April 30, 2013
Vol. 15, No. 17 SIN CITY. In 30 years, only two principals in Nevada’s Clark County School District have been fired. Could it be that the schools in Vegas are really so good that only two school leaders have ever been held accountable? Unfortunately, the answer is NO. Nevada ranks 24th on the Parent Power [...] Read more »
April 30, 2013
Per-student pre-K spending lowest in decade (Associated Press)...Charter school bill would add more oversight (Star-Ledger)...Charter rent war (New York Post) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
April 29, 2013
Rethinking Common Core (Washington Examiner)...Arizona school vouchers ramped up (Arizona Daily Sun)...Ed overhaul under review (The Advocate) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
April 26, 2013
Learning anytime, anywhere (Holland Sentinel)...Common Core makes sense, says governor (Marietta Daily Journal)...Draft charter bill calls for local approval, more reviewers (New Jersey Spotlight) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
April 25, 2013
Gov. promises fight over education overhaul (Los Angeles Times)...Rare show of unity on 'parent trigger' bill (Times-Picayune)...Fla. online school target of cuts (WRAL) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
April 24, 2013
Parent trigger headed to Senate floor (Florida Current)...Education task force all too familiar (Deseret News)...Pencader and state remain at odds (News Journal) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
April 23, 2013
Vol. 15, No. 16 BING. Two significant developments in the cause for equity and justice for kids happened over the past few days. First, a major report by the non-partisan University of Arkansas found that students in Washington, DC charter schools are treated to almost 44% less in funding than the traditional public school system [...] Read more »
April 23, 2013
Teacher-rating charade (New York Post)...Education groups oppose Jindal-backed bills (News Star)...Kansas flunks school choice study (Kansas Watchdog) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
April 22, 2013
Sky-high spending in school board race (Los Angeles Times)...Groups clash over election
(CT Post)...House, Senate agree on merit pay raises for teachers ( Miami Herald) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
April 19, 2013
Common Core standards attacked by Republicans (Washington Post)...Deal nears on voucher expansion
(Journal Gazette)...Group forges voucher-like plan for Michigan (Detroit News) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »