Rise & Shine: Civil rights groups criticize Obama reform goals

By 
Maura Walz
 | July 27, 2010, 11:38am UTC
  • A debate over the name of a new South Bronx school has stoked underlying community tension. (Times)
  • Buffalo school and union officials say the new evaluations will better support teachers. (Buffalo News)
  • Civil rights groups, including the NAACP, are criticizing President Obama’s education reform goals. (AP)
  • The D.C. teachers union plans to sue the city on behalf of 241 fired teachers. (Washington Examiner)
  • William McGurn: The rise of school choice in D.C. helped Rhee pressure the teachers union. (WSJ)
  • Ed. Sec. Arne Duncan encouraged Detroit voters to support mayoral control. (Detroit Free Press)