News: Massachusetts Supe Details Bullying Prevention Efforts
Mass. school head defends response to bullying AP: The superintendent of South Hadley schools is defending his administration's reaction to reports of bullying at the high school that prosecutors say contributed to the suicide of a 15-year-old freshman girl...New York to End Program to Give Cash to the Poor NYT: An unusual a
nd much-heralded program that gave poor families cash to encourage good behavior and self-sufficiency has so far had only modest effects on their lives and economic situation, according to an analysis the Bloomberg administration released on Tuesday...Prepaid tuition bailouts may come at expense of low-income families It's been a politically popular move for lawmakers to bail out prepaid college tuition plans that are now going broke, but doing so raises some ...Busing Fight Highlights Struggles With DiversityEdWeek: A North Carolina school board's decision to stop busing for diversity comes as districts elsewhere adjust to a changed legal landscape...A message for Washington on schools: Don't mess with TexasWashington Post: As vendors sold yellow "Don't Tread on Me" flags nearby, Texas State Board of Education member Don McLeroy assured a gathering of Tea Party activists one recent evening that President Obama was going to keep his hands off the schools in the Lone Star State. [NB I'll be on Twitter the rest of the day.]
