Most public school students in the U.S. now come from low-income families. (Washington Post)
American education may not be experiencing the dramatic crisis we’ve grown so used to hearing about—and black and Latino students, in particular, are doing better over time. (FiveThirtyEight)
Public school teachers write about testing, joy, and gray hairs in an essay series on Gawker. (Gawker)
Teachers are more likely to injure their voices than any other professionals—but most don’t know how to tend to their voices. (Chalkbeat Tennessee)
Is a clash in “blue collar” and “white collar” values behind some of the current pushback to education reform? (CRPE)
Bilingual preschool programs are becoming more popular in New York. (Chalkbeat NY)
Could the idea of the mad—male—genius hold back women in the classroom? (KUNC)
Children’s innate sense of how numbers work doesn’t necessarily line up with how math is taught in schools. (Radiolab)
Annual assessments and the federal role in education are all on the table as Congress dives into the the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (Education Week)
An educational consultant argues that differentiation works better in theory than in practice. (Education Week)
How toxic stress can take a toll on student learning. (Latino USA)
“Engaging multiple modalities.” “Measures of student growth.” Why is education reporting is so boring? Let’s talk about jargon. (The Atlantic)
More and more is being expected academically of Kindergartens. (Education Week)
And, a weekend listen: Education reporters discuss some of the top issues for 2015. (Bloomberg EDU)
