A tale of two schools — one in Miami and the other in Chicago — that received federal school improvement grants suggests that readiness matters more than money. Politico
Conservative school board candidates in Colorado fare poorly on Election Day. Here’s why that matters across America. Chalkbeat
And here’s how education policy initiatives fare in other places. The Atlantic
The scandal that brought down Chicago’s schools chief could be coming to a superintendent near you. Catalyst
The controversy over a list of “Got to Go” students at a Success Academy school in New York reflects broader issues in charter schools. Vox
Ben Carson’s vision for school funding reform is “more progressive than anything even Bernie Sanders has proposed.” Vox
A Memphis charter school that attracted national attention because its teachers walk students home gets a syndicated TV appearance and $50,000 this week. EllenTube
A new study finds that living near affluent neighborhoods is especially damaging for poor boys. The Marshall Project
Two bills that are starting points for revisions to No Child Left Behind take different approaches to testing. Politics K-12
From least to most likely, here’s an interactive primer on all of the people who might be Los Angeles’ next schools chief. Los Angeles Times
Opponents of a successful bond measure in a Dallas suburb warned that new schools would bring poor students. Slate
Hundreds of students walk out of Berkeley High School in California to protest a racist incident there. Berkeleyside
A father who has experienced the downside of competition in his appliance business weighs in on the growing school marketplace. WBEZ
After 20 years around New York City schools, Sol Stern says the big problem facing them is progressive education. City Journal
California’s new pre-kindergarten program is open only to children born in the last quarter of the year. The Hechinger Report