Cheers
- Indiana is using federal Covid-relief funds to create vouchers for parents for tutoring programs in six school districts, and eligibility may expand soon. —Chalkbeat
- “These kids ride a ‘bike bus’ to school. Residents line the streets and cheer.” —Washington Post
- Community college teacher preparation programs—which dramatically cut the cost and raise the convenience of earning a teaching degree—are making jobs in education accessible to a wider diversity of people. —Education Week
Jeers
- A group of teachers in Fairfax County, Virginia, have been pushed into waging an underground war against low expectations by preparing struggling students for advanced math coursework. —Jay Mathews
- A widely-used test for language disabilities misunderstands the complexities of Black English Vernacular, leading to overdiagnoses of Black students. —John McWhorter
- “Average ACT score for the high school class of 2022 declines to lowest level in more than 30 years.” —ACT
- Columbus City Schools is failing to provide busing to charter school students, a possible violation of Ohio state law. —Columbus Dispatch
