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Cheers and Jeers: July 11, 2024

The Education Gadfly
7.11.2024
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Cheers

  • The Greater Dayton School opened in Ohio to offer an excellent private option for low-income students. —The 74
  • England’s doubling down on knowledge-rich curricula, traditional instruction, and firm but fair discipline is gaining notice abroad. —The Economist

Jeers

  • New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill repealing hard won school reforms, including merit pay and expedited firing processes. —Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal
  • In a disturbing new trend, students are impersonating teachers online and posting graphic, lewd, inappropriate content. —New York Times
  • Opponents of the Science of Reading are wrongly trying to convince people that it doesn’t work for English learners. —Alexander Russo, The Grade
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