The Daily Report Card: Closer Look At Common Core, IPFW

Common Core challenged – The Journal Gazette Most Republicans don’t really like the new nationwide Common Core standards. One notable exception? State superintendent Tony Bennett. (journalgazette.net)

Sen. Banks Encourages Committee to Review IPFW Independence – Hoosier Access “IPFW currently operates independently, but is overseen by Purdue University. Banks said with the rapid growth of the college, a review was in order.” (hoosieraccess.com)

What’s On The Horizon In Higher Education – MindShift “The rise of Big Data in education is perhaps one of the biggest game-changers and has drawn the attention and financial support of the big guns.” (mindshift.kqed.org)

Editorial: Shuttering Bad Charter Schools – The New York Times Charter schools were sold on the premises that they “could outperform traditional public schools” and could be “easily shut down if they fail.” But, the NYT opines, “it has not worked out that way.” (nytimes.com)

Thompson: Charter Fines & Expulsions Create Dysfunctional System – This Week In Education “We now have the tiered system that central office administrators feared. Charter schools can enforce their academic, attendance, and behavioral standards because they have the ultimate alternative system for handling the students who are emotionally incapable of meeting those expectations. It is called neighborhood schools.” (This Week In Education)