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What we’re reading this week: February 20, 2025

The Education Gadfly
2.20.2025
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  • “The bad new bipartisan consensus behind falling test scores.” —Matthew Yglesias, Slow Boring
  • A Massachusetts high school’s partnership with a trade union provides students with hands-on experience and pathways to union apprenticeships, addressing the skilled labor shortage while promoting inclusivity in the construction industry. —Hechinger Report
  • Despite its benefits, over-reliance on AI can lead to cognitive decline by diminishing critical thinking skills and fostering dependency, particularly among younger users.  —Erik Hoel, The Intrinsic Perspective
  • Voters across three states carried on a 50-year trend by rejecting private school choice at the ballot box last year, with concerns about public school funding transcending partisanship, despite stronger urban and minority support for vouchers. —Parker Baxter, Michael Hartney, and Vladimir Kogan, Education Next
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