There are many policy issues involving our education system and its needs for improvement. One way to gauge this need is to look at teachers and their opinions. A recent survey by Adopt a Classroom highlights teachers’ workloads and students’ … Continued
We honor both days of celebration because one is about the freedom of the country and one is about the freedom of people who were still not free in our country. And a really good question is why did we … Continued
For more than a hundred years, K-12 public schools have struggled to make schools worthy of educating all children well. Learning in schools works for many students who love to come to school, sit and listen, think about what it … Continued
I seem to be asking myself large questions about how our country will teach everyone these days. We educators cannot do it in the way we have been doing it, so this is really a question about our country’s will … Continued
There is only one question to ask today, and that is can we as a nation, protect our teachers and students? I don’t think the answer to this has been given. All of the previous answers to this question have … Continued
Yesterday the reporter Dana Goldstein of the New York Times published a piece called, “She Helped Transform Reading Lessons, Now She’s Backtracking.” Ms. Goldstein reports about how Lucy Caulkins has, “backtracked, retreated, and should apologize” for her best selling curriculum … Continued
Three people died in a Houston Flea Market and a California church today. And yesterday, an 18-year old targeted a black neighborhood in Buffalo and killed 10 people. “It’s just too much. I’m trying to bear witness but it’s just … Continued
With a resurgence of the pandemic—and the reminder of its lasting damage because we will mark 1 million who have died from it this week—it is time to declare a national emergency and organize a national crisis-response to identify and … Continued
For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 22, 2022 Contacts:Tony Pals, tpals@aera.net(202) 238-3235 Marla Koenigsknecht, mkoenigsknecht@aera.net(202) 238-3233 AERA Statement on the Significance of Academic Freedom in a Divisive Political Climate Felice J. Levine, AERA Executive DirectorNa’ilah Suad Nasir, AERA President, 2021–2022 February 22, 2022 Our democracy … Continued
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is meeting over the next two weeks in person in San Diego and virtually for members who cannot make the in-person meeting. The mission of AERA is: The American Educational Research Association (AERA), a … Continued