WHAT WE’RE READING
Politicians across the political spectrum are finding common ground in supporting limits on technology in schools. Lily Altavena takes us around the country to see how midterm candidates are vying to claim leadership on the topic.
EXTRA CREDIT:
Alina Adams, “Will NYC Try an Integration Plan That Failed Spectacularly in San Francisco?”
Alli Aldis, “Gifted, Talented, and Switching Schools”
Lamar Alexander and Phil Bredesen, “Governors Have an Opportunity to Give Civics Education a Badly Needed Boost”
Jessica Baghian, “Rahm Emanuel Is Taking Notes From Louisiana. Other Leaders Should, Too.”
Charlie Barone, “Before You Vote Tuesday (and After) Ask This”
Jill Barshay, “39 meta-analyses, 39 positive findings: An audit finds serious flaws in research on AI in education”
Cory Brewer and Daniel Buck, “Correcting Incentives Can Restore School Order”
Brandon Brown, “To Build the Education Systems of the Future, Look to Indianapolis”
Arne Duncan, “We Can’t Close the Literacy Gap Until We Close the Honesty Gap”
Danyela Souza Egorov, “Catholic Schools Face a New Challenge—They’re Getting Bigger”
Gabriela Fighetti and Olin G. Parker, “Declining Enrollment Can Be a Crisis—or an Opportunity. 4 Districts Show How”
Jim Goenner, “The Next Era of Authorizing”
Dan Goldhaber and Dick Startz, “Teacher pay in the US is relatively low and trending downward”
Rose Horowitch, “Red States Are Dumbing Down College Admissions” (On the Classic Learning Test)
Joanne Jacobs, “Alpha curious—and skeptical”
Josiah Padley, “The structure of high school has shifted. Here’s how districts can respond.”
Jeffrey Polet, “Are Teachers Unions to Blame for Poor Student Performance?”
Alexander Russo, “Lost faith in education—& how Gina Hinojosa is winning voters back (featuring Jennifer Berkshire)”
Megan Schopp, “Turn the Ballot Over”
Elena Silva, “Evidence Into Action: A Public Education System Where Every Child Can Learn and Thrive”
Karen Vaites, “Alpha School Is Developing a Book-Rich, Knowledge-Rich Curriculum. Ask Me How I Know.”
Editor's note: This was first published on Mike Petrilli's Substack, SCHOOLED, a free Substack and email newsletter restarting the education-reform conversation. Click here to subscribe for sharp analysis of the week’s biggest K–12 debates, curated commentary from across the ed-policy world, and lively discussion—including reader reactions and pushback.
