March 22, 2010 | Posted At: 03:01 PM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category:
Five Best Blogs [Of The Day]
Sizing Up The New Blueprint National Journal: Could Duncan's catchphrase "tight on goals, loose on means" translate
into a loss of accountability under the new Elementary and Secondary
Education Act? What does the blueprint get right? What does it get
wrong? Obama on Education Lead From The Start: I thought Obama was going to be an early education president. Turns out he isn't even
an education president. 'Education Does Not Begin Or End At The Schoolhouse
Door' Liam Goldrick: A lot of us in education policy get lost within
our own locus of control [image]. Feds Add New Categories for Civil Rights Reporting Mary Ann Zehr: The U.S. Department of Education has announced that for
the 2009-10 school year, school districts will have to collect data in a
number of new categories that relate to students' civil rights. Claims of Resegregation in
North Carolina Newsweek: Previously a model
of desegregation, the state's classrooms have begun to divide again
along racial lines. Democrats miss an obvious lesson plan for deprived children George Will: Duncan
seems to fancy himself an Earl Warren, expanding civil rights.
Actually, he resembles Mrs. Jellyby. Grad
rates threat? Eggheads again show they're cracked CBS Sports: When
smart people don't know what they're talking about, they become stupid. Court Blocks Suit Over School Isolation Room Mark Walsh: Placing a child in a locked isolation room for
misbehavior was "a recognized educational tool" and thus a parent who
challenged the tactic first had to exhaust administrative remedies
before suing, a federal appeals court ruled.