Cheers
- After declining in recent years, Catholic school enrollment numbers are finally rebounding in many parts of the U.S. —Catholic New Agency
- Districts received billions in federal Covid relief with few rules. But we should require them to track student progress. —Marguerite Roza
- Florida Governor DeSantis “announces creation of workforce training charter schools, $89M in funding.” —WFLA
- “Our nation cannot censor its way back to cultural health.” —David French
- In Chicago, unions put adult interests first, and parents and the district were powerless. “School choice gives power back to parents.” —Paul Vallas
Jeers
- Research shows that the Covid achievement slide hasn’t stopped, especially for students in high-poverty communities. —Education Week
- New York City’s new high school admissions process for supposedly selective schools barely counts grades and doesn’t count test scores. —New York Post
- The Denver School Board is reviewing a proposal to grant union protections to teachers at autonomous innovation schools, threatening the flexibility they currently enjoy to meet student needs. —Chalkbeat
