A first look at this morning's most important education news:
Fordham's latest
"Regarding cost, the public seems to 'get it' but results need context" by Bruce Hunter, Flypaper |
- After sitting on it for a month, New Jersey governor Chris Christie is expected to sign a bill changing the state's teacher-tenure la, making tenure harder to obtain and easier to lose in the Garden State. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Nearly 300 D.C. students were awarded vouchers to attend private schools last week. (Washington Post)
- Ohio state superintendent Stan Heffner has announced that he is stepping down amid ethics charges. (Columbus Dispatch)
- The principal of New York City's elite Stuyvesant High School is also retiring after allegations of cheating on the state Regents exams surfaced earlier this year (New York Times)
- In California: Los Angeles schools won nearly $79 million in a lawsuit over environmental cleanup and the ACLU is challenging the use of public-school fees in court. (Los Angeles Times)