AM News: Newark, Chicago Search For "Reform" Superintendents
Newark Schools Search Drags WSJ: The governor and the state's acting education commissioner, Christopher Cerf, denied that they were behind schedule in picking a superintendent... Alonso may be contender for Chicago superintendent post Tribune: Baltimore City schools CEO Andrés Alonso may be a top contender to take the helm of the long-troubled Chicago Public Schools, according to an article published by the Chicago Tribune.
.. NJ elementary school named for Obama will close AP: A central New Jersey elementary school that was renamed in honor of President Barack Obama last year will soon be closed.... School Board Member In Trouble After Allegedly Tracking Down Teachers HuffPo: Carbone, a member of the school board in Chicago's north suburbs, was censured for allegedly attempting to dig through private computer records... The search for a new way to test schoolkids USAT: Cases of cheating prompt educators nationwide to reconsider the principles of the USA's school testing infrastructure, a $1.1 billion system ...Evaluating teachers is a delicate conversation WP: A rare glimpse into a public school teacher's performance evaluation, the hypersensitive center of an education reform movement that aims to improve how teachers do their jobs... Conn. legislative committee delays school reforms Globe: Budget problems have temporarily derailed the state's plan to boost graduation requirements, change tenure rules to keep strong teachers in struggling districts and make other wide-ranging education changes.