Current Issues

U.S. Spending On Prisons Grew At Three Times Rate of School Spending: Report – Reuters

Majority of State’s Schools on Track With Evaluation Agreements – Politico

How is Education Policy Being Made in New York State? Pass it First, Take Public Comment Later – Chalkbeat

NCLB’s Legacy: As the ESSA Era Begins, Have Policymakers, Educators Learned From the Past? – The Hechinger Report

With Homeless Students on the Rise, Will New Education Law Help? – U.S. News

State Takeover of Public Schools – Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks – NYSSBA.org

Administration Lays Out Draft Rule for School Accountability – ABC News

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