Morning Announcements: April 28, 2011

According to Education Week, state GOP leaders are pushing to expand vouchers. Ed Week also reports on how students are making math connections using smart phones.

The Connecticut Post interviews students and school officials that think a bill to raise the drop out age may not help.

Students in about a dozen South Carolina high schools are learning personal finances through an online course funded by the state’s bankers, and Gov. Nikki Haley said Wednesday she wants all high schools to participate, the Associated Press reports.

The New York Times provides more details on the announcement yesterday that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Pearson will partner to create online reading and math courses aligned with the common core state standards.