Cheers
- The Tennessee legislature signed off on the governor’s plan to update the state’s decades-old education funding formula and prioritize higher-needs students. —Chalkbeat Tennessee
- “The Education Department’s ‘fix’ for charter schools is misguided.” —Gov. Jared Polis (CO)
- Manny Diaz Jr., longtime advocate of charters and school choice, was confirmed as Florida’s next education commissioner. —Miami Herald
- “Ohio’s children are not learning to read. Adults must move beyond division to help.” —Columbus Dispatch
Jeers
- With misbehavior increasing, poor discipline policies are signaling to students that “their behavior has no consequences” and driving teachers away. —Joanne Jacobs