Harvard and Columbia did it in November. Now, Princeton suspends team over ‘vulgar’ messages.; Why so many teachers need a second job to make ends meet; The reason America’s schools are so segregated — and the only way to fix it; ‘The sort of company we wish to keep’: More than 1,500 academics ask to join controversial ‘Professor Watchlist’; The case for abolishing class rank; This school isn’t just about academics. The emotional and physical health of kids matters too.; Students remove Shakespeare portrait from English Department at Ivy League school; The big problem with early childhood education; ExxonMobil’s Rex Tillerson was a big booster of Common Core; Teacher to Trump’s education pick: Let’s ‘address the elephant in the room.’ It’s you.; Trump’s choice for education secretary vows to ‘end’ Common Core; Three challenges for teachers in the era of Trump; The most important thing schools don’t do;     Harvard and Columbia did it in November. Now, Princeton suspends team over ‘vulgar’ messages. The Ivy League athletic suspensions — as well as one at Amherst College — happened within weeks of each other. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more » Why so many teachers need a second job to make ends meet While other professions have seen compensation growth, teachers’ salaries have stagnated for four decades. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Virtual school operator K12 Inc. faces challenge from stockholders demanding transparency At a K12 meeting scheduled for Dec. 15, shareholders are going to ask for a vote on whether the company should be required to publicly disclose details about its lobbying efforts in various states. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   The reason America’s schools are so segregated — and the only way to fix it 'We have adopted a national myth that neighborhoods are segregated “de facto;” i.e., because of income differences, individual preferences, a history of private discrimination, etc.' By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘The sort of company we wish to keep’: More than 1,500 academics ask to join controversial ‘Professor Watchlist’ Critics say the watch list — which is run by a conservative group and names academics they believe are advancing “leftist propaganda” in classrooms — is an assault on academic freedom. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   The case for abolishing class rank 'The vicious rivalry and inevitable resentment on display as a handful of overachievers battle it out over tiny differences in GPA has led some schools to stop ranking, or at least to identify a batch of high-scoring kids as co-valedictorians -- a tiny step in the right direction.' By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   This school isn’t just about academics. The emotional and physical health of kids matters too. The seventh in a series of posts about schools that work to close opportunity gaps for all students. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Students remove Shakespeare portrait from English Department at Ivy League school The University of Pennsylvania students replaced it with the photo of an African-American author to highlight diversity. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   The big problem with early childhood education American schools don't let the youngest kids play much anymore -- and that's how they learn. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ExxonMobil’s Rex Tillerson was a big booster of Common Core He warned Pennsylvania against dropping the core, and infuriated public education advocates by saying that public schools “don't understand” that the business community is their “customer” and that “they are “producing a product that may be “defective." By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Teacher to Trump’s education pick: Let’s ‘address the elephant in the room.’ It’s you. Teachers "are a little freaked out by your nomination to be secretary of education." By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Trump’s choice for education secretary vows to ‘end’ Common Core She said she wants to give states the freedom to get rid of the Core — but apparently she doesn't know they already have it. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Three challenges for teachers in the era of Trump In a society where facts don't seem to matter, teachers have new responsibilities. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   The most important thing schools don’t do The problem with all the things they do instead. 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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071