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Why Are Schools Opening When Covid-19 is Surging?

January 6, 2021 By Nancy Bailey 5 Comments

It has become a cruel joke. Shut everything down! Stay home! Cancel the holidays! Close everything! But open schools! Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious diseases expert, told Americans to stay home throughout the holiday season, avoid groups, wash hands, wear masks, and stay socially distanced. There’s a horrific death count in case […]

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Center for Disease Control (CDC), children and Covid-19, covid-19, Dr, Dr. Fauci, Dr. Wen, Princeton Study about Covid-19, Redfield, School openings, Superspreaders, the Coronavirus, the learning curve experiment

Guarded Hope and 7 Concerns for Public Education this New Year

January 4, 2021 By Nancy Bailey 12 Comments

We have a new President and a new education secretary and hope for the future of public education. Hope doesn’t come easy because schools face what appear to be insurmountable difficulties due to Covid-19. Also, wealthy individuals and groups who want school privatization are established in the system, mostly in dozens of anti-public school nonprofits, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: assessment, covid-19, School Infrastructure, Social Justice, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Shortage, the arts

Amplify and iReady Claim Kindergarten and First Grade “Reading Loss” to Profit From the Pandemic

December 30, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 6 Comments

Are kindergartners falling behind in reading due to the pandemic? Amplify and iReady want us to think so. But kindergarten teachers should not be forcing children to learn to read during the pandemic. They shouldn’t have been pushing them to read before Covid-19. Nor should kindergartners be forced to read after the coronavirus becomes a […]

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: Amplify, assessment, Covid Slide, covid-19, DIBELS, first grade reading, iReady, Kindergarten reading, profiting on reading, Reading Expectations, the Pandemic learning loss

How Has School Privatization Contributed to Mental Illness in Students Before and During Covid-19?

December 7, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

Mental illness in children existed before Covid-19. How many students are struggling with it during the pandemic? How did school privatization contribute to this phenomenon? Before Covid-19 A 2018 survey conducted by the National Association of Elementary School Principals noted that their top concern is the rising numbers of students with emotional problems and mental health […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Anxiety, children and teens, covid-19, depression, in-person school, mental health, Mental Illness, oppositional defiance disorder, public schools, Remote learning, school, School Privatization, special education, the arts

6 Critical Education Issues To Watch At Thanksgiving

November 25, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 8 Comments

This is a tough Thanksgiving, especially for those who are ill or have lost loved ones. I wish for everyone renewed hope and wellness and that you have family and loved ones to stay in touch with and enjoy. That even if you don’t, you’ll find love and comfort in your lives during these trying […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Biden-Harris administration, CDC Guidelines for Schools, covid-19, loss, President-elect Biden, public schools, school staff, Surge, Teach Plus, teachers, Thanksgiving, The Education Trust

Covid-19 Surges Worldwide While Schools Stay Open

November 7, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 2 Comments

Coronavirus cases are surging in this country and worldwide, yet in many places, schools remain open. Why? Whether or not to send students to school has been a continuous balancing act. Children miss out if they stay home. Their health, education, and safety could be in jeopardy. But they can also get sick by going […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Canada, covid-19, germany, ireland, Italy, Remote learning, Shri lanka, the u.k., the u.s.

PDK Gallup Polls and The Election: The Nation Needs Great Teachers!

November 2, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 8 Comments

If V.P. Joe Biden is elected, there will be a chance for public education to survive and teachers to get the support they need to serve America’s children. Reelect President Trump, and chances are public schools may end. Teachers who have been prepared to teach may leave the field for good. Gallup Polls show how […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: covid-19, education, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, PDK Gallup Polls, President Donald Trump, public schools, teacher quality, teachers, the pandemic, V.P. Joe Biden

Selling Charter School Class Size as “Innovative Medical Experimentation” During Covid-19

October 14, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 2 Comments

Efforts to destroy public schooling in America have not disappeared during the pandemic. While Education Secretary Betsy DeVos displays her hatred for public education, especially with Fairfax County public school teachers, DC Charter Schools are advertising innovations during the pandemic.  They’re promoting smaller class sizes as innovative medical experimentation. Their innovations, however, are not ingenious. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: charter schools, class size, Coronavirus and Schools, covid-19, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, innovation, pandemic, public schools

15 Strange and Scary Goings-On Surrounding Covid-19, Schools, and Teaching

October 12, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 1 Comment

How to handle a pandemic is a new territory for school officials and educators. Here are some observations of odd and downright scary practices surrounding the disease and school attendance. Adults online. Students are in-person. School board members meet online to discuss business. They’re worried about catching the virus, but they determine it’s best to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Catholic Schools, coronavirus, covid-19, hybrid teaching, in-person school, masks, plexiglass, principals, private schools, religious schools, Remote learning, simultaneously teaching, social distancing, standardized testing, teacher planning time, teachers

A Reply to an 8th Grader: 11 Reasons Related to Schools Why Citizens Argue

October 9, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

During the Vice Presidential debate, an 8th grader asked why American citizens can’t get along. She said all she sees is arguing between Democrats and Republicans, citizens fighting citizens and two candidates trying to tear each other down. She asked if they can’t get along, how do we [children] get along? I taught eighth-graders and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 8th Grader, Bullying, covid-19, disabilities, Health Care, President Trump, Racism, School Privatization, Sen. Harris, V.P. Debate, V.P. Pence

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NancyOsborne180Nancy Osborne@NancyOsborne180·
17 Jan

In order to restore students' voices we need to end the focus on high stakes standardized testing. See Nancy Bailey's six reasons why that's a good idea here:
https://nancyebailey.com/2021/01/14/6-ways-high-stakes-standardized-testing-destroys-student-voice/ #TBATs
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lauranbowmanLaura Bowman@lauranbowman·
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https://www.news4jax.com/health/2021/01/21/20-30-increase-in-local-children-infected-with-covid-19/

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22 Jan

@AngryCorinne @MeganSkerry @MassGovernor @GilletteStadium https://www.wsj.com/articles/europes-schools-are-closing-again-on-concerns-they-spread-covid-19-11610805601

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22 Jan

Well said, and many teachers agree. "I don't think it's safe for me, my students or any of our families to return now." @TeacherArthurG
http://nyceducator.com/2021/01/no-its-not-time-to-open-schools-full.html

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DianeRavitchDiane Ravitch@DianeRavitch·
22 Jan

Biden team picks a strong supporter of high-stakes testing, Ian Rosenblum, as Deputy Assistant Secretary for K-12. He never was a teacher. https://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/04/04/state-test-results-standards/486814002/
Is Biden breaking his promise to reduce insane testing regime?

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