The Daily Report Card: Bullying, Referenda, Graduation Rates, and The American Way

Superintendent says HSE acted to prevent bullying – Indy Star Hamilton Southeastern schools face a lawsuit from the family of an allegedly-bullied student, but the super says the school did step in. (Indianapolis Star)

Franklin Township Superintendent: School Referenda Influence the New School Funding Process – Hoosier Ed Indiana’s “Legislative Services Agency reports that six school districts in Indiana are suffering losses of more than 49.2% of their available property tax levy in 2011,” writes Bourke. (hoosiered.com)

An “American” Approach to K-12 School Reform – Education Next Frederick Hess: Enough already! with our obsession with South Korea or Finland. (educationnext.org)

Who graduates? White women do best – Community College Spotlight 39% of white women earn… “Minority men do much worse,” writes Joanne Jacobs. (communitycollegespotlight.org)

Don’t Shush Me! In Some Libraries, It’s OK to be Loud – MindShift Libraries are trading books for computers — and embracing the noise level! (MindShift)