Snow Clean Up Underway As East Coast Tries To Get Back To Normal AP: While New York City schools are open today, D.C. Public Schools remain closed. In Virginia, classes at Fairfax County schools have already been canceled for Tuesday as well. See also WNYC.
Detroit Teachers Plan Protest at Court Hearing on Sick-Outs AP: Detroit teachers plan to protest before a judge hears arguments in a case that could force teachers to stop skipping school. See also Detroit Free Press, Detroit News.
Chicago Public Schools Announces 227 Layoffs WBEZ: More than 200 administrative employees with Chicago Public Schools are being laid off and another 180 already-vacant positions will be closed, changes officials say will help save the nation’s third-largest district $45.1 million a year as it grapples with deep financial problems.
Success Academy Founder Defends Schools Against Charges of Bias NYT: Eva S. Moskowitz says her network of charter schools has room to improve in how it serves students with disabilities but does not discriminate against them. See also Politico NY.
Millions take AP courses, but percentage of schools offering them drops Washington Post: In two landmark studies, quantitative data expert Nat Malkus has confirmed the rigor of the most successful high school program of the past three decades, Advanced Placement, and revealed what might be a troubling decline in AP use in small and rural schools.
Sometimes, teacher turnover is a good thing, study finds Washington Post: The departure of poor teachers is good for students, study says. The exit of good teachers? Not so much.
After ESSA’s Passage, Republicans in Congress Get Better Grades from NEA PK12: The NEA gave high marks to ESSA’s architects, and flunked both Republican presidential contenders in Congress, Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida.
New Superintendent To Lead Los Angeles School District NPR: Michelle King has largely stayed out of the spotlight– until she became the first African-American woman to be named superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Jan. 11. See also KPCC LA.
