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Voucher critics are starting to say the quiet part out loud
Editor’s note: This commentary from Jessica Poiner, senior education policy analyst at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, appeared last week on the institute’s website. Persistent school choice critic Steve Dyer recently posted a “takedown” of Fordham’s latest school choice policy recommendations. His attacks mostly focus on Ohio’s voucher programs, and most of his criticism is tired and misleading enough that we’ve… Read more »
‘There is no frigate’ like a VR headset
Remember field trips? Typically, they involved piling on a bus and going to a local museum, zoo, or planetarium for a whole, glorious day. In an era of standardized testing, many schools limit field trips to only one or two each year. For students at schools in rural or high-poverty areas, such opportunities are even… Read more »
DOE wants to talk school security with 5 districts, transgender assault report unfounded, and more
‘Nation’s Report Card’: Two decades of growth wiped out by two years of pandemic
Editor’s note: This analysis of long-term scores from NAEP, which show unprecedented score declines, appeared today on The 74. Two decades of growth for American students in reading and math were wiped away by just two years of pandemic-disrupted learning, according to national test scores released this morning. Dismal releases from the National Assessment of… Read more »
‘Safe space’ stickers ban in Pasco, computers for all in Polk, absenteeism, election lesson, and more
Just 37% of state students pass new civics exam, medical care in schools, Pasco contract, and more
Michigan businessman brings military-style STEM instruction to new charter school
A new charter school seeks to capitalize on its proximity to the shores of Lake Michigan as it works to raise critically low math and reading rates. Muskegon Maritime Academy will open Sept. 6 in a former district elementary school to students in kindergarten through fifth grade, offering water education in a military-style environment. More… Read more »
