tulticanGrade Retention is Bad Education Policy https://tultican.com/2026/03/22/grade-retention-is-bad-education-policy/ #EducationMatters
Trump pressured states to limit undocumented high school students’ access to career education programs - It chips away at the U.S. Supreme Court’s Plyler v. Doe protections requiring public schools to serve all students. https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/03/27/trump-education-department-limits-undocumented-immigrant-students-from-programs/ #EducationMatters
Trump pressured states to limit undocumented high school students’ access to career education programs
Exclusive Chalkbeat reporting found Virginia school districts agreed to exclude some immigrant students from educational opportunities to receive federal funds from the U.S. Education Department.
What It Takes to Flip a Seat - I started showing up with a sign that that says “Support Our Public Schools.” Well, lots of people are holding that sign now. https://open.substack.com/pub/educationwars/p/what-it-takes-to-flip-a-seat?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web #EducationMatters
Grade Retention is Bad Education Policy - The evidence against retaining students has become overwhelming; it shows no benefit, does student harm and is costly. https://tultican.com/2026/03/22/grade-retention-is-bad-education-policy/ #EducationMatters
Tom Ultican: Grade Retention is a Popular "Remedy" That Hurts Students https://dianeravitch.net/2026/03/24/tom-ultican-grade-retention-is-a-popular-remedy-that-hurts-students/ via @dianeravitch #EducationMatters
Cutting State Funding while Intensifying Test-and-Punish Won’t Improve Public Schools - No matter how good the education program is in Poverty zone schools, testing will deem them failing. https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/cutting-state-funding-while-intensifying-test-and-punish-wont-improve-public-schools/ via @janresseger #EducationMatters
Grade Retention is Bad Education Policy - The evidence against retaining students has become overwhelming showing no benefit, does serious harm and the practice is costly. https://tultican.com/2026/03/22/grade-retention-is-bad-education-policy/ #EducationMatters
Over the past 40 years, the evidence against retaining students gets stronger showing no benefit and serious harm. https://tultican.com/2026/03/22/grade-retention-is-bad-education-policy/ #EducationMatters
The majority of published studies and decades of research indicate that there is little to be gained, and much harm being done when retaining students. https://tultican.com/2026/03/22/grade-retention-is-bad-education-policy/ #EducationMatters
ICYMI: Maple Syrup Edition (3/22) - Peter Greene's weekly education article roundup. https://open.substack.com/pub/curmudgucation/p/icymi-maple-syrup-edition-322?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web #EducationMatters
