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CDC New Guidelines

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On February 12, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two resources for schools: Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Mitigation and The Science Brief: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in K-12 Schools that add to CDC’s existing guidance for K-12 schools in opening for in-person instruction and remaining open.

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Standards Based Report Cards

SBRC also known as Standards Based Report Card is currently a hot topic in the CPS.

We want to gather evidence to find why this is a hot topic.  Is this what's best for middle schoolers?  Will this eventually reach the high school level?  What do colleges feel about SBRC?  


A quick google released the following info:


https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/rethinking-report-cards/

The article talks mostly about switching for elementary students (2013 article). But at the middle school level, it's trickier.

 

From the article abover re: middle school using standard based report cards...

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In defense of public education

Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

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