The Daily Report Card: Bumper To Bumper Carpooling, AWOL Indy Students, College Finances Less Risky

Good morning! Today in the classroom…

This Week In Education – A Statistic Unlikely To Be Affected By Reform How many homeless children are in U.S. public schools? I’ll bet you’ll be shocked at how the number’s grown… (scholasticadministrator.typepad.com)

New EVSC superintendent calls on teachers to raise the bar » Evansville Courier & Press Evansville teachers also heard from the city’s mayor at a back-to-school rally, who told them, “I know it’s tough becoming a political punching bag, seeing public education taken as a lightning rod.” (courierpress.com)

Jimtown High School band marching again – southbendtribune.com A huge donation of equipment has put the students back in their hats and spats. (southbendtribune.com)

IPS seeking AWOL students – 13 WTHR 7,000 students didn’t show up on day one of classes in Indianapolis Public Schools on Monday. (thr.com)

Franklin Twp. braces for traffic on 1st day of school – The Indianapolis Star The district had cut free bus transportation for students in a bid to save money. Now it’s off to the races for carpooling parents. (Indianapolis Star)

News: Safer Bets – Inside Higher Ed Colleges have shed the risky assets from their books that led to trouble in the 2008 market turmoil. (insidehighereducation.com)