Best Blog Posts Of The Day (So Far)

Education Spending and the Candidates Campaign K12
One of my beats here at Education Week is the federal budget. And this year, Congress has been unusually sluggish (even for Congress) at getting going on education spending bills.

McCain’s education team Shoofly
Were you wondering who’s advising the presumptive GOP presidential candidate on education? We were. Now we know. And a pretty distinguished, if slightly predictable, group it is.

What Will the Tough Liberals in the UFT Do? Ed Notes Online
With a UFT Delegate Assembly coming up this week, it will be interesting to watch how Randi plays the Obama/Clinton issue, if she does so at all - we don't see how she can ignore it.

Corporate Vouchers Victorious in Florida Education Policy Blog
Nevertheless, a growing number of legislators in Florida have seen the light at the bottom of their vortex. They have convinced themselves that they are not voting for vouchers--they are voting for scholarships.

Soft bigotry further hardens Liam Julian
We know that the best schools “sweat the small stuff”; they do not overlook untucked shirts, they do not permit poor posture, they do not deign to hold different students to different standards ... PLUS:  Social promotion exposed.

Virtual Morality Web Watch
Teacher-in-training Stacy Snyder brought suit against Millersville University, alleging that she was denied her teaching credential because of a picture of herself as a “drunken pirate” on her MySpace page.

An Unlikely Pair Finds Common Ground on NCLB The Hoff
You wouldn't expect Charles Murray and Richard Rothstein to agree on anything.

Meet Jake Teaching In The 408
Let's hope like hell, cuz Jake or someone like him will be in room D2 next year, teaching my kids. I resign on Monday.