Cheers
- Schools in Richardson, Texas, are identifying more gifted students from underprivileged backgrounds. —Dallas Morning News
- After pressure from parents, New York City Mayor DeBlasio is scrapping the union-backed, but not evidence-based, “two-case rule” that often caused schools to close for ten days or longer. —New York Times
- Strong governors from both parties are overcoming union pressure and reopening schools. —New York Times
- A Black mother and school-board candidate in Evanston, Illinois, opposes the antiracist curriculum being taught to her children, which she deems “disempowering, divisive, and ill-suited to helping students of color succeed in school.” —The Atlantic
Jeers
- The New York Times cries wolf on an impending teacher shortage, as Matt Barnum of Chalkbeat rightly points out. —Chalkbeat
- A bill to grant Chicago’s teachers union even broader bargaining rights might become law, with potential repercussions for reopening high schools. —Chalkbeat Chicago
