- A state court has declared Pennsylvania’s school-funding system to be unconstitutional due to its reliance on property taxes. —Chalkbeat Philadelphia
- A new study shows that private school enrollment, homeschooling, and opting out of kindergarten help explain why more than a million students are missing from public school rosters. —Chalkbeat
- At a loss for what to do with near-daily classroom disruptions, some schools have resorted to informal, “off-the-book” suspensions for students with disabilities. —New York Times
- Governors are ahead of Donald Trump when it comes to politicizing education. —Washington Post
- Two-thirds of American fourth graders are not proficient in reading, a trend that can be reversed with phonics instruction, tutoring, access to quality books, and education parents about the importance of reading to their children. —Nicholas Kristof
- Or maybe not. Returning to phonics instruction and dropping three-cueing systems will not be sufficient to help all kids learn to read. —Timothy Shanahan
