This week, Mike and Rick discuss Fordham's latest and brightest treatise on data, Randi Weingarten's acclaimed speech at the National Press Club, and the appointment of Linda Darling-Hammond as transition team education advisor. Then the show talks alternative certification--genuine programs as studied by PEPG in Amber's Research 45-Seconds (she's a pro!) and not so genuine programs involving illegal immigrants in Dallas on Rate that Reform. Click here to listen through our website and peruse past editions. To download the show as an mp3 to your computer, click here (no iPod required--this link will play through any music software on your computer, including Windows Media Player or RealPlayer).