First Bell: 2-20-13

yes Pamela Tatz / February 20, 2013

A first look at today's most important education news:

Education Week’s analysis of the Education Department’s data shows that charter expulsion rates are lower than those in traditional public schools overall; however, debate continues. (Education Week)

Yesterday afternoon, a congressionally mandated commission released a “blueprint” for promoting educational equity. (Flashbacks to 1972, anyone?) (Politics K–12, Schools of Thought, Huffington Post, and Washington Post)

“Student nomads,” kids whose families relocate often, face huge academic hurdles. (Education Week)

New York City’s school-bus drives take stock after their month-long strike…And find the pantry barren. (New York Times)

Researchers find that Latino middle school students who participated in “values-affirmation” assignments for one school year, which were aimed at busting stereotype-induced anxiety, earned higher grades than did their peers; the effects persisted over three years. (Learning the Language)

A group within the CTU feels that Karen Lewis did not leverage their September strike successfully enough, and they have announced a new slate of candidates to unseat her as the union president. (Chicago Tribune)

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