Morning Bell: Gay Student Who Brought Stun Gun To Class Can Return To IPS

IPS reinstates gay student ‘Dynasty’ Young who was expelled in stun gun incident – “The district hasn’t acknowledged that it should have done more to protect Young from bullying, said Chris Stoll, senior staff attorney for the National Center for Lesbian Rights who is representing Young. It also wouldn’t allow him to remain at Tech; he would have to enroll at New Horizons, an alternative school, if he wanted to return to IPS.” Indianapolis Star

Woodlan, Heritage on track – “East Allen County Schools board members heard a positive update on the Woodlan and Heritage campus projects Tuesday, learning that taxpayers may not have to pay as much for the revamped schools as originally expected.” The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

ACT’s System Will Track K-12 Achievement, Career Aspirations – “The new tool will use a combination of traditional standardized tests and pre-designed projects led by teachers. The latter part is designed to allow schools to figure out how a score of a single students stacks up against that of his or her classmates and peers. “ Education News

Nothing to lose: Turn failing schools over to CMOs – “According to a report by Jenny Ingles in the web-based Take Part, in early July the ACLU and eight students from the Highland Park school district, located just outside of Detroit, filed a class-action suit against the state because students in the district weren’t learning: On a college-ready state exam, 90 percent of the districts eleventh graders failed the reading portion, 97 percent failed the math section, and 100 percent failed the social studies and science portions.” Board’s Eye View