A first look at today's most important education news:
Fordham's latest"The moderate extremism of relinquishment," by Neerav Kingsland, Flypaper "Religious schools, the ADA, and the Justice Department," by Adam Emerson, Choice Words |
The Chicago Teachers Union has filed suit over the city’s planned closings of more than fifty schools; parents are divided. (New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and Hechinger Report)
Bill Thompson, a Democratic NYC mayoral candidate, outlines his education agenda, which includes a plan for teacher merit pay. (New York Times and Wall Street Journal)
Researchers are beginning to look at how to measure skills learned in preschool. (Inside School Research)
New York City parents with backgrounds in statistics are questioning the city’s method of determining gifted-and-talented eligibility, arguing that a flaw in the city’s calculations meant too many kids qualified. (Wall Street Journal)
Kiera Wilmot, the sixteen-year-old model student expelled and charged with felonies last week for a failed science experiment, will not be criminally charged—but she may still be expelled. (Atlantic Wire and Huffington Post)
The LAUSD, the nation’s second-largest school district, has decided to stop expelling or suspending students for “willful defiance.” (Wall Street Journal and NPR)
A study has linked seven-year-olds’ math and reading skills to midlife financial success. (Huffington Post)
David Letterman and ten Teach for America professionals remind us why teaching is worth it. (Huffington Post)
