EduClips: Critics Assail NYC School Funding System; Strike Vote in Chicago — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts
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EduClips is a roundup of the day’s top education headlines from America’s largest school districts, where more than 4 million students across eight states attend class every day. Read previous EduClips installments here. Get the day’s top school and policy news delivered straight to your inbox by signing up for the
Top Story
HOMESCHOOLING — After California officials found 13 siblings allegedly held captive and younger children apparently not missed by schools because they were being homeschooled, homeschooling advocates are bracing for calls for stricter regulation of the practice.
Some advocates say they support mandatory medical visits or regular academic assessments of homeschooled children. But others contend moves to step up homeschooling controls in the name of exposing child abuse earlier could lead to overregulation and intrusion that punishes parents. One California lawmaker has floated the idea of requiring annual walk-throughs of home schools by state or county officials. ()
National News
CIVICS — Iowa could require students to pass citizenship exam to graduate ()
TRENTON — In the Shadow of New Jersey’s State Capital, Trenton’s Forgotten Schools Struggle to Get Better on Their Own (Read at The74Million.org)
#METOOK12 — What Do Schools Teach About Sexual Harassment? ()
IMMIGRATION — Lawmakers call on Trump to drop bid for legal immigration cuts ()
NET NEUTRALITY — Defiance on ‘Net Neutrality’: Montana Governor Goes to Helena High School to Declare State’s Break With FCC Mandate (Read at The74Million.org)
District and State News
NEW YORK — Here’s how New York City divvies up school funding — and why critics say the system is flawed ()
ILLINOIS — West Chicago Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike ()
GEORGIA — Gwinnett classroom attack stirs social media ()
NEVADA — Opinion: CCSD’s next superintendent is going to fail ()
TEXAS — Far-right conservatives want to unseat longtime swing vote on Texas education board ()
CALIFORNIA — More candidates for state superintendent raise odds of runoff in November ()
FLORIDA — Lawmakers look to start new school vouchers, tighten control on private schools ()
NEW YORK — Brooklyn high school debate team defies expectations to win championships ()
Think Pieces
RURAL SCHOOLS — The Rural School Reform Opportunity ()
SUPERINTENDENTS — Does the big boss really matter in big-city school districts? ()
VOUCHERS — Do School Vouchers Work? Milwaukee’s Experiment Suggests an Answer ()
PERSONALIZED LEARNING — Why ‘personalized learning’ advocates like Mark Zuckerberg keep citing a 1984 study — and why it might not say much about schools today ()
TEACHER BONUSES — New evidence indicates that paying teachers bonuses raises student performance by a small amount ()
HIP-HOP — How hip-hop erased these young students’ unfair, bad rap ()
Quote of the Day
“It’s not really a noticed state. It’s a small state — more cows than people — and we are taking a stand on this and we’re standing up to Trump. I hope that inspires other states to do the same thing.” —Bryndon Wilkerson, student body president at Helena High School in Montana, on her state’s decision to defy the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality. (Read at The74Million.org)
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