- School districts in Texas are reporting troubling percentages of students failing remote courses, causing educators and parents to push for a return to in-person instruction. —Texas Tribune
- Despite boasting “a new building, a top-notch air-filtration system” and families eager to return, Washington, D.C.’s Latin American Montessori Bilingual charter school backtracked on reopening in November because of teachers’ concerns. —Washington Post
- There are troubling racial disparities in enrollment in career and technical high school courses among Black and Latino students. —Hechinger Report
- How have districts fared in serving special education students since the pandemic began? Parents share their thoughts. —Chalkbeat Chicago
- The Biden campaign won’t commit to issuing state testing waivers this school year—an encouraging sign for those committed to monitoring student learning during the pandemic. —Education Week
- Fairfax County School Board proposes a plan to improve access to Thomas Jefferson High School, a selective-admission high school, for talented students of color. —Washington Post
- “Betsy DeVos is the most-sued secretary in the forty-one-year history of the U.S. Department of Education.” —The 74 Million
- Kindergarten teachers worry that virtual learning is failing their students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Perhaps these children could use an extra year to catch up. —Hechinger Report
