Our national review gives a snapshot of how 477 school districts across the country are currently planning for fall 2020 and how this varies based on district characteristics — mentioned on CNN by Robin Lake: crpe.org/publications/s…

New: England has funded a national tutoring program. Some experts say the U.S. should do so too, and the only real hope is the federal government chalkbeat.org/2020/8/10/2136…

For some, in person is a luxury. But for others, it's an emergency. We need to have more conversations about what types of learning actually work - in person (lectures, small groups, pairs), online (lectures, discussions), and solo (textbooks, software) - and for which students.

Opposition to reopening NYC schools on 9/10 is mounting from principals, who typically avoid politics. Principals union just sent a letter to BdB: "I write on behalf of NYC’s 6,400 school leaders urging you to heed their dire warnings concerning the city’s 9/10 reopening plan."

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Most of the personalized learning software out there is made for the convenience of districts and administrators. Maybe now that students have more agency we'll have software that puts them first - UI, wording, pacing... Every detail should cater to genuine student interest

These pods are another step towards unbundling education. Right now we expect schools to do so much besides educate - provide childcare, medical care, hot meals, rank/credential. If you just want the education part and have the money, pods make sense. nytimes.com/2020/08/14/us/…

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"A survey by the American Council on Education estimated that reopening this fall would add 10 percent to a college’s regular operating expenses, costing the country’s 5,000 some colleges and universities a total of $70 billion." nytimes.com/2020/08/15/us/…

Massive plan at Los Angeles Unified follows World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to "test, test, test" for the virus, even as Trump administration's Assistant Secretary for Health Giroir says not to do mass testing. nytimes.com/2020/08/16/us/…

Parents, Students and Teachers Give Britain a Failing Grade Over Exam Results nytimes.com/2020/08/14/wor…

Very excited to announce our Google Classroom integration! Teachers can import classes instantly. Grades are automatically reported in Classroom. Students can play adaptive games or teacher-created quizzes. Free for teachers! youtu.be/fGUamKwql9k

Hope we see a lot more experiments like this: dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…

For teachers of the game. Doug Lemov, who wrote Practice Perfect & Teach Like a Champion is one of the best at teaching teachers. Here are eleven things that helped our PGC directors, and can put you on a path to teaching mastery. (a thread)

BREAKING: NYC is delaying the start of school until Sept. 21. Delay of about 10 days. Teachers will go back next week for prep time.

My kid had an appt to take SAT in June, since canceled & rescheduled several times, just weeks before each appt. Because he has an accommodation, there are limited options & now he has appt in Oct (maybe) but 2 hour drive away. Do better for kids w accommodations, College Board!

Growth charts from actual users. When students practice for 6 hours, scores improve by an average of 100 SAT points.

Eliza Shapiro True. And attendance is really just a tiny start at asking the “actually learning” question.

Do games actually help kids learn math? mathchops.substack.com/p/students-are…