Cheers
- A report by the Institute for Family Studies shows a rise in two-parent households since 2012. —Joanne Jacobs
- The U.S. Department of Education fixes the TEACH Grant Program rules so that teachers can gain loan forgiveness for serving in high-poverty schools. —NPR
- Antiracism proponents like Kendi and DiAngelo “represent an ideological extremism that embarrasses clever liberals.” Those on the left should avoid their excesses. —Ross Douthat
- For Americans to be united, we need to learn about our history and its complexity and reject “the dogma of ideological abstraction.” —David Brooks
- Schools are pulling out all the stops, even using home visits, to convince parents to send their kids back to in-person schooling. —Washington Post
- Despite the strength and opposition of teacher unions, the school choice movement continues to advance. —WSJ
- In Rhode Island, two Democratic contenders for governor are fighting over who is more pro-charter after an Achievement First school expansion sparked tensions. —Boston Globe
Jeers
- Newly-released standardized test scores are revealing how far students have fallen behind because of the pandemic. —Associated Press
- The Newark school district withheld diagnostics test data showing how much learning loss students experienced. —Chalkbeat Newark
- In Chicago, boys of color fell further behind at school amid Covid-19. —Chalkbeat Chicago
