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Education groups to pursue fall vote (The Columbus Dispatch)
Education groups pushing a constitutional amendment aimed at changing Ohio’s school-funding system want the proposal on the ballot this November, not a year later.
MCAS foe named to Board of Education (Boston Globe)
BOSTON Governor Deval Patrick chose an opponent of the MCAS exam yesterday as his first appointment to the state Board of Education. Patrick named Brookline School Committee member Ruth Kaplan as the board’s Parent Teacher Association representative. In a letter to the Globe in October, Kaplan called for the abolition of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam’s graduation …
Education advocates laud textbook price, bundling law (Tulsa World)
Education officials and advocates are praising Oklahoma lawmakers for taking a step toward reducing textbook costs for college students. House Bill 2103, signed Thursday by Gov. Brad Henry, will take effect in November.