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Cheers and Jeers: July 28, 2022

The Education Gadfly
7.28.2022

Cheers

  • The end of affirmative action in college admissions could drive improvements in K–12 education. —Washington Post
  • Three charter schools share their strategies for Covid-19 prevention. —Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Louisiana is raising the bar for high school ratings, angering some superintendents. —The Advocate
  • Six scholar-athletes from KIPP Life Academy in Newark, New Jersey, make it to the National Junior Olympics, despite training in the hallways because of their lack of proper facilities. —Tap into Newark
  • Abolishing homework won’t eliminate inequality, but it will lower expectations for disadvantaged students. —Jay Caspian Kang

Jeers

  • Governor Phil Murphy is blocking the expansion of New Jersey’s charter schools for political reasons. —New Jersey Star-Ledger
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