House panel OKs $48 million to bail out Detroit schools so they won’t go broke in April. (Detroit News)
But maybe Detroit schools really need more like $700 million. (Bridge Magazine)
An Cleveland charter school became the first in that city to unionize. (Plain Dealer)
Ohio tells schools they won’t consider junking online tests to go back to paper despite complaints. (Plain Dealer)
The state senate in Kentucky, one of the few states without charter schools, passes a bill creating a charter school pilot program. (Courier-Journal)
Rand Corp. study suggests Cincinnati might get as much as a $4 return for every $1 spent on preschool. (Enquirer)
Arne Duncan has a new job: He’ll be helping “disconnected” youth in Chicago find work. (L.A. Times)
Chicago teachers are planning a one-day walkout on April 1. (Tribune)
How black girls get locked out of American schools (New Republic)
‘White flight’ to the suburbs began much earlier than most people think. (Washington Post)
Problems with the way a Brooklyn school handled an eighth-grader’s rape allegation echo criticism that colleges and universities are facing. (Buzzfeed)
Indeed, K-12 schools are increasingly under fire for the way they respond to students who say they were raped. (Huffington Post)
How stereotypes about black femininity might be hurting black girls at school. (The Atlantic)
A teacher whose 24-year Teach For America relationship has spanned corps member to critic recaps the group’s recent convention. (Gary Rubinstein)
How one district is getting students engaged by recruiting them individually to join clubs. (Chalkbeat)
In 2009, philanthropists pledged more than $100 million to improving teaching in Memphis. As the money runs out, here’s a look at what’s changed. (Chalkbeat)
Deciding whether to send a sick kid to school involves balancing germs and grit. (Well)
Two New York City principals say their school could be a model for how states use new flexibility. (American Educator)
The way a brawl at a Detroit school was handled raises questions about the role of school police. (Vice)
A group of education researchers call for a ban on high stakes tests. (Washington Post)