Denver Post – Jeremy P. Meyer

“Fixing what still troubles Denver Public Schools will require highly effective teachers in each of the district’s 4,000 classrooms, Superintendent Tom Boasberg said Tuesday in his State of the Schools address.”(more)

New York Times – Pete Thamel

“The Binghamton University adjunct lecturer who accused the athletic department of giving preferential treatment to men’s basketball players and pressuring her to change her grading policy for players was dismissed Tuesday.”(more)

Wall Street Journal – Staff Writer

“Low-income families in the District of Columbia got some encouraging words yesterday from an unlikely source. Illinois Senator Richard Durbin signaled that he may be open to reauthorizing the Opportunity Scholarship Program, a school voucher program that allows 1,700 disadvantaged kids to opt out of lousy D.C. public schools and attend a private school.”(more)

Wall Street Journal – Neil King

“PHILADELPHIA — Education Secretary Arne Duncan invited an odd pair of allies to classrooms in this city to help tout his multibillion-dollar bid to shake up the country’s education system: the liberal Rev. Al Sharpton and the conservative former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.”(more)

This Day (All Africa) – Adibe Emenyonu

“The Benin Cultural Heritage Centre (BCHC), a non-governmental organisation has canvassed the introduction of Edo Language and culture in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools in the state, warning that the language would go into extinction if urgent steps were not taken.”(more)

The Advocate – Jordan Blum

“Higher education policy disputes between LSU old and new took center stage Tuesday before a state commission studying the future of public college education in Louisiana.”(more)

NPR – Larry Abramson

“Until a year ago, Beverly Harvey was more familiar with balance sheets than attendance sheets. Harvey had spent 25 years in the banking industry before switching careers and becoming an elementary-school teacher.”(more)

Phoenix Business Journal – Chris Casacchia

“Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will address a joint hearing of the Arizona House and Senate education committees on Thursday detailing initiatives he implemented in Florida schools to bridge the racial achievement gap that plagues public school systems around the country.”(more)

Business First of Buffalo – Allissa Kline

“he total number of students enrolled this fall at St. Bonaventure University tops last fall’s figures, but the number of new undergraduate students has dropped about 13 percent, the university announced Monday.”(more)

2 Million Minutes Blog – Bob Compton

“In education, when one proves top notch recent graduates can out-teach most teachers from colleges of education – the unions, the bureaucracy and the colleges of education – try to slow TFA down for fear of their own survival.”(more)