Incentive payments for Advanced Placement test results go out today; students eligible for incentives posted mixed results on AP tests this spring. (Times, Sun, Post)
Young men have responded positively to the NYPD’s new youth cricket league, which is holding its championship today. (Sun)
Corporal punishment in schools, legal in 21 states, is meted out at unequal rates for students of different races, according to a report being released today by human and civil rights groups. (CNN)
Nationwide, the number of families seeking free or reduced school lunch costs is at its highest in five years. (USA Today)
Denver’s two-year old, teacher-approved performance pay plan is in jeopardy after teachers threaten to strike over proposed changes to the policy. (Time Magazine)
New principals hired in an initiative to turn around failing Los Angeles schools will spend at least three hours every day in classrooms. (L.A. Times)
While some Chicago activists are urging a boycott of the first day of classes, others are encouraging fathers nationwide, especially black fathers, to take their kids to school. (Chicago Sun-Times)
