Although both have measurably positive effects, careful study shows often-cut music programs have far greater long-term impact for students than rarely-cut football programs. (EdWeek)
A new type of private school voucher program is gaining traction. (The Educated Reporter)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, gender equity and what kids learn from stay-home fathers. (The Atlantic)
Hillary Clinton will likely depart significantly from the Obama administration on education policy, but it’s still difficult to predict what concrete policy solutions she might propose. (New Republic)
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan remembers Ron Thorpe, the president and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, who died this week of lung cancer. (USDOE)
After 44 years, Sonia Manzano — better known as Maria on “Sesame Street” — is retiring. (NYMag)
Students at a Denver high school (that has already seen a lot of change) are using their AP Human Geography class to examine the gentrification that is taking hold in their own neighborhood. (Westword)
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a 40-year old precedent that allows unions to charge non-members service fees, a case that could have big implications for teachers unions. (EdWeek)
Here’s how one Michigan elementary school not only brought its English language learners to read on grade level, but is now competing with its district’s more affluent schools. (The Bridge)
An interview with Morgan Polikoff, the education policy researcher who is becoming a prolific commenter not just on policy but also on how journalists cover policy. (The Grade)
A radio reporting project to cover education in the Southeast is starting again after a rocky first round. (Current)
An argument against “D” grades, which signify almost-failure but don’t require students to try harder. (Atlantic)
Children’s books that celebrate the Confederacy are out there. Here’s what they’re like. (Slate)
An aspiring teacher considers the ways that educators can speed up or slow down time in the classroom through the theory of Flow. (Magnifying Minds)
Imprisoned gangster Whitey Bulger confessed his life of crime to high school students who wrote to him for a class project. (Boston Globe)
