Why doesn’t anybody want to be a teacher anymore? (NPR)
Standardized tests aren’t the most efficient way to collect great data about students and what they’re learning. (Wired)
Why the ‘backfill’ debate within the New York City charter school sector isn’t going away. (Chalkbeat)
Despite years of budget cuts, arts education is making a comeback in urban school districts. (Huffington Post)
One of America’s top testing tutors says no one should take the SAT in 2016. (Yahoo Finance)
Researchers examine the effect of having an incarcerated parent on children. (Education Week)
All 94 New York City struggling schools in a $150-million turnaround program must improve or face closure, but some are still waiting for the help they expected. (Chalkbeat)
Schools on military bases hope Common Core(ish) standards will help ease transitions for a very mobile group of students. (Hechinger Report)
A few takes on how to make sure students are getting high-quality educations. (New York Times)
Just what should be taught in sex education courses isn’t clear in a diverse and sometimes divided society. (The Atlantic)
A parent: Public school will teach my child things a private school couldn’t. (Salon)