One viewpoint remains almost entirely absent from the conversation around how to improve education: that of people who weren’t always good at school. (U.S. News and World Report)
At a Brooklyn school, a computer system orchestrates how math class will unfold each day based on results from daily tests that students take to measure their progress. (Hechinger Report)
Teachers who are tired of seeing education policy being driven by non-educators are looking more to teacher leadership programs as a way to amplify their voices. (EdWeek)
A satirical report on the standards movement gone off the rails: A single (four-hour) test for every K-12 student in the country. (The Onion)
One major obstacle to closing the word gap for low-income students: many early childhood educators are also at risk for functional illiteracy. (Answer Sheet)
A Wisconsin teachers union leader argues that unions need to redefine their mission beyond a traditional trade union model to one that more broadly reflects the needs of their communities. (Rethinking Schools via Answer Sheet)
A former college admissions officer advises parents to relax about what college their student might be admitted to and instead focus on evidence of their self-motivation and accountability. (Rox and Roll via Grade Point)
An ed tech company called Instructure has raised $40 million in advance of an anticipated public offering and wants to take on one of the industry’s behemoths, Blackboard. (Buzzfeed)