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Here are news and opinion stories educators, advocates, policy wonks and makers are talking about today:
News and Analysis
Clementine Lindley says she had a great college experience, but if she had it to do over again, she probably wouldn’t pick an expensive private school. (NPR)
Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., unveiled a bipartisan bill Tuesday to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that the two have been brokering for more than two months. (Education Week)
Four California teachers are suing their unions over the use of member dues for political activities, opening a new legal front against unions that are already facing a separate challenge to their ability to collect dues from all teachers. (Washington Post)
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination today in Louisville. In his speech, Paul spoke of the need for school choice as a way to bridge the gap between what Martin Luther King Jr. called the “two Americas.” Over the years, Paul has advocated for the abolition of the Department of Education and Common Core State Standards. (Forbes)
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a second term on Tuesday after a bruising, multimillion-dollar campaign in the first mayoral runoff in the city’s history. (Politico)
New York
A federal judge is questioning whether a new exam for aspiring teachers in New York is discriminatory against minorities, a case that could derail the state’s efforts to create a more rigorous set of tests for entry into the profession. (NY Times)