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Here are news and opinion stories educators, advocates, policy wonks and makers are talking about today:
News and Analysis
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Common Core case against the federal government is going forward. Judge Shelly Dick ruled Thursday (Feb. 26) that the governor does have standing to bring the suit, which charges that the new mathematics and English standards represent federal overreach. (The Times-Picayune)
House Republicans attached language to a major education bill Wednesday night that would financially penalize school districts that allow school-based health centers to provide information about abortion to pregnant high school students. (Huffington Post)
Jeb Bush offered an aggressive defense Thursday night of his positions on immigration and education, suggesting that he is willing to lock horns with his conservative critics as he lays out a rationale for his presidential campaign. (The Wall Street Journal)
Dressed in red and raising signs into the air, thousands of teachers filled a downtown Los Angeles park on Thursday in demand of higher wages and smaller class sizes amid stalled contract negotiations. (ABC News)
Maryland
Maryland GOV. Larry Hogan (R) has proposed improvements to Maryland’s charter school law, currently the worst in the nation. Teachers union leaders and traditional public school officials are aghast. Lawmakers should look past their over-the-top rhetoric and bring Maryland into line with common-sense policies of other states. (Washington Post)