Building Better Schools

Now is the time to prepare for the future

Andy Hargreaves: What Should Happen to Education Post-Pandemic?

https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/it-time-drop-finding-main-idea-and-teach-reading-new-way?utm_source=Fordham+Institute+Newsletters+%26+Announcements&utm_campaign=1fbffafa75-20200809-LateLateBell+A%2FB&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5fa2df08a3-1fbffafa75-71867561&mc_cid=1fbffafa75&mc_eid=ebbe04a807

Jack Schneider: Why Study History?

Alexander H. Stephens Defines the True Purposes of the Confederacy

Paul Horton: The Pathetic Story of Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas

http://russonreading.blogspot.com/2020/07/independent-reading-in-pandemic.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RussOnReading+%28Russ+on+Reading%29

Teacher: The Hidden Scandal in U.S. Education

Claudia MacMillan: A Remarkable and Inspiring Program of Learning in Dallas and Fort Worth

Meet Andre Perry, a Superstar in Education!

Glen Brown: The Retired Teacher’s Concerns

Teaching Teenagers and Graduate Students

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/56187/6-things-anti-racist-educators-want-grown-ups-to-know-about-teaching-and-raising-kids?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=20200705_News_MindShift_Newsletter&mc_key=003i000000UOxj9AAD

http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-test-many-school-districts-failed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FORjvzd+%28CURMUDGUCATION%29

My School District’s 2020-21 Planning, Including Surveying Employees and Parents

Sarah Jones: America’s Schools Were Set Up to Fail

Ron Berler: A Fourth Graders’ Guide to Right and Wrong

Jack Schneider: Is Homeschooling The Next Big Thing?

Glen Brown: The Retired Teacher’s Concerns

Voucher, Charter, and Privatization Problems

Black Students and Staff Speak Out About Charters

NPE Releases New Report on Astonishing Charter School Closure Rates

Peter Greene: The Risk That Families Take When They Choose a Charter School

The Federal Paycheck Protection Program Was a Bonanza for the Charter Industry

Bombshell! NPE Report Reveals Massive Charter Double Dipping into Federal PPP Funds!

Private Schools Collected Billions from Federal Paycheck Protection Program

NPE Publishes Comprehensive, State-by-State Listing of PPP Money to Charter Schools

Mercedes Schneider: Thanks to ProPublica, You Can Follow the Money

Jeff Bryant: Charter Operators Take Advantage of Pandemic to Expand into Suburbs

http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/07/pence-devos-and-more-private-school.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FORjvzd+%28CURMUDGUCATION%29

Steve Hinnefeld: The Supreme Court’s Mistaken View of American History in the Espinoza Decision

Derek Black: Untangling the Supreme Court’s Espinoza Decision

Reform Jewish Leaders Criticize Supreme Court’s Espinoza Decision

Steve Suitts: The Supreme Court is Reversing the Landmark Brown Decision

Bob Shepherd: Post-Espinoza Business Plan to Expand His Gubmint-Funded Private School in Flor-i-Duh

https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/02/peter-greene-supreme-court-just-poked-another-hole-in-wall-of-separation-between-church-and-state/ and https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2020/07/03/25390/

Bruce Baker and Preston Green: What Happens After the Espinoza Decision?

http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/08/catholic-church-looks-to-cash-in-on.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FORjvzd+%28CURMUDGUCATION%29

Mike Klonsky on KIPP’s Rebranding

Mercedes Schneider: A Parent at Success Academy Tells All

Which Charter Schools Got Federal PPP $$ in Your State or Zipcode?

http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/07/fl-broad-outlines-of-ppp-cash-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FORjvzd+%28CURMUDGUCATION%29

Rachel Cohen: Pandemic Creates Opening for Public Funding of Home Schooling

https://ncspe.tc.columbia.edu/?utm_source=WP+242&utm_campaign=Charter+Schools+and+Special+Education&utm_medium=email

Arizona https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/13/arizona-charter-schools-private-schools-and-religious-schools-cash-in-on-ppp/

Arizona https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/28/laurie-roberts-charters-in-arizona-scored-nearly-100-million-thats-ridiculous/

California https://ncspe.tc.columbia.edu/working-papers/WP241.pdf?utm_source=WP+241&utm_campaign=Charter+School+Variation+in+California&utm_medium=email

Carl J. Petersen: Los Angeles Charter School Took $4.6 Million from PPP, Then Laid Off Employees

Carl J. Petersen: LAUSD Stood by While Charter Executive Embezzled $3.1 Million

Los Angeles County: Charters Collect $78 Million in PPP Cash from Feds

Irony! Gompers Charter School Fights Union!

