AM News: Even Charter Schools Get Closed Sometimes
In Detroit, A Fight Over Iconic School's Future NPR: For 90 years, as many as 4,000 students at a time attended Cass Technical High School. But it was closed six years ago after a new school was built next-door and is perilously close to demolition...Officials plan to split low-performing Jordan High into 3 campuses: All current employees will have to reapply for their jobs or work elsewhere... Chris Christie Eyeing Ending Teacher Tenure WSJ: To do so, Mr. Christie would need the support of the Democratic-controlled Legislature, which appears to be a possibility. A Senate education committee is working on tenure legislation, and Senate President Stephen Sweeney, a Democrat, said he believes there is a problem but worries about returning political discretion to the process... Charter School Cries Foul Over a Decision to Close It NYT: The Ross Global Academy is claiming that it was ordered closed so that another charter school, Girls Pres, can have its space... Maine school board member wants less college talk AP: A Lewiston school committee member says she wants educators in the Maine city to stop using the word college when they are talking about the futures of students... Random Drug Testing for Middle Schoolers? CBS: School officials said it was important to note that if a student tested positive, they would not be suspended or have the results sent to the police... New guidelines would make school lunches healthier AP: School cafeterias would have to hold the fries - and serve kids more whole grains, fruits and vegetables - under the government's plans for the first major nutritional overhaul of students' meals in 15 years....