Cheers
- Eleven D.C charter schools are giving admissions preference to students in foster care, experiencing homelessness, or receiving special assistance. —WTOP News
- “As the pandemic set in, charter schools saw their highest enrollment growth since 2015, 42-state analysis shows.” —The 74
- English teacher Julie Cohen thought her traffic jam was caused by anti-mask protests. Instead, she soon found herself celebrating the memory of a young, fallen soldier with her four-year-old son. —Washington Post
- “State superintendent sets goal to get all California third graders reading by 2026.” —EdSource
Jeers
- President Biden’s federal vaccine mandate will only apply to half of America’s 3.5 million teachers. —The Hill
- The Massachusetts Teachers Association absurdly blames the state’s annual exams for allowing “white supremacy to flourish in public school.” —Boston Herald
