Cheers
- During her long and esteemed career, the late Linda Brown became one of the most influential educators in decades.—Richard Whitmire, The 74
- Facing record-setting chronic absenteeism, some districts are getting serious again about enforcing truancy laws. —Alec MacGillis, ProPublica
- The joy of reading out loud to students shouldn’t get lost in the reading wars. —Education Week
- Bucking the anti-testing trend, 1,317 students at Success Academies will sit for AP Exams this year. —Wall Street Journal
Jeers
- The Chicago Board of Education may vote to remove resource officers from schools this fall. —WBEZ Chicago
- After dozens of selective colleges made the SAT and ACT optional for applicants, a growing number of experts are wondering if that switch was a mistake. —David Leonhardt, New York Times
