A first look at this morning's most important education news:
Fordham's latest
"Georgia readies for a referendum on local control," by Adam Emerson, Choice Words |
At last night’s presidential debate, Mitt Romney promised, “I’m not going to cut education spending.” (Politics K-12)
President Obama cited bipartisan support for many of his education policies and claimed they were “starting to show gains.” (Los Angeles Times)
Parent-trigger film Won’t Back Down has made a historically poor showing at the box office so far. (Huffington Post)
Despite mediocre reviews (and receipts), Won’t Back Down has broad support among education-reform groups. (Reuters)
New York City is considering closing thirty-six elementary and middle schools (nearly twice as many as it considered shutting last year). (Wall Street Journal)