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!
How anger over Covid closures can fuel the school choice movement
Robert PondiscioThe father testifying before Virginia’s Loudon County school board
Opening schools can help heal our divided country
Dale ChuLast 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.
The negative effects of student absenteeism: From bad to worse in a pandemic
Victoria McDougaldPredicting the effects of pandemic-related disruption on students’ education is a vital but fraught pursuit.
Predicting students’ academic trajectory from third grade test scores
Olivia PiontekThanks to the No Child Left Behind Act, annual testing in math and reading for students in grades three through eight became mandatory in every state beginning in 2005.
Rick Hess and Ian Rowe discuss 1776 Unites and efforts to promote a vision of a unified America
Frederick M. Hess, Ian RoweEditor’s note: This interview was first published by Rick Hess on his blog with Education Week, Rick Hess Straight Up.
What we're reading this week: February 4, 2021
The Education Gadfly“Cardona: Testing is important, but ‘I don’t think we need to be bringing students in just to test them.’” —Chalkbeat Though teacher unions want to deny the facts, children can return safely to classrooms—and for the sa