Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else – spiced with a dash of irreverence – from the nation’s leading voice in school reform.  NATIONAL COVERAGE Federal takeover of school curriculum Column, Manteca Bulletin, CA, February 27, 2014 Ever since Congress began pouring federal tax…

Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else – spiced with a dash of irreverence – from the nation’s leading voice in school reform.  NATIONAL COVERAGE School reform should pay heed to employers’ needs Opinion, Washington Times, DC, February 25, 2014 As the discussion of…

Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else – spiced with a dash of irreverence – from the nation’s leading voice in school reform.  NATIONAL COVERAGE A 'Common Core' firestorm Pilot-Tribune, IA, February 25, 2014 The "Common Core" is the red-hot controversy in education today,…

Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else – spiced with a dash of irreverence – from the nation’s leading voice in school reform.  NATIONAL COVERAGE Education Standards Letter, New York Times, NY, February 23, 2014 “The Common Core in New York” (editorial, Feb. 15)…

Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else – spiced with a dash of irreverence – from the nation’s leading voice in school reform.  NATIONAL COVERAGE Questions Raised About Teacher Quality Report Southern Maryland Online, MD, February 20, 2014 The National Council on Teacher Quality…

Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else – spiced with a dash of irreverence – from the nation’s leading voice in school reform.  NATIONAL COVERAGE Michelle Rhee: School Choice and Common Core Cheerleader American Thinker, February 20, 2014 Who would have thought the champion…

Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else – spiced with a dash of irreverence – from the nation’s leading voice in school reform.  NATIONAL COVERAGE Winning the War on Charter Schools National Review Online, February 18, 2014 The public charter school movement is entering…

Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else – spiced with a dash of irreverence – from the nation’s leading voice in school reform.  NATIONAL COVERAGE A Conservative Cure for Sick Schools American Thinker, February 18, 2014 While most Republicans have no problem dismissing Democratic…

Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else – spiced with a dash of irreverence – from the nation’s leading voice in school reform.  NATIONAL COVERAGE Magnet Schools Find a Renewed Embrace in Cities New York Times, NY, February 17, 2014 Nearly five decades ago,…

Click here for Newswire, the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else – spiced with a dash of irreverence – from the nation’s leading voice in school reform.  NATIONAL COVERAGE Killing the golden goose The Economist, February 13, 2014 OF THE 658 schools in Chicago, only 126 are charter…