Fewer kids are being held back. (Daily News) But only a small proportion of kids who were required to attend summer school were promoted in August. (Post)
Several books about education reform have strongly influenced Chancellor Klein. (Sun)
PS 8 parents speak out about their school’s failing progress report grade. (Brooklyn Paper)
More than 50 new schools opened this fall, the largest number in a single year. (Insideschools)
Advocates for Children’s executive director, Kim Sweet, explains why Insideschools provides an important service in the era of progress reports. (WNYC)
Illinois officials have hired two independent groups to audit the state’s double-digit test score swings. (Chicago Tribune)
Schools in Denver have launched a new campaign to encourage parents to spend time with their kids. (Denver Post)
Keeping students in uniform has been a major task in Locke High School’s first week as a Green Dot charter school. (L.A. Times)
Metal detectors in Toronto schools are “inevitable,” officials there say. (Canada National Post)
