Cheers
- Fathers at Southwood High School in Shreveport, Louisiana reduced student violence by forming “Dad’s on Duty” and being a positive presence. —Joanne Jacobs
- Checker Finn talks everything from gifted programs to the future of NAEP in this interview with Rick Hess.
- Ohio's new quarantine protocols are going to keep more kids in school. —AP News
Jeers
- Overly-cautious quarantine protocols in Montgomery County, Maryland, are disrupting kids’ education, despite sky-high vaccination rates. —Washington Post
- “Back to school has brought guns, fighting and acting out.” —Washington Post
- U.S. News’ elementary and middle school ranking system is all about student demographics and tells us nothing about educational quality. —Hechinger Report
