Ben Bennett
8.9.2012

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

Fordham's latest

"A little context on racial disparities in suspension rates," by Michael J. Petrilli, Flypaper

"Getting beyond the buzz in the Beehive State," by Kathleen Porter-Magee, Common Core Watch
  • Thirty-three and counting: Nevada is the latest NCLB waiver winner. (Education Week)

  • All but one D.C. school have been cleared of cheating on standardized tests, after a seventeen-month investigation. (Washington Post)

  • The Obama Administration has reinvigorated the campaign for civil rights in education, but at what cost to classrooms? (City Journal)

  • Alexa Posny is leaving her post as Federal Special Education Chief. (Education Week)

  • The La. school being sued by the ACLU over its pregnant student policy has already changed gears (USA Today)

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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