On Saturday, President Obama urged Congress to pass his jobs bill in order to save teachers’ positions. (USA Today)
The AP reports that, with special-needs students increasingly concentrated in traditional district schools, many school-district officials are calling for all schools that receive public money to chip in to pay for special education.
Some Catholic schools are boosting enrollment by attracting wealthier students with services usually associated with upscale private schools. (NY Times)
The school board in Adelanto, California denied a parent petition to convert a low-performing district school into a charter for the coming school year. (LA Times)
After passing historic changes to teacher tenure, education reform efforts in New Jersey may be stalled. (Newark Star-Ledger)
The Chicago Teacher Union has begun printing strike signs in anticipation of a possible work stoppage.
