Vermont will not seek federal education grant AP: Vermont will not seek millions of dollars in a federal grant program aimed at improving failing schools, joining a handful of states in dropping out of the "Race to the Top" program despite strapped budgets... Political war continues to rage in Capistrano Unified School District LA Times: Teachers’ strike over a 10% pay cut is just the latest dust-up. Now there’s another school board recall effort — the third in five years...Angst as teachers reapply for jobs Boston Globe: Anxiety rippled through seven “underperforming’’ Boston schools yesterday, as more than 350 teachers and staff members faced a deadline to reapply for their jobs as part of an overhaul by Superintendent Carol R. Johnson...Johnson to lead two national education panels Sacto Press: The Duncan panel is one of two education panels to which Johnson was recently appointed: He will also lead a U.S. Conference of Mayors task force on K-12 public schools...Duncan: Detroit Schools at 'bottom of the barrel'. Newsday: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has voiced concern about the very high dropou
