Cheers
- Virginia’s school system was declining even before Covid. Now is the chance for Governor Youngkin to appoint a board that’s willing to reverse the slide. —Washington Post
- The best antiracist policy is teaching Black children to read. —Kay S. Hymowitz
- “Tennessee school voucher law revived in state Supreme Court ruling.” —Chalkbeat Tennessee
- IDEA McAllen College Prep serves one the nation’s most disadvantaged student populations. Yet its AP and IB pass rates are outstanding. —Jay Mathews
Jeers
- As the state faces a literacy crisis, California’s superintendent refuses to commit to phonics-driven reading curricula. —The 74
- This attack on NAEP achievement levels wrongly accuses the standards of being too high. —Diane Ravitch
