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Poll hints of political train wreck over Common Core
If most parents know little about the Common Core test, how will they react when they learn that a large percentage of kids failed? SI&A Cabinet Report

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Federal government urges K-12 schools to comply with Title IX
The guidance comes against a backdrop of national concern about sexual assaults on college campuses. Ed Source

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Why one of America’s best schools eased off Advanced Placement courses
The Post list ranks school not based on their test scores but how much their students — particularly average students — are being challenged. Washington Post

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Do the arts go hand in hand with Common Core?
An inner-city charter network pushes culture over test prep. Hechinger Report

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Labor peace at LAUSD based on hope not sound budgeting
This contract adds $171 million to the $7.27 billion budget opening a $140 million hole that grows to a $419 million chasm in the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Daily Breeze