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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extemper’s preparation for this year’s national tournament.
Why did the Common Core State Standards fail? @tomloveless99 discusses the reasons and looks ahead to the future of U.S. education reform. https://t.co/xABALqyesH
— Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) March 29, 2021
Republican lawmakers across the U.S. have passed bills to block curriculums that emphasize systemic racism. Their campaign has targeted “critical race theory,” which many conservatives portray as accusing white Americans of being individually racist. https://t.co/bDlNQHFkBZ
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) June 3, 2021
In 29 states and the District of Columbia, sex education is legally mandated, but LGBTQ-inclusive sex education is not available for most students, according to a new report. https://t.co/HlBSve8wax
— U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) June 2, 2021
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday evening that first lady Jill Biden is leading the way on education reform, such as a new proposal calling for free community college tuition for two years https://t.co/2RBg2EfGoU
— POLITICO (@politico) April 29, 2021
“Entry-level Facebook engineers earn well over $100,000. On average nationally, teachers start at under $40,000,” writes Colette Coleman.
https://t.co/PBpeGZtEKi— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) May 31, 2021
The fight over how schools are handling America’s history with race and discrimination continues to heat up.
But what does it mean when people say it’s part of a seemingly endless culture war?https://t.co/I7NO615Dli
— Education Week (@educationweek) June 2, 2021
A long-simmering crisis of mental health struggles among students has been magnified by the pandemic, and most teachers are not adequately prepared to deal with it as campuses reopen.https://t.co/m7xNsTTiPL
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 31, 2021
CPS to take back “turnaround” schools: Controversial program that saw schools shift to private operators and teachers fired is being dismantled https://t.co/CEcW5unZPv
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) May 31, 2021
“Teachers, administrators, and policymakers need to take a deeper look at how to promote equity in our reporting systems to best meet the needs of all our learners,” writes a teacher. #EWOpinionhttps://t.co/VWreHQsQQ6
— Education Week (@educationweek) June 3, 2021
Some call it a binary choice: You either support teachers or charter schools. But as a former teachers union president, I can tell you it isn’t, writes @GParkerDC https://t.co/YS4NpoT6tc
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) May 31, 2021
Many teachers are joining union leaders in wanting to return to full in-person learning in the fall. What made them come around? https://t.co/VSZRRwIEsG
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 27, 2021