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A great American
The American--a "magazine of ideas" published by the American Enterprise Institute--has the latest review of Checker's book,
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Do teacher tests keep talented people out of the classroom?
A study to appear in October by MIT economist Joshua Angrist and University of Chicago business school professor Jonathan Guryan apparently says yes, according to this article.
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Why Flypaper accepts no advertising
Surf over to one of the Ed Week blogs, such as Campaign K12 or NCLB: Act II, and see if Joel P
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Finn-a-palooza
Can't get enough Checker Finn? Well, he has two longish pieces in this week's Gadfly, hot off the virtual press. His first article??is about why teachers deserve both respect and sympathy.
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Restoring Reading First funding, one district at a time
Here's a twist. We're used to reading about state and local officials who bellyache about No Child Left Behind's requirements but aren't courageous enough to live by their principles and forfeit the federal bucks.
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Farewell, but not goodbye
Some sad news: Jeff Kuhner, our fearless communications director, is leaving us for the Washington Times, where he will produce his own, daily, nationally syndicated radio show and write a Sunday column. We've grown accustomed to having Jeff around the office, mostly in the bathroom, actually, where he can be found shaving at 12:30 p.m.
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The remorseful Joel Klein
I just got back from Joel Klein's address at the American Enterprise Institute (carried live on C-SPAN).
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The wealth of other nations
Yesterday I attended an informal event at Education Sector where Marc Tucker from NCEE spoke about international education.