Trump backs merit pay for teachers — but one Florida school system now says it doesn’t work; DeVos: Critics want to ‘make my life a living hell’; Ben Franklin said taxes are as certain as death. Here’s a new project to help Americans actually understand them.; Conservative cartoonist portrays Education Secretary DeVos as civil rights icon Ruby Bridges — and Twitter reacts; Here’s who Trump invited to the White House to talk about schools. The list says a lot about his education priorities.; More than test scores: ‘Schools of Opportunity’ to recognize high schools that create full learning experiences for every student; It’s 2017, and girls still don’t think they are as smart as boys, research shows; Three global indexes show that U.S. public schools must be doing something right; DeVos’s Education Department misspells name of NAACP co-founder in tweet — and the apology had a mistake; Prominent DeVos critics urge protesters: Don’t block her way into public schools. She needs to see them.;     Trump backs merit pay for teachers — but one Florida school system now says it doesn’t work A 2011 law in Florida requiring merit pay doesn't work, the system says. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more » DeVos: Critics want to ‘make my life a living hell’ Salient things she said during her first full week on the job as education secretary. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Ben Franklin said taxes are as certain as death. Here’s a new project to help Americans actually understand them. A Tulane law professor is behind the initiative. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Conservative cartoonist portrays Education Secretary DeVos as civil rights icon Ruby Bridges — and Twitter reacts The cartoon portrays DeVos in the same setting as Bridges in the famed Norman Rockwell painting depicting her as a 6-year-old becoming the first black child to integrate a white school in the South. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Here’s who Trump invited to the White House to talk about schools. The list says a lot about his education priorities. He invited 10 teachers and parents to meet with him, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and other officials. Only a few of the invitees were from traditional public schools. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   More than test scores: ‘Schools of Opportunity’ to recognize high schools that create full learning experiences for every student It's the third year of the program and here's what it looks for in a school that wins recognition. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   San Diego school board pulls resolution inviting Education Secretary DeVos to visit The resolution itself was not especially DeVos-friendly. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   It’s 2017, and girls still don’t think they are as smart as boys, research shows New research, and an argument for why all-girls schools can help eliminate the boys=brilliance stereotype for their students. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Three global indexes show that U.S. public schools must be doing something right Test scores aren't the only measure of achievement. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   DeVos’s Education Department misspells name of NAACP co-founder in tweet — and the apology had a mistake Hours after it was posted, the department corrected it and apologized. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Prominent DeVos critics urge protesters: Don’t block her way into public schools. She needs to see them. Some have been fierce critics of the new education secretary, including Diane Ravitch. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »           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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071