Weekly Education News Digest, April 10-16

Friday, April 16, 2010 — A collection of education headlines and features from the national media and blogosphere published over the past week.

• Another step for education reform: New York City to close “rubber rooms” for teachers. (via New York Post)

• Second Lady Jill Biden writes an article on the benefits of community colleges and their need for continued support. (via Chronicle of Higher Education)

• TIME Magazine discusses the pros and cons of bribing kids to do well in school. (via TIME Magazine)

• U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan calls for an increase in state budgets to help save education jobs. (via Ed.gov)

• Internships make a difference in helping graduates get good jobs, but is the prevalence of unpaid internships creating an unfair opportunity gap? (via U.S. News, New York Times)


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