The Daily Report Card: Another Cursive Stroke, Inside An Alleged Cheating Ring, and A Pun

Cursive must be mandatory in school, lawmakers say – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Two state senators will introduce a bill making cursive instruction mandatory. (journalgazette.net)

On Long Island, SAT Cheating Was Hardly a Secret – NY Times An IU student was caught up in a college entrance exam cheating ring. (nytimes.com)

Indiana Democrats look to score points on education – School Matters “Sometimes you introduce legislation to make a point, or to generate debate, or to set the stage for progress in future years. And the Democratic proposals make sense on all three of those counts.”(inschoolmatters.wordpress.com)

Lessons from Indianapolis: Higher Education Struggling To Boost Completion Rates – The Educated Reporter StateImpact’s education team spent the week at an event that brought together some education “Lumina”-ries. Emily Richmond from EWA had this reaction. (educatedreporter.com)

Extending accountability beyond the school – The Quick & The Ed Richard Lee Colvin on the factors that affect student performance that have nothing to do with the school. (The Quick and the Ed)

NEA spent $133 million to lobby, aid allies – Joanne Jacobs NEA’s president’s salary went up by 16 percent. (joannejacobs.com)