Once students have the self-assurance to engage in academic conversations with their peers, they have a framework they can apply to any text in any subject.

Appointed a decade ago, the education commissioner insists that when he has direct oversight, academic gains follow. His critics await better student outcomes.

When trust is strong, the governing system carries more work; when it weakens, the funnel narrows, the work accumulates and everything behind it begins to slow.

Disturbing and AI-generated versions of Dr Seuss character have been used to threaten schools and communities.