What’s News in Education

• Flood of online learning resources overwhelms teachers; Sarah Schwartz, Ed Week, March 25, 2020
• Remember, Online Learning Isn’t the Only Way to Learn Remotely; Kate Ehrenfeld Gardoqui, Ed Week, March 16, 2020
• When teaching media literacy, which news sources are credible? Even teachers don’t agree; Stephen Sawchuk, Ed Week, March 5, 2020
• Arnett: Has online learning really disrupted K-12 education in the U.S.? The answer is yes — and No. Here’s Why; Thomas Arnett, LA School Report, March 3, 2020
• Rotherham: Phonics. Whole language. Balanced literacy. The problem isn’t that we don’t know how to teach reading — it’s politics; Andrew Rotherham, LA School Report, March 2, 2020
• Plan to cut PE test — and its body-fat measurement — in California sparks debate; Carolyn Jones, EdSource, March 2, 2020
• What a Sacramento school leader learned about the value of aligning curriculum, teacher-student expectations and broader supports to help the “whole child”; Kari Wehrly, LA School Report, February 10, 2020
• The science of talking in class; Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report,  February 3, 2020
• Impeachment trial a ‘teachable moment’ for government, history teachers; Ali Tadayon, EdSource, January 31, 2020
• Commentary: Read all about it: The ‘reading wars’ are back in America’s education salons; Jay Matthews, The Washington Post, January 31, 2020
• Advocates for science-based reading instruction worry California plan sends the wrong message; Sarah Schwartz, Ed Week, January 30, 2020
• Report: Climate change literacy, early childhood focus shaping STEM in 2020 ; Naaz Modan, EducationDIVE, January 24, 2020
• Analysis: Students Who Are Lagging Behind Need Both Grade-Level Content and Personalized Learning. How 3 Schools Are Making It Happen; Sarah Johnson, Amber Oliver and Robert Schwartz, The 74, January 21, 2020
• A study on teaching critical thinking in science; Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report, January 13, 2020
• Writing Helps Grow Readers; Larry Ferlazzo, Ed Week Teacher, January 7, 2020
• Aylesworth: We’re teaching STEM wrong — but any teacher can do it right. It’s about trial and error, doing things & watching them not work; Hilary Aylesworth, LA School Report, January 7, 2020
• Sure, We Teach History. But Do We Know Why It’s Important?;  Andrew Ujifusa, Big Ideas, January 7, 2020
• Teachers, the Robots Are Coming. But That’s Not a Bad Thing; Kevin Bushweller, Big Ideas, January 7, 2020
• The Biggest Myth About Math; Sarah D. Sparks, Big Ideas, January 7, 2020
• Studying Religious Texts in School Is Bad. And Good; Stephen Sawchuk, Big Ideas, January 7, 2020
• Writing Directly Benefits Students’ Reading Skills; Larry Ferlazzo, Ed Week Teacher, January 5, 2020