BOBBY SUE
Bobby Jindal plans to file a lawsuit today, accusing the federal government of illegally manipulating federal grant money and regulations to force states to adopt Common Core. It has been observed that the Louisiana governor may covet national office.
EIGHT TOUGHEST CHALLENGES FACING ED REFORM
In Education Week, Fordham’s Finn notes where education reform has made significant advances, (a la school choice), but outlines work still to do—including one of the seven deadly sins.
THIS OP-ED SCORES IN THE 99TH PERCENTILE
“We have convulsions when we read the nonsense being passed off as testing insights,” says a real, live psychometrician in the New York Daily News.
FORDHAM IN THE NEWS
Amber Northern is no fan of teachers unions, and on Fox News she wonders why the New York UFT is a fan of Al Sharpton.
READING, WRITING, AND ROLLER COASTERS
Kids in Washington, D.C., and Maryland are back to school this week, but it’s still summer vacation in Virginia, thanks to the state’s powerful amusement-park lobby.
FRESHMAN ORIENTATION AT PCU
No idea what “Transnational Transgender Social Formations” means? Bari Weiss in the Wall Street Journal advises new students at Politically Correct University to stick to subjects with two syllables: Econ. Latin. Great Books. Con Law. Plato. Austen. Milton. Dante. Nietzsche. Meanwhile, guess what happens when college professors give lower grades? Students give them lower grades.
LIKE THE LAST FORTY YEARS OF NAEP SCORES?
This blog post asks,“What would a ‘Slow Education Movement’ look like?’
