Cheers
- “Vertex Academies is set to open…in the Bronx. Its founders, Ian Rowe and Joyanet Mangual, are confident they’ll beat back the legal challenge” from the teachers union. —Wall Street Journal
- Alarmist education reporting downplayed the harms of school closures, glossed over learning losses, and contributed to delayed reopenings during the pandemic. The media should own up to this. —The Grade
- “[I started] a new initiative to help parents establish positive reading habits from the beginning—before bad habits have time to take root. I’m calling it Read Not Guess.” —Chad Aldeman
- More workers without bachelor’s degrees are getting jobs they couldn’t before. —Hechinger Report
- The CRISPR gene-editing tool that led to breakthroughs in laboratories is now available as a lab kit in high school biology classrooms. —New York Times
Jeers
- “Behavioral issues, absenteeism at schools increase, federal data shows.” —Washington Post
- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a law waiving the state’s graduation test requirement for the Class of 2023. —NJ.com
- “The Education Department’s R & D arm faces a dire budget shortfall—just as we need it most.” —The 74
