A first look at today's most important education news:
Fordham's latest
"How do Ohio's AP scores stack up?," by Aaron Churchill, Ohio Gadfly Daily |
In 11 percent of NYC public schools, principals did not give any teachers failing grades in the last eight years. (Wall Street Journal)
According to a new report, there has been a surge in the use of student tracking and ability grouping at the elementary-school level. (USA Today and Huffington Post)
A New York state audit has found that one of NYC’s biggest providers of special-ed services to preschools has illegally diverted millions of dollars into a religious school, summer camps, and a grocery store. (New York Times and Wall Street Journal)
The Charters & Choice blog overviews school-choice legislation currently in play in Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, and Alabama.
A national database called inBloom, which contains students’ personal information, has parents and privacy advocates in an uproar. The Hechinger Report takes a closer look.
St. Mary’s County public elementary schools in Maryland have banned hugs, birthday invitations, and homemade food. (Huffington Post)
