- A state test question about a talking pineapple has students and educators baffled. (Daily News, NY1)
- The state is considering making the tough global history Regents exam optional for graduation. (WSJ)
- City Council members said they hear many co-location complaints. (GothamSchools, SchoolBook)
- Mayor Bloomberg honored I.S. 318’s championship chess team, now national news. (Daily News, WSJ)
- Opponents of school closures protested in front of city DOE headquarters. (GothamSchools, NY1)
- School breakfast policy in the city and beyond feels a tension between poverty and obesity aims. (Times)
- More city students are taking private school admissions tests even as the number of families falls. (WSJ)
- St. Louis is struggling with how to close a charter chain that has one in 10 students. (Post-Dispatch)
- David Brooks: College professors need to be held accountable for how much students learn. (Times)