Obama's plan to reward schools for innovation sparks debate Washington Post: Most states will not receive a dime this year from the school reform fund. Some senior lawmakers say there's a limit to the value of competition at a time of enormous fiscal strain on schools...
Union blasts city schools overhaul plan Boston Globe: The Boston Teachers Union started galvanizing opposition yesterday to parts of Superintendent Carol R. Johnson’s plan to overhaul 12 underperforming schools, after she called for teachers to work dozens of additional hours without extra pay...
Pension funds for teachers are short billions USA Today: The multibillion-dollar pension funds that promise to pay lifetime benefits to millions of the USA's retired teachers are more than $900 billion ...
NEA Plan for Rewriting NCLB Departs From Obama's EdWeek: The teachers' union says its blueprint for renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act offers a fresh approach to the law.
