A first look at today's most important education news:
Fordham's latest"Coalition of high performing charter schools discusses laws with Senate," by Angel Gonzalez, Ohio Gadfly Daily |
Yesterday, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the state’s current method of funding its voucher program is unconstitutional. To keep the program alive, proponents will have to find a new funding method. (Answer Sheet, Associated Press, Huffington Post, and Charters & Choice)
In California, which abolished affirmative action back in 1996, universities reach out to disadvantaged students early on. (New York Times)
The Brookings Institute argues that college is not necessarily a smart investment for everybody. (Brookings)
With an eye on the big picture, Mike Petrilli reminds us that both poverty and schools matter. (HechingerEd)
A group of English language arts teachers is pushing back against machine-scored writing in common assessments. (Curriculum Matters)
A new report finds that community colleges have very low expectations of incoming students—which those students don’t wind up living up to. (Hechinger Report)
