Cormac was on a different level

This is a really great story developing. Community fighting for their first charter school. Petitioning state comission after the school was rejected by the local board for zero good reason.

The commission has approved Dominion Purpose Academy. This is win for families and students in Muscogee County and Columbus, GA. This is the first public charter school for the district. x.com/scharlesquinn/…

Dan Ancona 🥥🌴🍉🌹 Yeah, the progressive view on this was catastrophically wrongheaded as a substantive matter and has done incredible damage to millions of children’s lives and I personally continue to be furious about it but there mostly hasn’t been a political price paid.

.TennesseeCAN is hiring a fully remote Advocacy Manager to lead statewide outreach, relationship building, & coalition efforts! If you're passionate about education and driving change, we want to hear from you. Apply now! 50can.bamboohr.com/careers/92

This is a fascinating read on crime(s) in DC, with a central theme that should carry to other cities.

Interesting. The Invisible Hand might solve a deepening problem faster than school boards.

Paula White, JerseyCAN's Executive Director, sheds light on the crucial role of literacy in academic recovery on New Jersey Spotlight News! 📚 📺 Watch the clip : bit.ly/3ABMHRh #LiteracyMatters #AcademicRecovery #JerseyCAN #NewJerseyEducation

Paula and team are fighting so hard for science-backed literacy pedagogy in the Garden State. Inspiring to watch.

Nice essay by Rachel Cohen on volunteering in Vox

When’s the last time you all had a glass of milk?

Georgia folks: GeorgiaCAN is hiring another community organizer! Good opportunity to work with not just a fun team, but some of the most advanced organizing minds in the country. 50can.bamboohr.com/careers/93

This story. I don't even know what to say, except that the opportunity hoarding has never been presented so starkly.

Super interesting, especially high rates of participation for both families and educators.

Really exceptional piece today by Morgan Polikoff 🏳️‍🌈 Data Quality Campaign in The 74: the74million.org/article/new-st…

"In academic years before COVID-19, chronic absenteeism rates were around 10-11%. Now, chronic absenteeism rates remain around 20%." 21alivenews.com/2024/09/06/chr…

I've been deservedly hard on U.S. Department of Education, so it's only fair to acknowledge when they do something right. This investment should speed science of reading adoption: ed.gov/news/press-rel…

Craziest thing about this is I just took a look at their curriculum and this tony school in Silver Lake is still using balanced literacy reading/writing workshops and speaks glowingly of Lucy Caulkins. cc: Emily Hanford More on this and Tim's work in Monday's New Reality Roundup.

Why are so many parents paying for private tutoring? What about all of the families who can’t afford it? Why have we accepted that for kids who are struggling paying for private tutoring is the default? Parents, you should be exercising your child’s rights via Child Find for