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Changes in boundaries and feeder patterns: The committee that has been reviewing DC’s student assignment policies released three potential plans and a proposal for redrawing elementary school boundaries. To see details, click here. (Post)

Henderson’s future: Neither Democratic mayoral nominee Muriel Bowser nor her rival David Catania will commit to keeping DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson on the job. (Post)

Test typos: Errors in the instructions on standardized tests led to confusion for some DC students and teachers. (Post)

DC is failing adult learners: A new report says that agencies are educating only a fraction of the population that needs help, and funding is uneven. (WAMU)

Call for school renovation: Parents and community members are pushing hard for long-delayed improvements at Murch Elementary, which houses almost twice the number of students it can accommodate. (Current)

Prince George’s schools reorganize HR: Nearly all employees in the system’s human resources office were told to reapply for their jobs. (Post)

Field tests are bumpy: Students field-testing new Common Core-aligned assessments at a Rockville high school encountered numerous glitches. (Ed Week)

Virginia cuts number of tests: The governor has signed a bill that reduces the total number of standardized tests in elementary and middle school from 22 to 17 and requires districts to substitute authentic performance assessments. (Post)

Michelle Rhee defends testing: The former DCPS chancellor says parents who pull their kids out of standardized tests are on the wrong track. Not surprisingly, Valerie Strauss disagrees. (Post)

Effects of “Promise” scholarships: A program in Kalamazoo, MI, that has some similarities to a proposal for college aid to DC students has reduced suspensions and boosted GPA among African-American students. Politico took a more in-depth look at the program. (Education Next)

School choice to the nth degree: When New Zealand moved to a system of total school choice, sophisticated (and wealthier) parents snatched up the best seats, resulting in increased racial and economic polarization. (Ed Week)