Shad!

This has little to do with education though it would make a nifty lesson. Shad are an anadromous fish that swim up rivers to spawn in springtime. Some people eat them, commonly by planking them, they’re bony though. They are very fun, however, to catch on a fly rod as all that time in the …

Leadership

If you’re looking to get into school leadership and up for a challenge The Fisher Fellowship is hard to beat. Very competitive, about 3000 applications over the last five years, about 80 fellows. Disc: The Fisher’s have funded ES’ work.

Stranger Than Fiction?

It’s bound to be the favorite stocking stuffer of the voucher crowd and surely serialized soon on Edspresso! But if you hurry to Amazon you can buy Clint Bolick’s new novel “Nicki’s Girl” before everyone is talking about it. It sounds a little racy, so parents read it first, and the fawning review by “Diane …

KIPPed

Whitney Tilson has You Tube posted the “60 Minutes” segment on KIPP that prompted Gap founders Don and Doris Fisher to bet big on it. Part I here, Part II here.

Maryland Madness!

Here’s a guest post by “Horace Womann.” She’s a researcher who is involved with ongoing work in Maryland and Baltimore and needs to remain anonymous. On Monday, Bonnie Copeland’s resigned as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools. The Post and The Times have barely a clue about the reasons behind Copeland’s departure. aptly described by …

Edudetour

This is apropos of nothing related to ed policy. But on Sunday the Eduwife and I were canoeing, fishing, and birdwatching on VA’s Rivanna River, near our home, and we saw a big bald eagle that I think is nesting right along the river. I’ve been pretty keyed up about that ever since.

In The Edublogging Business Do Loose Lips Sink Or Raise Ships?

Over at This Week Russo raises the question of when/what to post that you glean from various conversations, in particular with the media. It’s worth reading because it raises some complicated questions about the medium. For Eduwonk’s money though the answer is pretty straightforward and different than Russo’s. He says: “Everything’s on the record unless …

Goldstein Cometh!

Work and fishing other responsibilities call Eduwonk away for a few days. So as you ruminate about Katrina vouchers, NAEP, teacher quality, and Principal Skinner don’t tune out because from Monday to Wednesday Michael Goldstein steps into the Eduwonk engine room for some guest blogging.