A lack of clear outcome measures or accountability mechanisms makes it difficult to compel system officials to resist this natural impulse. (educationnext.org)
The Pike County, Ky., school system's use of more than $ 9 million in federal flood - relief funds is being investigated by officials of the U.S. Education Department, a county school system official said last week. (edweek.org)
It's not clear how many students expelled from charter schools then enroll in traditional D.C. schools in the middle of the year; school system officials said they could not provide that information. (washingtonpost.com)