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Here are news and opinion stories educators, advocates, policy wonks and makers are talking about today:
News and Analysis
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, and Dr. Priscilla Chan, a pediatrician who is his wife, said Wednesday that they had hired James H. Shelton III, a former deputy secretary of the United States Department of Education, to oversee their efforts in education, in the latest example of former federal officials who are taking up jobs in Silicon Valley. (The New York Times)
There’s no magical spending threshold for student success. Solutions are also complicated by the fact that children with different needs require different levels of support. (NPR)
The much-maligned student testing could actually reveal social disparities and potentially unite diverse communities, according to a new report. (Real Clear Education)
Barring a last-minute twist, Louisiana lawmakers Thursday are expected to vote to dissolve a state-controlled school district that for the last 10 years has overseen the nation’s most radical foray into education reform. (The Seventy-Four)
The first week in May is National Charter Schools Week, a time to celebrate the advancements made in the charter school movement over the past 25 years. Because of the nation’s hundreds of new and developing charter schools, thousands of parents and their children now have the opportunity to enroll in a school that better meets children’s specific education needs. (Town Hall)