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First bell: 8-24-12

Tyson Eberhardt
8.24.2012

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

Fordham's latest

"Searching in vain for the 'invest-in-the-future' ticker," by Michael J. Petrilli, Education Gadfly Weekly

"The Obama administration's class-size doubletalk," by Ty Eberhardt, The Education Gadfly Weekly

CNN.com labeled the Obama campaign’s new ads on class size and school spending “misleading.”

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to “ratchet up” his role in preventing a teacher strike, city hall sources said. (Chicago Sun-Times)

The Huffington Post noted that Ryan and Romney’s past statements about standardized tests show divergent views on the issue.

Private-school vouchers promise to be a topic of renewed discussion in the Texas legislature next year. (Austin American-Statesman)

Fordham's Emmy Partin explained how to guarantee Ohio's third-grade reading guarantee. (Akron Beacon-Journal)

Don't forget to turn in to this morning's discussion of selective public high schools, webcast live at 9 AM EDT!

Tags: Barack Obama Chicago Ohio Rahm Emanuel Texas

Tyson Eberhardt is online editor and external relations manager at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. A 2008 graduate of Princeton University, Tyson completed the university’s Teacher Preparation Program as a student-teacher in Trenton, New Jersey. Tyson received a M.S.Ed from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education in 2010, focusing his studies on variance among charter schools. Tyson…

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