Cheers
- “Some parents of young kids have been driven insane by this policy [of masking young children in school]. I sympathize—because this policy is completely insane.” —Emily Oster
- New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks wants to fix the city’s broken system, especially literacy instruction and gifted education. —Chalkbeat New York
- “How one California elementary school sees success after overhauling its reading program.” —EdSource
Jeers
- New York City lifted most of its mask mandates but is still making public school children between the ages of two and four wear them. —Gothamist
- Colorado legislators want to roll out a universal free lunch bill that could cost $118 million a year. —Chalkbeat Colorado
- On Tuesday, the members of the Minneapolis teachers union went on strike after negotiations with the district failed, forcing schools to close and parents to scramble. —Star Tribune
