NEA SAME OL’ SAME OL’ “There is no such thing as learning loss. Our kids didn’t lose anything. It’s OK that our babies may not have learned all their timetables. They learned resilience. They learned survival. They learned critical-thinking skills. They know the difference between a riot and a protest. They know the words insurrection and coup.” She even bizarrely suggested that “learning loss” is a fake crisis marketed by “shadowy purveyors of clinical and classroom assessments.”
Earlier this month, the National Education Association, the country’s largest union, held its annual meeting in Denver. This year’s conference saw the teachers’ union elect Princess Moss as president after Becky Pringle was termed out. The Who once sang, “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss,” and it certainly applies here. While the leaders’ names may be different, their priorities remain the same.