The Sandstorm: The Unraveling Of Education In America
Title: The Unraveling Of Education In America Author: Larry Sand Date: May 24, 2022 The bad news from the education industrial complex just keeps on coming. It’s no secret that education in America has been in bad shape for some time, and now, low student proficiency has been exacerbated by the hysterical response to the Covid outbreak. Most recently, the […]
The Sandstorm: Randi, Get A Grip!
Title: Randi, Get A Grip! Author: Larry Sand Date: May 17, 2022 This is the eighth in a series of open letters to Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. The first seven can be accessed here. My Dearest Randi, What is going on! It has been a year since my last missive, and I have not heard […]
The Sandstorm: Vergara: Ten Years In The Rearview
Title: Vergara: Ten Years In The Rearview Author: Larry Sand Date: May 10, 2022 It has been a decade since the landmark Vergara lawsuit was filed, and its denial in the courts has led to ongoing failure in California schools. Back in 1975, I lost my 6th-grade teaching position in New York City. As a newbie, it was explained to […]
The Sandstorm: Don’t Buy into SEL!
Title: Don’t Buy into SEL! Author: Larry Sand Date: May 3, 2022 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) was always a bad idea, and now that it is politicized, it’s a nightmare. As a longtime teacher, I have seen firsthand that education is a fad-filled field. Culturally responsive education, inventive spelling, new math, experiential learning, balanced literacy, etc. are educational styles that […]
The Sandstorm: Are Private Sector Unions Passé?
Title: Are Private Sector Unions Passé? Author: Larry Sand Date: April 26, 2022 Union membership is way down, and their collective future is not rosy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report on union membership in January, and the results were not pretty for organized labor. There are 50,000 fewer union members in the private sector than […]
The Sandstorm: Joe Biden: Teacher Union Toady
Title: Joe Biden: Teacher Union Toady Author: Larry Sand Date: April 19, 2022 At the behest of the teachers unions, the president is trying to cripple, if not eliminate, charter schools. As a presidential candidate in 2019, Joe Biden agreed with National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen García’s claim that charter schools – independently operated public schools of choice, that […]