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"American students will not benefit from denial, but they also won’t magically learn more or better as a result of haphazard institutional dismantlement." Center on Reinventing Public Education crpe.org/eliminating-th…

Five years ago today.

📌Last week marked five years since the pandemic began shutting down schools, so we're taking a look back at some of our key rapid response work, hot takes from Robin Lake , and more. 🧵 1/2

First: a look back at the first 10 days of the COVID-19 education crisis. Schools were, on the whole, not prepared for remote learning. What did we learn from the chaos of closures? Read more in The 74. bit.ly/4bUzhyk. 2/2

Months, I thought! "These are not easy challenges, but if we don’t tackle them head-on, we may face the daunting task of trying to help millions of students recover months of lost learning time."

📌 Pandemic look back: The first U.S. district to go remote: How Northshore School District acted early, trained teachers, and supported families to minimize disruption. Innovation was key. Read Robin Lake's deep dive: bit.ly/4hmjZDR

It's really crazy to think back on these early days.

Pretty clear that NAEP can't be done w/ IES in its current state. After Gutting Staff, Education Department Remains Quiet on Future of NAEP Test The 74 the74million.org/article/after-…

If you're wondering how the Education Department is going to administer NAEP, The Nation's Report Card with just one testing expert left on its staff, you're not alone. Greg Toppo @the74 the74million.org/article/after-…

3/ What must come next? Robin Lake outlines ed's "unfinished business:" ✅ Rapid intervention for struggling students ✅ Rethinking school staffing & teacher support ✅ Expanding alternative learning models ✅ Shifting how we track & share student progress bit.ly/4iSH5Tt

How close are we to artificial general intelligence (AGI)? Robin Lake reflects on this as well as new research, commentary, AI tools, and more in her latest Think Forward: Learning With AI newsletter: crpe.substack.com/p/how-close-ar…

We examined how schools of ed are preparing future teachers for AI in the classroom—the result? “Inertia, skepticism and a frustratingly slow pace of change.” Ed schools need to step up quickly, Robin Lake & Steven Weiner say—or risk obsoletion. The 74 bit.ly/4l8BkTA

Mighty words and leadership from Alberto M. Carvalho.

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"We need schools that create no dead-ends for students, but encourage students to explore early on what kind of real world career they can imagine for themselves." Read my colleague Chelsea Waite's excellent interview with Vox. vox.com/explain-it-to-…

Feds want states to certify their schools have ended DEI by Thursday or risk losing fed $. 1/3 confirm yes 1/3 will decline 1/3 we don't know yet Will be a legal battle. Map per Education Week

📉Math scores have been declining for over a decade—and Covid didn't help. Now, can AI tools help address the math crisis? Robin Lake explores this and more in her latest Think Forward: Learning With AI newsletter. crpe.substack.com/p/can-ai-help-…