School Boards for Academic Excellence

School Boards for Academic Excellence is an organization dedicated to transforming the American education system by prioritizing student academic achievement.

[School Boards for Academic Excellence @SBAENetwork]

Report cards and school rankings are often confusing and don't accurately reflect academic achievement.
https://t.co/x95ijZTam9

[Chalkbeat @Chalkbeat]

City councilmembers said the budget vote amounts to the district doubling down on the school closure plan. https://t.co/zTYK9DDCHw

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Jefferson County Public Schools continues to violate Title IX and ignore legal obligations to protect female students.

To come into compliance, the district must restore Title IX protections or risk further enforcement action.

READ MORE: https://t.co/z2U1N3Z2gk

[The Lion @ReadTheLion]

‘No longer the most powerful voice in the room’: Study finds teacher unions losing influence, especially in red states https://t.co/eLZUWlXBmn

[Joanne Jacobs @JoanneLeeJacobs]

Prof teaches middle- and high-school reading skills to 1st-yr college students with very short attention spans.
https://t.co/U7A4ZiHM0e

@VodkaPundit @susancrabtree @esanzi @natwexler @Dale_Chu @rickhess99 @MichaelPetrilli @MrDanielBuck @karenvaites

[Marguerite Roza @MargueriteRoza]

Here are the slides and recording from our recent webinar on Ed Freedom Tax Credit Scholarships
https://t.co/ZwY3MowXZs

[Fordham Institute OH @OhioGadfly]

Traditional district school supporters are attempting to score short-term political points by conjuring up a disingenuous fiscal narrative. @a_churchill22 sets the record straight (again) and explains why their efforts are harmful to the ongoing school funding conversation in Ohio.

https://t.co/0VPimTSmqg

[Patrick McIlheran @PaddyMacMke]

Reminder: This would mean telling the families of 60,000 Wisconsin kids they're kicked out of their schools and they have to go to a school they don't want.

And for taxpayers, it means about $6,000 more in costs per kid, just so you know.
https://t.co/rfd28iyKkn

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

College professor says that his students struggle to finish even a 20 page reading

We're cooked

[Joanne Jacobs @JoanneLeeJacobs]

The polite kid who never learned to read got her first F in 8th grade. "Kind" teachers who passed her along failed her. https://t.co/GcWJkjJVCz

[The 74 @The74]

.@ChadAldeman: Oklahoma student performance is declining. Charter schools are an exception https://t.co/yHBT1Oug72

[AZ Women of Action @AZWomenofAction]

📣 Arizona parents — important update on our library advocacy work from our latest blog!

Maricopa County Library District (@MaricopaConnect) has made meaningful progress to strengthen parental rights and protect children through their Parental Choice program.

• Explicit sex-ed books moved from kids’ low shelves to a high shelf in the adult section.
• Parents can link accounts to monitor what their children borrow.
• Powerful opt-out tools for risky materials.
Parents can now OPT-OUT of entire concerning categories like all Juvenile materials or targeted ones such as social science!

While we prefer opt-in policies, these are positive advances with more work ahead. Let @MaricopaCounty Library District serve as a working model for other public library districts.

Read the blog!
https://t.co/jpLQRfVwtA

#Libraries #ProtectKids #ParentalRights

[The 74 @The74]

The push to delay kindergarten may be more hype than trend, according to a recent NWEA analysis.

Read more from @ByEmilyTate here: https://t.co/2OxzGS1FWu

[Mackinac Center @MackinacCenter]

Standardized test scores for Michigan students are on an alarming downward trend. Yet high school graduation rates are rising. These conflicting trends raise serious questions about the standards public schools use to measure academic success. https://t.co/sew46dqzGi

[Will Flanders @WillFlandersWI]

When looking at the school staffing data in Wisconsin, it's no surprise that many charter schools are near the top in having the fewest staff per student. These schools have $1000s less per kid & often get better results by focusing on outcomes instead of growing bureaucracy.

[School Boards for Academic Excellence @SBAENetwork]

As our summer conference approaches, we want to highlight our conference sponsors. We appreciate their commitment to education reform and improving academic outcomes. Today’s profile is ‘The Tuttle Twins.’

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[School Boards for Academic Excellence @SBAENetwork]

School board members play an essential role in curriculum adoption. Knowing and understanding the curriculum is a crucial part of that task.
https://t.co/N4Xa6njuE7
@educationgadfly

[Marguerite Roza @MargueriteRoza]

Come January, there's a new source of funding for districts who want it.

We're doing a 30-Min Webinar on how districts can tap federal tax credit scholarships

Tues. June 2 at 1pm ET / 10am PT

Register here: https://t.co/hX6cq6sDIC

[Patrick McIlheran @PaddyMacMke]

State aid to Wisconsin school districts to help pay for special education has been soaring for several years. https://t.co/R6RaDbARb3

[Joanne Jacobs @JoanneLeeJacobs]

Testing reveals "uncomfortable truths." Pretending kids are doing fine when they're not isn't "equity." https://t.co/BmxvOY1aqO