David Weingartner
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Tucked into the weekly email to MPS parents was this update on the budget. A couple of thoughts… 🧵
January 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Tucked into the weekly email to MPS parents was this update on the budget. A couple of thoughts… 🧵
Reposted by David Weingartner
What if literacy held the key to justice? Join me in Chicago for my keynote, The Weight of Our Calling, as we uncover the urgent connection between reading proficiency and justice.
#RegisterToday #BookHotel www.thereadingleague.org/conference/
#RegisterToday #BookHotel www.thereadingleague.org/conference/
The Reading League Conference
Join education leaders and changemakers from across the globe for a multi-day conference focused solely on the science of reading.
www.thereadingleague.org
January 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
What if literacy held the key to justice? Join me in Chicago for my keynote, The Weight of Our Calling, as we uncover the urgent connection between reading proficiency and justice.
#RegisterToday #BookHotel www.thereadingleague.org/conference/
#RegisterToday #BookHotel www.thereadingleague.org/conference/
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“ALL IN” is the name of the documentary produced by St. Paul Public Schools where they name the reading crisis for what it is and share from the perspective of all stakeholders a deep and heart-felt examination of how their district is transforming literacy instruction for the better. 1/
December 17, 2024 at 4:51 AM
“ALL IN” is the name of the documentary produced by St. Paul Public Schools where they name the reading crisis for what it is and share from the perspective of all stakeholders a deep and heart-felt examination of how their district is transforming literacy instruction for the better. 1/
“ALL IN” is the name of the documentary produced by St. Paul Public Schools where they name the reading crisis for what it is and share from the perspective of all stakeholders a deep and heart-felt examination of how their district is transforming literacy instruction for the better. 1/
December 17, 2024 at 4:51 AM
“ALL IN” is the name of the documentary produced by St. Paul Public Schools where they name the reading crisis for what it is and share from the perspective of all stakeholders a deep and heart-felt examination of how their district is transforming literacy instruction for the better. 1/
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For some students, going to school when you are unable to read, is frequent and repetitive trauma.
#SteveDykstra #Dyslexia #RightToRead
#SteveDykstra #Dyslexia #RightToRead
December 9, 2024 at 2:49 AM
For some students, going to school when you are unable to read, is frequent and repetitive trauma.
#SteveDykstra #Dyslexia #RightToRead
#SteveDykstra #Dyslexia #RightToRead
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My district’s Special Education dept is being audited by a national org this week, including days of interviews with relevant stakeholder groups. Not surprised to hear there were no planned interviews with disabled adults who had received services.
There are now.
There are now.
Witnessed a fight where a disabled person asked folks to stop saying "special needs". Parents of disabled kids screamed it's a better word then disabled. A good reminder that abled parents of disabled children can do a lot of harm by assuming they know just as much about disability as the disabled.
December 8, 2024 at 4:38 AM
My district’s Special Education dept is being audited by a national org this week, including days of interviews with relevant stakeholder groups. Not surprised to hear there were no planned interviews with disabled adults who had received services.
There are now.
There are now.
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“The lawsuit alleges that the defendants falsely marketed their literacy products as “research-backed” & “data-based,” failed to “warn” consumers that the products lacked sufficient phonics instruction & continued to sell those products when they were inadequate.”
www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...
www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...
Lawsuit calls reading curriculum 'deceptive' and 'defective'
A class-action lawsuit filed in Massachusetts claims that the educational publishing company Heinemann falsely advertised its products as “research-backed” and “data-based.”
www.apmreports.org
December 4, 2024 at 8:51 PM
“The lawsuit alleges that the defendants falsely marketed their literacy products as “research-backed” & “data-based,” failed to “warn” consumers that the products lacked sufficient phonics instruction & continued to sell those products when they were inadequate.”
www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...
www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...
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Reading recovery: a longitudinal meta-analysis
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reading recovery: a longitudinal meta-analysis - Discover Education
Reading Recovery(RR) is a constructivist reading intervention used to provide tier 3 instruction to struggling readers in the first grade. The program has been previously evaluated and found effective...
link.springer.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Reading recovery: a longitudinal meta-analysis
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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“A product-liability case reaches beyond the secrecy of parents doing this over and over.”
A new class-action lawsuit alleges that Heinemann and three of its top authors - Lucy Calkins and Fountas&Pinnell - promoted “deceptive” and “defective” products. www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...
