For those interested in the finer points of education policy, I'd also recommend: Alyson Klein on helping long - term English - language learners, Chad Aldeman on the difficulty of «raising the bar» for teacher preparation
entry, Mike Petrilli's Education
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agenda for working - class families, Kathleen Porter Magee on a great - news story for Catholic schools, Nat Malkus on the Title I funding fight, and Paul Peterson on the «Bush - Obama» approach to reform.