WHAT WE’RE READING
Linda Jacobson looks back at former LAUSD superintendent Roy Romer’s efforts to boost student reading through phonics-based instruction nearly two decades before the current science of reading push. —The 74
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“Some microschools are optimistic Texas’s voucher-style school choice program will expand their reach and help them secure more stable funding. But for others, the funding comes at a steep price—the loss of autonomy in the form of accreditation and the need to adopt standardized testing. It’s an inflection point for a movement that serves about 1.5 million students across the country and includes at least 100 microschools in Texas.” —Jessica Ma, The Dallas Morning News
Editor's note: This was first published on Mike Petrilli's Substack, SCHOOLED, a twice-weekly free Substack and email newsletter restarting the education-reform conversation.
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