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Closure opponents may sue

School closure opponents are threatening to sue DCPS, saying previous closures have not raised achievement and have disproportionally affected black families. (Post)  

Less tolerance for zero tolerance

To reduce the number of suspensions and expulsions in DC charter schools, the PCSB is encouraging schools to eliminate zero tolerance policies. Charters expelled hundreds more students than DCPS last year. (Examiner)  

Idaho is illegal

A 7-year-old in Anne Arundel County who made a gun shape (or is it the state of Idaho?) out of a Pop-tart was suspended from school, and will have a mark on his permanent record unless he wins an appeal. (Post)  

Quest for a preschool

A local father chronicles his journey to find a preschool for his 2-year-old among private, traditional public and charter school options. (City Paper)  

How poor students fare

Concentrated poverty in DC has dropped, but children from middle- and upper-income families that live in high-poverty areas are more likely to be poor as adults. But what about poor kids in more affluent neighborhoods? (DCentric)  

Top colleges don’t get poor studens

Only about a third of high-achieving students from low-income families apply to one of the country’s 238 most selective colleges, says a study of data from every student who took the SAT in a recent year. (NYT)  

And…

There are 3 finalists for superintendent in Prince George’s. (Post) … Arlington may cut a program for teen moms. (Post) … Student loan servicers may face regulation from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Inside Higher Ed)