A flurry of stories about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s recent move to remove workers’ collective bargaining rights including op-eds in The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
The Southeast Missourian asks, can you solve the math of gradation?
Catherine Gewertz writes about text complexity in her blog Curriculum Matters.
The Daily Caller covers yesterday’s bullying summit at the White House.
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The Washington Post reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is arguing that even as state and local governments take difficult steps to balance their budgets, they should not neglect the education and training programs that are key to the nation’s competitiveness.
In Diverse Issues in Higher Education, president and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Joseph A. Aguerrebere explains how teacher quality is key to student success.
The Richard Times-Dispatch discusses Gov. Bob McDonnell's higher-education plan to authorize $65 million in new general-fund spending to expand access to higher education and to encourage Virginia students to study STEM disciplines.
The Oklahoma Senate this week approved legislation designed to ensure more Oklahoma high school students earn their diplomas, the Examiner-Enterprise reports.
Read Entire PostIn Forbes magazine, Michael Horn suggests that online learning would be a more affordable alternative to extended learning time.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to limit the collective bargaining rights of public employees was widely covered this morning with a story in Education Week and two opinion pieces in the Wall Street Journal.
The New York Times reports that the American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten announced a plan yesterday to overhaul how teachers are evaluated and dismissed.
The Texas Tribune asks do Texas schools spend too much on administration?
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