ICYMI: Mid-August Edition
ICYMI: Mid-August Edition
I'm embarrassed that I haven't been saying this all along, but if you find something on this list that speaks to you, be sure to share it on your own networks. Amplifying voices is important, and you can do that just by tweeting and posting anything you find that you like directly. Don't share this post (not just this post) but share the original post that I've linked to.
Teacher Education and a Call To Activism
Paul Thomas takes a look at teacher education's self-esteem problem, and the foolish things it has led to.
There's No Such Thing As a Public Charter School
A spirited op-ed that makes this point one more time.
Useless Testing Gap Analyses (and the Newspapers That Love Them)
Mark Weber is the king of explaining complicated statisticky things in ways that ordinary humans can understand. Here's another great explainer on test result gaps.
Why I Quit My Job, But Not Being a Teacher
Yes, it's another "Why I Quit" letter, but it's well done and makes a statement about how strongly teachers identify with the work.
Teacher Pay, Student Poverty, and Inequitably Funded Schools: A Data-Driven Story From Chicago
A look at how the broke-on-purpose school district of Chicago tilts the field against poor neighborhoods. You should also check out the follow-up post at Jersey Jazzman
The Olympic Celebration of Diversity
What if we narrowed the Olympics down to just seven events?
A Conversation with Nashville School Board Member Amy Frogge
A look inside the recent Nashville school board election, in which reformsters pumped in tons of money and a local Mom still beat them.
Brand New NY Charter Group Has Michigan as Its First Customer
More research from the indispensable Mercedes Schneider, showing how yet another group of reformster consulting profiteers pops up.
Protect Yourself from ASDs
Come for the rundown of what ASDs are, how they spread, and why they're a bad idea. Stay for Chyris Barbic (the pioneer ASD chief) saying that having several states pursue ASDs is problematic.
Following the Money in Washington Primaries
Tracking the dollars that reformsters spread through Washington state in hopes of getting the charter industry more political leverage.
The So-Called Right To Teach
Nancy Flanagan dissects the newest rhetorical attack on the teaching profession.
CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Mid-August Edition:Teacher Education and a Call To Activism
Paul Thomas takes a look at teacher education's self-esteem problem, and the foolish things it has led to.
There's No Such Thing As a Public Charter School
A spirited op-ed that makes this point one more time.
Useless Testing Gap Analyses (and the Newspapers That Love Them)
Mark Weber is the king of explaining complicated statisticky things in ways that ordinary humans can understand. Here's another great explainer on test result gaps.
Why I Quit My Job, But Not Being a Teacher
Yes, it's another "Why I Quit" letter, but it's well done and makes a statement about how strongly teachers identify with the work.
Teacher Pay, Student Poverty, and Inequitably Funded Schools: A Data-Driven Story From Chicago
A look at how the broke-on-purpose school district of Chicago tilts the field against poor neighborhoods. You should also check out the follow-up post at Jersey Jazzman
The Olympic Celebration of Diversity
What if we narrowed the Olympics down to just seven events?
A Conversation with Nashville School Board Member Amy Frogge
A look inside the recent Nashville school board election, in which reformsters pumped in tons of money and a local Mom still beat them.
Brand New NY Charter Group Has Michigan as Its First Customer
More research from the indispensable Mercedes Schneider, showing how yet another group of reformster consulting profiteers pops up.
Protect Yourself from ASDs
Come for the rundown of what ASDs are, how they spread, and why they're a bad idea. Stay for Chyris Barbic (the pioneer ASD chief) saying that having several states pursue ASDs is problematic.
Following the Money in Washington Primaries
Tracking the dollars that reformsters spread through Washington state in hopes of getting the charter industry more political leverage.
The So-Called Right To Teach
Nancy Flanagan dissects the newest rhetorical attack on the teaching profession.
