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Cheers and Jeers: June 29, 2025

The Education Gadfly
6.29.2025
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Cheers

  • Houston Independent School District substantially increased test scores using evidence-based high standards. —Jim Schutze, The Dallas Morning News 
  • Washington state will implement new discipline policies to fight post-COVID classroom management challenges. —News From The States
  • Oregon’s governor calls talk about accountability for outcomes “a winning message” for Democrats. —The Wall Street Journal

Jeers

  • Two school choice advocates claim, without evidence, that charter schools no longer promote innovation. —Education Next
  • An Ohio judge ruled the state’s EdChoice private school voucher system program unconstitutional. (Thankfully the state will appeal.) —Cleveland.com
Tags: EdChoice Houston Independent School District https://www.reuters.com/article/world/special-report-covid-opens-new-doors-for-chinas-gene-giant-idUSKCN2511CD Ohio Oregon Washington
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