- The Chicago Teachers Union has announced that it will strike on September 10th over pay class size, and a longer school day.
- The National Education Policy Center has renewed its call to slow the growth of full-tie K-12, Inc. virtual schools until students’ academic performance improves. Less than 28% made Adequate Yearly Progress in the 2010-11 school year vs. 52% of traditional students.
- Maryland’s students saw the most growth in reading, science, and math performance on the NAEP, followed by those in Florida and Delaware.
- The bankrupt Chester Upland School District in Delaware County, PA has been under state control for 16 of the last 18 years and will be again this year.
- For the first time ever, students who are reading below grade level are suing their Michigan school district for “violating their right to read” with the help of the ACLU.
