Education Articles For April 13, 2011….

The LA Times reports on L.A. Unified releases school ratings using ‘value-added’ method.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on Superintendent Ackerman that owes the IRS 20,000 in back taxes.

The Union Tribune reports on some local teachers that will have their pink slip rescinded.

The Tennessean reports on some kindergarten students getting iPads 2.

The Washington Post reports on Virginia students that can take sign language as a foreign language for credit.

The Christian Science Monitor reports on more schools that are dealing with homeless students.

The Detroit News reports on a crowd that lambasted the Detroit school closure plan.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on Gov. John Kasich signing a bill allowing schools up to five snow days.

The Miami Herald Reports on Dade schools to consider layoffs, salary cuts for maintenance workers

The Boston Globe reports on Boston school officials that will present their vision for a major overhaul of the city’s more than two-decade-old system of assigning students to schools.

The AP reports on South Carolina’s school districts that would be able to try out new teachers longer and the teachers would have less job security under legislation that a House committee approved.

The AP also reports on a Oklahoma bill that expands reasons teachers can be fired.