NR PLUS War on Charter Schools: The NEA’s Self-Defeating Platform By Daniel Buck December 4, 2020 The largest teachers’ union’s latest recommendation would functionally prohibit many charter schools, hurting students of color especially.
New York City Will Reopen Public Elementary Schools Next Week By Jim Geraghty November 30, 2020 What excuse does any school administrator anywhere else have?
De Blasio to Reopen NYC Elementary Schools amid Backlash By Brittany Bernstein November 30, 2020 After facing backlash for the abrupt school closures, de Blasio says 3K, Pre-K and grades K-5 can resume in-person classes on December 7.
New York May Have Closed Its Schools, but Lots of Places Never Opened Them at All By Robert VerBruggen November 24, 2020 Many, many kids are losing a huge chunk of their education and paying the price for it.
The COVID Kids By Lauren Fink November 24, 2020 School closures are putting a generation in danger, again.
NR PLUS A Teacher’s Defense of Betsy DeVos By Daniel Buck November 22, 2020 The media’s celebration over the impending end of her tenure is unfair and unwarranted.
Bill de Blasio Should Reopen New York City’s Schools By The Editors November 20, 2020 The city’s coronavirus problem is not being driven by the schools.
The Real-World Cost of Remote Learning By Frederick M. Hess & Matthew Rice November 20, 2020 A RAND survey of teachers reinforces widespread doubts about the remote-classroom environment.
NYC Closes Public School System after City Infection Rate Rises By Zachary Evans November 18, 2020 Mayor Bill de Blasio has repeatedly said that the city would close public schools if the seven-day average coronavirus positivity rate reached 3 percent.
How Britain Imported the American High School By Cameron Hilditch November 17, 2020 And how it’s caused problems ever since.