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Cheers
- A new study from Missouri finds that standardized test scores in middle school can predict postsecondary success. —Education Next
- In an increasingly multicultural America, the option to opt-out teaches students that we can still accommodate differences when we deeply disagree. —Jonathan Zimmerman, The Washington Post
- Houston Independent School District will offer principals up to $6,000 in bonuses for recruiting new students and meeting enrollment targets. —Houston Chronicle
Jeers
- Teenagers across the U.S. are struggling to find summer jobs amid economic uncertainty—a disappointing trend given today’s enthusiasm for work-based learning. —The New York Times
- The Trump administration’s last-minute hold on $6.8 billion in K–12 federal education funding impacts key programs and raises concerns that the president will ignore the nation’s “impoundment” laws. —Education Week
- One author offers terrible advice to educators: Not to report chronically absent children to the child welfare system, which could have dangerous implications for vulnerable children. —Mathangi Swaminathan, The 74 Million
