Election Reax

A little election reax. I did an interview with The 74, it’s a 5 questions kind of deal. The post-mortem you need to read. @KevinMahnken talks to @arotherham about the aftermath of what most educators said they always wanted: An election where K-12 issues were front and center. @The74 https://t.co/3O0ZvlvmGb — Andrew Brownstein (@Misterodney) November …

When Do Teacher Free Speech Rights Collide With Welcoming School Culture?

First, why is the @ACLU taking the side of compelled speech? Second, Loudon County…again?! https://t.co/o9zCyZ3HWc — Robert Pondiscio (@rpondiscio) October 16, 2021 It’s Loudoun people! And since it’s emerging as a toxic edge case you’re going to hear about it more. More seriously, this is a take you are hearing a lot. But it seems …

Tax Policy And Teacher Shortages, Plus Ward On Culture, CREDO On Ohio, Kettleman On Reading, Pearson Sells, More!

We released our annual report today, look back at some of what we did at Bellwether in 2018. Lynne Graziano on an amazing school leader. Tresha Ward on school culture and tools to help school leaders think about culture intentionally. Ryan Frailich on the myth of the gold plated teacher pension. Max Marchitello on how longer life expectancy …

Our Irrelevant Debates – Are Teachers Overpaid?

This “everyone is saying teachers are overpaid” meme has quickly gained traction among the credulous.  You can apparently attract celebrities like John Stewart and Matt Damon to rallies by playing the mom card and telling them that people are saying teachers are overpaid and it’s important to push back on that notion.  Great, except for …