CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Fathers Day Edition (6/21

CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Fathers Day Edition (6/21

 Fathers Day Edition

I've had my hands full elsewhere, and have been spending refreshingly little time on line, but I still have a few goodies to pass along. Remember, sharing is caring,

What Teachers Want
American Education Research Journal has some research about what it takes to attract and retain teachers. A fun conversation starter.

Looking for the Missing  
NBC News has the story of Detroit teachers who went looking for students who went missing when schools shut down.

Charter Schools Tap Coronarelief
Erica Green at the NYT with a story of how some charter schools are wearing their "business" hats when money is involved.

Netflix billionaire building secret luxury teacher retreat
Reed "Who needs elected school boards" Hastings has another fun eduproject. Rich amateurs messing in education-- what could possibly go wrong?

What Anti-racist teachers do differently
The Atlantic with a cool story about How It's Done

The Beginning of the End for Testing?
Valeria Strauss with some analysis about where we are right now with the whole Big Standardized Test love affair.

Standardized Tests Increase School Segregation  
Steven Singer explains how standardized testing adds to our segregation problems.

Arrested Development: How Police Ended Up In Schools
Have You Heard (the only podcast we actually follow here at the Curmudgucation Institute) takes a look at how we ended up with the halls of school being policed like the streets of a city.

On Comparing Education Spending Across Time   
Nobody explains and clarifies the esoteric issues of school funding better than Mark "Jersey Jazzman" Weber. Here's a guide to the meaning and use of some of those figures folks like to throw around.

Ask Dads How To Reimagine Public Schools   
Nancy Bailey offers a Fathers Day look at what fathers would like to see in the world of reimagined public education.

Strummin' On The Ol Banjo  
Nancy Flanagan takes a look at issues that music teachers face, and how they are really some of the same issues all teachers face.



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GOP Legislators To Schools: Re-Open Or Else. - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2020/06/15/gop-to-schools-re-open-or-else/#2a137089159c by @palan57 on @forbes



Teachers Face A Summer Of Soul Searching. What Do They Do In The Fall? - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2020/06/12/teachers-face-a-summer-of-soul-searching-what-do-they-do-in-the-fall/#424383032993 by @palan57 on @forbes

No, Software Still Can't Grade Student Essays

56by Peter Greene / 1d

One of the great white whales of computer-managed education and testing is the dream of robo-scoring, software that can grade a piece of writing as easily and efficiently as software can score multiple choice questions. Robo-grading would be swift, cheap, and consistent. The only problem after all these years is that it still can’t be done. Still, ed tech companies keep making claims that they ha

AEI And The Commodification Of Education

20by Peter Greene / 2d

The American Enterprise Institute comes from that part of the ed reform spectrum devoted to free market approaches. But a new report from AEI really pushes the boundaries of treating education as a commodity like a house or a piece of jewelry. Really. The report is entitled " An Appraisal Market for K-12 Education " and it's authored by Lindsey Burke, the director of the Center for Education Polic

Rebecca Friedrichs Still Hates The Teachers Unions

26by Peter Greene / 4d

In 2014, Rebecca Friedrichs, after twenty-some years in the classroom, decided to go ahead and be the face of a lawsuit that would be derailed when Justice Scalia died. The court would eventually get to take their shot at unions with the Janus case. But while Friedrichs may have lost a lawsuit, she did manage to launch a career as a far-right Christianist spokesperson . She has done plenty of work

To Those Of You Worried About The Covid Slide

100+by Peter Greene / 6d

Dear concerned policy makers, bureaucrats, and edu-wonks: Ever since NWEA, the testing manufacturer that promised it can read minds by measuring how long it takes students to pick a multiple choice answer, issued their report on the Covid-19 Slide , you have been freaking out a little because they hear you say that distance learning has been disastrous and if we do it again in the fall, we'll prod

ICYMI: Summer Vacation Edition (6/14)

40by Peter Greene / 8d

Whatever summer vacation means this year, it has finally arrived at my house. Which mostly just means that my wife has shifted from working on things for this year to working on things for next year. Here are some things to read. Predecessors Try To Fill Void Left By DeVos This is a strange little thing. First, that Duncan and Spelling see themselves as somehow way different from DeVos. Also, ther

AL: Why The State Pulled The Plug On A Charter For The First Time

40by Peter Greene / 8d

Last week, the Alabama Public [sic] Charter School Commission took an unprecedented action and revoked a charter school's charter before it even managed to open. It's a tangly story, with connections to several charter school issues. Woodland Prep was supposed to be a hot new charter school, but it came with so much baggage that t here is an entire blog following the entire mess. Believe me-- I'm

Never Mind The Personalized Learning. Let's Do Personalized Learning Instead.

43by Peter Greene / 9d

As the education world scrambles to figure out what next fall will look like, many, many voices are speaking up for reimagined schooling. One particular model has surfaced repeatedly, and it’s not at all new—but it could be. 

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Reopening Schools and Debunking Demagoguery | tultican

Reopening Schools and Debunking Demagoguery | tultican

Reopening Schools and Debunking Demagoguery

By Thomas Ultican 6/21/2020

Education professionals throughout America are feverishly engaged in preparing for the first school year in the unprecedented Sars-Cov-2 era. Simultaneously, demagogues are pushing an often uninformed agenda. For example, congressmen Jim Banks of Indiana and Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin have introduced legislation to force all schools to open with in-person classes by September or else lose federal funding. At the same time McKinsey and Company, the 74 and other school privatization friendly groups are loudly proclaiming that an education gap disaster will devastate Black and Brown children if we do not reopen brick and mortar schools immediately.

Education Leaders are Getting Ready for Fall

Across California and the whole of the US, parents, students, teachers and administrators are involved in intense school reopening discussions with less than two months to go in some cases. County Health Departments in both Los Angeles and San Diego have indicated that masks will be mandatory for all students and school personnel.

California’s second largest school district, San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), and other districts plan in-person, online and “hybrid” learning options. However, SDUSD will need an infusion of federal dollars to operate for the full year. Board President, John Lee Evans, says without financial help they will be forced to revert to all online learning in the winter semester.

On June 18th, Sweetwater Union High School District in Chula Vista, Calafornia held a virtual meeting for all stakeholders to lay out plans for starting school on August 3rd. It will include distance learning through August 28th and then implements students on campus in three phases. The initial transition to on campus learning limits the number of students to 10% of the student body at any one time. This would be ramped up to 20% and then eventually 50% of students would be allowed on campus at one time.

Districts are busy stockpiling surgical face masks and placing future orders. They CONTINUE READING: Reopening Schools and Debunking Demagoguery | tultican

A VERY BUSY DAY: Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007

A VERY BUSY DAY

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

Video: “Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h

geralt / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change . You can see all the data appearing in the video here .

Video: Disney Releases “Hamilton” Trailer Prior To July 3rd Release

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h

Disney+ will be premiering a showing of “Hamilton” with the original cast on July 3rd, and they just released this trailer for it. You might be interested in The Best Teaching/Learning Resources On The Musical, “Hamilton”

“Q&A Collections: School Closures & the Coronavirus Crisis”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h

Q&A Collections: School Closures & the Coronavirus Crisis is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Sixty posts – including commentaries, videos and infographics – are listed, with practical advice for teachers dealing with remote teaching now and in the future. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:

A Look Back: The Headlines You See About NAEP Scores Don’t Tell The Whole Story….

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from the first half of this year. You can see the entire collection of best posts from the past thirteen years here . geralt / Pixabay Scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress came out today (Editor’s Note: this original post appeared several months ago), and lots of people, as

The Best Ed Tech Resources Of 2020 – Part One

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

My mid-year “Best” list posts continue… I’m adding this post to All 2020 Mid-Year “Best” Lists In One Place! I publish a regular series called Ed Tech Digest , and I thought it would useful to readers and to me to review them and highlight the ones I think are the best of the year. You can see previous editions of this list, along with all the “Best” lists related to ed tech, here . Here are my c

New PBS NewsHour Video Segment: “Parents fear anti-Asian racism as schools mull reopening”

21by Larry Ferlazzo / 17h

GDJ / Pixabay I’m adding tonight’s PBS NewsHour segment to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS :

“Sexual Harassment & Assault in Schools”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 19h

Sexual Harassment & Assault in Schools is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Six educators share stories of sexual harassment at school and offer recommendation of how teachers can respond to it, including through educating themselves and students alike. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Teaching About Sexual Harassment .

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in THE BEST ARTICLES, VIDEOS & POSTS ON EDUCATION POLICY IN 2019 – PART TWO ): Netflix’s billionaire founder is secretly building a luxury retreat for teachers in rural Colorado is from Vox. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Role Of Private Foundations In Education Po

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

BiljaST / Pixabay Six years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be 

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