Voucher Surprise in Alabama, Maryland Hears Parent Trigger Bill,
and More: Today's National Ed News Roundup  March 1, 2013  Joy
Pullmann   Friday's ed news  1. In a surprise move instantly
generating anger from the opposition, Alabama lawmakers pass a
tax-credit scholarship bill for kids in failing schools.
2. Maryland legislators are considering a Parent Trigger bill
3. Maine's governor tucked a small voucher program into his
budget request.   4. An Oklahoma legislative committee
unanimously passed a bill to review the Common Core  5. Twenty-
one states employ more school staff than teachers, a new study
says  6. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker supports publicly grading
voucher schools.  7. Louisiana is developing a new way to fund
its vouchers system in case the state Supreme Court overturns
the program.  8. How Nevada politicians and union leaders
deceive voters about state education spending.  9. Seven charts
illustrate the U.S. glut of science PhDs  10. Tax-credit
scholarships are Robin Hood for the poor