Current Issues

U.S. Directs Public Schools to Allow Transgender Access to Restrooms – New York Times

‘Big Data’ Was Supposed To Fix Education. It Didn’t. It’s Time For ‘Small Data.’ – Washington Post

New Orleans Plan: Charter Schools, With A Return To Local Control – The NY Times

Illinois Group Sues Obama Administration Over Transgender Students’ Bathroom Access – The Washington Post

Education Secretary to States: Ease Up On The Math and Reading – U.S. News

Hillary Clinton Abandoning Education Reform – New York Magazine

Education Doesn’t Need A Civil Rights Solution – U.S. News

Thousands Refuse Common Core Testing, Calls for National Opt-Out and Washington March – HuffPost Education

Common Core Tests: Why the ‘Opt-Out’ Movement Isn’t Losing Steam – The Christian Science Monitor

Reach of PARCC, Smarter Balanced, Drops Sharply In 2015-16 – Education Week

Victory For Unions As Supreme Court, Scalia Gone, Ties 4-4 – NY Times

New Education Secretary: Bold Agenda. Just 10 Months to Get It Done – NPR