A Better Path to Learning

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  • Friday News Roundup

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    It’s Friday! Time for the News Roundup. Vermont Agency of Education Walks Back Request that School Districts Report Compliance with President Trump’s Anti-DEI Directive (VT Digger) It won’t be easy for the Trump administration to convince Vermont to get rid of their K-12 diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Vermont prides itself as a place where…

  • Steubenville, Ohio

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    Steubenville, Ohio has long been recognized as one of the best K-12 systems in America. The reason? Steubenville’s ability to teach their children to read – all children. Earlier this month The 74 (authored by Chad Aldeman) reported that, “There’s no more fundamental task for a school that teaching kids to read.” “But what about…

  • They Aren’t Kidding Around

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    I woke up this morning hearing this story from NPR’s Morning Edition: Leila Fadel: “Three children who don’t have legal status in the U.S. are expected back in school this week in Sackets Harbor, New York. The kids and their mom were detained during a raid last month on a dairy farm. As NPR’s Brian…

  • Contracted Learning

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    Grading in traditional schools is so random. One teacher gives “zeros” for incomplete work. Another teacher doesn’t believe in “zeros,” so they give their students additional time to complete assignments. Still another teacher gives extra credit if students bring toilet paper to her since the school toilet paper is too rough for her liking. Recently,…

  • More on Adjusted Principles for the 21st Century

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    Last week Chad Aldeman, a reporter for The 74, posted an article titled “12 Truths and No Lies: Guiding Principles for the Future of American Education.” With some opinions added by ABPTL, here’s Part 2 of Aldeman’s article (Part 1 appeared last Thursday): 7.           Public education can take many forms. The current system of delivering…

  • Friday News Roundup

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    Here’s your Friday News Roundup! See All the Lawsuits Filed Over Trump’s Education Policies (EducationWeek) EducationWeek reported last week that, “President Donald Trump has set a dizzying pace with his rollout of education policies since returning to the White House – with his detractors frequently trying to stall his aggressive maneuvers through litigation.” “As of…

  • Adjusted Principles for 21st Century Learning

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    Last week Chad Aldeman, a reporter for The 74, posted an article titled “12 Truths and No Lies: Guiding Principles for the Future of American Education.” With some opinions added by ABPTL, here’s Part 1 of Aldeman’s article (Part 2 will appear Monday): “It’s a bleak time in education policy.” “Student achievement started falling about…

  • When Did Diversity Become a Dirty Word

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    I’m trying to remember when “diversity” became a dirty word in this country. Sure, there have always been folks who didn’t like sharing the world with others who looked different from them, but I always thought they were going to lose out in the end. Because the future depends on a world that works together…

  • Saving Kindergartners

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    Traditional schools have it all wrong. They believe that time should be the constant and the amount of learning should be variable. Instead, they should turn that around. Learning should be the constant and time should be variable. Witness the school day that begins at 7:55 A.M. and ends at 3:10 P.M. – everyday. Witness…

  • The Dangerous School Board

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    Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education under President George W. Bush and the Houston general superintendent who hired me to be a middle school principal, once told me that there was only one public education governance body that hadn’t felt any type of reform pressure over the past 50 years – and that was the…