Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):

The scary truth about how far behind American kids have fallen is from Vox.

Why holding kids back fails − and what to do about it is from The Conversation. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Grade Retention, Social Promotion & Alternatives To Both.

The Chilling Effect Is Real: Educators’ stories about preemptive book bans show how schools are censoring themselves is from Slate. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Banned Books Week.

New report looks at how U.S. history is taught in classrooms is from NPR.