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Over the last 25 years, Texas has adopted the science of reading to help children across the state learn how to read. Read about the history and status, of these efforts to improve reading for Texas kids in THE 74 https://lnkd.in/eWacdqUP #TexasReads #ReadingForAll #EducationMatters #ReadingInitiative #ReadingProgram #TexasEducation #ChildhoodLiteracy #ReadingSuccess

In a new white paper, Rucker Johnson and Ary Amerikaner unpack how school integration is inextricably linked to the equitable provision of school resources and emphasize the need for a recommitment to integrated & well-resourced public schools. Read it here: https://buff.ly/3Rbw4Bj

"Not a single state had universal school choice prior to 2021. In the past three years, 11 states have enacted it. This is a monumental achievement—and more victories for America's children are imminent." Check out this essay, which is an adapted excerpt from Corey A. DeAngelis' new book, The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools: https://lnkd.in/gADwkNtc #SchoolChoice

Teaching the human story is a key component of Echoes & Reflections pedagogy. Our collection of testimonies of survivors and witnesses provided by USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education can help translate statistics into personal stories. Learn more about the value and impact of these important resources and access here: https://hubs.li/Q02PvJFY0

I read this book on vacation last week, and highly recommend it. The timeless principles can be applied in your family, career, and community, and could help change the world through people, whether you’re in business, education, politics, or ministry.

In our latest Faculty in Focus video, Associate Professor Dan Player explores why defining a problem is essential to public policy analysis, using the educator shortage in K-12 schools as a case study. Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/e5vs2GY7

Head over to our school's blog spot, The Lion's Den, to check out this insightful piece recently written by our ED! Oh, and don't forget to answer the poll question at the bottom 😉 🔗: https://lnkd.in/dxWyfSQn #teachingwhatmatters #criticalconversations #educationalreform #LEA #GoLions!

Today is an exciting day. A little more than a year ago, the small classical school that I had the pleasure of serving announced it would cease operations. It was a tough call, but the right one. There was no one decision, event, or person that lead to its closure. Several decisions that didn't work out, some decisions that weren't made, and a tough market were all contributors. The months leading up to the decisions were quite positive and exciting, we felt momentum, but we also knew a significant change would have to be made. We believed that the school would need to adopt a cottage school (less than 5 days a week) option or shift to only offering that. There just wasn't enough gas in the tank to make the change, and tough decisions had to be made. In the middle we asked, what was the purpose of all the planning for a cottage school? The day the school announced it was closing a small group of parents and teachers began discussing how they could continue to do school together. Out of those conversations, The Oaks Classical Cottage School was born. It's the first cottage style school in our region. Tonight, our head of school will give a state of the school report that will share the details of how the year has gone so very well. Healthy financials, engaging faculty, a collaborative and fun board, and enrollment that is proof positive that there's a market for a school that teaches truth and values the family here in the river region. And me? Well, I get to be the lawyer in downtown USA, helping folks make decisions that impact the future of their loved ones, something I've always dreamed of doing. Going through a rough patch? Something far better is on the other side. #headofschool #classicalchristian #cottageschool #classicalschool

Free speech matters, this conversation matters

LIGHT SENSITIVITY: Discrimination Beth "I also had sensory issues too which affected me during my time at school, such as not being able to read whiteboards/white paper and worksheets, since the white would reflect the light of the room and makes things so bright it was like trying to read while someone was shining a torch in your eye." https://lnkd.in/gSTiZ6gP. Excerpt from my PhD thesis:- "Negation of light sensitivity is like racism, a consequence of systemic cultural practices. Salter, Adams, and Perez in their discussion of systemic racism, suggest changing the water not the fish.[i] Similarly, light is the environment in which students swim or sink, and it is preferable to change toxic light rather than trying to change the student.[ii] However, school students, even if they are aware that light in the classroom bothers them, lack the resources to protest. Furthermore, low literacy levels have been associated with ‘learning difficulty’, thus both school students and adults in tertiary institutions are reluctant to complain about difficulty with reading in particular lighting conditions. This legacy of a cultural belief reinforces strategies of agenda denial. The concept of ‘learning difficulty’ is locked-in and the concept of light sensitivity is locked out. “Something is stuck at the cognitive level”[iii] and this cognitive barrier impedes setting people with Light Sensitivity on a government agenda. Dr Jacqui Shepherd, Michelle Lansdowne MBA, Guy Kornetzki, Dr Shelley James - The Light Lady, Light Aware [i] Phia S. Salter, Glenn Adams, and Michael J. Perez, “Racism in the Structure of Everyday Worlds: A Cultural-Psychological Perspective,” Association for Psychological Science 27, no. 3 (2018). [ii] Mogas-Recalde and Palau, “Classroom Lighting.” [iii] Kim van Nieuwaal, “Institutional Path Dependence: A Resistance to Controversies,” in The Hidden Dynamics of Path Dependence, eds. Georg Schreyögg and Jörg Sydow (Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).