Ed Policy Links

-Here's an excellent synopsis of the current situation with NCLB, courtesy of the The Economist.  You should read it.

-The liberal Nick Kristof argues that we must pay teachers more if we ever want to achieve the same results as other countries, where teachers are higher paid and held in higher esteem.  The conservative Mike Petrilli argues that we should actually pay most teachers the same (meaning newer teachers would be paid more and senior teachers less) since teacher usually reach peak effectiveness after about 3-5 years.

-This piece decrying a new policy in Chicago requiring schools to serve breakfast at the beginning of first period (which will, according to the author, waste valuable class time) stands in stark contrast to this recent brief journal article entitled "Why Education Researchers Should Take School Food Seriously" (which discusses research linking nutrition and educational performance).

-Florida has a new law that essentially does away with teacher tenure