Just finished a great webinar with Christopher Tienken and Maree Sneed on how to leverage the 23-24 Supt Salary Data to negotiate contracts. I learned so much I feel like I could change career to legal counsel for supts.
Be sure to join us next year!

Useful review from Josh Cowen as he scrutinizes the issue of #SchoolVoucher users. It eviscerates attempts to minimize the fact that these programs are largely subsidies for #privateschool families instead of for families switching from #publicschools nepc.colorado.edu/review/switche…

During a seven-day span in April, three different federal agencies introduced three separate regulations with major implications for school district leaders. This month's edition of The Advocate has a recap of everything that has been released. aasa.org/advocacy/blog/…

With K-12 standardized testing season in full swing , we should remember that the results R predictable & may not be telling U what U think they R telling U about teaching and learning mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/2… #edchat FairTest #edpolicy #leadlap #satchat NPE Action NY BATs

Perhaps we should study the correlation betwween lower stress higher income and higher SAT scores.

I'll be hanging in Boston for a couple of days to talk about testing aand data.

Advocacy in Action! Tara Thomas breaks down the changes to the nutrition regulations from USDA 👇

Dive into the key highlights of the @usdagov latest rule on school meals with Tara Thomas! Watch as Tara breaks down what these changes mean for our schools and students.

Want more details? Tap the link for the full summary: aasa.org/advocacy/blog/…

AASA Advocacy #AdvocacyUpdate

1/2 Important to understand that deskilling teachers is at the heart of Direct Instruction. Its pioneer, uber-behaviorist Sig Engelmann, said, 'The teacher must be viewed as a consumer of instruction material.' Also: 'We don't give a damn about what the teacher thinks [or] feels'

The South Bergen Jointure Commission Bowling Team traveled to the Playdrome Bowling Ally in Toms River to compete against a veteran and skilled Bowling Team of Cape May County Special Services. Both schools loved the competition but enjoyed even more making new friends!

Shocking there are some people who are 'unsure' about this:

The breathtaking lifesaving impact of vaccines, in one chart
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Iowa’s 3 public universities are closing their DEI offices

Iowa State’s president said they’ve established learning communities so that ‘a young man, young white man, from rural Iowa, could find the place where they could belong’

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Jersey Jazzman Christopher Tienken Reality is that there data is flat out wrong. Our schools scores were so wrong it was laughable. We reached out to them but they don’t care. It’s a total sham.

Such a change “ would have been groundbreaking in terms of what it would mean to district budgets because we all know teachers work more than 40 hours,” said Noelle Ellerson Ng Noelle Ellerson Ng. On the #AASAadv app ed news feed. edweek.org/leadership/mor…

#BustEDpencils Blog.
This Thursday on Civic Media : Dive Back into 'Slaying Goliath' with Diane Ravitch
bustedpencils.blogspot.com/2024/04/this-t…
'*Slaying Goliath* still maps the path to victory for our schools.'
Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹 Coopmike48 (we/us) Paul Thomas Carol Corbett Burris

So private schools are free to teach reading however they determine it should be taught? Then there will be no state testing to determine if they know what they are doing? Good to know.

⚡️JUST NOW: “BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS!!!”

Chaos erupts in the Tennessee House as Republicans pass the Ryan Williams arming teachers bill against the will of the people, with hundreds of students and parents looking on.

Journalists should be asking municipal bond underwriters (and rating agencies) how they are assessing the risk of voucher movement on repayment of school district bonds. I personally think it increases repayment risk; rates will likely rise for new bond issues to reflect this

Maybe interesting for Christopher Tienken?

Outstanding question👇