Obama offered praise for states like Illinois, Tennessee and Louisiana (which has the most charter schools of any state) for being leaders in education reform, while chastising Texas which did not participate in the first round of the federal Race to the Top program. Meanwhile, an Ohio school district’s fate rests in the hands of voters, which must decide in a few weeks whether to approve the largest tax hike in the district’s history or risk being taken over by the state. And finally, a new report finds, surprise, surprise, today’s youth are more wired than ever, spending nearly a full work day on tech devices like Smartphones and iPods. Read these stories and more from School Board News Today.
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