Close, but not quite there. A new California law takes good steps toward better assessing schools’ performance, but it stops short of clearing identifying and measuring college- and career-preparedness. In a series of reports earlier this year, Education Sector analysts outlined the problems with California’s current accountability system and a plan for making it better. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Will the sky fall? Educators brace for the potential effects of the fiscal cliff. (Christian Science Monitor)
Why drop out? Lack of educational support and the demands of being a parent were the top two cited reasons for dropping out of high school in this annual survey. (NASDAQ)
Dear Mr. President. Educators tell President Obama what they’d like to see him do in education reform in the next four years. (Education Week)
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Constance Clark 
Peter Cookson Jr. 
Thomas Dawson 
Joni Finney 
Andrew Gillen 
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Jeff Selingo 
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4/5/2013 | Jordan Weissman discusses Andrew Gillen’s Higher Ed Data Central and the increase in college tuition in 
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