- Can Catholic schools in America be saved? How? Andy Smarick offers a thoughtful take on the plight of the nation’s urban Catholic schools—and some suggestions on where to go from here—in the latest National Affairs.
- Race to the Top goes to college, as the Department of Education this week announced $20 million in competitive grant funding for states that carry out plans to increase their college-graduation rates.
- When it rains, it pours in Wake County, NC. The district, still deep in negotiations surrounding its forced-busing policy, now faces loss of accreditation. The reason provided by accreditor AdvancED: Too much instability on the board.
- Joel Rose is going big. This week the School of One founder announced that he’s taking the hybrid math program (which uses both computer-based and traditional-teacher instruction) national. Exciting stuff, indeed.
- Got a great idea? Make sure you hook up with Imagine K-12, a new education start-up out of Sillicon Valley.
