June 6, 2013
NEWSWIRE IS BACK! Click here for the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else, spiced with a dash of irreverence, from the nation’s leading voice in school reform. NATIONAL COVERAGE G.O.P. Bill on Schools Would Set Fewer Rules New York Times, June 6, 2013 Signaling a preference for a [...] Read more »
June 5, 2013
NEWSWIRE IS BACK! Click here for the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else, spiced with a dash of irreverence, from the nation’s leading voice in school reform. NATIONAL COVERAGE Bill to Alter Bush-Era Education Law Gives States More Room New York Times, June 5, 2013 Renewing the effort [...] Read more »
June 4, 2013
Vol. 15, No. 22 LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD. CER President Jeanne Allen is in Boston, MA today for a look at authorizing in The Bay State, sponsored by the Pioneer Institute. Cara Stillings Candal just authored a fantastic paper for Pioneer on the history of the charter movement in Massachusetts and how the authorizing [...] Read more »
June 3, 2013
NEWSWIRE IS BACK! Click here for the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else, spiced with a dash of irreverence, from the nation’s leading voice in school reform. NATIONAL COVERAGE Getting at the Core Worcester Telegram, June 3, 2013 Perhaps no issue is as important to parents as their [...] Read more »
May 31, 2013
Tea party groups mobilizing against Common Core (Washington Post)... Metro Nashville tries to reduce school hopping (The Tennessean)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 30, 2013
Charter schools, voucher plan hit snags (Wisconsin State Journal)...Public, charter schools team up (CBS Evening News)...Teacher eval change clears committee (The Advocate)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 29, 2013
State rolls out teacher eval system (Charleston Daily Mail)...Charter school wipes out zeros for students (Washington Examiner)...The $20,000 Public School (Wall Street Journal)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 28, 2013
Vol. 15, No. 21 OPPORTUNITY FORWARD. Just this morning, the North Carolina House Education Committee moved legislation forward that would bring vouchers to the Tarheel State. Following a heated debate, The Opportunity Scholarship Act, HB 944, passed 27 to 21. As one lawmaker said in favor of the bill, “Some think we were elected to [...] Read more »
May 28, 2013
Legislature OKs expanding virtual course (My Fox FW)...Some states push back against new school standards (Associated Press)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 24, 2013
Charters join school district in seeking aid (Philadelphia Inquirer)...Move to stop Common Core in schools fails (Alexandria Town Talk)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines Read more »