Connecticut  https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/05/wendy-lecker-connecticut-charter-schools-are-double-dipping/

Connecticut https://dianeravitch.net/2020/08/07/connecticut-charters-struggled-with-ethics-of-double-dipping-federal-ppp/

Indiana https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/25/john-h-loflin-indianapolis-public-schools-for-sale/

Indiana https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/26/indiana-a-profile-in-courage/

Louisiana https://dianeravitch.net/2020/08/10/new-orleans-why-some-charter-teachers-want-to-join-a-union/

Massachusetts https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/14/massachusetts-students-parents-charge-charter-school-with-racism/

New York https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/06/peter-goodman-why-is-the-new-york-board-of-regents-bleeding-public-schools-by-expanding-charter-schools/

New York https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/20/no-excuses-charter-chain-fires-principal-for-caring-about-children-and-teachers/

New York https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/30/leonie-haimson-nyc-charter-schools-hit-the-ppp-jackpot/

North Carolina https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/28/north-carolina-parents-sue-to-invalidate-voucher-program/

Ohio https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/22/ohio-charter-schools-received-5x-as-much-federal-coronavirus-aid-as-public-schools/

Ohio https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/10/ohio-audit-finds-misspending-and-conflict-of-interest-at-richard-allen-charter-schools/

Pennsylvania https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/11/pennsylvania-the-death-spiral-of-york-city-public-schools/

Pennsylvania http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/07/report-pa-charters-game-special.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FORjvzd+%28CURMUDGUCATION%29

Peter Greene: How Charters in Pennsylvania Monetize Students with Disabilities

Philadelphia https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/13/philly-area-charters-collect-30-million-in-ppp-funding/

Pittsburgh https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2020/07/15/pittsburgh-charter-schools-take-federal-bailout-money-meant-for-small-businesses/

South Carolina https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/27/south-carolina-governor-uses-48-million-in-cares-funds-to-pay-32-million-for-vouchers/

South Carolina https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/29/south-carolina-judge-grants-temporary-restraining-order-to-block-32-million-for-vouchers/

Tennessee https://dianeravitch.net/2020/08/04/tennessee-plaintiffs-file-amicus-brief-in-voucher-case/  

http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/07/betsy-devos-is-failing-hard.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FORjvzd+%28CURMUDGUCATION%29

The DFER Democrats Who Support the Betsy DeVos Agenda of “School Choice”

Gary Rubinstein Reviews Thomas Sowell’s Book About Charter Schools

“Reform” foibles

New Study: There Is NO Relationship Between International Test Scores and Economic Growth

Success Academy Parent: SA “Discriminatory, Hurts Public Schools”

https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2020/07/09/intro-to-next-book-part-1/ ; https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/intro-to-next-book-part-2/ ; https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2020/07/18/introduction-to-my-next-book-part-3/; https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2020/07/20/introduction-to-my-next-book-part-4/

Back to School?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lindadarlinghammond/2020/07/21/the-urgency-of-reopening-schools-safely/?utm_source=LPI+Master+List&utm_campaign=e4349ba74a-LPIMC_ForbesReopenSchoolsSafely_20200721&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7e60dfa1d8-e4349ba74a-42289731#4b3ba6f332e0

Jersey Jazzman: A Practical Guide to the Problems of Reopening During a Pandemic

Carol Burris: Why Schools Should Reopen, Safely

Jan Resseger: Reopening Plans Ignore Equity and Adequacy

Our Children Need Us to Bring the Pandemic Under Control: Only Then Can Public Schools Fully Reopen https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2020/07/24/25757/

The Reopening Question: Is It Safe?

Parental Choice Won’t Save Us From Unsafe School Reopening Plans

Jan Resseger: If Trump Wants Schools to Open, Why Won’t He Pay for It?

3 Lessons From How Schools Responded to the 1918 Pandemic Worth Heeding Today (Mary Battenfeld)

My View: How Trump Politicized Returning to School

Is the Demand to Reopen Schools Really a Plot to Dismantle Them?

https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2020/07/16/dilemmas-facing-policymakers-in-re-opening-schools/ and https://dianeravitch.net/2020/08/02/larry-cuban-the-best-post-on-dilemmas-of-reopening/

The Debate About Reopening Intensifies: What Some Other Nations Are Doing

https://jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2020/07/how-to-stop-magical-thinking-in-school.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FCqnJA+%28Jersey+Jazzman%29

Arthur Camins: Beware the “Me-First” Pandemic

No State Has Met CDC Guidelines for Steadily-Decreasing COVID Cases, So Let’s Open Schools.

Ralph Ratto: COVID and School Ventilation

Teachers: Why Not Shift to Outdoor Learning?

Teacher: This Is How I Will Teach when School Reopens

Mercedes Schneider: My Pandemic Classroom

The COVID Classroom: Anything But Normal

Parent: Why Not Open Outdoor Classrooms in Tents and Other Temporary Structures?

A Grand Bargain: Reopen the Schools (Where Feasible) But Only If the Feds Pay for It

Joe and Jill Biden Speak Out About Reopening Schools

Trump and DeVos: Schools Must Reopen, Without Needed Resources

https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/seven-steps-design-safe-and-healthy-school-drop-and-entry-routines?utm_source=Fordham+Institute+Newsletters+%26+Announcements&utm_campaign=1fbffafa75-20200809-LateLateBell+A%2FB&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5fa2df08a3-1fbffafa75-71867561&mc_cid=1fbffafa75&mc_eid=ebbe04a807

Can Public Schools Open Safely for Children and their Teachers? Trump Worries Instead About His Own Political Future

 https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2020/07/10/25487/ and https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2020/07/13/25529/

Reject the Trump-DeVos One-Size-Fits-All Plan

Tom Ultican: Don’t Reopen the Schools. It’s Not Safe.

