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‘Screens in Schools Action Kit’ to Help Parents Push Back Against Edtech Overuse

February 21, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 2 Comments

Parents and educators worry about how much time students spend facing digital devices. Here is a useful resource to help children live lives that aren’t dominated by screen use. Contact: Seth Evans, Chair, (seth@commercialfreechildhood.org) Screens in Schools Work Group, Children’s Screen Time Action Network Advocates Release ‘Screens in Schools Action Kit’ to Help Parents Push […]

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Glamorous Superintendents Who Stand On School Wreckage

October 5, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 10 Comments

The school superintendent, called CEO after the school/business takeover, is considered the superman or woman of the school district. Sometimes they are elected, but more often they are appointed by school boards. There are still some great school superintendents. But there are many others who seem to be less a public servant (superintendent) and more […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Broad Academy, Digital Instruction, School Superintendent Perks, School Superintendent Salaries, Superintendent Salaries, Teacher Cuts, Teacher Salaries

New Assessment Aligning Students with Severe Disabilities to Common Core

April 28, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 14 Comments

There is new Common Core assessment claiming to be “rigorous” for students with severe cognitive disabilities. Do students with severe disabilities need rigor? The assessment is being likened to a “journey” like a beautiful trip. Or, is it a trip to nowhere? It touts accountability, but I see no safety net for students if they […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Behavioral Modification, Common Core, Competency-Based Education, Digital Instruction, Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM), E-Learning, Embedded Assessment, high-stakes testing, National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC), Online Instruction, Personalized Learning, rigor, Rigorous, Severe Cognitive Disabilities, special education

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21 Mar

The Science of Scarcity and Sleep that Education Reformers (Want to) Ignore https://radicalscholarship.com/2023/03/20/the-science-of-scarcity-and-sleep-that-education-reformers-want-to-ignore/ via @plthomasEdD

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20 Mar

Things to ponder about the current discussions around SOR. From ChatGPT @ChatwithGPT
https://nancyebailey.com/2023/03/19/what-does-chatgpt-say-about-the-science-of-reading-it-may-surprise-you/?fbclid=IwAR0Fhkczq46nJq8n5ob1q2xF5Q9aFc9ya04TEgYCaVTyEElEQg_UbWfoROY

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I asked ChatGPT "Is the 'science of reading' settled science that determines how reading should be taught?" Here's the response. https://nancyebailey.com/2023/03/19/what-does-chatgpt-say-about-the-science-of-reading-it-may-surprise-you/

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20 Mar

"The privatization movement has been strategically designed...by billionaires and their fellow investors for specific purposes: to lower their own tax burden, and ideologically to dismantle public education." @NPEaction @NancyEBailey1 @TheAndySpears
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"Let’s honor our students by providing them free quality democratic public schools that reject no one." @NancyEBailey1 https://bit.ly/3FE0KFA

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