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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 …

Continue reading “In The Edublogging Business Do Loose Lips Sink Or Raise Ships?”

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.

OK, losing Alter is one thing, but losing Schrag is a whole different kettle of fish…excellent Peter Schrag column in today’s Sac. Bee. And, if you’re in the mood for more in the same vein, Amy Wilkins responds to some recent back and forth in the Gadfly.

Ed Week writes-up the education angle of the Roberts nomination which is actually pretty pedestrian — there are bigger fish to fry in terms of his legal views and potential impact on the court than his edupolicy thinking. But, there is a buried lede: Just a few years ago NSBA supported his nomination (pdf) to …

Continue reading “Move Along…There Is Nothing To See Here…But Wait, A Twist!”

“The Charter School Leadership Council, the nation’s leading nonprofit representing the voice of the charter school movement, announced today that it has changed its name to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools to better reflect its mission.” Nice move. At the golf this weekend, we were paired with kindly retiree whose daughter teachers at …

Continue reading “Lew Alcindor, Norma Jean Baker, S. Boston Harbor Academy, and now….”

Eduwonk is off for some summer travel including several work trips and a little R and R with the Eduwife. (Her summer is packed as she plans to fly fish in Montana this summer, spend time at the beach in her edukini, do some painting and projects around the edupad, work in the edugarden, and …

Continue reading “Pinch-Hitters…You’re In Good Hands”

Today’s Washington Post profiles key Department of Education players on the Federal Page. Big deal… But here’s an Eduwonk Exclusive! Testifying before Congress, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has at last publicly demonstrated her primary technique for keeping former secretary Rod Paige in line from 2001-2004. Maybe that lobbyist was wise to be terrified? Also …

Continue reading “Eduwonk Scoops The Post! Earth Mother’s Management Techniques Revealed!”

As a consumer of – or paranoid about – this blog, here’s some news you should be aware of. Last week, Virginia Governor Mark Warner, appointed Eduwonk (in real life Andrew Rotherham) to the Virginia State Board of Education. It’s an honor to serve, particularly because I have benefited from the state’s public schools and …

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You hear some grumbling from conservative types that the TV show “The West Wing” is just a front for liberal issues. Eduwonk doesn’t watch it (preferring shows like this) and has no idea if that’s at all valid. But, for what it’s worth, they’re giving the Center for Education Reform, which hardly qualifies as a …

Continue reading “The Liberal West Wing?”

They have a lot of time on their hands at Harvard’s Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences…