Some great commentary on recent issues by Gerald Bracey and Pedro Noguera

Spent some time skimming blogs for good commentary on Obama's ed speech.

This one, from Gerald Bracey on the Huffington Post, is great.
Gerald Bracey: On Education, Obama Blows It, Part II

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Favorite line:

"I voted for Obama. I canvassed for him. I registered voters for him. But on education, he has yet to hit the basket. Diane Ravitch, never once called a bleeding-hear liberal and assistant secretary of education for George H. W. Bush, recently said that, from what she's seen, Obama is a third term for George W. Bush and Arne Duncan is Margaret Spellings in drag. She was not doling out compliments to either man. (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/2009/02/is_arne_duncan_really_margaret.html."

Pedro Noguera's is great as well.

Favorite Line:

"The most successful charter schools -- and let's be clear, not all charters are successful -- have demonstrated that increased autonomy, combined with site-based decision-making over the use of resources, can sometimes contribute to greater effectiveness. There is no reason why similar strategies cannot be deployed in regular public schools."