Just 54 percent of Detroit students showed up on the first day of class. The school system has a tradition of students not showing up during the first week of school. Because the district receives $7500 per pupil in state aid, it launched a citywide campaign to boost attendance. (Detroit Free Press)
How school choice is changing the face of San Diego schools. Emily Alpert takes a clear-eyed (and sometimes painful) look at how school choice is affecting the student population in San Diego public schools. (Voice of San Diego)
Who said what about education? The Hechinger Report has a rundown of what all the candidates said–and didn’t say–about education in last night’s debate at the Reagan Library. (HechingerEd Blog)
Why hasn’t the Arab Spring transformed universities? Will the uprisings throughout the Arab world lead to transformation of university education in those countries? (Inside Higher Ed)
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