Cheers
- Eric Adams has picked David Banks to run New York City’s public schools, a former teacher and principal and the founder of a network of six public schools that serves Black and Hispanic boys in New York and Newark. —Wall Street Journal
- Under pressure from the state, the school board in Aurora, Colorado, will drop a discredited reading curriculum and make literacy a top priority. —Chalkbeat Colorado
- “Supreme Court oral argument in Carson v. Makin sends hopeful signal for religious school aid.” —Education Next
Jeers
- Although student violence and misbehavior are growing, some districts have eliminated the use of suspensions. —Wall Street Journal
- Teachers are struggling to curb student fights, online harassment, and vandalism as students return to classrooms. —Los Angeles Times
- Schools are addressing teacher burnout with half days that cut into student learning. —Washington Post