- An administrator asks if it’s ethical to pull his children out of the low-performing schools he’s supposed to help. (Dear Prudence)
- Taken together, two charts suggest that American students do a lot of homework that doesn’t pay off. (Vox)
- AFT President Randi Weingarten shared her own sexual assault story as part of a union push to protect women. (Jezebel)
- An education professor argues that teachers unions should agitate against police brutality. (Jacobin)
- The upswing in school choice in Nashville leaves neighborhood schools with uncertain futures. (The Scene)
- A teacher grapples with the best way to write about teaching and lands on some solid advice. (Rational Expressions)
- A city ESL teacher says bilingual programs sound promising — as long as they’re done right. (NYC Educator)
- A former teacher shares a tongue-in-cheek quiz to help colleagues figure out if they’re no good at their jobs. (Answer Sheet)
- Two New York City educators see a school-to-prison pipeline for gifted students and want to change it. (Hechinger)
- The latest episode of a podcast about careers profiles a KIPP principal from Houston. (Slate)
- The Common Core State Standards could be on the precipice of widespread repeal. (Hechinger)
- Idaho student journalists “plagiarized” a news story after their new state superintendent did the same thing. (Romenesko)
- A recap of 2014’s biggest news in Los Angeles schools starts with the superintendent’s resignation. (L.A. School Report)
- “The Colbert Report,” which ended this week, frequently featured education-related guests. (Russo)
- Below, a college admissions video from Democracy Prep Charter High School that made some Chalkbeaters cry.
Post by Princeton University.
