Reflection:
The family in the article qualify for tuition assistance but the state will not let them use it at a school that provides a religious education. The family says they are violating the religion clauses and equal protection clauses of the Constitution, while the state says they are in line with the separation of church and state. The Supreme Court will decide who is right.

I can see where each side is coming from, but am unsure who I would side with. The ideal outcome, in my mind, would be for the state to allow the tuition assistance program to be used at religious schools as long as they are properly accredited and with options for other major religions. It would be unfair if they allowed it at one Christian school and have no alternative private religious schools for people of other faiths.

Reflection:
The pandemic caused some college admissions offices to remove standardized testing requirements for prospective students.

This could be a beginning step in taking the emphasis off of standardized testing in the United States, something many involved in school reformation have called unfair for diverse students. I understand where people in favor of removing standardized testing are coming from, but recognize the necessity for a standard form of testing students' academic ability. Without it, there would be no way to compare data on how effective different forms of teaching are, or how different teachers, schools, and districts compare to each other. Without a new form of assessment, I still see a need for standardized testing.

This being said, some students struggle with standardized tests and are put at a disadvantage when there is so much emphasis on getting a good score. Hopefully this experiment will help educators figure out how to better serve students needs.