Democrats join GOP in voting to block tighter regulation of for-profit schools WP: Dozens of House Democrats, including the party leader, joined with Republicans Friday in a vote to block an Obama administration plan to tighten federal regulation of trade schools and colleges operated for profit... Obama makes pitch for his education and high-tech agenda: President Obama paid a quick West Coast sales call for his education and high-tech agenda, dining with industry royalty at a private meeting in Silicon Valley before touring a state-of-the-art semiconductor plant in Oregon... More LA schools convert to charters as funds dip LAT: El Camino Real High School has won six national academic quiz championships, boasts test scores that rank it as one of California's top secondary schools, and offers two dozen college-level courses ranging from macroeconomics to human geography... City to Toughen Auditing of School Test Scores NYT: The move appears to acknowledge concerns that schools might be manipulating the statistics they are judged by... Md. gets a C for teaching of U.S. history BaltSun: By the time students get to Matthew Finck's 11th-grade U.S. history class, the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are vague memories, historical facts they haven't heard about since eighth grade... Wis. Capitol Becomes A Stage For Demonstrators: Demonstrators are keeping up their nearly weeklong protests in Madison, Wis., amid anger about a plan by Republican Gov. Scott Walker to take away collective bargaining rights for many public employees. Legislators have abandoned the Capitol, and so has the governor, turning the building into something of a giant performance space... School Board Vote Called 'Modern-Day Segregation' NPR: In a controversial move, the Wake County School board in North Carolina voted to end its "busing-for-diversity" program in favor of sending children to schools in their own neighborhood. Host Liane Hansen talks with Superintendent Tony Tata, a military brigadier general and the former COO of the D.C. school system. Image via Newseum
