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What we're reading this week: October 7, 2021

The Education Gadfly
10.7.2021
  • The science of reading is strong, but not unassailable, and would benefit from some healthy skepticism. —Education Week
  • Stories are how humans find meaning and identity. Has America lost its story? —Law and Liberty
  • The NSBA’s open letter to Biden asks for help against what they term “domestic terrorism” at school board meetings. Such rhetoric adds fuel to the culture wars fire. —Andrew Rotherham
  • Does detracking promote equity, or does it fail to serve students with different needs? —Tom Loveless
  • Biden’s universal pre-K plan has a few problems, especially the lack of choice for parents. —Education Week
  • “Boys of color were hit hard by the pandemic. What do they need now?” —Chalkbeat Chicago
  • Will pandemic learning pods live on after Covid? —The 74
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