Tag: Policy Advocacy
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Educators’ Policy Advocacy
Technocratic and managerial reforms spreading around the world are built on the assumption that if teaching is executed with technical precision that constitutes “high quality teaching,” then equity and justice will emerge as a byproduct of these efforts. But equity and justice require moral and ethical commitments that go beyond technical skills. It is about…
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Disrupting the Disruptors: Reimagining Policy Advocacy in a Post-Truth Era
On October 29, 2020, I had an enormous privilege to give a keynote address to the Pennsylvania Association of Teacher Educators (PAC-TE). In this talk, I discussed how intermediary organizations and advocacy groups have engaged in promoting “science of reading” reforms across the nation. I offer this analysis as an invitation for teacher educators and…
Elena (Helen) Aydarova 