Cheers
- “Some states were still hoping to cancel testing. The Biden administration just said no.” —Chalkbeat
- The late children’s author, Beverly Cleary, captured the imagination and experience of childhood like no other. —David Von Drehle
- In a momentous settlement, Oklahoma’s charter schools gained access to local tax revenues they had long been denied. —The Oklahoman
- West Virginia has just instituted the least-constrained education choice program in the country, offering it to families regardless of income. —Herald-Dispatch
- “Why perfect attendance awards should be the next pandemic victim.” —Washington Post
- Kentucky’s governor vetoed a bill to create a tax credit for organizations that help families fund educational expenses. Then the legislature overrode him. —Courier Journal
- A “moratorium on charter schools makes no sense.” —Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee
Jeers
- Illinois legislators are pushing for a union-backed bill to establish a twenty-one person (!) elected school board in Chicago. —Chalkbeat
- “More than half of teachers are declining to return to the classroom, and so most of Oakland’s schools will not reopen as scheduled.” —National Review
- Vested political interests in San Francisco blocked a philanthropist from giving billions of dollars for free summer programs. —Vox
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