jaydeep_ / Pixabay Senate Majority Leader McConnell began circulating a draft plan yesterday for a new stimulus package and, depending on who you listen to, it either has $82 billion or $105 billion for education. Both of those amounts are less than the $150 billion the White House offered in the last negotiations they did with Speaker Pelosi but, nevertheless, it’s still not chump change. At thi
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . Some people make fun of teachers who say they learn a lot from their students (see The Onion’s Teacher Who Learns More From Her Students Than She Teaches Them Fired ). I believe there is no question that we educators teach a lot more c
GDJ / Pixabay I have used America’s Story for years in my U.S. History classes for Intermediate English Language Learners, and like it a lot. However, even those books are too advanced for Newcomers. The second portion of this post shares a tweet I put out looking for suggestions of U.S. History books accessible to Newcomers. The many responses I received are also included, though I’m not sure an
The media is awash today with reports on test results from millions of students that suggest that so-called “learning loss” wasn’t that bad because of school closes last spring. The best article of the bunch to read about it is clearly from Chalkbeat: Did students fall behind this spring? Yes, but not as much as feared, new data shows. As annoying as I find people who say “I told you so,” I will
Rosa Parks was arrested 65 years ago. You might be interested in Best Resources For Teaching About Rosa Parks & 60th Anniversary Of The Montgomery Bus Boycott . Police complaint against Rosa Parks 65 years ago today—“Did refuse to take a seat assigned to her race”—Montgomery, Alabama: pic.twitter.com/l3KQyaW0p9 — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) December 1, 2020
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Why School Districts Are Bringing Back Younger Children First is from The NY Times. On Pandemic