This appeared today in the Washington Post web site:

Administration retooling key part of ‘No Child’ law

We’ll see what happens, but it could be very good news!

Take a look at this!

Once again, Minnesota leads the way in innovative ideas.

Here is an interesting article on how one school district is using the Internet to respond to the rumors that inevitably circulate and cause immeasurable damage.

This is a great idea that could really make life somewhat easier!

The move to create a uniform set of national standards is gaining fast momentum.

This is no guarantee that it will happen anytime soon, but has bipartisan support from 46 Governors and the administration.

Good? Bad? Thoughts?

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First, sorry it has been so long. It has been a busy semester.

I recently attended the AASA Legislative Advocacy Confernece where Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was the opening key note speaker.

He outlines his agenda for the future and has some interesting and controversial proposals.

Secretary Duncan’s Keynote and Q & A

Thoughts?

Wil Richardson just posted a comment on his blog that is worth considering.

http://weblogg-ed.com/2009/facebook-as-tipping-point/#comment-65091

I think he is right.  We must find a way to harness this power and use it to advance and transform our schools!

“Sexting” is becoming quite the fad. Teens sending nude photos of themselves to each other using their cell phones. I continue to fail to see the need for high school students (any K-12 student for that matter) to have a cell phone at school. This is now another argument in my favor.

See this article for one of many discussions on this issue.

Porn charges for ‘sexting’ stir debate
At issue: Should teens who send racy cell-phone pictures be branded as sex offenders?

It never gets easier, does it?

This should be an interesting story to follow to see the progress.  This exchange really epitomizes the two camps.  It is worth following!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/31/AR2009013102052.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Here is a link to NPR and a program on Science Friday that discussed research that suggests that learning facts does not help you learn inquiry and learning process.  What a shocker!!

Here is a link to the audio of the program:

Science Friday Program

One of the things that this does is blow a hole in the idea that Chinese education is far superior to the US system.

If enough leaders speak up, we can be a part of shaping the agenda and not just reacting to it!