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7-21-22 Education in the News

NY Times--New Reading Curriculum Is Mired in Debate Over Race and Gender

Lucy Calkins’s curriculum was meant to bring phonics to struggling students. But its publication has been stalled after a debate over whether to accommodate conservative state laws.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/us/lucy-calkins-race-gender-curriculum.html

Dana Goldstein| July 21, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ET

 

Education Week--How to Solve Teacher Shortages, and 3 Other Takeaways From the AFT Convention

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-to-solve-teacher-shortages-and-3-other-takeaways-from-the-aft-convention/2022/07

Madeline Will — July 19, 2022

 

Education Dive--Improving belonging, social-emotional wellness requires coordination across all levels of K-12

Asking for students’ perspectives and making them feel appreciated can boost wellbeing for those with and without disabilities.

https://www.k12dive.com/news/how-schools-can-foster-student-belonging-and-inclusivity/627653/

Kara Arundel Senior Reporter| Published July 19, 2022

 

The Hechinger Report--OPINION: Let’s start thinking about climate change as a modern educational problem — and solve it

Framing this crisis differently could open up new solutions

https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-lets-start-thinking-about-climate-change-as-a-modern-educational-problem-and-solve-it/

Hunter Gehlbach July 19, 2022