COMMON CORE
A nine-year-old struggling with New York City’s new math curriculum highlights challenges in Common Core implementation. (New York Times)
THIRD-GRADE READING
South Carolina governor Nikki Haley signed legislation enacting a third-grade reading guarantee. (Curriculum Matters)
CHARTER SPACE
Success Academy’s planned expansion has put Mayor Bill de Blasio in a tough spot: share public-school space with charters or face escalating space costs. (New York Times)
HIGH STANDARDS
On Friday, a coalition of business and civic groups in Louisiana called on Governor Bobby Jindal to keep the Common Core. (Associated Press)
TENURE
A recent paper finds that under New York City’s tenure changes, ineffective teachers are more likely to leave schools voluntarily. (Teacher Beat)
TECHNOLOGY
The Common Core–spurred move to online testing is driving California’s school districts to close the tech gap. (Hechinger Report)
INDIAN EDUCATION
President Obama has announced new efforts to improve the schooling of American Indian students. (Politics K–12)
FORDHAM IN THE NEWS
Associated Press: “Common Core Upsets Home-Schooling Parents”
Forbes: “Why The Vergara Decision Will Not Fundamentally Help Poor And Minority Students”
Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: “Act 10 is working; state is in a better place”
