After factoring in makeup work, Los Angeles’s expected graduation rate shot up 9 points. (KPCC)
Charter school operators seek to open up in 21 Chicago Public Schools. (Sun-Times)
Are happy days here again for Common Core after so much backlash? (Huffington Post)
The number of A schools plummeted in Ohio after switching to the PARCC test. (Plain Dealer)
Some Ohio school districts also saw their grades fall because of large numbers of families who opted their kids out of state tests. (Plain Dealer)
Parents rising up against testing could be the sleeping giants of education politics. (Huffington Post)
Detroit’s teachers union, and its president, are dismissed from a lawsuit filed by the school district arguing “sick outs” are the equivalent of strikes. (Detroit News)
Michigan’s state treasurer says Detroit schools won’t be able to make payroll soon without a bailout from the legislature. (Detroit News)
A St. Louis student would be able to stay at his charter school after his family moves to the suburbs — if he were white. (The Root)
The Broader, Bolder Approach to Education coalition is back and more mainstream than when it started in 2008. (Answer Sheet)
A Baltimore teacher calls for funding to help schools move away from “no excuses” discipline. (Edushyster)
Two new studies support the case for improving schools by giving them more money. (Slate)
A cover story on Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs’s widow and a longtime education advocate, delves into her high school redesign competition. (Vogue)
Fewer than half of children eligible for federal Head Start early childhood education get it. (Republic 3.0)
The former chef at Copenhagen’s acclaimed Noma wants to chef-ify American school lunches. (Take Part)
Florida could soon count coding as a foreign language, but they’re not really the same. (Vox)
Computer science is a new graduation requirement in Chicago. (TechCrunch)
Texas A&M is investigating after Dallas high schoolers touring the campus were taunted with racial epithets. (Texas Tribune)
Here’s how one librarian-less school in Philadelphia is filling the void. (The Notebook)
Teachers of poor students and students with disabilities can get free ebooks through a new White House app. (EdSurge)
John King got a friendly reception during hearings to confirm him as education secretary. (Politics K-12)
What you need to know about King’s tenure as New York’s education chief. (Chalkbeat)
Five great books featuring black girls, recommended by a New Jersey 9-year-old who wants alternatives to stories about “white boys or dogs.” (NPRed)