Remainders: Technical difficulties stall Indiana state tests

By 
Geoff Decker
 | May 1, 2013, 12:30am UTC
  • Server problems halted the state’s computer-based tests for a second straight day. (State Impact)
  • For a second straight year, Florida’s parent trigger bill died in dramatic fashion. (Miami Herald)
  • A DOE official faced tough questions from parents over a student data-sharing plan. (Village Voice)
  • A mother wonders how to deal with teachers who enable her underperforming son. (MotherLode)
  • Obama covered a lot of ground at presser today. But he didn’t touch education. (Answer Sheet)
  • Former state schools chief David Steiner took issue with a Times editorial about the Common Core.
  • Buffalo’s teachers union head says he’ll fight to win back an abandoned teacher eval side deal. (WGRZ)
  • The Walton Foundation announced it was giving a $8 million donation to StudentsFirst (L.A. Now)
  • New research suggests that math tutoring for some young students doesn’t improve learning. (Reuters)
  • A student from Seward Park Campus was arrested this afternoon for biting a teacher. (DNAInfo)