Quick Hits (11.27.12)

Who’s in charge in Detroit? No one really knows, since voters repealed a Michigan law earlier this month that previously allowed state officials to appoint their own managers to run school districts (circumventing school boards and mayors). (Huffington Post)

When toddlers are “getting into everything,” they’re really acting as scientists do. And parents should foster that behavior. (San Francisco Chronicle)

In a rare move for a community college, Ozarks Technical Community College in Missouri creates an ad campaign that compares its (much lower) tuition costs with that of other local for-profit institutions. (Inside Higher Ed)

Oh, that was for real? A journalist wins a school board seat as a write-in candidate, thanks to a 24-hour social media campaign. But then decides not to serve. (h/t Alexander Russo) (Jim Romenesko)