Tag: teachers
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Friday News Roundup
It’s Friday. Time for the News Roundup. Several Bills Filed to Weaken Vaccine Mandates as More Texas Families Opt Out of Immunizations (The Texas Tribune) It used to be that you were vaccinated, or you couldn’t attend public school. I don’t remember my parents or other parents making a stink about choosing not to be…
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Politics Versus Learning
Misinformation. Disinformation. It happens everywhere, and Iowa is no exception. No, you aren’t re-reading yesterday’s article, but the first two lines of both posts are the same – because providing reliable information to young learners and their families is under attack everywhere, including the Hawkeye State. The latest example of misinformation comes from the Iowa…
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Who’s Behind the Curtain?
Misinformation. Disinformation. It happens everywhere, and Iowa is no exception. Recently the Iowa Department of Education announced that the Hawkeye State’s science standards would no longer refer to “climate change” and instead refer to the phenomenon as “climate trends.” At the same time “biological evolution” would become “biological evolution over time.” The Des Moines Register…
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Friday News Roundup
It’s Friday! Time for the News Roundup. Administration Officials Unveil Education Plan with Just 5 School Districts Statewide (Vermont Digger) Vermont has long prided itself on small public school districts that responded to the needs of the townspeople they served. But recently Vermont’s schools have run into budgetary challenges that have caused many to ask…
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Coaching Learners Up
I’ve said it before. I’ll say it again. Everyone needs a coach. A coach helps you set goals. A coach helps you define your work. A coach helps you plan your path. A coach is there to provide feedback once you begin executing your plan. A coach is there to help you assess your progress…
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Looking Into a Crystal Ball
Donald Trump is the second President of the United States to serve two non-successive terms., along with Grover Cleveland. Although public education has never been a priority of Trump’s, it might be worth looking at the issues that could become important over the next four years. Last week, The 74’s Linda Jacobson outlined controversial school…
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Spinning Tires in Iowa
As most ABPTL readers know, I spend a lot of time in Des Moines, Iowa. Last week the Des Moines Public Schools released a five-year district improvement plan designed to improve learning for kids enrolled in the Iowa’s largest district. The Des Moines Register reported that, “The Des Moines Public Schools community has received its…
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Friday News Roundup
It’s Friday, and it’s going to hit 50 degrees in Iowa! Time for the News Roundup. New Research: Done Right, Virtual Tutoring Nearly Rivals In-Person Version (The 74) According to The 74 this week, “High-dosage, in-person tutoring gets results, recent research suggests. But as federal funding for remediation dries up and school struggle to raise…
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OOOOOOOOK-lahoma!
And then there’s Oklahoma. A few days ago I shared a story about the Los Angeles Unified School District and their attempts to assist undocumented immigrant families by educating them about their rights and establishing district policies intended to protect young learners during school time. But Oklahoma is a different place and a different story.…
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Social Emotional Learning is All Right
Social-emotional learning (SEL), like other subjects in our ultra-partisan country, has unfairly been criticized by the conservative right as being something it’s not – some type of “woke” movement designed to brainwash our youth to think a certain way. What makes SEL especially interesting these days is that, even though it’s criticized by some as…
A Better Path to Learning 