Skip to main contentRise & Shine: Common Core's Coleman to head College Board
By | May 16, 2012, 10:51am UTC - Common Core standards architect David Coleman will head the test-making College Board. (Times)
- The city’s response to the union “turnaround” suit says a delay would be damaging. (GothamSchools)
- A janitor at P.S. 160 in the Bronx is being hailed for foiling a potential kidnapping. (Post, NBC)
- The principal removed after being accused of lewd behavior is being demoted. (Post, Daily News, NY1)
- A growing emphasis on standardized testing nationally has given rise to scattered rebellions. (WSJ)
- The backlash has led to intense criticism of testing firms even as the firms continue to expand. (WSJ)
- Florida schools won’t be penalized for low writing test scores after all scores fell. (Orlando Sentinel)
- Michelle Rhee’s ongoing advocacy through StudentsFirst continues to win big funders. (Reuters)
- A lawsuit funded by reform advocates takes aim at California’s tenure and seniority rights. (L.A. Times)