Cheers
- Local nonprofit Tennessee SCORE has launched a new initiative to connect universities that train teachers with school districts to ensure that they are aligned on evidence-based reading instruction. —Education Week
- A new tool launching next year will use AI to process young children’s voices in order to evaluate how well they understand the words that they read. —The 74
Jeers
- California schools are failing to meet the unique needs of advanced students. —Karin Klein, Los Angeles Times
- Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is requiring public schools to show students a video in which he calls for more “religious freedom" in schools and leads a prayer for President-elect Donald Trump. —CNN
- Florida teachers say that students are pushing boundaries, acting disrespectfully, and misusing their cellphones more than ever before. —WEAR News
