Friday catch-up notes—10 July 2026
What tidbits didn't show up as a full post this week?
Editor’s note: This post contains snippets about stories, resources, and observations that the SET authors didn’t quite have time to develop into full-blown posts over the past week. I’m hoping we can catch up with our in-boxes. We didn’t want you, Dear Readers, to miss them. Some of them may later appear as a part (or parcel) of a full-blown post.—JohnL
Over on The 74, Nirvi Shah reported about an effort to revitalize a small southern city’s economic situation that has lots of political and financial momentum. In “A Big Gamble on Revamping Petersburg’s Schools Fuels Hope in Virginia City
For years, the district was among the state’s worst. A $447 million investment has sparked a sense of being ‘on the move, slowly but surely,’ readers can that the efforts haven’t moved the proverbial needle in education. Although efforts to provide free before- and after-school care, playgrounds, build relationships, and more are nice, unless one addressed instruction, those efforts are not likely to change student’ outcome appreciably.
With reference to the US celebration of its anniversary, Kris Burbank posted a notes about “Celebrating Independence” on the blog at her site. There’s a bit of content about opportunities for her consulting business, but there are a couple of valuable observations before them.