- “Thomas Jefferson High School students and parents are fighting changes to admissions standards. Here’s why.” —Washington Post
- “Biden prepares blitz of action to prod schools to reopen.” —Politico
- Harvard assessment expert Andrew Ho advocates for using state tests this year as a kind of educational census. —EdWeek
- An inside look at the Biden administration’s struggle to find a coherent position on school reopenings. —Washington Post
- Jennifer Butterfoss and Patrick Wolff, parents in the San Francisco district, want a school board that’s responsive to community needs—not union interests. So they are pushing for mayoral control. —San Francisco Chronicle
- Every year, the SAT identifies thousands of low-income and minority students who can handle the rigors of selective colleges but otherwise would have been overlooked. Keep it in the admissions process. —Andrew Sullivan
- Aggressive antiracism isn’t just affecting high school students. Now grade school children are being taught to check their privilege—and their peers’. —Wall Street Journal
- The pandemic has created a crisis for teenagers’ physical and emotional health. —ProPublica
- Elite private schools are now indoctrinating students to reject capitalism and embrace critical theory. —Bari Weiss
- The superintendent in Providence, Rhode Island, is targeting teacher seniority in a bid for more diversity. —Boston Globe
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