- “The pandemic has caused deep, ‘horrifying’ learning losses for Dallas children, and underscored the disparities among Black students, according to new Dallas Independent School District results.” —Dallas Morning News
- Indianapolis’s school board welcomes four newly elected charter allies in a sweeping victory. —Chalkbeat Indiana
- How will Biden make his pick for education secretary should the Senate keep a Republican-majority? —Education Week
- “Pandemic sparks fears that without sports and other activities, students will disengage from school.” —The 74
- An analysis of Betsy DeVos’s impact on education policy. —Chalkbeat
- Parents are now seeing, with their own eyes, the flaws in America’s schools. If their frustrations are “converted into political energy, that could ultimately yield much-needed reforms.” —The Atlantic
- This Brooklyn principal refuses to follow the NYC superintendent’s new grading policy, which he believes would lower expectations dramatically. —Erika Sanzi
- Joe Biden’s election will bring big changes for K–12 education policy. —Education Week
- A reflection on the legacy of the late Alex Trebek, the host of “Jeopardy!” —New Yorker
- Let us pray for the victims of Hurricane Eta in Central America as schools and entire neighborhoods are destroyed or flooded. —Associated Press
