Cheers
- The omnibus spending package recently passed by Congress could create the education equivalent of DARPA, the storied military program responsible for advanced research and development. —The 74
- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has proposed an ambitious school choice policy which would award a private school scholarship to every student in the state. —Des Moines Register
Jeers
- Dayton Public Schools is failing to provide busing to students who attend charter schools in the district, a violation of Ohio state law. —Dayton Daily News
- Schools that adopt alternatives to standard, punitive discipline endanger their students and motivate teachers to leave the profession. —Daniel Buck