A new class-action lawsuit alleges that Heinemann and three of its top authors - Lucy Calkins and Fountas&Pinnell - promoted “deceptive” and “defective” products. www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...
Lawsuit calls reading curriculum 'deceptive' and 'defective'
A class-action lawsuit filed in Massachusetts claims that the educational publishing company Heinemann falsely advertised its products as “research-backed” and “data-based.”
www.apmreports.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:19 PM
“A product-liability case reaches beyond the secrecy of parents doing this over and over.”
A new class-action lawsuit alleges that Heinemann and three of its top authors - Lucy Calkins and Fountas&Pinnell - promoted “deceptive” and “defective” products. www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...
A new class-action lawsuit alleges that Heinemann and three of its top authors - Lucy Calkins and Fountas&Pinnell - promoted “deceptive” and “defective” products. www.apmreports.org/story/2024/1...
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A little work thread 🧵
Last spring, Minneapolis Public Schools faced a $100M+ budget deficit just as it brought in a new superintendent. I submitted a records request for documents given to the superintendent when she started. This is what I found out…
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/distri...
Last spring, Minneapolis Public Schools faced a $100M+ budget deficit just as it brought in a new superintendent. I submitted a records request for documents given to the superintendent when she started. This is what I found out…
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/distri...
District leadership opted for fewer budget cuts last spring, records show
Minneapolis Public Schools leadership opted to use more district reserves than recommended by the internal budget committee.
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news
December 3, 2024 at 12:48 AM
A little work thread 🧵
Last spring, Minneapolis Public Schools faced a $100M+ budget deficit just as it brought in a new superintendent. I submitted a records request for documents given to the superintendent when she started. This is what I found out…
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/distri...
Last spring, Minneapolis Public Schools faced a $100M+ budget deficit just as it brought in a new superintendent. I submitted a records request for documents given to the superintendent when she started. This is what I found out…
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/distri...
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This is a concise, useful piece about cuts recommended last year v those actually made. Which might be a peek into what *could* be back on the table this coming year?
Observations:
After spending the legal minimum % of its federal COVID $ on academic recovery... 1/
Observations:
After spending the legal minimum % of its federal COVID $ on academic recovery... 1/
A little work thread 🧵
Last spring, Minneapolis Public Schools faced a $100M+ budget deficit just as it brought in a new superintendent. I submitted a records request for documents given to the superintendent when she started. This is what I found out…
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/distri...
Last spring, Minneapolis Public Schools faced a $100M+ budget deficit just as it brought in a new superintendent. I submitted a records request for documents given to the superintendent when she started. This is what I found out…
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/distri...
District leadership opted for fewer budget cuts last spring, records show
Minneapolis Public Schools leadership opted to use more district reserves than recommended by the internal budget committee.
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news
December 3, 2024 at 1:54 AM
This is a concise, useful piece about cuts recommended last year v those actually made. Which might be a peek into what *could* be back on the table this coming year?
Observations:
After spending the legal minimum % of its federal COVID $ on academic recovery... 1/
Observations:
After spending the legal minimum % of its federal COVID $ on academic recovery... 1/
As MPS’ ability to continue funding operations out of reserves ends, difficult decisions are being made.
Class sizes being raised this year to “cap” under MFT contract was one such decision. @mwhitler.bsky.social
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/distri...
Class sizes being raised this year to “cap” under MFT contract was one such decision. @mwhitler.bsky.social
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/distri...
District leadership opted for fewer budget cuts last spring, records show
Minneapolis Public Schools leadership opted to use more district reserves than recommended by the internal budget committee.
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news
December 2, 2024 at 4:19 PM
As MPS’ ability to continue funding operations out of reserves ends, difficult decisions are being made.
Class sizes being raised this year to “cap” under MFT contract was one such decision. @mwhitler.bsky.social
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/distri...
Class sizes being raised this year to “cap” under MFT contract was one such decision. @mwhitler.bsky.social
www.mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/distri...
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Reposted by David Weingartner
Have you ever heard of a school system making a documentary about why it's changing the way it teaches reading? www.spps.org/academics/te...
SPPS Reads Documentary - Saint Paul Public Schools
SPPS Reads Documentary - Saint Paul Public Schools
www.spps.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Have you ever heard of a school system making a documentary about why it's changing the way it teaches reading? www.spps.org/academics/te...