March 26, 2013
Vol. 15, No. 12 MARCH MADNESS. Across the country March Madness is in full swing; but in Chicago, it’s not just their brackets being busted – it’s their schools. As Chicago officials announced that they will close 54 under-enrolled schools this year, in the country’s third largest district to help close a $1 billion budget [...] Read more »
March 26, 2013
Kansas House defeats school choice measure (Winfield Daily Courier)...Louisiana voters should choose education superintendent, bill author says (Times-Picayune)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
March 25, 2013
Bill would eliminate teacher tenure (Carteret County News-Times)...Ready for reform (Chicago Tribune)...State control weighed for Camden's schools (Wall Street Journal)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
March 22, 2013
Parent trigger legislation withdrawn (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)...Chicago to close 11% of elementary schools (Wall Street Journal)...Tenn. lawmakers working to expand vouchers (Memphis Commercial Appeal)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
March 21, 2013
Senate amends charter school bill (Idaho State Journal)...Indianapolis soon to see new charter schools (Indianapolis Star)...New charter schools find niches (Detroit News)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
March 20, 2013
Parents find school picks slim (The Advocate)...Rep. considers allowing for-profit charter schools (The Tennessean)...House panel moves school reforms forward (Charleston Gazette)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
March 19, 2013
Maine holds conference on best practices... Louisiana parents fight for vouchers... Mississippi has ways to go on charter schools... Blended learning in action at Aspire ERES in CA... and more in this week's Newswire. Read more »
March 19, 2013
Georgia charter-school law would be different from other states’ (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)...Charters held to higher standards (Albuquerque Journal)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
March 18, 2013
More teachers are grouping kids by ability (USA Today)...Vouchers go to Supreme Court on Tuesday (Opelousas Daily World)...Nine high schools, one roof (New York Times) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
March 15, 2013
School revamp debated (The Advocate)...TN senate approves virtual-school enrollment cap (The Tennessean)...Vouchers’ untold story (Journal Gazette) ...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »