Odds & Ends: New CRT Survey, Rural Ed, Eric Adams Pre-Takeaway, Edsall On Ed, More!

What does it say about our sector that it falls to the Marxist who wrote a whole book criticizing reform and schooling to write the most straightforward stuff about the patent absurdity of our testing “debate?” It’s at least entertaining I guess. Rural education blog series via Bellwether – rural is more diverse than perhaps you …

Should President Biden Forgive Student Loans? And If So, How?

The intersection of politics and policy in education is on display in the debate over whether, and how much, President Biden should forgive federal student debt. Progressive groups are demanding robust relief. Some want total, some $50,000. The idea of $10,000 is something the President has been warmer to, but has not fully embraced. Others …

The Mayors Are Revolting! When Should Parents Be Charged In School Shootings?

ICYMI – here’s an 2022 In and Out list. With Washington politically paralyzed and many states in the grip of their own partisan spasms, cities were often cited as the place where things were still happening. The one level of government that still regularly worked, mayors liked to say. In 2020 it was noteworthy how …

Boundaries, Degrees, And…No Kids, Everyone Wasn’t Doing It…Plus Loudoun’s Gonna Be A Tell…

At Bellwether we released an analysis last week looking at school boundaries and educational access. The analysis looks at the relationship between rental housing access, per-pupil funding, and school district boundaries in the 200 largest metropolitan areas. In particular, we look at three questions, access for low-income families, relationship between rental housing and PPE, and how …

Blinkered Vision…Plus Four Small Suggestions For Getting Out Of The Box

A point I make a lot around here is that your typical white elite progressive is to the political left of the median Black voter in this country and that distorts perceptions in our sector. Black voters are constrained by the two party system much more than they are uniformly ideologically left. It’s not well …