$2,015 scholarship opportunity
A small but significant scholarship is being offered through a website that prides itself on connecting students to the right scholarship opportunities.
School News
Special ed makes 'major shift'
The US Ed Dept is shifting the focus for special education programs in US schools from strict compliance to compliance plus test results.
Fla. voucher program expands
The private school voucher program in Florida is expanding for 2016, with hopes of including more students from middle-income families.
Misspellings in New Mexico
The contract for PARCC testing between Pearson and New Mexico, made on behalf of all PARCC states, is in jeopardy. Clowns run the circus.
All-star teachers / baseball fans
Major League Baseball joins Target and People Magazine in recognizing a few teachers and baseball fans for the All-Star Game on July 15. Vote!
PARCC test security risk?
Some newspapers have reported that PARCC knew all along about a "security risk" but moved forward with the field test anyway.
NCTQ report on teacher prep programs, v. 2
The National Center for Teacher Quality has graded teacher prep colleges again, using flawed research. But that doesn't keep the rankings out of the news.
FBI raids 19 Gulen-affiliated charter schools
The FBI raided charter school affiliated with the Turkish Gulen movement. We wonder what it's all about, but we have our suspicions.
Big ed money flows into IL
Corporations and individuals are spending lots of money on IL politics, and some think it's an attempt to make a profit from the public schools.
Private school voucher bill in US House
A bill in the US House of Representatives that will send federal tax dollars to private or religious schools was introduced last month.