The Daily Report Card: Virtual Schools, School Days, Are Teens Reading More?

Virtual Schools Booming as States Mull Warnings – AP As Indiana thinks of requiring online courses, the Associated Press writes “regulation isn’t moving nearly as fast as the virtual school boom.” (Education Week)

Bill lets schools change schedules – Indy Star “A three-day school week? Ten-hour school days? It all would be possible under new legislation.” (Indianapolis Star)

Modernizing Education: Todd Huston, Republican Candidate for Indiana House District 37 – Hoosier Ed “The citizens of Indiana invest over $11B annually in education, yet we still lack policies that pair educational policy with educational funding.” (hoosiered.com)

FWCS petitions submitted – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette “Supporters of Fort Wayne Comm. Schools’ proposed $119M building project have taken the first step to put the initiative on the ballot.” (journalgazette.net)

Harder for Americans to Rise From Lower Rungs – NYT The NYT reports conservatives are beginning to acknowledge a growing rigidity in American social classes. Among the causes — “the unusually large premiums that American employers pay for college degrees.” (nytimes.com)

Reading for Pleasure: ‘Why We Should Stop Scolding Teenagers And Their Schools’ – Language Magazine “Teenagers today do just as much book reading as teenagers did 65 years ago, and it appears that they are more involved in reading and writing in general when we include computer use in the analysis.” (languagemagazine.com)