A first look at today's most important education news:
Fordham's latest
"Charter schools 'wreaking havoc on private education?" Not exactly." by Adam Emerson, Choice Words |
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie attacked teacher unions in his speech last night at the Republican Nation Convention, highlighting tenure reforms he pushed for in the Garden State. (Politics K-12)
The GOP’s education platform was unveiled. (The Answer Sheet)
New York City’s Education Department announced new discipline rules for students aimed at reducing punishments that keep kids out of the classroom. (New York Times)
The national PTA has revised its policy to support allowing organizations other than school boards to authorize charter schools. (Education Week)
A Wall Street Journal op-ed compared opposition to a parent-trigger conversion in Adelanto, California to Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus’s obstruction of integration following the Brown v. Board decision.
