Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in The Best Articles & Posts On Education Policy In 2015 – So Far):

How More Education Could Save A Half-Million American Lives is from NPR. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Showing Students Why They Should Continue Their Academic Career.

The graduation rates from every school district* in one map is from The Hechinger Report.

Lawmakers Move to Limit Government’s Role in Education is from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On The No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Process.

How Standardized Tests Are Scored (Hint: Humans Are Involved) is from NPR.

Poverty rates in every U.S. school district, in one map is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Learn What Impact A Teacher (& Outside Factors) Have On Student Achievement.

Campbell Brown has a new education-focused site: But is it news or advocacy? is from The Washington Post.

Why Are Some Teachers Being Evaluated Using the Test Scores of Kids They Didn’t Teach? is from Slate.

Gov. Scott Walker savages Wisconsin public education in new budget appeared in The Washington Post.

Debate Over Whether Black Kids Are Being Pushed Into Special Ed Heats Up was in TakePart.