Friday’s (Jan 21, 2011) MinnPost.com’s headline reads “Education Secretary Arne Duncan proves a ‘tough grader’ in assessing Minnesota’s education programs.” Arne Duncan is the US Secretary of Education, and he came to Minnesota to…
Last Saturday’s headline reads “Oregon teacher union hosts first-ever education summit with state leaders, teachers, Gov. John Kitzhaber.” Â The article said the 125 education officials, teachers, business, non-profit and legislative leaders who attended agreed that…
In The New York Times Opinion Pages on January 15, 2011, Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas D. Kristoff argues that the real strategic challenge isn’t Chinese fighter aircraft but China’s focus on education. Â I won’t go into…