Education Policy News: May 21, 2012

• Kline Asks GAO to Examine Race to Top States' Progress on Teachers, from Education Week
• Making Schools Work, Op/Ed from The New York Times
• U.S. May Require College Language Programs to Get Special Accreditation, from The Chronicle of Higher Education
• NCLB waiver bid stalled by Ed Dept. concerns, from The Washington Post
• Gifted Programs Aim to Regain Budget Toehold, from Education Week
• ‘Chronically Absent’ Students Skew School Data, Study Finds, Citing Parents’ Role, from The New York Times
• What We Don't Know About Debt, from Inside Higher Ed
• Quest for College Accountability Produces Demand for Yet More Student Data, from The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Come the Revolution, Op/Ed from The New York Times
• Backer of Common Core School Curriculum Is Chosen to Lead College Board, from The New York Times
• New Advocacy Groups Shaking Up Education Field, from Education Week