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Literacy gap between Latino and white toddlers starts early, study shows
Latino toddlers whose language comprehension is roughly similar to white peers at 9 months old fall significantly behind by the time they are 2, according to a study. Los Angeles Times

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Woodland Hills school could be reopened as high school science lab
El Camino Real Charter High School officials are changing plans that called for reopening a Woodland Hills elementary school as a campus for troubled students. Los Angeles Daily News

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As NYSUT endorses testing opt-outs, city union holds back
New York State United Teachers, along with its national and New York City counterparts, has made no secret of its problems with standardized tests. Chalkbeat New York

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GALS plans for expansion could reach Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Unified School District will vote later this month on whether to open a brand-new GALS middle school in 2016. Chalkbeat Colorado

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Students get extra help to cope with Common Core’s new language demands
For the Common Core State Standards to fulfill their promise, many California youth will need extra help to improve their language skills, say educators. Ed Source

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Atlanta educators convicted in school cheating scandal
It was a dramatic conclusion to what has been described as the largest cheating scandal in the nation’s history. New York Times