A first look at today's most important education news:
Fordham's latest
"Will Common Core usher in a return to content-driven instruction?" by Kathleen Porter-Magee, Common Core Watch "Alexander v. Spellings on the federal role in education: a viewer's guide," by Michael Petrilli, Flypaper |
The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is investigating whether the school district in San Mateo, California illegally transferred Chinese students from high- to low-performing schools to boost test scores at the latter. (Wall Street Journal)
President Obama announced an initiative to improve African-America education last night during a speech to the National Urban League. (CNN.com)
Arne Duncan told a Senate subcommittee that oversees education spending that cuts to education associated with sequestration would be “devastating.” (Politics K-12)
The Ohio Department of Education announced that another Buckeye State district falsified attendance data to improve their state report card. State schools superintendent Stan Hefner warned that Ohio districts are focusing too much on the report cards. (Cincinnati Enquirer / Columbus Dispatch)
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will deliver a speech on education reform at Harvard University at noon EDT today. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
