Education News: January 7-13, 2012
On Thursday, Education Week released their Quality Counts report card and gave MN a C (74.6%). MN is just behind the national average grade of 76.5%. Check out all the state report cards.
Health & Safety
- Family of paralyzed hockey player calls for safer play, Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Legislature, State Policies and Minnesota News
- Editorial: Bush Foundation is in a strong position, Star Tribune
- Minnesota holds first American Indian education summit, Pioneer Press
- Dayton Aims to repair Indian education system, Star Tribune
- Quality Counts 2012 MN Report Card, Education Week
National News
- Gov Brown’s plan to scrap ‘transitional kindergarten’ spurs protest from lawmakers, educators, Star Tribune
- Longer School Day in Chicago Brings Promise and Questions, New York Times
- New York City Plans to Close a charter School for Mediocrity, New York Times
- Yardsticks Vary by Nation in Calling Education to Account, Education Week
- US Education Pressured by International Comparisons, Education Week
People
- Homeroom: Cherokee Heights Elementary, St. Paul, connecting with ‘unreachable’ parents, Pioneer Press
- St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Valeria Silva Launches One Thing I Love, Minnesota Monthly
- 160 Minn. students compete in regional Science Bowl, Minnesota Public Radio
- Teach for America teachers moving into policy positions, Minnpost
- Time’s 12 Education Activists to Watch in 2012, Time