A first look at this morning's most important education news:
Fordham's latest
"On the horizon: harder tests," by Aaron Churchill, Ohio Gadfly Daily |
The annual PDK / Gallup poll, released today, includes the finding that political independents favor Mitt Romney over President Obama when it comes to who is more likely to improve public education. (Ed Week)
The Obama campaign released a new ad criticizing Mitt Romney’s support for raising class sizes in some instances. (CNN)
Philadelphia’s archdiocese is handing over control of its secondary and special education schools to an independent foundation, a nationally unprecedented move for Catholic education. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Washington Post described disparities in funding and facilities between district and charter schools in D.C.
The ACT’s annual report on college and career readiness, released today, found that student performance on the test was about the same as last year, with slight improvements in math and science. (Ed Week)
The ACLU warned public schools in South Carolina that it is tracking incidents of religion being promoted in schools. (Wall Street Journal)
