Obama Is Expected to Put Education Overhaul on Back BurnerWall Street Journal, November 11, 2008
But with the financial crisis and other priorities bearing down, President-elect Barack Obama’s education initiatives — at least early in his term — are expected to be more about tinkering than bold change.

School of Choice for Obama Girls?
USA Today, November 11, 2008
Great news for the Obamas: If they want to strike a populist note and send their two daughters to a District of Columbia public school, there are lots of choices.

Uncertainty Over Obama Education Adviser
Huffington Post, NY, November 10, 2008
In education circles, however, there’s no hotter topic than who is going to be the next Secretary of Education–and if it’s going to be Linda Darling-Hammond, a Stanford professor known for her focus on teacher quality

School Choice Movement Launches Major National Campaign
News Release Wire, November 10, 2008
The national school choice movement today launched an aggressive campaign to recruit 10,000 new activists. Coordinated by the nonprofit Alliance for School Choice…

Nation’s Top 50 Catholic High Schools Announced for 2008
PR Newswire, November 11, 2008
National Catholic High School Honor Roll announced its fifth selection of the best 50 Catholic secondary schools in the United States.

D.C. Schools Chief Scores Gains, Ruffles Feathers
Wall Street Journal, November 11, 2008
Barack Obama just got elected promising to bring change to Washington. Michelle Rhee is already on the job.

Heritage High to Remain Open Charter Official Says
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL, November 11, 2008
Doug Jackson, president of Academies of Excellence, said in a telephone interview Monday that the recent layoff of four employees at Heritage High School in Bunnell is the result of budget cuts and not a sign the charter school is folding.

Teacher Pay Competitive In Many Parts of State
Seattle Times, WA, November 11, 2008
Teachers are among the best-paid college-educated workers in many parts of Washington, but educators in the Kennewick, Bremerton and Seattle labor markets are not keeping up with people in other occupations, a new analysis of Washington wages shows.

Voters Support S.C. Public Schools
Orangeburg Times Democrat, SC, November 11, 2008
Around the state, the message from voters is they consider public education a priority, they support their public schools, and they want their schools to have the resources needed to succeed.

Suit Aims For School Choice For Special-Needs Children
Bellingham Herald, WA, November 11, 2008
Washington has a reputation for tolerance. It might surprise you, then, to learn that our state is drawing upon a history of religious discrimination to deny educational opportunity to some of our most vulnerable citizens: special needs children.

Why More Students Are Trying Virtual Classes
Lynnwood Enterprise, WA, November 10, 2008
Online schools are booming. In Washington, the number of elementary, middle and high school students enrolled full-time in public, online schools has nearly quadrupled in three years to 5,666 last school year.

The KIPP Success Story
Arkansas Times, AR, November 10, 2008
But do they really ‘work’? An in-depth study is underway. But on the jump is an interesting summary of some points to consider on the KIPP schools, which are slated for expansion in Arkansas.