Rise & Shine: District responds to asset audit that turned up $48 million in missing assets

Shelby County’s schools hadn’t had an in-depth audit in close to three decades; findings called “alarming”. (Chalkbeat TN; Commercial Appeal; WMCTV; WHBQ; WREG)
Collierville is in negotiations with legacy Shelby County’s former superintendent to run its planned school district. (Commercial Appeal; WREG)
Other suburban districts are also beginning their leadership search. (Memphis Daily News)
Critics of Common Core State Standards call it “Obamacare for schools. (Times Free Press)
Implementing the Common Core tops district’s priority list. (Education Week)
A group of Tenn. mothers dissatisifed with some education policies is calling themselves the “Mamma Bears.” (Tennessee Education Report)
The results of PISA, an international academic assessment, are out, and U.S. scores have remained flat. (Hechinger Report)
Indiana’s settled a lawsuit with its teachers’ union. (Chalkbeat IN)
Over Michael Bloomberg’s tenure in New York City, more students took the SATs and AP tests. (GothamSchools)
Some districts are backing off of zero tolerance discipline. (New York Times)
Other urban districts are trying to reduce their districts’ environmental impact. (New York Times)
Millennials are the future of teaching, one teacher writes, and districts must prepare for them. (Ed News Colorado)