The Editor’s Notes

Need to know

• Rick Hess: Understanding the Opt-Out Movement: A One-Woman Play (In Five Acts)

  Education Week | June 8, 2015

• Senator Warren says both parties are right about fixing college costs

  The Hechinger Report | June 10, 2015

• Former Florida governor’s reforms – acclaimed by Obama – may become a liability

  The Hechinger Report | June 10, 2015

• Researchers: Five ignored factors affect outcomes for poor children

  The Washington Post | June 10, 2015

• Elizabeth Warren’s new plan for debt-free college, explained

  Vox | June 10, 2015

• As Congress debates No Child Left Behind: Who should decide which schools are failing kids?

  The Washington Post | June 10, 2015

• Common Core’s First Breakout Hit?

  EducationNext | June 10, 2015

• VIDEO: Universal Basic Skills: What Countries Stand to Gain

  EducationNext | June 10, 2015

• CMS wants to replicate ‘LIFT Academy’ at two more high schools

  The Charlotte Observer | June 9, 2015

• Guilford parents stress need for teacher training on learning disabilities

  The Greensboro News & Record | June 9, 2015

• How One N.C. School District Gives Dropouts A Shortcut To Graduation

  WUNC | June 10, 2015

• North Carolina gets an F on its effort to fund public schools

  NC Policy Watch | June 10, 2015

• Where Free College Isn't a Cure-All

  The Atlantic | June 9, 2015

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