Eye opening

Speaking of David Whitman's schools, I recently had the chance to visit a charter school of the kind he describes in Sweating the Small Stuff, and it was sobering.

Nebraska amends Safe Haven Law

Hallelujah!?? We've already made it quite clear how we feel about this??here and here. I will refrain from commenting further.

Obama chooses Sidwell

Seems the Obamas finally decided where Sasha and Malia will go to school: Sidwell Friends. Since it's in Maryland, its elementary school, at least, does not participate in the DC voucher program... which means breathing room for the President-Elect on that front.

Joanne Jacobs is a nag, and so are David Whitman's schools

Joanne Jacobs, whose eponymous blog is among the most dominant in the edusphere, pens a

Michael Lomax moves into second place, while the Bill Richardson balloon deflates

Arne Duncan's lead is bigger than ever in the quest to replace Margaret Spellings. One friend of mine urges me to just accept that he's the guy. Well, that's probably true. Meanwhile, United Negro College Fund president Michael Lomax is working his way up the ladder, and now appears to be the pick as the Arne-alternative.

Weighted Student Funding does more than rearrange "inputs"