Several of my essays made the top lists for EdNext and The 74:
EdNext
The Top 10 Education Next Blog Posts of 2020
1. Covid-19 Closed Schools. When Should They Reopen?
9. Closing Schools To Slow a Pandemic
The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2020
4. A Blueprint for Back to School
7. Reopening Resilient Schools
USA Today, Dec 22
Biden to pick Miguel Cardona, proponent of reopening schools, as education secretary
From the opposite end of the education policy spectrum, John Bailey, a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, called Cardona an excellent choice.
"His background as a teacher, principal, and state school chief will be invaluable in helping schools safely and responsibly reopen and address the learning loss pandemic on the other side of reopening," said Bailey, who is also an adviser to the Walton Family Foundation.
Bloomberg Government, Dec 7
Covid Tracking in Schools, Now Spotty, Key to Reopening Classes
“It’s just ludicrous that we don’t have that” broader data gathering, said John Bailey, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute who worked on education and labor policy at the White House during the Bush administration. “That information is what’s going to tell us whether or not schools are super spreaders.”
Christian Science Monitor
As DeVos exits, where does education go next?
It doesn’t need to stay like this, though, says Mr. Bailey. While the next education secretary will have to face the long-term impact from the pandemic, and from years of fighting, the position itself does not have to remain controversial.
“I don’t think it has become a polarized position,” he says. “It requires the person who is secretary to understand we are in a polarized environment.”
Pepperdine University, Dec 17
The Path Back to School: How Have Schools Fared in the Midst of a Pandemic?
The sixth and final episode of the Path Back to School series takes a look back at how schools have fared in the midst of a pandemic.
Panelists:
John P. Bailey | Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. | Dean and Professor of Education, Belmont University
Andrew J. Rotherham | Co-founder & Partner at Bellwether Education
Harvard’s Belfer Center, Nov 19
Building a 21st Century Government: Why the Biden Administration and the New Congress Should Hire Scientists and Technologists Into Policy Roles
Panelists:
Ash Carter, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Cassandra Madison, Acting Executive Director, Tech Talent Project
Laura Manley, Director, Technology and Public Purpose Project
Ali Nouri, President, Federation of American Scientists
John Bailey, Founder, Vestigo Partners
Mike Miesen, Research Assistant, Technology and Public Purpose Project