Category: Current News

While sitting on the dock at the lake last week, I read a fascinating article written by Kelly Young, President and Founder of Education Reimagined (ER.) Education Reimagined is a Washington D.C.-based group attempting to catalyze the invention of a new public education system. I’ve been somewhat critical in the past of Education Reimagined and…

I’m back after some time at the lake – tanned, rested, and ready. While away, I saw an article in The 74 titled “Allies Rally Behind Indiana NAACP’s Black Student Achievement Proposal.” The 74’s Jo Napolitano reported that: “Four months after the NAACP State Conference released an aggressive plan to close deep and persistent gaps…

It’s Friday! Time for the news roundup. Poll: Support for Schools Shook by Pandemic (The 74) Linda Jacobson from The 74 reported this week: “The historically positive views toward public schools took a hit during the pandemic, according to pool results released Tuesday.” “In 2019, 60% of Americans graded their schools an A or a…

It’s Friday! Time for the news roundup. Are There Better Ways Than Standardized Tests to Assess Students? Educators Think So (EducationWeek) EducationWeek writer Larry Ferlazzo recently shared a series of posts addressing assessment. Here’s a sampling of topics addressed in each of the posts: Let’s Take a Holistic Approach to Judging Schools Let’s Dump the…

It’s Friday, time for the news roundup. Despite Urgency, New National Tutoring Effort Could Take 6 Months to Ramp Up (The 74) The 74 recently reported: “With a third pandemic summer underway, the Biden administration’s new push to recruit 250,000 tutors and mentors is getting a late start in helping students recover from academic and…

A good friend of mine served as a school board member in Houston when I was a public school educator there. She used to say, “Scott, there is only one way to know if kids are learning or not – you have to test them. If you don’t test them, then how do you know?”…

I like to write about creating a new system of learning for kids, one that personalizes learning for each individual young learner. The current system was not built to individualize learning for every kid and doesn’t seem interested in learning how to do it now. Furthermore, the current system seems too occupied with what I…

A big reason why I think our traditional school system is broken and can’t be fixed deals with the equity issue, especially when it comes to black, brown, and poor young learners. A new report, focused on federal funding sources for K-12 campuses, supports my claim that schools have become highly inequitable places. The report,…

Here’s your Friday News Roundup. FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches National Effort to Support Student Success (WH.GOV) According to this latest media release, “America’s students are on average two to four months behind in reading and math because of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Biden understands the pain and loss our nation’s students, families, and educators…