Gadfly is here and it's great! First, Checker considers the speech topics of Secretary Duncan. Though playing no favorites--he seems to be ripping on everyone, albeit with great politesse--there's yet to be much walk to match that talk. What should we make of this? Then learn what's going on with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's latest school reform plan, the Senatorial stalemate in New York (though, as of this morning, that might be coming to an end), new school report card metrics in Texas that turn failing into passing, the end of school districts with no schools in New Jersey, and some crowd-controlling, classroom-trained trivia hosts in Massachusetts. Then, get the latest on Summer 2009's Harvard Educational Review, a USC study on charter management organizations, and Joan Baratz-Snowden's proposal for reforming tenure. Don't forget the podcast, in which we bid a sad farewell to Christina "NPR-voice" Hentges, who participated in her very last episode this week, and Rick gives her life advice from some old Irish proverbs... or something.
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