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Education Unity? Save Democratic Public Schools!

November 10, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 3 Comments

Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris! How refreshing to hear a President speak of uniting the country and saving America’s democratic institutions. One of the largest institutions is the public school system, run by local school boards, supported by the states, with oversight and administration by the federal government. President Biden […]

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood, charter schools, data collection and privacy, Defending the Early Years, early childhood education, National Education Policy Center, Pay for Success, reading, School Buildings, school staff, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Preparation, Technology

Arne Duncan Continues to Push Dangerous Corporate School Reform

December 26, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 11 Comments

With Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, it might be tempting to see Arne Duncan as an educational expert, but Duncan has never formally studied education, or been a teacher. Duncan paved the way for DeVos. EdSurge recently brought us Arne Duncan’s 6 lessons about education. They are nothing but the same old corporate reforms that have […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Arne Duncan, class size, Corporate Reforms, early childhood education, Education in Other Countries, Finland, Jobs of the future, Lessons learned, Online assessment, Online testing, school-to-work, teachers, Technology

“Disruption” Using Technology is Dangerous to Child Development and Public Education

November 13, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 17 Comments

Public schools continuously change to keep up with progress. Technology has much to offer. But the idea that instruction should be disrupted using technology is putting students and the country at risk. It destroys the public school curriculum that has managed to educate the masses for decades. Disruption is a troubling word when referring to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: "Disruptive" Technology, Defending the Early Years "Online Toolkit", disruption, Disruption using technology, early childhood education, public schools, teachers, Teachers vs. Technology, Technology

My Blogging Anniversary: How Has School Reform Changed in Five Years?

August 21, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 17 Comments

I recently passed the five-year anniversary of when I started writing my blog. What has changed? In this post, I analyze some of the issues I’ve written about over the years. Then, I thank you for your support. Change or lack of change in education can seem dark and foreboding, but there’s a great deal […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 5th year anniversary, charter schoos, class size, Common Core, data, early childhood education, reading, recess, retention, Social Emotional Learning, special education, standardized testing, Technology, the arts, vouchers

The Power of Invented Spelling: Giving Children Control

May 16, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 11 Comments

What we’ve found over the years is there seemed to be something with kids who are doing invented spelling on their own that’s really helping them learn how to read. ~ Gene Ouellette, Associate Professor of Psychology at Mount Allison University It looks like it’s best to hand young children paper and pencil instead of […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Computers, early childhood education, Invented Spelling, Inventive Spelling, iPads, phonics, reading, Reading Instruction, Response to Intervention (RTI), spelling, Technology, writing

DeVos and False Claims of Failed Schools: How School Reform Hurts Children

March 1, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

The conviction that the best way to prepare children for a harsh, rapidly changing world is to introduce formal instruction at an early age is wrong. There is simply no evidence to support it, and considerable evidence against it. Starting children early academically has not worked in the past and is not working now. —David […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, child development, curriculum, early childhood education, False Claims About Public Schools, play, School Privatization, Technology

Finland’s School Reforms are Troubling: 4 Reasons Why

February 20, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 10 Comments

Finland’s new curriculum means that schoolchildren will no longer need to sit down quietly in classrooms, since they will instead be able to choose where and how they study. In future there will not necessarily be any traditional enclosed classrooms. —“The Truth About Finnish Schools” This is Finland Finland’s schools have been admired for years. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Cross-disciplines, early childhood education, Finland's Schools, HundrED, Literacy, play, Playful Learning Center, school reform, Technology

When P.E. and 12 Other Activities Masquerade as Recess

February 4, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 5 Comments

As state legislatures make mandates claiming to secure recess in schools, it is important to nail down what they mean when they define recess. There are a lot of canned activities and commercialized gimmicks parading as recess. It is important not to be duped into thinking your child is getting recess when they aren’t. Look […]

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: Activity, early childhood education, P.E., recess, Recess Gimmicks, School Breaks, State Recess Mandates, Tennessee Recess Bill, vouchers

Concerns about the New ESEA Reauthorization

November 28, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 6 Comments

Arne Duncan and others are bragging that both political parties get along when it comes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization. It is one big happy family when it comes to education. There was bipartisan agreement over No Child Left Behind too, and look what a colossal disaster that was. Now, with […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Business Involvement, Common Core, early childhood education, ESEA Reauthorization, Federal Role, FERPA, Partnerships, special education, State and Local Role, Student Privacy, Title II Funds, Title one Portability

My Dream About EDUCATION and the Democratic (or Republican) Debate

October 14, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

I fell asleep last night during the democratic debate and I dreamt this is how it all unfolded. The scary part was there were no answers to the questions  about education when I woke up. In my dream Anderson Cooper said: America’s democratic public schools, how we treat and instruct the next generation, our children, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Common Core, Democratic Debate and Education, early childhood education, ELL, Higher Education, privatization, special education, teaching, the arts, Virtual Education

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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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