Cheers
- A Missouri elementary school renamed its building in honor of its beloved custodian to celebrate her retirement after thirty-two years of service. —CNN
- New York City’s new superintendent attended Catholic schools as a teenager. —Chalkbeat
Jeers
- Massachusetts’s graduation exam loses in referendum. This will cause high school diplomas to lose value—and result in colleges and hiring managers having less confidence in graduates. —Jessica Grose, New York Times
- Since his election, Mayor Brandon Johnson has been in lockstep with the Chicago Teachers Union, leading to financial and political turmoil in the city. —New York Times
- More than 200 Houston teachers paid to have someone else take the state certification exam for them—and now they are scattered in classrooms across Texas. —CNN
- Beginning in 2027, New York high schoolers will no longer need to pass Regents exams in math, English, and science in order to graduate.—Chalkbeat New York
