May 13, 2013
Michigan lawmakers debate teacher performance pay (Detroit News)...Voucher ruling creates uncertainties (Shreveport Times)...Charter schools, merit public aid (Columbus Dispatch) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 10, 2013
Troubling survey on teacher quality (The Oklahoman)...Officials scramble to save school year (Detroit News)...Boards discuss teacher evals (Albuquerque Journal) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines Read more »
May 9, 2013
Silenced by teachers union (San Diego Union-Tribune)...Teach-eval ball in state’s court (New York Post)...School district and teachers union reach agreement (Cleveland Plain Dealer) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines Read more »
May 8, 2013
Gov. signs bill linking teacher evals to student performance (Atlanta Journal Constitution Blog)...Funding for La. voucher program struck down by court (Washington Times) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 7, 2013
State school systems rethink Common Core standards (Washington Post)...Board approves virtual school proposal (Garden City Telegram) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 7, 2013
Vol. 15, No. 18 SPECIAL EDITION, from the Editor WHY NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS WEEK IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE (excerpted. Read the Full Analysis here) “People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after.” –Oliver Goldsmith This quote seems particularly apt today, the second day of National Charter Schools Week, [...] Read more »
May 6, 2013
How Indiana's grass-root activists took down the Common Core (Indianapolis Star)...School voucher issue on its own bill vs. within state budget (FoxNews) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 3, 2013
Charter school waitlists hit 22,000 (Washington Examiner)...Figuring out how to give teachers useful feedback (NY Times)...Judge dismisses challenge to teacher law
(The Ledger) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 2, 2013
Charter schools unionize (Wall Street Journal)...Raises placed on fast track (The Miami Herald)...Schools get letter grades, call system flawed (Portland Press Herald) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
May 1, 2013
School districts exploring blended learning classes (Times Herald)...Charter bill brings new players to education policy (Texas Tribune) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »