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Cheers and Jeers: February 29, 2024

The Education Gadfly
2.29.2024
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Cheers

  • Next year’s NAEP will include a more nuanced measure of students’ socioeconomic status. —Education Week
  • “‘College for all’ doesn't work for everyone. There must be many roads to meaningful and prosperous careers.” —Bruno V. Manno, The 74
  • More teachers, researchers, and administrators are coming to realize the importance of science and social studies in elementary school. —Education Week

Jeers

  • Despite fewer high school graduates meeting college-readiness benchmarks, the majority of seniors believe they’re prepared for university education. —Education Week
  • Chicago’s Board of Education voted unanimously to remove police officers from school buildings, whether local communities want them or not. —Chicago Sun Times
  • The focus and prioritization of mental health and SEL in classrooms may actually be making students more anxious and depressed. —Abigail Shrier, The Free Press
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