Good day, CharterFolk.
After a little hiatus imposed on us by busy work schedules, Andy and I are back with a new WonkyFolk Recording.
Here is a link to the podcast.
For those of you wanting to see us in our hoodies, here’s a link to the recording on youtube.
Here are some of the topics we discuss:
- We start out talking about impressions from the ASU-GSV Conference
- At 17:00, we shift focus to Andy’s highly read “Buck Up” post at Eduwonk, which then leads to a broader discussion about ed reformers not understanding our own history of progress and how that may be taking spring out of our collective step.
- At the 28 minute mark, we begin talking about the role of advocates and how many of us have lacked the crispness we need on vision and policy matters.
- At 35:20, Andy asks whether charter schools face an existential crisis.
- At 39:00, we begin discussing whether the Biden Administration is risking losing swing voters given its education policies.
- We end discussing whether ed reformers have put ourselves in a communications box.
Notes
- ASU-GSV “Brave New World” keynote from Michael Moe
- Vinod Khosla interview from ASU-GSV
- “Buck Up!” article from Eduwonk
- Economist on YouGov Poll
- The live WonkyFolk episode where we both praise Starlee: Video | Audio
- Eduwonk’s Public Relationists V. Achievement Realists
- Article about Proposal to change a school in Gainesville, Florida to selective admissions
- CharterFolk post about charter school history not being “a bucket of ashes.”