Cheers
- A clarion call for keeping MCAS, Massachusetts’s exit exam, as a graduation requirement, as it ensures students have a foundational understanding of math, science, and English. —The Editorial Board, Boston Globe
- A new rule promulgated by the Biden administration would require the replacement of “virtually every lead pipe in the country…tackling a major source of a neurotoxin that is particularly dangerous to infants and children.” —New York Times
Jeers
- By the end of September, 27 states had still not released their spring standardized test results to the public. —EduProgress
- The entire Chicago Board of Education is set to resign, allowing Mayor Brandon Johnson to appoint new members who could oust Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez—with whom Johnson has sparred over the city’s budget. —Chalkbeat Chicago
