May 23, 2013
Michigan's charter options to grow (Detroit News)...Charter school, testing bills will pass or die together (Austin Statesman)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 22, 2013
Teacher evaluation system still needs tweaks (Florida Times Union)...Maine educators object to evaluation emphasis (Kennebec Journal)...Charter schools score higher on key tests (Boston Glove)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 21, 2013
Vol. 15, No. 20 OPPORTUNITY AHEAD. North Carolina lawmakers deliberated on a proposal earlier today that would bring much needed change to the Tarheel State. Thanks to the bi-partisan work of NC House Members Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg), Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford), Brian Brown, (R-Pitt) and Ed Hanes (D-Forsyth), the Opportunity Scholarship Act (HB 944) is moving [...] Read more »
May 21, 2013
Recognizing 'master teachers' (Albany Times Union)...School offers students broader range of courses via online (The Union-Recorder)...Gov. wants education accountability (Quad City Times)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 20, 2013
Incentivize actual learning (National Review Online)...Education, vision and the mayor’s race (New York Times)...Pennsylvania education standards running into resistance (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 17, 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 Education Policies Operating in the Dark Huffington Post, May 16, 2013 More enlightened awareness of what is required in [...] Read more »
May 16, 2013
Voucher funding formula modified (The Daily Advertiser)...Lawsuits to stop school closings (Chicago Tribune)...Revises reading plan for Ohio schools (Columbus Dispatch)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 15, 2013
Parent trigger group gets thumbs-up from LAUSD (Mercury News)...GOP considers statewide school vouchers (Wisconsin Public Radio) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 14, 2013
Vol. 15, No. 19 GOOD at ENCOURAGING DROPOUTS (GED). As states across the nation are called to increase high school graduation rates, there’s a growing concern about the value of the GED and state policies that encourage dropouts. As the Washington Post points out, educators and economists alike are calling for stricter access to the [...] Read more »
May 14, 2013
Ind. hits ‘pause button’ on Common Core (Washington Times)...Pittsburgh public schools exploring options for different learning models (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »