With Washington mired in a blizzard, could a debate about AYP heat things up? (Education Week)
Why do school administrators hate snow? Because no matter what they do, they can’t win. (DC Schools Insider)
So what if schools ran their own Super Bowl? (Flypaper)
Ever wonder why the DC area goes nuts over snow? Watch this weatherman. [...]
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QUICK Hits – Snow.M.G. Edition
QUICK Hits
Think teachers will never stand for any link between student performance and teacher evaluations? Think again. (Public Agenda)
Is the ed reform debate ideological? Yglesias doesn’t think so. (Matt Yglesias)
What’s the profile of Hispanic Serving Institutions? (Inside Higher Ed)
Would cutting student loan subsidies save taxpayers billions? CNN consults Erin. (Political Ticker)
QUICK Hits
How well does “messy democracy” mix with school turnarounds in L.A.? (Flypaper)
What do students say about tech use in their schools? (Digital Directions)
Is abstinence-only education back up for debate? (h/t Joanne Jacobs)
What’s a degree really worth? (The Wall Street Journal)
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Will “adequate yearly progress” morph into “college- and career-ready” in the next ESEA reauth? (Politics K-12)
Can graduation rates help future college-goers — especially minority students — make better decisions about where to attend school? Ed Trust says yes. (Education Trust)
Remember the competitive spirit unleashed from being graded on “the curve” back in your schooldays? Well now the [...]
QUICK Hits: YouTube Edition
In the Olden Days, students took their protests to the streets — today do they just take to YouTube? (CAP)
How do you subtract three-digit numbers? It’s not easy if you’ve taken New Math. (Tom Lehrer)
Is New Haven ever this sunny? (Yale University)
Can anyone — even grumps who don’t like Beyonce — watch this without smiling? (Hope [...]
QUICK Hits: State of the Union Edition
Could K-12 education be one bright spot in an austere budget? (Politics K-12)
Duncan says the budget will force “hard choices” in education. So what does that mean? (Politico)
Is tonight’s SOTU a bold new initiative? Or a Race to the Middle? (Flypaper)
What do you know about previous State of the Union speeches? Quiz yourself. (CNN Politics)
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How much time will the President devote to education in the Big Speech? Play State of the Union BINGO. (Alliance for Excellent Education)
Why should the K-12 math curriculum include a healthy dose of basic statistics? (Assorted Stuff)
What subversive ideas did the author of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? [...]
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Is there an emergeing consensus around the need for newer and more accurate accountability measures for high schools? (Launchpad)
Will Pop Rocks and soda cause your stomach to explode? And other cool YouTube science experiments. (X-Ray Technician Schools)
Are there really so many boys with ADHD? Or is it over-zealous and inappropriate [...]
Quick Hits
If you Tweet from space, does that make it a “Twitterverse?” (NASA)
How will you celebrate National Handwriting Day? By sending a text message? (WIMA)
Are pay increases for university presidents out of whack? Or simply out of touch? (Chronicle of Higher Education)
What does Frederick Hess have to say about the WSJ’s RTT editorial? [...]
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With college costs rising, is the cost of a degree still worth it? (Kansas City Star)
Are your kids online? It may be easier to ask: Are they awake? (New York Times)
Could a Michigan virtual school be a model for helping at-risk students graduate? (Detroit Daily News)
What are the edu-implications of the [...]
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With RTT applications due today, what’s next? Try $1.3 billion on for size. (WhiteHouse.gov)
A sarcasm mark? Who needs THAT? (Just trying to make it sarcastic here) (Joanne Jacobs)
You’ve heard of the Monroe Doctrine – did last week’s speech outline a new Weingarten Doctrine? (Eduflack)
Is Sec. Duncan right about basketball players needing to [...]
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Will politics influence how RTTT funds are distributed among states? If so, how would the dollars hypothetically be doled out? (Politics K-12)
Dust off your eyes. Is heavily unionized Massachusetts really going to lift its cap on charter schools? (The Boston Globe)
What does Ed Trust’s latest report tell us about the presence [...]
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AFT has traditionally been a bit more reform-minded than its rival – the NEA. But will its president succeed in convincing state and local affiliates to support teacher evaluations that incorporate student achievement? (The New York Times)
What does a new, pro-school-choice Secretary of Education mean for Virginia’s school systems? (WBDJ7.com)
See if you can guess this [...]
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The winner of tonight’s BCS game is not yet known, but could all the rest of us be the big losers? (Houston Chronicle)
What’s it really like to be a substitute teacher? Warning: This story is not for the faint of heart. (New York Times)
Will New Jersey’s Ed Commish win over skeptics [...]
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What does the new CREDO study of NYC charter schools say about student achievement? Those who read their June study might be surprised. (Education Week)
Habla usted Espanol? A new study says that may be the only language students are learning. (Center for Applied Linguistics)
Do boys need male teachers to succeed? Joanne Jacobs examines two [...]
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Is increasing civic involvement among participants a core mission of Teach For America? Should it be? (The New York Times)
Daniel Willingham asks: Why doesn’t reading more make us better readers? (The Answer Sheet)
Is your toddler struggling with speech? New research suggests that turning off the TV just might help. (EducationNews.org)
AFT vs. NEA: Which unions are [...]
QUICK Hits: Happy Holidays Edition
We’re off until after the New Year. But while you’re listening for reindeer and singing Auld Lang Syne, here are some holiday-themed QUICK Hits to fill your stocking.
Want to explain the science of the gingerbread house to your kids? (GFI)
What is under the Eduflack tree? (Eduflack)
Like everything else this year, the price of partridges and pear [...]
Kevin Carey appeared on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" to talk about the education proposals put forth during Wednesday’s State of the Union speech, including endowments, student loans, college prices and No Child Left Behind. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Andrew Rotherham is featured in CBS's "Where America Stands," a news special on the current state of the nation's schools.
College and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success
Teachers at Work: Improving Teacher Quality Through School Design 
01/28/10 | Education Sector is referenced and linked to in an article on AnnArbor.com.
01/28/10 | Andrew Rotherham is mentioned in a National Review Online column.
01/26/10 | Andrew Rotherham is quoted in an Education Week news article on President Obama's proposed education spending.
01/25/10 | Chad Aldeman's "College- and Career-Ready" is summarized in the Alliance for Excellence in Education's Straight A's newsletter.
01/21/10 | Chad Aldeman's "College- and Career-Ready" is reviewed by College Summit's blog.
01/22/10 | Ben Miller's Q&E post on student debt is linked to on the California Watch blog.