Ohio Panel Approves Public Worker Union Bill AP: A panel of Ohio lawmakers made a bill to limit collective bargaining rights for 350,000 public workers even tougher for unions on Tuesday, as the state moved closer to Wisconsin-style restrictions... Indiana GOP pushes ahead with big voucher program AP: Indiana's Republican leadership is pushing ahead with a proposal that would be the nation's broadest use of school vouchers, allowing even middle-class families to use taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools.... Anti-union mood moves to Nebraska's modest unions AP: In the struggle between governors and unions over public employee costs, Nebraska would seem like an unlikely battleground. Teacher salaries are modest, workers pay toward their benefits and a right-to-work law prevails... School Founder Says Class Size Doesn't Matter NPR: Eva Moskowitz, founder and chief executive of the Success Charter Network, argues that formula doesn't guarantee a good education...School Paddling Still Stirs Debate NYT: Prompted by the threat of lawsuits and research that questioned its effectiveness, states gradually started banning the practice... Texas Rape Inquiry Shows a 3-Month Ordeal NYT: An 11 year old girl was repeatedly abused without any adult intervening, or even seeming to register that something was amiss, until sexually explicit videos of the victim began circulating in local schools... L.A. elementary schools to switch reading programs LAT: The board drops Open Court, which many teachers said robbed them of independence. California Treasures 'is very supportive if you don't have the expertise and respectful of those who do,' says a review panel member... Brady resigns as Providence school superintendent Providence Journal: Mayor Angel Taveras said Brady had made it clear his mind was made up and thanked the superintendent for staying to oversee the school closings and teacher recalls this spring. Via GreenCramer... First lady Michelle Obama to speak at DC school AP: First lady Michelle Obama will visit a District of Columbia high school as part of a mentoring initiative in honor of Women's History Month....
