A comeback campaign for canceled public television classic “Reading Rainbow” raised more than $2.5 million. (Kickstarter)
But the new version would be a for-profit company that doesn’t tackle some steep literacy challenges. (The Intersect)
A city teacher says he voted against the UFT contract because it doesn’t challenge teacher evals. (Pedagogy of the Reformed)
Finland’s high-performing schools don’t put much of an emphasis on technology education, at all. (Politico)
In a lawsuit, California’s ACLU charges that the state gives less learning time to its highest-need students. (nprEd)
Is what school districts mean when they say “community engagement” really “how to talk to black folk”? (Hechinger)
President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative includes a focus on third-grade reading scores. (Curriculum Matters)
Mark Zuckerberg explains why he and his wife are giving $120 million to Bay Area schools, years after giving almost that much to Newark’s. (Bay Area News Group)
A teacher who recently made the snap decision to read alongside her students was happy with what happened next. (On the Shoulders of Giants)
A Denver school ended its year by mourning Maya Angelou, whose poetry described its year. (Chalkbeat CO)
Can you spell as well as the two middle schoolers who co-won this year’s national bee? Find out. (Vulture)
