- Welcome Jenna Bush Hager to the ed beat. She’s the newest education contributor to the Today Show.
- The Core Knowledge Blog rounds up opinion about whether kids should read books of their own choice.
- The Washington Post has redesigned its education page, launching a new blog just for parents.
- This week, the National Journal’s panel of experts is tackling the subject of school turnarounds.
- Mildly Melancholy, who has been to a lot of professional development, spells out what makes good PD.
- Principal Henry from Staten Island’s McKee HS on why the quality review matters.
- The feds tore down their symbolic little red schoolhouse, but is there a better symbol for education?
- Ed in the Apple wants the school management structure to look less like a Jackson Pollock painting.
- The gender gap in math test scores could be due to loads of untapped female talent.
- The debate over the value of paying kids for good grades rages on the radio.
- And Michele McNeil gives a handy summary of comments on the draft Race to the Top regulations.