Some parents are confused by Common Core math. Others are learning from it. (Jay Mathews)
Louisville schools will stop requiring schools to give diagnostic practice exams to prepare for state tests. (Courier-Journal)
The school network in Boston with the most kindergarten suspensions pledges to end the practice. (WBUR)
Ohio admits it has 10 times more failing charter schools than it told the feds when it got a $71 million grant.
This week in Chicago schools: a rejected contract offer and preparation for midyear layoffs. (Catalyst)
Black Lives Matter leader Deray Mckesson started his career at Teach For America. Now he’s running for mayor of Baltimore. (Medium)
“The recipe is love,” says a Los Angeles teacher whose students all pass the AP Calculus exam. (L.A. Times)
Long Beach attributes its gains to unique collaboration between its school system and colleges. Now, the rest of California could follow suit. (The Atlantic)
Eastern Michigan University ends its partnership with the state to oversee a recovery district for failing public schools. (Detroit News)
After overseeing Flint’s transition to toxic water, Darnell Earley oversaw Detroit’s schools. Until this week. (New York Times)
Teach for America is convening alums and others this weekend to celebrate the organization’s 25th anniversary, and you can watch. (TFA)
This week marked the 52nd anniversary of the time half a million New York City children boycotted school to protest segregation. (Schoolbook)
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is weighing a third-party presidential bid, would bring education policy experience to the race. (The 74 Million)
Unusually, Oklahoma is a red state with a thriving free public pre-kindergarten sector. (Hechinger Report)
A Tennessee father pens a satirical open letter to supporters of vouchers, which could get the green light in that state next week. (Dad Gone Wild)
