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The Kids Aint Reading… Does It Matter?
Data from both the US and UK shows that reading for pleasure is on the decline for kids of all ages, and adults too. For the youngest children, time …
11 months, 1 week ago
What’s the Purpose of High School?
This Week: A fascinating piece in Chalkbeat breaks down some of the pros and cons of states adopting varied graduation pathways to a HS diploma. In a…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
College Board Says “No Racism Here” as it Ends Racial Identification for Key Scholarship Program
This Week: The College Board casts its lot with the most regressive, racist actors in our society by stripping race from consideration in its Nationa…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Should We Bring Back the Zero? Equitable Grading Today, and Trump Takes Two Ls This Week
This Week: Coming out of the pandemic, schools across the country implemented versions of more equitable grading practices. Today, as the immediate e…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
News Roundup! Confederates Confederating, Newsom Fails Ethnic Studies, Linda Drops Ball on Student Loan Payments, and Should College Students Go To Class??
This Week: Whew, it’s been a doozy of a week in American education. Today we do a bit of a news round up with analysis of the stories that resonated …
1 year ago
They Cheatin! Bombshell Piece Reveals Extent and Cost of College ChatGPT Use
This Week: Everywhere you turn nowadays we are bombarded within AI. From commercials to websites, to our smartphones, you can’t escape it. And neith…
1 year ago
HVAC Systems and Student Achievement, Plus the Latest in Right-Wing Shenanigans
This Week: What would it look like if the people, who claim to care so much about the welfare of the nation’s schools and children, actually spent th…
1 year ago
This Week in Education in Fascist America… The Resistance Gains (A Little) Momentum
This Week: DHS agents attempt to arrest kids from two Los Angeles elementary schools. The Trump admin unleashes demands that embody government overre…
1 year, 1 month ago
Throwback! AOTA Show on Flip the Script KPFK 90.7 with Vida Starr in 2019
This Week: Since Jeff is out there somewhere doing super-duper-dope-principal-leader-man things, we thought it’d be worthwhile to re-post this interv…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Wickedness Continues from DC, and Lessons on Privatization from Kanye’s School - Passing Period #153
This Week: Tired of the wickedness coming from DC? Us too. And, we’re gonna keep you updated on the latest. Trump threatened states with stripping fe…
1 year, 1 month ago