Tuesday Morning News Roundup
Education Not Significant '08 Issue, Analysts Say
Education has thus far not emerged as a major issue in the
2008 presidential campaign, and analysts are divided over whether it
will.
Running From 'No Child' Washington Post
Mr. Romney has said he believes the "testing of our kids to be a good thing." He points to Massachusetts, which, nine years before No Child, instituted its own reforms of holding schools accountable for student achievement. PLUS: Senator seeks flexibility on No Child Left Behind Chattanooga Times
Schools Chief in New Orleans Faces Tough Road to Rebuilding
PBS
John Merrow returns to New Orleans for an update on how the city's
schools chief is faring in his attempts to enact change in a system
still working to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
Tutors for Toddlers Time
Call it kindercramming. These days one of the fastest-growing markets
for after-school tutors is preschoolers and kindergartners, whose
parents are hoping that if their kids learn to read before first grade,
it will ultimately help them get into college and get good jobs.
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