The Daily Report Card: ALEC Bills, Next Year’s Bills, And Low-Cost Internet Bills

ALEC model bill [might have] provided the framework for Indiana voucher measure – School Matters The American Legislative Exchange Council, as Steve Hinnefeld explains, provides model bills for state legislators — often espousing conservative views. (inschoolmatters.wordpress.com)

Masson’s Blog Previews Education-Related State Legislative Proposals: SB 56: Non-Resident Ball State Trustees Permitted and SB 54: Eminent Domain by Public Universities (masson.us)

Low-cost Internet access offered to students on free lunch program – Muncie Star Press “A new program could have [low-income students] on the computer — at home — in a few weeks for less than $10 a month.” (thestarpress.com)

Report: Overworked, undertrained principals – Thoughts on Public Education To paraphrase John Fensterwald, ‘School reforms pile on significant responsibilities for school principals. But a new study warns that principals are already short-staffed, untrained, and stretched thin.’ (toped.svefoundation.org)