Education Policy News: April 24, 2012

• Effort afoot to restore art in California schools, from San Francisco Chronicle
• Lawmakers Want Rural Focus in District Race to Top, from Education Week
• Concern Abounds Over Teachers' Preparedness for Standards, from Education Week
• The 3 Main Obstacles in the Way of Education Reform, from The Atlantic
• Rebuilding the foundation of American competitiveness, from The Hill
• Education reform protests pick up steam, from The Washington Post