The weather outside is, in fact, frightful. So here's a list of things to read inside today.
Teen Boys Ranked Their Female Classmates Based On Looks, And The Girls Weren't Having It
It's a great story, in part because it's about working the issue out, not just getting somebody in trouble.
Small District Reaps Big Profits With Chart Fees
There are a lot of things wrong with California's charter system; here's an explainer for one of them. Are you a small district with money problems? Become a popular charter authorizer and you can make a bundle.
The Digital Expansion of the Mind Gone Wrong
Daniel Willingham looks at three areas where technology was going to make education so much better-- and why none of them lived up to the hype.
Experts Call for an End To Online Preschool
Please.
NJ Tax Money Disappearing Into Charters
A look at charter fraud and waste in the Garden State.
Six School Voucher Myths
A quick debunking of some common voucher talking points.
Trump, DeVos. Special Olympics
The NYT breaks down the wheels within wheels of this massive cluster
Betsy DeVos Told Us Her Real Plan
All Special Olympics and class sizes, Nancy Bailey picks out the most concerning DeVosian quote that tells us what she wants to do.
The Single Most Telling Sentence
If Bailey tells us what DeVos wants to do, Valerie Strauss picks out the sentence that explains why she wants to do it. This is probably my top DeVos hot take of the week.
School Freedom Plans Aren't About Schools Or Education
Leon Galis with a pretty good explanation of why some reformsters and public ed defenders don't seem to be on the same planet.
A Parkland Teacher Speaks Out
One of the most shameful failures of any school system-- public, private or charter. A teacher talks about the follow-up failure after the murders. I'm sorry I have to send you to the 74 to read this, but schools have to do better.
Don't Cry Over the Death of Arizona's Charter Reform Bill. It Was a Joke.
Well, that's disappointing.
Charter Schools Are Closing, But DeVos Wants More
USA Today ran this piece, and it doesn't even include a quote from Mike Petrilli.
How One Couple Made Charter Millions
If you want a specific example of how California's lax charter oversight allows fraud, waste and profiteering, here's a perfect example from the LA Times.
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