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Cheers and Jeers: June 3, 2021

The Education Gadfly
6.3.2021

Cheers

  • George Parker: “I served as president of the Washington Teachers Union.... I’m still a union member. But I now work on behalf of charter schools.” —WSJ
  • After a long search, the Maryland state school board chooses Mohammed Choudhury, known for his transformational leadership in San Antonio schools, as the next superintendent. —Baltimore Sun
  • “Covid-19 cases will likely rise again in the fall. Here’s how to keep schools open.” —Washington Post
  • Colorado’s state assembly stopped a bill in committee that would have hindered charter school expansion. —Chalkbeat Colorado

Jeers

  • Teacher bonuses in recognition of pandemic service are a poor use of limited stimulus funds and unlikely to improve teacher or student outcomes. —Chalkbeat
  • Progressive measures to diversify selective-admission high schools are a veiled form of anti-Asian racism. —George F. Will
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