Quick Hits (9.9.11)

Teaching about 9/11. Surveys of teachers show that relatively few will devote time to talking about what happened ten years ago this Sunday. The Fordham Institute has a new publication, “Teaching About 9/11 in 2011″ that can provide a strong framework for teachers who want a substantive lesson. (Fordham Institute)

And how do you teach about 9/11 to students who don’t remember it at all? Former school administrator Ben Johnson has some thoughts on memory. (Edutopia)

Could Detroit be the fastest-improving district in the country? U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan thinks so. “Just as you can’t have a great state without having a great city of Detroit, you cannot revitalize the city of Detroit without a great public education system. Those two things are inextricably linked,” he told a Detroit audience. (Michigan Live)

Lesson One: Spend the budget on the “charter school” part, not the “hip hop” part. An Oregon charter school that was going to focus on the recording industry (specifically hip hop) may not open on Monday. Seems the organizers spent the money on — well, not on facilities or books or recruiting teachers or curriculum. (Gawker)