New York City schools can release ratings of 12,000 teachers, judge rules NYT: The New York City school system can publicly release performance ratings for more than 12,000 teachers based on their students' test scores, in what would be the largest such disclosure in the country...
Mo. officials dissuade funding requests Boston Globe: For the 2011-2012 academic year, the $3 billion school formula would need to be increased by $230 million to $255 million to fulfill the law... Budget to put Texan self-sufficiency to the test AP: Texans have consistently elected lawmakers who will add to the public safety net only when threatened with a federal lawsuit... Publisher to replace faulted textbooks at no cost to Va. schools Washington Post: The publisher of textbooks found to contain dozens of errors has announced that it will replace thousands of copies of the texts in Virginia elementary and middle schools at no cost to the districts... MORE BELOW
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaks up on D.C. schools leadership Washington Post:
Duncan said Monday that he hopes interim D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson stays in the position "for the long haul," endorsing her strongly while Mayor Vincent C. Gray deliberates on his permanent choice for a new schools leader... Maryland tops Education Week's rankings; Virginia is fourth Washington Post:
For the third straight year, Maryland's public education system is ranked the nation's best overall in an assessment of state policies and student performance to be published Tuesday... 60 First Graders, 4 Teachers, One Loud New Way to Learn NYT: An audacious educational experiment is taking place in Brooklyn, one that its founder hopes will revolutionize both how students learn and how teachers are trained...
California Board of Education: Nominee withdraws from consideration LA Times: Honig said there were "some complications" with his nomination, but he refused to elaborate.
