Cheers
- New CDC data show an overall decline in adolescent mental health emergencies. —Education Week
- Black Americans are experiencing better employment rates, and many have moved into higher-paying, more stable, and more skill-based jobs. —The Wall Street Journal
- Indiana’s new Career Scholarship Accounts help students participate in a wider range of internships and apprenticeships. —Chalkbeat
- The National Assessment Governing Board will ask Congress to push the next administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress from 2026 to 2027, which would ensure that the test doesn’t happen during an election year. —K-12 Dive
- Montana has become the 46th charter school state. —Montana Free Press
Jeers
- Some parents are paying to get their teens published in questionable “peer-reviewed” publications to beef up their college applications. —ProPublica
- Since the pandemic, there’s been a rise in “school avoidance”—students’ refusal to attend or remain at school. —USA Today
