- Who will be the Deborah Gist or Michelle Rhee of 2011? The Christian Science Monitor offers a list of eight school chiefs to watch this year. A few will turn your head.
- As the public-school system in South Africa collapses, parents are turning to an emerging affordable private-education marketplace to educate their children. Questions of regulation, public-sector push-back, and teacher quality weigh heavy in this up-and-coming nation. Take heed and keep watch.
- In the wake of an embarrassing oversight, Virginia legislators have proposed amending the state’s textbook adoption regulations. What those in Old Dominion don’t understand is that minor tweaks just aren’t enough: It’s a mad, mad world out there!
- States have adopted the Common Core standards in ELA and math. So, now what? For a nugget of insight into that question, check out Common Core’s ELA curriculum maps.
- As states drag the red pen across budget line items this year, Gadfly proposes one no-brainer cut. Stop paying to test high schoolers for steroids! Over the past four years, New Jersey has dropped $400,000 to find juicers in high-school locker rooms. To date, they’ve only identified one.
