- The vast majority of school districts nationwide haven’t done much to address socioeconomic segregation in schools, a researcher writes. (U.S. News)
- School segregation is even a problem in Amsterdam, known as a haven of tolerance, which has more than 500 schools where more than 60 percent of students are ethnic minorities. (The Atlantic)
- Follow along for a day in the life of a Mineola, N.Y., school where students spend 75 percent of their time on iPads. (Hechinger Report)
- On the other hand, Grand Rapids, Mich., uses a 30-year-old Commodore computer to run heating and cooling at its schools. (WOOD)
- Is Hillary Clinton ready to fight for school choice? (The Hill)
- Retired superintendent say teachers are the heroes in Michigan’s broken schools. (Bridge Magazine)
- Closing traditional public schools for good in New Orleans. (Washington Post)
- Some say Shakespeare is so removed from students’ experiences that it shouldn’t be taught in schools. Here’s another perspective. (New Republic)
- Here’s what it’s like to be 18 these days, according to a Bay Area high school class. (Medium)
- A New Jersey teacher’s blog post about a Kendrick Lamar-inspired literature lesson resulted in a visit from the rapper. (NPRed)
- The criminal justice world is increasingly recognizing that it might not make sense to treat adolescents as just young adults. (The Marshall Project)
- A New York City charter school network that doesn’t get a lot of attention is posting consistently strong scores. (Reason)
- In this era of classroom whiteboards, one brand of Japanese chalk has a cult following. (Gizmodo)
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