The W. Edwards Deming Institute’s Post

"If we had aimed for chaos at the outset, it is hard to imagine a better result. Despite the cacophony, the catalog of activity amassed by the authors supports a few observations about our forty-year effort to reform that hold potential for illuminating future directions for elementary and secondary education in our country. After identification, we can characterize the record of reform efforts with six I’s: impulsive, incremental, incoherent, impatient, intransigent, and ineffective, as discussed below." - Interesting overview of the Hoover Report about K-12 reforms 40 years after A Nation at Risk - https://lnkd.in/eDxGgXHt

I invite you to read my thoughts about “Why Top Down Reforms are Failing our Schools,” at the The W. Edwards Deming Institute. It explores reasons why well-intended legislated top-down approaches often fall short in education and highlights the need for systemic, collaborative change. https://lnkd.in/gPXB3cR2

What do state policymakers need to know about education challenges and solutions as they gear up for 2025 legislative sessions? Join me as we launch the Learning Policy Institute’s 4-part webinar series in December to support state legislative advances in critical areas in 2025: teacher shortages, safe schools, and school finance reform. #EdPolicy https://lnkd.in/g-xq4iT9

Lots to dig into here. Implications for public schools are numerous and concerning. EPPs who prepare teachers for public schools must also consider these shifts.

Schools Week has been keeping us up to date with all the new government's changes to the Dept of Education. This article is a good summary, plus an overview of each minister's areas of responsibility. #Education #EducationNews #SchoolsWeek #SEND # https://lnkd.in/e-HNZGzv

Better Results with Lower Spending: Insights from Public Education in Massachusetts and New York A new report by the Empire Center reveals that Massachusetts achieves superior academic outcomes while spending less per student compared to New York. Key factors include stronger governance and comprehensive reforms linking funding to accountability. For New York to improve, similar reforms are suggested, such as allowing the governor to select the Board of Regents and emphasizing high-quality standards and teacher preparation. https://lnkd.in/e2ZQT9QV

Over the last 60 years, federal and state governments have assumed a greater role within the public education system. But it has translated into little, if any, academic success. Reading and mathematic scores among 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds have remained stagnant, and the average cost per student has reached over $16,000. Overlapping federal and state programs, goals, and funding have come at the expense of classroom learning, while at the same time administrative hiring has far exceeded student enrollment. #education #policy #spending #students #learning #schoolchoice #federal #publicpolicy

If you want to read one piece on public education now, this is the one you should read. It is historical, well-researched, and has a sharp analysis. Authored by Kent McGuire and Matt Wilka. The neoliberal education reform era first redefined education’s purpose toward individual returns and then fell short on grand promises of improvement, creating long-term conditions for people to leave public schools and label them as failing. As a result, simply repeating the school reforms of past decades but doing them better appears unlikely to succeed. The changes that we need can flow only from a bolder, broader purpose for public schools in our changing multiracial democracy.

In this article, Deanna Palma discusses the recent push for education savings account bills across state legislatures, and the resistance to this change based on the potential impact to the public education system. https://lnkd.in/eqDx8r2x