Education News: May 26-June 1, 2012
This week the Obama Administration announced that an additional 8 states would be granted waivers under No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The states granted waivers are Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island. Education Week points out that except for Connecticut and Louisiana, all of these waiver recipients were also winners of Race to the Top grants. This new round of waivers brings the total number of states granted a waiver to 19.
MINNESOTA NEWS
- Minnesota’s Scantron becomes latest ed-related firm to quit ALEC, Minnpost
- New school ratings hold promise, south metro educators say, Star Tribune
- Minnesota’s new MMR: ‘much more holistic’, Minnpost
- Tracking a bill toward becoming law: the graduate edition, Minnpost
- Anoka-Hennepin teachers approve Q Comp, MPR
NATIONAL NEWS
- How Much Will the Common Core Cost? Education Week
- Latest NCLB Waiver List Heavy on Race to Top States, Education Week
- Waivers for 8 More States From ‘No Child Left Behind’, NY Times
PEOPLE
- St. Paul: Partnership with Hamline pushes schoolchildren toward college, Pioneer Press
- Former Stillwater High School principal leaving district, Pioneer Press
- West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan schools: 6 teachers chosen as mentors, Pioneer Press
- Fridley middle schoolers take on district’s bullying policy, MPR
RESEARCH AND REPORTS
- Studies Spotlight Charters Designed for Integration, Education Week
Technology and Innovation