Education reporters gave a useful audio explainer on the issues behind the this week’s headlines about charter schools. (WNYC)
A high school teacher gives one reason why charter school rallies will out-number other those held by other education groups. (Ravitch)
Why the media is making way too big of a deal out of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to reverse some charter school co-locations. (The Nation)
Nominate schools now for a $25,000 award for developing and keeping strong teachers. (Teaching Matters)
New York legislators appear to be favoring a tax credit that would help taxpayers fund private school vouchers. (Flypaper)
The AFT has launched an online “one-stop shop for the facts about for-profit education in America.” (AFT: Cashing in on Kids)
The tougher new GED has test-takers worried that they no longer are up to standards. (City Limits)
A new study of national data found that the youngest kindergarteners are the most likely to be held back. (MU News)
A teacher says she forgot how to teach during her three-month maternity leave. (Charting My Own Course)
A Minnesota student says her school’s inflexible fire-drill policies caused her to get frostbite during a recent one. (WCCO)
An arts advocate says he is hopeful that the current moment will begin a new era for arts education in New York City. (ArtsUSA)
A satirical take on the new SAT notes that tweaks can’t undo a lifetime “without proper educational resources.” (The Onion)
An argument for students to learn the esoteric vocabulary words that the new SAT won’t require (Flypaper)
Listen: People in the ed tech space say today’s political fights have nothing on the challenges that lay ahead. (Dropout Nation)
StudentsFirst competes with teachers unions in political spending, but pales in comparison when it comes to dollars spent. (Center for Public Integrity)
