Is it fair to connect the nation’s collective NAEP stumble to the introduction of the Common Core? It’s hard to say. The Hechinger Report
People pretty much saw what they wanted to in the country’s first-ever decline in NAEP scores. Answer Sheet
What we know and what we don’t about Spring Valley High School, the South Carolina school where a police officer was videotaped tackling a student at her desk. Kicker
A teacher argues that the best way to prevent incidents like the one in Spring Valley is to lead with love every day. Jose Vilson
The incident was an extreme example of South Carolina’s otherwise dismal record on school discipline. The Atlantic
Roxane Gay: Spring Valley is yet more proof that black children are not safe anywhere in America. The New York Times
A coalition of educators tells Deray McKesson, the Teach For America alum at the fore of the Black Lives Matter movement, that TFA undermines equity. Jacobin Mag
Are the problems in Kentucky’s education system really costing the state $1 billion a year? Louisville Business First
Two teachers who aren’t working for their unions have started a political action committee of teachers who support Hillary Clinton for president. The Los Angeles Times
Many sharp tensions in Denver’s school board race can be traced to evolving definitions of “neighborhood school.” Chalkbeat