News Briefs

Correction
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 
Interactions Urged For Schools, Business
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 Case studies of 13 school boards and their interactions with their local business communities are the backbone of a report released last week.
Spike in Calif. Deficit Raises New Concerns
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 California education groups are increasingly worried that even a proposed state tax increase won't be enough to solve school funding woes.
Coalition Wins $50M for Expanded Learning
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 The Ford Foundation has pledged $50 million over the next three years to promote expanded learning time efforts nationwide.
Charter Schools
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 Students attending schools overseen by the charter operator Green Dot significantly increased their test scores, a new study finds.
Congressional Caucus Will Tackle Dyslexia
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
  Two members of Congress with children who have dyslexia recently formed a new caucus devoted to the learning disability.
Duncan Critical of Fla. Tutoring Law
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan last week said he doesn't understand why Florida passed a law requiring districts to continue offering free tutoring to students in struggling schools.
Teenage Birthrates
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
  While teenage birthrates in the United States have declined 44 percent since 1990, they remain higher than rates in other developed countries.
New Law Mandates Reading Assessments
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
  A sweeping overhaul of Colorado's literacy guidelines will revamp literacy teaching in the early grades.
Ariz. Governor Signs School Voucher Bill
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
  Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill allowing public money to be used to finance vouchers for students at low-rated schools to attend private schools.
California Suit Targets Teacher Protections
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
  A handful of California parents have sued the state over five laws that they claim concentrate poorly performing teachers in schools that primarily serve disadvantaged and minority students.
Re-Sorting Proposed for Blended Learning
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
  The Innosight Institute last week released a white paper that combines the six categories it created to differentiate blended-learning models.
'Big Three' Publisher Signals Restructuring
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 
ALEC Delays Vote on Common Core
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 
Motivation
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 
Mixed Scorecard on Charter Bills in South
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 
Girls and STEM
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 
Attendance
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 
Blogs of the Week
May 22, 2012 - Education Week
 
Blogs of the Week
May 15, 2012 - Education Week
 

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