A first look at today's most important education news:
Fordham's latest
"Twenty-first century skills and poverty: Try Thucydides, Socrates, and Kant," by Peter Meyer, Board's Eye View |
A New York Times analysis finds that enrollment in nearly half of major urban districts has dropped steadily over the last five years.
The Department of Education assured states in a letter that most of their federal funding would not be slashed midyear even if sequestration cuts go into effect. (Politics K-12)
Louisiana released a new accountability plan for its voucher program. (The Times-Picayune)
The Chicago school board will postpone voting on next year’s budget until the Chicago Teacher Union and the Chicago Public Schools settle on a new contract. (Chicago Tribune)
Arne Duncan praised Tennessee’s progress implementing a new teacher-evaluation system in a Huffington Post op-ed.