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Commentary
2.25.2021
Curriculum & Instruction, Governance, Teachers & School Leaders

Is hybrid learning killing teaching?

Robert Pondiscio

A lot of us have been confused, angry, and frustrated by the reluctance of some teachers, and particularly their unions, to resume in-person instruction.

Commentary
2.25.2021
Evidence-Based Learning, Career & Technical Education

Assessing the value of community college credentials

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.

The return on investment for four-year college degrees is fairly well-established in terms of graduates’ employment and

Commentary
2.23.2021
Evidence-Based Learning, Governance

Gen Z and Millennials are bullish on their futures and critical about today’s schools

Bruno V. Manno

Generation Z and Millennials are optimistic about their future and confident it will be filled with opportunity, despite the pandemic and other problems they face. Two in three (67 percent) believe they “have the opportunity to achieve the American dream,” with more than one in two (56 percent) saying “all people in my generation” can achieve it.

Commentary
2.18.2021
Governance, Teachers & School Leaders

Power to the people? Part I

Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Perhaps the biggest buzz in education-reform circles these days, and among the philanthropies that pay for such things, is community empowerment and community control.

Commentary
2.18.2021
Evidence-Based Learning, Curriculum & Instruction, Governance, Teachers & School Leaders

Are classroom instructional materials meeting the needs of English learners?

Julie Fitz

Back in May 2020, The U.S. Department of Education had to issue guidance clarifying that, yes, schools and districts were still required to provide language instruction services for English learners (EL) during remote learning.

Commentary
2.12.2021
School Finance, Governance, Teachers & School Leaders

How schools should spend federal Covid-19 aid

Brandon L. Wright

With two big rounds of Covid-19 aid having been sent to schools and at least a third on the horizon, leaders must make difficult decisions, especially as more schools reopen and the pandemic rages on. How can they use this money to best mitigate risk, facilitate effective hybrid learning, and most importantly, get kids back on track after suffering substantial learning losses?

Commentary
2.11.2021
Accountability & Testing, Evidence-Based Learning, Curriculum & Instruction, Teachers & School Leaders

Literacy is equity

Robert Pondiscio

Any discussion about “equity” in education that is not first and foremost a discussion about literacy is unserious.

Commentary
2.11.2021

What we're reading this week: February 11, 2021

The Education Gadfly

“A year into the pandemic, thousands of students still can't get reliable WiFi for school.” —USA Today In three states, legislators are introducing bills to ban the use of the controversial 1619 Project curriculum, which frames the nation’s history aro

Commentary
2.9.2021
Evidence-Based Learning, School Finance, Charter Schools

Are charter schools a drain on district finances?

David Griffith, Michael J. Petrilli

Should President Biden follow through on his campaign promise to grant local school districts veto power over the creation of new charter schools within their borders, on the assumption that their expansion harms traditional public schools?

Report
2.9.2021
School Finance, Charter Schools

Robbers or Victims? Charter Schools and District Finances

Mark Weber

Opponents of charters contend that they drain district coffers, while proponents argue that it is charters that are denied essential funding. Yet too often, the claims made by both sides of this debate have been based on assumptions rather than hard evidence.

Commentary
2.4.2021
Charter Schools, Curriculum & Instruction, Governance, Private School Choice, Teachers & School Leaders

How ya gonna keep ‘em back in that old school?

Chester E. Finn, Jr.

If the pandemic vanished tomorrow and all U.S. schools instantly reopened in exactly the same fashion as they were operating last February, how many parents would be satisfied to return their daughters and sons to the same old familiar classrooms, teachers, schedules and curricula? A lot fewer than the same old schools and those who run and teach in them are expecting back!

Commentary
2.4.2021
Governance, Teachers & School Leaders

Opening schools can help heal our divided country

Dale Chu

Last month, I weighed in on the renewed calls for civics education after January 6’s disgraceful assault on the U.S. Capitol. While teaching civics would be a good start, schools are critical institutions of civil society regardless of whether they teach civics well or at all.