First bell: 8-7-12

Ben Bennett / August 7, 2012

A first look at this morning's most important education news:

• Yesterday, the Wyoming State Board of Education opted not to test its eleventh graders, defying the U.S. Department of Education. (Casper Star-Tribune)

• More fallout from the attendance scandal? Columbus schools are faring poorly on their annual report card. (Columbus Dispatch)

• A waiver-less Vermont found 73 percent of its schools failed to meet NCLB's Adequate Yearly Progress requirements this year. (Brattleboro Reformer)

• A Louisiana charter is getting shelled by the ACLU for its (mis)treatment of pregnant students. (Mother Jones)

• Chicago Public Schools (CPS) was dinged by Fitch, a credit rating agency, as White City schools face instability and budget woes. (Chicago Tribune)

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