2012 June School Reform News

The June issue of School Reform News reports on the Tennessee legislature’s passage of a bill allowing public school teachers to explain the strengths and weaknesses of scientific theories such as evolution and global warming.

Also in this issue:

• A bill offering South Carolina parents education tax credits and allowing tax credit scholarships passed the state House--a first for any such measure since 2004.

• Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer unexpectedly vetoed an expansion of the state’s education savings accounts, citing budget disputes with the legislature.

• Increasing numbers of teachers support reforms that broaden school choice and axe seniority schedules for pay and layoffs.

• A new Idaho law lets kids get halfway through college by the time they graduate from high school.

• President Barack Obama wants the United States to hop on the international testing bandwagon.

• A new guide outlines how other school districts can achieve the New Orleans transformation.

• Professor Jack Chambless relates the astonishing story of what his students want the government to do for them.