Here’s my column from today’s paper:
You probably didn’t notice, but Texas schools just celebrated a big holiday.
I doubt anyone brought cupcakes to class, but Oct. 27 looms large in principals’ offices and the halls of administration buildings.
That’s because the last Friday in October is New Kids Stop Mattering Day — the day after which any new students enrolling at your school won’t be counted in next spring’s TAKS scores.
It’s a holiday that makes life easier for teachers and principals wishing for higher test scores. But it also hurts thousands of Texas kids.
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13 November | 20:15 | tg
that lede is greatness
and a belated happy birthday, dang
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Joshua Benton is the director of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, among other things. Before that, he was a staff writer and columnist for The Dallas Morning News. (More.)
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