NEWS: Big Stories Of The Day

AFT conference, or NAEP scores? You be the judge about which is newsier:

Student success still a mixed bag USA Today
Since the early 1990s, schools have helped minority elementary schoolers close the achievement gap...But by the time they get to middle school, it seems, their progress all but vanishes.

U.S. Education Secretary Urges Teachers' Union to Join Reform Effort Washington Post
To them, and about 2,000 others gathered at a Washington hotel yesterday for the American Federation of Teachers conference, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan offered variations on the same answer: Trust us; we'll work with you.

Union challenges Obama work with teachers AP
A teachers' union challenged the Obama administration Monday to live up to its promise of working with teachers and not against them.

Congress Investigates Radio Programming on School Buses US News
Do radio shows on school buses turn students into captive audiences?