Students’ grades for the first period of the 2020-21 academic year are being recorded and we are seeing stories from around the country about an unprecedented rise in F’s.
Is anybody surprised?
Source: More students got F’s in first term of school year – The Washington Post
A striking number of children are asking Santa for essentials like food, healthcare, or even housing for their families
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI — The annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and Christmas Bazaar fundraiser on Mackinac Island will look a little different this year, but still maintain the same spirit.
Source: How to watch Mackinac Island’s virtual tree lighting – mlive.com
Several months into the new school year, the question remains: Is remote learning going better this fall than it was in the spring?
The unions are angry over reports that Biden is considering Emanuel for a cabinet post, pointing to his clashes with workers in Chicago.
Source: Transport Unions: Rahm Emanuel Leading DOT Would Be “Betrayal”
There are plenty of reasons to focus attention and concern on President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for Secretary of Education. After all, VP Biden was part of the administration that gave us Arne Duncan as secretary, a choice universally panned by teachers. Public education advocates are hoping that Biden will give us a career educator with the leadership chops to manage a federal department that has been up against the ropes for a few years.
But the department needs more than just a solid secretary at the helm. It needs a mechanism in place that will help it hear teachers.
Education policy discussions in this country suffer from too many loud voices of education amateurs.
Source: This Is More Important To The Education Department Than Biden’s Choice Of Secretary