The Week In Review (October 29-November 4)

Best Of The Week
Funders "Heart" TFA
A Pack Of Dogs, A Fire Hydrant, And A Powerful Lobby

Urban Education
 Unionized Charter Schools Headed East
A "National" Test For Urban Districts
How Cash Incentives Really Work
Setbacks For NYC "Incentives" Guru Roland Fryer
PLUS:  New York City Department Of Education Responds

Bush Administration
 No Crony Left Behind
 Spellings Press Event Tomorrow May Be Faked
 Like Imus, Edison Schools Is Coming Back

Campaign 2008
Obama Gets Tough On NCLB
 Tensions Within The Universal Preschool Crowd

Teachers & Teaching
 Follow The Bouncing Ball
 Wisconsin NCLB Protest Teacher Gets Reprimand Letter
 Research, Politics, and -- Yes -- Personal Experience

School Life
Cupcake Parties Are Killing Our Children
Cool Ways To Prepare For Saturday's SAT Exams
Creepy Congressman Wants To Eliminate Digital Divide For All The Wrong Reasons

Media Watch
 Dropout Mania
 Vivid WritingAbout Urban Education
Dirty Tricks Against NYC Education Critic
Brittanic Blogs