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Education News for Tuesday, June 20

Education reformers need a plan to address core concerns – Opinion: If you sit around a table with a bunch of business leaders and talk about public education in South Carolina, it’s clear pretty quickly they think more needs to be done. (more)

Mayor, rivals renew LAUSD fight up north – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa returned to the Capitol on Monday in an effort to rescue his troubled strategy to overhaul Los Angeles Unified, even as school district leaders lobbied state lawmakers to kill the plan. (more)

Villaraigosa Reaches Out to State Teachers Union – Seeking to jump-start his stalled bid for control of the Los Angeles public schools, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa sought a compromise Monday with an old ally that has become his chief nemesis, the state’s largest teachers union. (more)

Here’s a Happy Birthday Present for Uncle Sam – Opinion:  The No Child Left Behind law has had the unintended effect of pushing civics, social studies and history from local curriculums. (more)

Pride of Edmonton Isn’t Just the Oilers – Opinion: Most Americans assume the pride of Edmonton, Canada, is its hockey team. But education policy experts know that the pride of Edmonton is its school district, which is fast becoming a model for school districts across the United States. (more)

Public money shouldn’t go to private schools – Editorial: Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano’s concessions on the vouchers put public money where it does not belong and, more important, move the public subsidy of private education several notches forward, to the detriment of public schools. (more)

70 Lima pupils apply for voucher program – As of the recent first application deadline, 2,568 Ohio pupils had enrolled in the program, representing about 5.5 percent of the 46,215 eligible pupils. (more)

Check back later for more education news.   

UPDATE:

Governor, GOP leaders procure their pets – EV Tribune editorial -Just about every side gets a treat from this budget pie, assuming Napolitano doesn’t repeat last year’s theatrics and veto portions of the package. The governor fought successfully for nearly all her new spending priorities including completion of full-day kindergarten funding in two years instead of three and $100 million for teachers’ pay. (more)

Napolitano agrees to limit vouchers to private schools – Arizona’s first-ever tuition voucher program will be limited to private schools, including parochial schools. (more)