Lockdown learning and children’s right to read

What this episode covers

Young people in Detroit are suing the state of Michigan over deplorable learning conditions in many of their city’s public schools. This begs the question: Why do students need to take such extreme measures to fight for the right to learn how to read? Are these poor learning conditions caused by a lack of school funding, or some deeper issue? In this episode, Naomi and Ian are joined by Robert Pondiscio — a senior fellow at the Fordham Institute — to discuss why many of America’s schools are struggling to teach children basic skills. Later, they discuss which strategies for distance learning have and have not been working amid social distancing measures, along with the approach schools should take this fall as they grapple with returning to classrooms. Show Notes: 0:42 | Detroit students suing the state of Michigan over their “right to read” 3:25 | Teaching more students to read and comprehend arguments 5:20 | Successes and failures during the transition to remote learning 7:25 | What can schools learn from Success Academy’s approach to distance learning? 10:12 | New challenges for vulnerable students this coming fall 11:25 | How can the pandemic promote innovation in the education arena? Resources: – Open the schools | City Journal – Settlement reached in historic Detroit right-to-read lawsuit | Chalkbeat Detroit – The school year really ended in March | The New York Times – The results are in for remote learning: It didn’t work | The Wall Street Journal

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