Good morning, CharterFolk. In January, I wrote the first post of the year: The Great Disconnect of 2021 – Public Education’s Year of Reckoning. In it, I presented 2021 as the year when it becomes plain that the overlap between what public education offers and the bare minimum that parents will accept has approached the
Good morning, CharterFolk. Lots going on in Charterland. Before we get to today’s post, though, I want to offer another thank you to Nate Durant for his piece about how to rethink summer school. In it, he basically argues for providing students greater agency over their own educational experience. We are in a period when
Good morning, CharterFolk. Another special thanks to Ben Austin for his provocative post from yesterday about how we can get on the offensive again regarding our quest for improved public education for all students. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, I hope you’ll check it out today. Let’s get on to