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Campaign for Adelanto charter school falls short LA Times:  School officials in the High Desert community of Adelanto say there weren't enough signatures under the parent trigger law to mandate a charter conversion.

Santorum’s children went to a cyber charter school Washington Post:  About a decade ago, Santorum and his wife, Karen, enrolled five of their children in the Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. 

Supreme Court to Hear Affirmative Action Case NYT: The court’s decision in a new case has the potential to undo an accommodation on affirmative action in higher education reached by the court in 2003.

Report Scrutinizes States' Teacher-Induction Policies TeacherBeat: Even as there are more and more novice teachers in the ranks of the profession, states' teacher induction policies are generally piecemeal, contends a new report by the New Teacher Center.

Cost doesn't spell success for Colorado schools using consultants to improve achievement Denver Post: These schools are sharing $5 billion in federal tax dollars in a massive, three-year rescue effort, but no one nationally is tracking how the money is spent and no one can say whether the influx of cash will end up helping kids.

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Malloy kicks off hearing on his education plan AP via Boston.com: Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made his pitch on Tuesday for tightening teacher tenure rules, saying Connecticut has some teachers who "don't belong" in the classroom.

'Don't say gay' bill troubles Tenn. school counselors USA Today: School counselors are concerned about the "Don't say gay" bill, which limits instruction.

Emergency Manager OUT In Highland Park, Snyder Urges Quick Legislative Action HuffPost: Highland Park Schools Emergency Manager Jack Martin will be walking away from his position heading the district -- at least for the time being.

School closing foes, board members set for showdown Chicago Tribune: Hundreds of community activists, parents, students and union leaders are expected to converge Wednesday morning at Chicago Public Schools'headquarters to pressure the school board to reject a reform package that includes closing or overhauling 17 struggling schools.

City calls off state hearing to restore federal improvement grants GothamSchools: City officials won’t be heading to Albany this week after all to petition State Education Commissioner John King to restore federal funding for 33 struggling schools.

As new evaluations firm up, more city principals oppose them GothamSchools: During the month that Gov. Andrew Cuomo was engineering revisions to the state’s teacher evaluation law, more city principals signed onto a petition critiquing it.

Special needs children need not apply InsideSchools: This fall for the first time, local NYC schools are supposed to serve all but the most disabled special needs students in their zone, a change cheered by education advocates. But parents in some neighborhoods are being turned away by school staff, who are either unaware of the new policy or overwhelmed by its implications.