Education News, Analysis, and Commentary
Odds and Ends On the American Variety Radio show I talked with Court Lewis about reading and literacy. Rick Hess and I discussed the Des Moines superintendent debacle – immigration was in some ways the least of it. Rick and I also discussed cell phone bans and technology and kids more generally. Jed Wallace and …
Items. Alan Greenblatt, a reporter I hold in high regard, who has covered education over the years, is resigning from Governing because he was being censored with regard to the Trump Administration. I hope some philanthropy helps him keep writing independently – decline is a choice. Washington Post story on Virginia’s effort to raise standards: …
Continue reading ““Patriotic Education” Isn’t. Plus, The Vagueness of “No Kings.” And Fish Porn.”
OK, it’s been a minute. It’s a chaotic time, and no small part of my job is helping people separate signal from noise. Below you’ll find some Virginia politics, a big thing to watch for on the federal education tax credit regulations, some reading about reading, odd takes on school safety, ed research ideas and some …
Last month Nat Malkus, Rick Hess, and I talked through the current issues. Listen to The Report Card there or wherever you get podcasts. This was just before the Kirk assassination. From Bellwether: In an effort to help education organizations build capacity around artificial intelligence, pilot new ways of selling, and experiment with new staffing …
Continue reading “Loudoun Calling: Is It 2021 In Virginia Again? A Compact Miss. Fish Porn. More.”
Light posting—it’s summer, and I’ve been focused on logging miles on my bike. Why? In August, I’ll ride 192 miles across Massachusetts to raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. I do this each year as part of the Pan-Mass Challenge, but is especially important this year with research funding under pressure. You can learn …
Continue reading “Schrödinger’s Impoundment. Plus, Two New Podcasts And Fish Porn.”
Rick Hess and I check in with Nat Malkus on a new episode of his “Report Card” podcast. You can listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. We discuss why, even if you’re frustrated with what has happened at Harvard, we all have to be Crimson now given the stakes. We talk waivers, AERA, …
Continue reading “Should Democrats Become Pro-Voucher/ESA? Plus Pro-(school) choice Fish Porn.”
Light content over the past few weeks despite everything going on—lots of travel and work. Apologies, or you’re welcome, depending on why you read. Here today is some recent content you might have missed, along with a look at the upcoming SCOTUS religious charters case, the restructuring of the Department of Education, and whether you …
It’s SEL Week here at Eduwonk! On Wednesday we talked about how SEL is not inherently crazy political and to the extent people try to make it that way SEL leaders should push back. Today, there is a new essay from Panic at the Pondiscio arguing SEL is not a Trojan Horse for CRT while …
Melody Schopp is a terrific person in our sector. Smart, committed, fun to work with. She’s done a bunch of things. And, you know what’s coming, she enjoys fishing! We’ve talked previously about her hunting adjacent work. I am out fishing myself, so that’s it for content this week. If you choose, you can peruse this …
It’s cold in the east, so here’s a warm weather picture from Texas. James Willcox and his daughter, Madison, in Corpus Christi. James is not a rookie. His mom, who is better at fishing than you are, used to be a regular around here. And he checks in from time to time. A new reader reached …