Editor's Note: This is our weekly news roundup of education-related events nationwide and in our launch regions, compiled by one of our amazing interns. And yes, our last "weekly" news roundup was three days ago, but we're getting back on our regular Friday schedule now, per our previous pledge.
National:
+ The top 1,500 high schools in the country. What they're doing, and what we can learn from them (Newsweek)
+ Response to criticism of list (Newsweek)
+ Colleges accepting fewer needy students (NY Times)
+ Technology in the classroom (NPR)
+ California to move textbooks online (USA Today)
+ Early-college high school (Education Week)
+ Nachos for lunch? (Chicago Tribune)
+ Kids reap the benefits of a longer school year (USA Today)