- Two of the three consortia competing for Race to the Top test grants won. (Edweek)
- The two groups won a combined $330 million to revamp states’ K-12 tests. (WaPo)
- Wendy Kopp reflects on Teach for America’s 20th anniversary. (WSJ)
- Debunking some claims on the virtues of small schools using statistics. (The Atlantic)
- D.C. banned chocolate milk in schools, NYC should do the same say parents. (GS)
- Seattle got a new teachers contract that ties test scores to teacher evaluation. (Seattle Times)
- Mike Petrilli argues against obsessing over the achievement gap. (Flypaper)
- D.C. high school students put their schools questions to Arne Duncan. (NPR)
- Should other states adopt Texas’ top 10 percent rule for college? (GOOD)
- And a made-up study finds that tests are biased against students who don’t care. (Onion)
