Friday catch-up notes—31 July 2026
What about stories that didn't show up as a full post this week?
Editor’s note: This post contains snippets about stories, resources, and observations that the SET authors didn’t quite develop into full-blown posts over the past week. I’m hoping we can catch up with our in-boxes, but we didn’t want you, Dear Readers, to miss them. Some of them may later appear as a part (or parcel) of a full-blown post.—JohnL
Jack McElaney published another edition of his regular newsletter, Accessibility in the News. The newsletter, which provides readers with excellent content, recently celebrating its 10th anniversary. I encourage readers to review it and subscribe. (
Zach Groshell, familiar to many readers because of his podcasts about Direct Instruction, published a first person commentary on failures in adopting Direct Instruction on 27 July 2026. It appeared on the American Enterprise Institute’s site with the title, “Explicit Instruction Works. Education Schools Just Won’t Admit It.”