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Cheers and Jeers: October 12, 2023

The Education Gadfly
10.12.2023

Cheers

  • Efforts to address chronic absenteeism must include a healthy dose of tough love. —Bloomberg
  • A school district in Oregon increased teacher salaries dramatically, especially for new recruits, and it helped it solve its teacher shortage. —Education Week
  • Schools run by the Department of Defense enroll 66,000 students and achieve some of the highest test scores in the nation. —New York Times

Jeers

  • Unable to assign tardies, zeroes, or consequences, teachers cannot hold students accountable, and it’s harming student learning and educator morale. —Jessica Grose, New York Times
  • The Chicago Teachers Union plays a starring role in the Windy City’s descent into high crime, failing schools, and shuttered businesses. —George Will, Washington Post
  • Pandemic-era learning loss could result in $28 trillion in less income for this generation. —Eric Hanushek, Education Next
  • California high schools may no longer suspend students for cussing out their teachers. —Los Angeles Times
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