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Here are news and opinion stories educators, advocates, policy wonks and makers are talking about today:
News and Analysis
In Illinois you can almost imagine the spittle on their lips as furious lawmakers take aim at charter schools. Some want to do away with a commission that considers appeals when charters get spurned by local school boards. Others want to bury charters in paperwork or ban student recruiting, guaranteeing they can never operate. (USA Today)
The health care law may be Republicans’ favorite weapon against Democrats this year, but there is another issue roiling their party and shaping the establishment-versus-grass-roots divide ahead of the 2016 presidential primaries: the Common Core. (New York Times)
Tennessee’s state legislature voted Thursday to delay new tests based on Common Core state standards for a year and start a new competitive bidding process for assessments. (Chalkbeat)
You might not know what a number sentence is. Neither does Stephen Colbert, who recently suggested “word equation” and “formula paragraph” as nonsensical synonyms. (Vox)
New York
As the city and the teachers union move closer to an agreement on a new contract, the issues under the microscope are coming into focus. (Chalkbeat)