Education offers a variety of interesting stories. The following are a few headlines from around the country.

Orlando Sentinel: Weird Testing Rules: No Flushing Toilets, Please - http://bit.ly/1wsjV8s

Hechinger Report: New York school beats the odds by “going rogue” on Common Core - http://bit.ly/14hlgax

Atlantic Monthly: Science, in the words of Alan Alda - http://theatln.tc/1ywGDlu

New York Times: Ban on Cellphones in New York City Schools to Be Lifted - http://nyti.ms/1wVh6f9

Everett Herald: Survey finds favor among voters for Inslee tax plans - http://bit.ly/1AsVtu2