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First bell: 8-10-12

Ben Bennett
8.10.2012

A first look at this morning's most important education news:

Fordham's latest

"Are the teacher unions on the ropes? New Jersey scores a big one for tenure reform," Peter Meyer, Board's Eye View

  • 2013 state budgets are around the corner; the outlook is more uncertain than negative. (Education Week)

  • Students in Virginia will now need to complete an online course to graduate (Virginian-Pilot)

  • Hope for ineffective teachers? A Harvard study finds bad teachers can improve. (Huffington Post)

  • The charter debate in Georgia is going to the ballot this November. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

  • With tenure overhaul signed, New Jersey lawmakers now aim to topple the "last in, first out" seniority policy for layoffs. (Star-Ledger)
Tags: Georgia New Jersey

Ben Bennett is a high school math teacher at Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy on Capitol Hill. After earning BA degrees in mathematics and economics at St. John’s University in Minnesota, he moved to D.C. in 2008 as a Teach for America corps member. With a Master’s in the Art of Teaching from American University, Ben looks forward to applying lessons learned from district and charter schools…

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