A landmark study found that the benefits of Tennessee’s expanded pre-kindergarten program fade out over time — and might even negatively affect participants in the long term. (Chalkbeat)
Chicago revised four years of graduation rates downwards after an investigation revealed that the rates were inflated. (WBEZ)
A Florida county that started screening all students for giftedness found plenty of it among non-white students who previously had not been identified as gifted. (Washington Post)
The same type of parents who opt their children out of tests also use the scores as arguments against integration, a city teacher notes. (Critical Classrooms)
A parting word from U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Instead of building prisons, we should pay teachers more. (Politics K-12)
As in many places, D.C. is increasing Advanced Placement courses in its schools, but students aren’t keeping pace. (Greater Greater Ed)
Aggressive lobbying has kept schools spending big on graphing calculators that are less powerful than the average smart phone. (Mic)
An update on the state of education reporting finds lots of promise in Chalkbeat’s model. (Columbia Journalism Review)
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit engineered by StudentsFirst that sought to limit teachers unions’ ability to spend on political action. (L.A. Times)
The father of a city student murdered in a housing project is working to steer young adults away from violence. (New Yorker)
After years of smaller-is-better initiatives, efforts to improve high schools are no longer focusing on size. (Hechinger Report)
The latest update on Finland’s superior schools: Children decide what they learn in kindergarten. (The Atlantic)
