- Two city charter networks are among a small group getting federal dollars to expand. (Hechinger)
- Meet the Tiffany Lopez Test: Do reform efforts help the most motivated poor children? (Pondiscio)
- A contractor with the city violated contracts and defrauded the city for millions. (Daily News)
- StoryCorp’s big oral history of Americans talking about teachers is coming soon. (Ed.gov)
- Coaching is in the spotlight; here’s a Q+A with an instructional coach. (Larry Ferlazzo)
- Duncan will make a major teacher education announcement this Friday in DC. (Quick and the Ed)
- Obama reminded students that they are “this country’s future” in his back-to-school speech. (NPR)
- The Alabama law requiring schools to collect students’ immigration status will stand. (EdWeek)
- In ethnically diverse districts, teachers at schools with more minorities get lower salaries. (Teacher Beat)
- Singapore’s head of education is pushing a new program focused on character and “grit.” (Hechinger)
