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Cheers and Jeers: April 28, 2022

The Education Gadfly
4.28.2022
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Cheers

  • We must stop the Department of Education’s proposed rule changes from stifling charter school growth. —Michael Bloomberg
  • Hawaii had a severe shortage of special-ed teachers, but its targeted salary raise cut the vacancies in half within a few years. —NPR
  • Mississippi education superintendent Carey Wright is set to retire after an illustrious career. —AP News
  • “Bloomberg invests $200 million in NYC’s high-profile charter school networks.” —NY Post

Jeers

  • Republican candidate for Alabama governor Tim James is attacking an LGBT-friendly charter school. —Reason
  • After three decades of rising numbers, and partly because of hostile politics, California’s charter enrollment has fallen. —EdSource
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