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This is heartbreaking proof that US schools have lost the plot. (Literally)

I still talk about this!

I am depressed now. (By the fantastic Karen Vaites)

I am going to spend the rest of my days cheering people who finally, finally say this… Five* years after it needed to be said. Often by These Exact People. Pete Buttigieg *updates number annually

These stories are everywhere. Individual parents are incredulous about them. I keep wondering how that energy can be channeled into change in 14,000 school districts.

Outtake from the best meeting I had in the last week. Once, I coined the term “basal bloat” to describe this problem: overstuffed materials of highly variable quality. It pushes work to the teacher, who needs to do a bunch of curating. Which only works if the teacher is savvy

This thread is 😬

Karen Vaites Passing students who don't show up and do the work is "just crazy," says "A" student. Chicago teachers turn against no-zero grading. SF will start "equity grading" in fall. tinyurl.com/2dzx4kbh

Many ask for the best practice for implementing cell phone bans in school. Collecting them as kids walk in the door seems to work better than other policies. I hear a lot of people saying it’s a dumb approach. “It’s one more things schools have to buy to control a problem

The Wonders reading curriculum: “We fit everything but the kitchen sink, but Actual Whole Books… that’s a bridge too far.” Make it make sense. 🤷‍♀️

Applauding your "basal bloat" term! Right on the nose.

Pretty brutal juxtaposition of reading scores for Maryland and Mississippi, among students who qualify for free and reduced lunch. (Brutal for Maryland.) Via Emily Hanford at #EWA25

This is so on-brand for Kelley K. 😂 From a thread lamenting the persistent use of curricular materials from Teachers Pay Teachers, a vast warehouse of mostly-uninspiring materials. (Think Worksheet Warehouse)

Fun Fact: Every state compares unfavorably to Mississippi in this type of chart. Every. Single. State. Comparing reading performance for underprivileged students: