‘All these teachers do is whine’ — and other myths; Think teachers can’t be fired because of unions? Surprising results from new study.; Donald Trump Jr. trashes U.S. public schools (though he didn’t attend one); The dangerous message some educators send to black students; Historians react to that weird thing Rep. Steve King said about whites and ‘subgroups’; Pokémon Go sparks concern about children’s privacy; FYI: The head of anti-Trump convention forces is a U.S. government teacher; U.S. students win prestigious International Math Olympiad — for second straight year; Superintendent: ‘We have a moral obligation’ to talk to kids about race, violence and guns; Teacher: ‘There simply is a lot working against us’; Fethullah Gulen: The Islamic scholar Turkey blames for the failed coup; How Gov. Mike Pence worked to undermine the will of Indiana’s voters;     ‘All these teachers do is whine’ — and other myths What's true and not true. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more » Think teachers can’t be fired because of unions? Surprising results from new study. What if highly unionized districts actually fired more teachers than others? By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Turkey seeks probes of American charter schools it says are linked to Fethullah Gulen Turkish government files a complaint in Texas alleging charter school network has abused public funds, funneled money to Gulen's movement, violated legal requirements surrounding open and competitive bidding, and discriminated against employees on the basis of national origin and gender. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Donald Trump Jr. trashes U.S. public schools (though he didn’t attend one) "They’re like Soviet-era department stores that are run for the benefit of the clerks and not the customers," he said. And there's more. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The dangerous message some educators send to black students "So many of these educators feel as if they’re giving life-saving instructions by encouraging black students to look and act 'respectable.' But this type of survival rhetoric is dangerous." By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Historians react to that weird thing Rep. Steve King said about whites and ‘subgroups’ A lesson for King. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Pokémon Go sparks concern about children’s privacy A nonprofit that works to promote the safe use of media and technology by young people raises questions about privacy, security and physical danger. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   FYI: The head of anti-Trump convention forces is a U.S. government teacher She teaches at a Christian school in Colorado. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   U.S. students win prestigious International Math Olympiad — for second straight year Americans are supposed to generally be lousy at math, right? Not always. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Superintendent: ‘We have a moral obligation’ to talk to kids about race, violence and guns The head of the nation's largest school districts issues a letter to educators and families. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Teacher: ‘There simply is a lot working against us’ An open letter to teachers from a colleague in North Carolina By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Fethullah Gulen: The Islamic scholar Turkey blames for the failed coup The Islamic scholar lives in seclusion in Pennsylvania. Learn about the international charter school network said to be inspired by him. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   How Gov. Mike Pence worked to undermine the will of Indiana’s voters Pence and the state's top elected education official have had an adversarial relationship, to put it mildly. 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