On the sound & fury of the school reopening debate: A thread in which I argue we are asking the wrong questions, and lay out the questions I wish we were asking. 1/

We have an opportunity to reshape education; to rethink the systems and structures put in place to engage, evaluate, track, and teach our kids; to redefine what our students need to be learning (#BHM365) and what learning looks like (#SEL #PBL). If not now, when?

In MA we're "lucky," we have a paid family leave law, but municipalities are exempt, and none in MA voted to opt in. That's why municipal workers, like Boston public school teachers, don't get paid parental leave, instead we save up sick days. Charlie Baker, let's change that.

Not every school is funded equally and COVID has shone a bright light on those inequities. We have to deal with the fact that a lot of schools already had poor infrastructure and ventilation far before COVID and need to be brought up to speed. x.com/AFTunion/statu…

The research is in: Second grade social studies students from low-income communities in 24 project-based learning classrooms gained the equivalent of 5-6 months more learning than peers in non-PBL classrooms. #LearningWeNeed U-M Marsal Family School of Education

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What you need to know about standardized testing - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/education/2021…

Keeping the focus on race means pushing educators to reflect, take constructive feedback, and commit to evolving their practice. Join my Teach Plus fellows in our anti-racist workshop tomorrow 3/25 (5:00pm): teachplus.tfaforms.net/328052 Takeru “TK” Nagayoshi, Ms. “Owls” (Alves), M.Ed, ME, Tasha Jones, I AM

Many students who chose to come back are choosing to go remote again. Hybrid teaching and learning have stripped joy from education for many teachers and students. How can we safely bring the joy back into schools? chalkbeat.org/2021/4/22/2239…

On this #MothersDay2021, remember that the US: —Doesn’t have guaranteed paid maternity leave —Doesn’t guarantee paid sick days for workers (unlike nearly 200 other countries) —Doesn't have a subsidized, widely accessible system of childcare trib.al/cUuDiT2

bostonglobe.com/2021/08/01/met… As someone who pre-pandemic did the work of making sure every student on my caseload (100 students--small) had a summer plan--- this work NEEDS to start in Jan/Feb in order to be successful and it takes a TON of time. May is just too late.

This #HispanicHeritageMonth , we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx Teach Plus teacher leaders―as well as the contributions of those who helped foster the success of today’s Hispanic and Latinx educators and students. Teach Plus MA Cristina Stanojevich

It’s quite concerning that BostonPublicSchools says no more masks for @tbaupdates , you’ve had your share. Students come through our doors every day in need of a mask. We have to do better!

Intetesting...definitely curious how these researchers will "help district leaders analyze student performance data throughout the school year," and how this differs from data-driven instruction strategies that have shown no impact on student outcomes. the74million.org/article/once-i…

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GO ELINALD!!! Representing TechBoston Academy as he joins the Class of 2026 at Princeton University!!

In general, Detroit students miss more school on warmer days in the spring and colder days in the winter—with the impact largest for students who miss school the most. education.wayne.edu/detroit_ed_res… Building repairs and upgrades for adequate heating and AC are essential!

“What if I told you there’s a man-made policy that’s caused pandemic and Katrina-sized learning loss?” New from me today ⁦Detroit Free Press⁩ 👇 freep.com/story/opinion/…