Remainders: Looking into D.C.'s wide racial achievement gap

  • D.C.’s racial achievement gap on NAEP is so wide that white students are far advanced. (The Nation)
  • An architect of the city’s small schools shift says large struggling schools should be closed. (SchoolBook)
  • Andy Rotherham: There’s some sense in Newt Gingrich’s child labor proposal. (School of Thought)
  • A new health care law is providing new funding for school-based health centers. (Politics K-12)
  • Now that everyone’s talking college readiness, no one cares about exit exams. (Curriculum Matters)
  • Vice President Joe Biden’s brother Frank is a fan and advocate of charter schools. (Answer Sheet)
  • A funny video about what happens when the school photographer tells kids to smile. (GOOD)
  • Checker Finn compares foes of the Common Core to those who want to see the Euro fail. (Flypaper)
  • A look at how federal funding for early childhood education has changed since 2001. (Early Ed Watch)