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Cheers and Jeers: June 8, 2023

The Education Gadfly
6.8.2023

Cheers

  • According to a new poll, teachers are happier in charter and private schools. —Forbes
  • L.A. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho pushes for data-driven reform, especially when it comes to the science of reading. —EdSource
  • Former Dallas schools superintendent Mike Miles will lead the Lone Star State’s takeover of Houston schools. —Texas Tribune
  • A new Nebraska bill will allow up to $100 million in tax credits to fund private school scholarships. —The 74
  • A New Jersey teacher donated a kidney to a colleague. —News 12 New Jersey

Jeers

  • Another tragedy: “Two dead, several injured in shooting at a high school graduation in Virginia.” —NPR
  • “Violence against teachers is on the rise.” —Wall Street Journal
  • 46 percent of Philadelphia’s students are chronically absent. —Philadelphia Inquirer
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