In the News

Barnett Barry adds some important background information and context to the Stanford charter school closing story.

Elsewhere, Jay Mathews helps sell copies of Doug Lemov's Teach Like a Champion.

The Year in Education

USA Today reviews the year's top education stories in today's issue. They include the Spellings commission report on higher education, the SAT test scoring errors, and the ongoing debates about the effectiveness of NCLB. Nothing surprising, but it's interesting to see what the mainstream media views as important stories. Also in the papers today (in this case the Washington Post) is a column by Jay Mathews which is largely dismissive of the "Tough Choices or Tough Times" report (see below).