State Legislatures Notch Major K-12 Policy Changes

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker reads to a 3rd grade class in March at Hope Christian School Prima in Milwaukee. The Republican governor’s successful push to strip teachers and most other public employees of many bargaining powers is one of the most visible in a number of ambitious, and often controversial, education agendas pushed by Republican officials around the country.
—Darren Hauck/AP

The frenetic legislative season now finished or wrapping up in many states has brought big changes to education policy, some forged through bipartisan compromise, others...

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