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.
National:
+ Multi-taskers not as effective as they think (New York Times via This Week in Education)
+ Obama speech draws conservative ire (Boston.com, New York Times, NPR, USA Today)
+ Nearly 10% of the class of 2009 did not pass the HS exit exam (LA Times)
+ Learning isn't for 9 months, it's forever (Washington Post)
+ Does paying for grades cheapen education? (NPR)
+ Reading Rainbow ends (US News and World Reports)
+ LA charter schools given chance to grow (LA Times)
+ Moms scramble to find after school care (NPR)
+ Schools force teacher furloughs to trim budgets (MSNBC)
+ The university's crisis of purpose (New York Times)
+ Some English teachers are letting students pick the books they want to read (New York Times)
+ Colleges ramp up efforts to hold onto students (NPR)
D.C. Metro:
+ Cheating probe results are "inconclusive" (Washington Post)
+ No rules broken in Fenty sons' enrollment (Washington Post)
+ Problems plague software system (Washington Post)
Detroit:
+ Oakland University profs. go on strike (New York Times)
+ Bill Cosby backs Detroit school effort (New York Times)
New York:
+ City plans to raise standards as so many schools receive high marks (New York Times)
+ City says it's ready for H1N1 (New York Times)
+ Mayor Bloomberg unveils new schools (NY1), and a closer look at his new school construction math (NY Daily News)
+ Extra day of summer gets mixed review from parents (NY Daily News)