AM News: Senate Committee Ducks Standards-Money Link
RI teachers union sues after mass firings Washington Post: A Rhode Island teachers union has sued a troubled school district that fired all its high school teachers and staff... D.C. teacher contract undercut by doubts on private funding Washington Post: The District's chief financial officer has rejected an unusual plan to fund a portion of pay raises for teachers with private foundation money, saying conditions attached to the donations are unacceptable, a top District official with knowledge of the issue said Wednesday... Race to Top Round Two Heating Up EdWeek: States and teachers' unions clash over policy changes aimed at securing some of the $3.4 billion in stimulus grants still left... Reading with Tim O'Brien PBS: A book about war that has stood the test of time. ..What Congress Didn't Say About Standards Politics K12: A hearing by the Senate education committee is notable for not talking about the proposal to tie Title I aid to states' adoption of college- and career-ready standards.