Steve Barr, the founder of the Green Dot charter school network, says Los Angeles’ current mayor isn’t leading on education. So he’s running to replace him. (L.A. Weekly)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s school funding plan “would overturn a half-century of bipartisan consensus that poor children need extra educational resources.” (Slate)
Even allies of parts of Christie’s education agenda say the funding plan would hurt poor kids. (The 74 Million)
Revisit the equity/equality illustration going around that could help Christie understand why his plan is finding few supporters. (Medium)
A former undocumented immigrant who struggled to make his own education feel worthwhile is trying to encourage a different attitude in his students. (TNTP)
After 35 years of trying to reduce racial segregation by sending some students across town to school, Indianapolis ended its busing program — without achieving integration. (Chalkbeat)
The five-paragraph essay has fallen out of favor among some, but other educators still assign them. (Ed Week’s Next Draft)
A California precedent for Brown v. Board of Education desegregated schools that are now all Latino. Confounding the case’s advocates, many of the schools are also good. (L.A. Times)
D.C. schools chief Kaya Henderson is stepping down while her reputation is strong. (Washington Post)
Leaders of the Seattle Teacher Residency, a training program that is respected and also expensive, say the model is in fact affordable. (Hechinger Report)
From class size to parent engagement, here’s an analysis of what states with strong pre-K programs are doing. (NPRed)
Emails reveal how Tennessee wound up with a worst-case scenario: countless hours wasted by teachers and students preparing for online tests that could not be taken. (Chalkbeat)
The long-term costs could far outweigh the short-term benefits in Chicago’s decision to eliminate an office that helped families secure public benefits. (Catalyst)
Never underestimate the power of a group of committed Girl Scouts to change school policy. (Chalkbeat)