Principal: What happened when my school ended useless homework; What can happen when a neighborhood school is forced to share its space with a charter; The ‘Walmartization’ of public education; Education researchers blast Common Core standards, urge ban on high-stakes tests; Why this blockbuster app is stressing out already anxious students in China; A disturbing trend in school integration programs; Catholic school supporters say anti-Jewish chant at game followed anti-gay slurs; The overselling of ed tech; Fans cheering for Catholic basketball team shout ‘You killed Jesus’ to opposing players; ‘Because it is Harvard, plus my parents want me to apply’;     Principal: What happened when my school ended useless homework And what young children now do when they go home. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more » What can happen when a neighborhood school is forced to share its space with a charter With increasing frequency, community-based schools, located predominantly in poor neighborhoods, are being hedged in, disrupted and derailed by charter school co-location, which is the forced insertion of a charter school into an existing neighborhood public school. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   The ‘Walmartization’ of public education Is the Walmart Foundation really intent on dismantling public education through its expansion of charter schools? By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Education researchers blast Common Core standards, urge ban on high-stakes tests More than 100 education researchers have joined a call for an end to high-stakes testing. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why this blockbuster app is stressing out already anxious students in China It has become so ingrained in daily life that it is changing the school work day for many kids — not necessarily in a good way. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   A disturbing trend in school integration programs Defining diversity in terms that exclude a majority of children from certain schools in their district is clearly seeing integration from the perspective of the privileged and powerful. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Boston Catholic school students barred from playoff game after anti-Semitic chant Catholic Memorial school officials even discussed not allowing their own team to play the semifinal division game. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Catholic school supporters say anti-Jewish chant at game followed anti-gay slurs Catholic Memorial fans were accused of shouting "You killed Jesus." Some in the crowd said Newton North fans were slinging anti-gay slurs. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The overselling of ed tech We can't answer the question 'Is tech useful in schools?' until we've grappled with a deeper question: 'What kinds of learning should be taking place in those schools?' By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Fans cheering for Catholic basketball team shout ‘You killed Jesus’ to opposing players Catholic school team was playing team from a public school with a big community of Jewish students. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   ‘Because it is Harvard, plus my parents want me to apply’ Counselor: 'Rolls Royce and Lamborghini make some impressive luxury vehicles but if I am going off road, give me a Toyota truck any day. Why don’t we think this way--about practical value--when it comes to colleges?' By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Opinions Thought-provoking opinions and commentary, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Answer Sheet:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Answer Sheet or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071