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Liz Willen
Hi all! 

Greetings from Austin, where my Hechinger Report colleagues and I are attending SXSW EDU. The Lone Star State was also the setting for one of our newest stories, about how private school vouchers are dividing Republicans here.

In addition, we are following a heated discussion over what kind of math high schoolers need. Please read and share these stories and tell us what you think.

As you know, we are also in mourning for our Hechinger Report colleague Fazil Khan, who died tragically in a fire last month. To honor his legacy, we’ve established a fund to support an internship for a student who wants to follow in Fazil’s footsteps as a data journalist. 


Liz Willen, Editor
Main Idea 

The school choice plan that is controversial, even in Texas 

Rural residents who consider themselves conservative reject private school vouchers
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Reading List 

Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

Defying criticism, one district says substituting data science for Algebra II has reaped rewards
 

Is the hardest job in education convincing parents to send their kids to a San Francisco public school?

The city’s public school enrollment has shrunk. Here’s how one district employee is fighting privatization, bad PR, segregation, and population loss to stem the tide
 

PROOF POINTS: The surprising effectiveness of having kids study why they failed

An experiment reveals that understanding your errors is more important that correcting your mistakes
 

TikTok billionaire spends millions on Texas candidates supporting school voucher efforts

The fight over funneling public dollars to private schools is central to many Texas House races in the March 5 primary after some GOP lawmakers voted against education savings accounts
 

OPINION: After years of silent sacrifices and unseen struggles, Black women are still holding up the child care industry

Better pay, more respect and recognition for all they do is long overdue
 

OPINION: How to combat antisemitism without compromising academic freedom

Educators should adopt a standard from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

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