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Here are news and opinion stories educators, advocates, policy wonks and makers are talking about today:
News and Analysis
Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected though still below what many parents may be accustomed to seeing. (ABC News)
In New York City’s East Village, there are a number of hole-in-the-wall spots that advertise sushi at 50 percent off. But I can never bring myself to sample the goods. We’re talking about a delicacy flown in from around the world. Marking it down drastically just doesn’t sit right. Something — either the price, or the fish — has to be a little off. (NPR)
If the efforts by state legislators to restrict the use of student data are any guide, the email addresses and search queries of the nation’s schoolchildren are a hot commodity. (The New York Times)
It doesn’t matter how good a school is if students don’t show up to class. In 2012, about 7.5 million students were chronically absent from schools nationwide. According to a report from the Center for American Progress, truancy, defined as unexcused absence from school, is a growing problem. (The Atlantic)
Shiv Nadar’s philanthropy budget is $one billion. The tech czar, who cofounded India’s fourth largest software firm HCL Technologies, has already spent $565 million setting up schools, museums and universities. (Forbes)
Maryland
Maryland State Superintendent of Education Lillian M. Lowery will step down in September to take a nonprofit education job in Ohio, state officials announced Friday. (The Washington Post)
Pennsylvania
Employees of the Chester Upland School District in Pennsylvania will show up for work on the first day of school next Wednesday, but they don’t expect to get paid. (The Washington Post)