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Every weekday, I’m sharing the top education stories all over the state and nation. In today’s news: Columnist David Shapiro calls for school principals to leave their union and take on performance contracts, colleges struggle over how to deal with plagiarism among applicants and a study shows New York City students who attended small and more personal schools did better academically.

• Hawaii’s school principals for their students’ success by taking on performance contracts and/or leaving their union, David Shapiro at the Star-Advertiser wrote today.

• Colleges and universities all recognize plagiarism on admissions essays is on the rise, but about what should be done to capture the plagiarists, Inside Higher Ed reported today.

• New York City high school students in small schools than those in large schools, Education Week reported today.

• The University of Hawaii at Maui College is expanding its curriculum and saving money at the same time. Learn how they plan to do it in today.

• in adopting the national common core curriculum standards, The Washington Post reported yesterday evening.

• A top school reformer from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to be deputy superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District — the second-largest school district in the nation — The Associated Press reported.

• A Washington Post editorial today for the D.C. school program that awards students vouchers to attend private school in the district. Graduation rates and parental satisfaction improved for those in the program, the Post reported.

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