Kansas schools’ achievement gap widening, but less than originally thought, By Suzanne Perez Tobias, October 1, 2012, Wichita Eagle: “The achievement gap between minority and non-minority students in Kansas schools is widening, but not as dramatically as state education officials thought. The Kansas Department of Education updated and reissued statewide test data Monday after discovering a calculation error related to three districts that were allowed to use ACT tests in place of state assessments. The revised results still show a widening achievement gap among some populations, including African-American students and those who qualify for free lunch, but the dropoff is not as severe as originally reported…”
Day: October 2, 2012
Voter ID Law – Pennsylvania
Key part of voter ID law in Pennsylvania is delayed for election, By Ethan Bronner, October 2, 2012, New York Times: “A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday delayed full implementation of a highly contested state law requiring strict photographic identification to vote in next month’s election, saying that the authorities had not done enough to ensure that potential voters had access to the new documents. The judge, Robert Simpson, who upheld the law in August when it was challenged by liberal and civil rights groups, was instructed by the state’s Supreme Court two weeks ago to hold further hearings. He was told to focus on the question of whether enough had been done to ensure ‘liberal access’ to the picture ID cards or alternatives…”