Morning Announcements: Big Changes in the Ed. Dept’s Waiver Policy for NCLB

A new study published this week finds “little to no correlation between quality teaching and the appraisals teachers received.” The Washington Post

A new paper finds that boosting funding for education in poor school districts can dramatically decrease the graduation gap between wealthy and low-income students. Vox

Most people are confused over the big changes that the Education Department made to the waivers for No Child Left Behind Act dealing with teacher evaluations. This helps answer five key questions about the changes. Politics K-12

Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz has said that the state will not lose its federal waiver for the No Child Left Behind Act. NW Times.com