Education Next

An analysis by the Wall Street Journal finds that the number of high school students being given special allowances for test-taking, such as extra time, has surged in recent years, especially in affluent areas. In an article for Education Next, Miriam Kurtzig Freedman predicted that these numbers would grow after the College Board ended its practice of flagging (with an asterisk) the SAT scores of test takers who had been allowed extra time.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill creating a new school voucher program for low-income Florida schoolchildren. Patrick Gibbons takes a close look at the launch of Florida's original school voucher program and at the legal battle that ensued.