It may come as a surprise, but even during superbowl week, other stuff happened, too. Here are some ILYBYGTH-themed stories you might have missed:

Charters and choice: Yohuru Williams argues it’s not a choice at all, at The Progressive.

State of Trump’s Union analysis:

• What did historians think of Trump’s SOTU? Tweet collection at HNN.
• Is TRUMPOTUS bored with charter schools? An education analysis of SOTU at Politico.

The mess in DC schools:

• New mayoral report finds that one in every three recent high-school graduates didn’t meet minimums.
• What will star chancellor Antwan Wilson do about it? At RCEd.
• How did it happen? NPR reports a “culture of fear” among DC teachers.
• The original investigation by NPR from November.
• Don’t say you didn’t see it coming: The history at ILYBYGTH.

No surprise: gifted programs skewed, at Fordham Institute.

How charter schools resegregate in Charlotte, from UCLA’s Civil Rights Project.

Trump-fueled goons and white supremacist flyers on Texas campuses, at Texas Observer.

Was Bob Dylan best when he was a fundamentalist? A review at American Conservative.

Students and faculty protest Steve Bannon appearance at UChicago, at Why Evolution Is True.

• Does Jerry Coyne’s protest against the protest means Coyne supports ALL free speech? Even creationist “free speech?” At ILYBYGTH.

Sex abuse and evangelical religion: Larry Nassar victim Rachel Denhollander talks about “institutional protectionism,” at CT.

• How does it tie into the history of evangelical higher ed? At ILYBYGTH.