That’ll get someone’s attention. Texas lawmakers “zero out” funding for standardized exams in hopes of drawing attention to a bigger conversation about testing. (h/t Joy Resmovits) (KUT News)
Priorities. A new report finds that universities spent more on athletics per athlete than on academics per student from 2005-10. (Inside Higher Ed)
Promising trends. In 2000, 61 percent of black men between the ages 20-24 had a high school diploma; a decade later, 72 percent did. (Wall Street Journal)
“Student Apocalypse: A Brainless Future.” Philadelphia students put on a zombie flash mob to protest school closings. (The Notebook)
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