- Lyndsey Layton
- Reporter
Chicago to shutter 50 schools
The action is the largest mass school closings of any major U.S. city.
Common Core clash: AFT president fires back at state education officials
Randi Weingarten says state chiefs are “distorting” her call for a moratorium on stakes related to tests.
State education chiefs oppose delay in high-stakes test repercussions
Unions and officials at odds over how soon to evaluate students, teachers using Common Core-based tests.
Three more states get NCLB waivers
40 states and D.C. now have federal waivers to free them from some requirements of education law.
- GAO: 40 states have suspected cheating on K-12 tests
- Chicago teachers union heads to court to stop school closings
- In bankrupt Michigan district, schools might reopen after abrupt closing
- Louisiana court rules school voucher plan violates state constitution
- Many teachers say they need training in Common Core standards, poll says
- Turmoil swirling around Common Core education standards
- Close gap in access to good teachers, curriculum, schools, says new book, campaign
- High school seniors show little improvement on economic issues
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