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Flypaper

First bell: 8-7-12

Ben Bennett
8.7.2012

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

Fordham's latest

"In praise of PBS Kids," by Michael J. Petrilli, Flypaper

"Attempting to solve financial disaster by outsourcing schools—is Ohio next?," by Bianca Speranza, Ohio Gadfly Daily

  • Yesterday, the Wyoming State Board of Education opted not to test its eleventh graders, defying the U.S. Department of Education. (Casper Star-Tribune)
  • More fallout from the attendance scandal? Columbus schools are faring poorly on their annual report card. (Columbus Dispatch)
  • A waiver-less Vermont found 73 percent of its schools failed to meet NCLB's Adequate Yearly Progress requirements this year. (Brattleboro Reformer)
  • A Louisiana charter is getting shelled by the ACLU for its (mis)treatment of pregnant students. (Mother Jones)
  • Chicago Public Schools (CPS) was dinged by Fitch, a credit rating agency, as White City schools face instability and budget woes. (Chicago Tribune)
Tags: Adequate Yearly Progress American Civil Liberties Union Chicago Public Schools Chicago Tribune Columbus Louisiana No Child Left Behind Act Ohio United States Department of Education Vermont
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Ben Bennett is a high school math teacher at Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy on Capitol Hill. After earning BA degrees in mathematics and economics at St. John’s University in Minnesota, he moved to D.C. in 2008 as a Teach for America corps member. With a Master’s in the Art of Teaching from American University, Ben looks forward to applying lessons learned from district and charter schools…

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