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Education news for Wednesday, May 31

Fossella talks to bishop about NY tuition tax credits – In an effort to drum up support for federal legislation that would give parents of students in parochial and private schools a $4,500 tax credit to help pay for tuition, Rep. Vito Fossella reached out yesterday to the leader of the Brooklyn Diocese. (more)

Lazy FL media focuses on wrong story – The Associated Press reports that the Democratic candidates for governor are unknown to the citizens of Florida. Not only is that a clipping to be filed in the "lazy story" pile, but it’s also an indictment of a slumbering media. (more)

Preschool benefits grossly exaggerated – A Rand Corporation study that claims universal preschool will deliver $2.62 in benefits for every dollar spent by California taxpayers has been thoroughly discredited … (more)

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AP:Black, Hispanic pupils see school as tough – Black and Hispanic students see school as a more rowdy, disrespectful and dangerous place than their white classmates do, a poll says. (more)

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49% of parents got first choice schools in Lee – Only 49 percent of parents got their top choice during Lee County’s second round of school choice registration, down from 82 percent in the first round. (more).

Parents: Know educational choices – With the application deadline fast approaching, 561 students, 1.2 percent of those eligible, have signed up for the new statewide EdChoice school voucher program. (more).

Fossella and the Bishop – Albany botched education tax credits when lawmakers took up the issue this spring, but if New Yorkers are lucky, a New York congressman will do better in Washington. (more)

America’s Opportunity Scholarships for Kids: School Choice for … – Millions of students across the United States are enrolled in persistently failing public schools. During the 2004-2005 school year, 2,112 Title I public schools were identified as having failed to make adequate yearly progress for five or more years. This represents 23 percent of all Title I-eligible schools. (more)

Opinion: Strengthen what works in Michigan’s schools – Good schools change lives. That’s why the Skillman Foundation just awarded $1.5 million to 32 elementary and middle schools in Detroit that we believe are making a difference in the lives of local children. (more)