Linky Goodness

A 21st-century caution , Boston Globe, 2/24/09
The Globe comes out strongly for penalty and repentance against fuzziness!

Rewards for Students Under a Microscope, Lisa Guernsey, New York Times, 3/2/09
The discussion about whether kids can be bought, for how long, and how much it’s going to cost.

To Hell with Niceness, Kenneth Monogue, Standpoint Magazine, March 2009
The creeping (creepy?) culture of civility gets in the way of telling the truth.

The riddle of education: Why is it the last priority?, Alexandra Marshall, Boston Globe, 3/2/09
More on type for the Globe:  why education should be the very top priority of all!

Schools Crunch Calculus of Stimulus, Anne Marie Chaker, Wall Street Journal, 3/3/09
What’s in it?  What’s in it for me? Gimme!

Maine’s SAT mission, Matthew Stone, Report Card, KJ, 3/3/09
Why is Maine yoked with the SAT (as an MEA replacement) when colleges are walking away from it?

Will Obama Stand Up for These Kids?, William McGurn, Wall Street Journal, 3/3/09
Congress kills vouchers in D.C.  Back to the usual: only the privileged can afford choice.

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