Cheers
- High school graduate Timothy Harrison showed up to work because he and his family couldn’t find a way to his graduation ceremony. So his boss and coworkers at the Waffle House sprang into action. —Washington Post
- “Testing isn’t complicated—it’s just hard.” —Shilpi Niyogi
- A charter school in Madison is partnering with a local network of real estate and finance professionals to provide school families with $15,000 to help with the down payment on their first home. —Wisconsin State Journal
Jeers
- Teacher unions in districts like New York City and Chicago are demanding that districts use federal relief funds to reduce class sizes and significantly increase school staffs before reopening. —The 74
- A new RAND survey finds that teachers are more likely to experience depression symptoms than other adults. —EdWeek
- A veteran teacher at a Washington, D.C., charter school explains how extended virtual schooling during the pandemic shortchanged her most vulnerable students. —New York Times
