A first look at this morning's most important education news:
Fordham's latest
"What exactly will the publiic support?" by Nate Levenson, Flypaper "Putting schools on a diet: The public speaks," by Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Amber M. Winkler, Flypaper "Current testing scandal is an opportunity to improve Ohio's education-accountability system," by Terry Ryan, Ohio Gadfly Daily |
- Ohio’s inspector general released a report finding that state superintendent Stan Heffner improperly advocated for ETS—a company he had been hired by—in testimony to the state legislature. (Plain Dealer)
- The Highland Park, Michigan school district is turning over all of its schools to a for-profit charter operator. (Wall Street Journal)
- The D.C. Public Schools will announce tweaks today to how teachers are evaluated under its IMPACT system that will increase the number of teachers whose jobs are on the line. (Washington Post)
- The head of the Philly teacher union dismissed recommendations from a Boston Consulting Group report on the state of the School District of Philadelphia, including that up to fifty-seven schools be closed. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce an education plan today that includes increasing access to early childhood education. (Sun-Times)
