- “Guess what? Poor kids can be good students, and education can’t solve all social ills alone. Who knew?” remarked Gadfly after reading Kevin Carey’s pointed blog post.
- Rupert Murdoch’s education reform speech this past week won’t win him a Pulitzer, and it lacks the punch of the recent muckraking education journalism. But the more powerful voices we have advocating for change, the better.
- Here’s an interesting idea from Ross Douthat: Hand out copies of Rick Hess’s excellent essay, Does School Choice Work?, to all who view Waiting for ‘Superman’. It might put things into perspective.
- North Carolina is showing less tolerance for zero tolerance. A recent court ruling forces schools to provide stronger rationales for denying alternative schooling for behavior-related suspensions.
- Who says President Obama is anti-school choice? He met with the five student stars of Waiting for ‘Superman’ on Tuesday in the oval office. Even as the D.C. voucher program vanishes—with his blessing.
- If you’d like the skinny on the achievement gap, turn to David Kirp’s piece in National Affairs. Though he says nothing new, he frames the issue fantastically.