Ken Bernstein: The Practical Problems of Reopening Safely

Kevin Welner on Trump’s Failure to Make It Safe to Open Schools

CDC Caves to Political Pressure, Waters Down Guidelines for Reopening Schools

Say NO to Trump-DeVos Pressure to Reopen without Resources for Health and Safety

Reopening Schools Unsafely Will Not Solve Anything

https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/24/washington-post-fact-checks-devos-on-covid-19-claims/ https://larrycuban.wordpress.com/2020/07/11/the-president-has-weaponized-the-opening-of-schools/

House Democrats to Trump and DeVos: We Won’t Let You Defund Public Schools

DeVos Aide: We are Not Likely to Waive Mandated Testing in 2020-21

Yahoo/YouGov Poll: A Quick View of Results Related to Mask Wearing and to K12 Education

The Debate About Reopening Intensifies: What Some Other Nations Are Doing

Please Don’t Make Me Risk Getting Covid-19 to Teach Your Child (Rebecca Martinson)

Remote Delivery of Instruction–Covid-19 and Re-opening Schools

Republican congressional failure to fund schools creating major problems. https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/25807/

Stop Tax Breaks for the 1%. Fund Schools If You Want Them Open

School librarians vulnerable to covid driven cuts in school spending. https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/25807/

The COVID Classroom: Anything But Normal

Facing Uncertainty: Opening Schools during a Pandemic

Parents, teachers and doctors have different ideas about opening school. https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2020/07/06/25421/

Steven Singer: Distance Learning Is Horrible, Death is Worse

Some States and Superintendents Seek Deferral of Standardized Tests Next Year

https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/05/anya-kamenetz-pediatricians-believe-young-children-should-return-to-school-in-fall/ but with safeguards.

Peter Greene: Everything’s Made Up, and No One Is Behind

Mitchell Robinson: Let’s Talk About Reopening Schools

David Berliner: The “Required Curriculum” Vs. “The Not Required” Curriculum

Arizona https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/09/arizona-school-leaders-worry-about-reopening-as-virus-spreads/

Arizona https://dianeravitch.net/2020/08/09/arizona-superintendent-reopening-school-now-is-a-fantasy/

California https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/14/orange-county-approves-full-reopening/

Oakland https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/11/oakland-teachers-will-not-go-back-to-work-unless-the-schools-are-safe-for-students-and-staff/

Detroit https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/15/thomas-pedroni-detroit-school-board-votes-to-reopen-schools-despite-concerns-of-teachers-and-parents/

Florida https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/21/david-dayen-why-floridas-teachers-are-suing-to-block-reopening/

Georgia http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/08/bad-cover-up-management-in-times-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FORjvzd+%28CURMUDGUCATION%29

Illinois https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/17/illinois-governor-pritzker-seeks-court-order-to-require-masks-in-schools/

Los Angeles https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/11/los-angeles-utla-votes-to-keep-schools-closed-until-they-are-safe/

Michigan https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/21/missouri-governor-of-course-kids-will-get-covid/

New Orleans https://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2020/07/11/new-orleans-high-school-parent-my-son-is-being-socially-promoted/

North Carolina https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/15/dr-nan-fulcher-and-justin-parmenter-a-warning-for-north-carolina/

Ohio https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/21/public-education-partners-ohio-is-not-ready-for-a-safe-reopening/

Oklahoma https://dianeravitch.net/2020/08/07/john-thompson-with-coronavirus-surging-in-oklahoma-school-reopening-is-unlikely/

Rhode Island https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/23/providence-journal-blasts-governor-raimondo-for-acting-like-trump/

Texas and Florida https://dianeravitch.net/2020/07/10/texas-and-florida-tell-schools-to-reopen-fully-despite-surge-in-virus-cases/

Ashley McCall: What If We Radically Reimagined School?

I’m a Nurse in New York. Teachers Should Do Their Jobs, Just Like I Did (Kristin McConnell)

Technology Issues

Andy Hargreaves: The Education Technology We Will and Won’t Need After the Pandemic

Sal Khan says distance learning can’t fully replace in-person instruction

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/08/06/education-technology-students-will-need-wont-after-covid-19/

How did the best school systems in the world handle distance learning. https://ncee.org/2020/07/approaches-to-distance-learning/

http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/08/why-isnt-ai-more-widely-used.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FORjvzd+%28CURMUDGUCATION%29

http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/07/report-zuckerbergs-favorite-digital-ed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FORjvzd+%28CURMUDGUCATION%29

When Did Trump and DeVos Fall Out of Love with Distance Learning?