Cheers
- MIT brought back the SAT, and research shows that it “helps low-income students in an inequitable society.” —The Atlantic
- In New Jersey, charter schools are key to desegregating education and helping disadvantaged communities whose district schools have been failing them for decades. —NJ.com
- “Community college enrollment is down, but skilled-trades programs are booming.” —NPR
- State boards of education must view themselves rightly: as regulators serving the public, not as teacher or school district advocates. —Eduwonk
- “College Became the Default. Let’s Rethink That.” —John McWhorter
Jeers
- The Sacramento teacher strike ends with an agreement that will push the district over a fiscal cliff. —Mike Antonucci
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