Weekend Education Reads: 12 Worthwhile Links About Students and Schools You May Have Missed

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Which is to say that no one could blame you for missing some of the week’s other most compelling schools coverage. Don’t worry, we got you. Here is a rundown of what we have been reading from other outlets, delivered a day early for your long holiday weekend:

A Guy Who Sold His Startup for $1.26 Billion Tells Grads to ‘Get Good at’ Failure — Business Insider (Julie Bort)

The Little-Known Statistician Who Taught Us to Measure Teachers — The New York Times (Kevin Carey)

The New Diploma Mills: Rushing to boost graduation rates, more school districts are relying on “online credit recovery”—a form of instruction that may be selling students short — Slate (Zoë Kirsch)

Teachers’ unions losing the long war over parental choice — California Policy Center (Steven Greenhut)

Black Parents Use Civil War–Era Law to Challenge Mississippi’s ‘Inequitable’ Schools — The Washington Post (Emma Brown)

Wondering What Happened to Your Class Valedictorian? Not Much, Research Shows — Time (Eric Barker)

For These Families, Vouchers Bring a Needed Change — NPR (Anya Kamenetz)

Despite D.C.’s Pledges, Hundreds of Families a Year Bypass City’s Public Middle Schools — The Washington Post (Alejandra Matos)

FL’s Education Commissioner Stands By Tests Teachers Keep Flunking — ABC News (Katie LaGrone)

Catholic College Presidents Pressure Trump Administration to Protect DACA Students — U.S. News & World Report (Lauren Camera)

When UT Denied This Valedictorian, She Got It to Change Admissions Rules — The Texas Tribune (Matthew Watkins)

A School Included This Teen’s Service Dog in the Yearbook and It’s the Purest Thing — Buzzfeed (Kassy Cho)