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DC school facilities plan considers charters

The 2013 Master Facilities Plan from the Deputy Mayor’s office suggests sharing DCPS school buildings with charter schools and community groups. (Post)

DC truancy bill passes committee

David Catania’s anti-truancy bill was approved, but without the mandatory prosecution provisions. The full council will consider it next month.  (Post) … Here’s our discussion of the original bill.

New Jersey takes over Camden schools

New Jersey has taken over the Camden public school system. The real question is, what is their plan to fix the city of Camden? (Ed Week, The Answer Sheet)

Indiana vouchers upheld

The Indiana Supreme Court dismissed concerns over church-state entanglement. This may affect other states that, like Indiana, have the Blaine Amendment prohibiting publicly-funded religious schools. (Huffington Post)

New NAEP will test technology literacy

8th graders will take a new standardized test which will evaluate engineering and technical skills as part of an effort to measure preparation for STEM careers. (Ed Week)

Innumeracy is like dyslexia?

While people can inherently estimate actual quantities, making the jump to precise numbers, symbols, and relationships turns out to be a fragile and unnatural process. (The Answer Sheet)

TFA is actually valuable

Diverse and talented new recruits, some of whom end up making a full career of teaching, are a part of Teach For America’s positive impact on schools, argues a North Carolina superintendent. (Post)

Autism warning signs infographic

A graphical list of autism warning signs could be useful for parents. (Teacher Sol)