ap

More Koch Ed Privatization The Koch Network is getting with the times and launching an edu-reform substack. Yay. The substack is co-hosted by Lisa Snell , director of K-12 education policy for Stand Together , aka the Charles Koch Institute . Previously she spent 23 years as Director of Education at the Reason Foundation . Her co-host is Adam Peshek , who is part of the same Kochtopus, having ar

Teachers, Bloggers, Writers: Tell Your Story Experienced education journalist Jeff Bryant is collecting stories about successful community schools and he would like to hear from you. Jeff writes: Education Writers, Bloggers, Podcasters, Content Sharers Wanted A national network has organized a project to lift up stories from public schools about their success in using the community schools appro

Branding Students as Victims of Learning Loss Won’t Help Kids Feel Connected and Engaged The Washington Post ‘s Valerie Strauss has been posting reflections on the definition and meaning of learning loss for children during this academic year dominated by disruption, online learning and disruptive hybrid schedules. A primary theme in these columns is the danger of branding this cohort of student

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Visits San Diego County Schools Open for In-Person Learning that Utilize Strong Safety Measures and Social-Emotional Supports SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond raised his hand and joined elementary students for class today on two campuses in San Diego County that have stayed open for safe, in-person learning by implementing com

15 years later, CPS reclaims Duncan's AUSL 'turnaround schools' "Yet for all the public attention, AUSL's results have been mixed; many students have made considerable progress, but as a group they still lag well behind district averages ... with many ending up on par or even below comparable neighborhood schools." -- Chicago Tribune, 2/6/2012 Yesterday, CPS announced that it was reclaiming the

Code Acts in Education: Valuing Futures The future of education in universities is currently being reimagined by a range of organizations including businesses, technology startups, sector agencies, and financial firms. In particular, new ways of imagining the future of education are now tangled up with financial investments in education technology markets. Speculative visions and valuations of a

Philanthropies are no longer driving education policy - Chalkbeat After a high point in the Obama administration, philanthropies no longer drive education policy Soon after the pandemic shuttered school buildings across the state, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an ambitious plan to “reimagine” education in the state with the help of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. “Let’s take this ex

Big Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Perspective | Can schools require coronavirus vaccines for eligible students? https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/05/13/can-schools-require-