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Cheers and Jeers: January 30, 2025

The Education Gadfly
1.30.2025
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Cheers

  • Beginning in April, a new Ohio law supporting military families will allow active-duty military families to enroll their children in any public school in the state regardless of district boundaries. —Cleveland.com
  • Catholic schools are leading the parent revolution in education with a proven track record of academic excellence, adaptability, and emphasis on family values. —The Wall Street Journal
  • This week, the fifteenth annual National School Choice Week, it’s time for Democrats to embrace the bipartisan potential of charter schools to be accessible educational options for all families and serve as a solution to existing educational inequities. —Real Clear Education

Jeers

  • Despite a slight decrease, chronic absenteeism remains alarmingly high at 28 percent nationwide, highlighting the long-term impacts the pandemic had on student attendance. —K-12 Dive
  • “Oklahoma Board of Education votes to approve proposal requiring parents to prove citizenship when enrolling students.” —CNN
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