Here are recent useful posts and articles on education policy issues:

Why Don’t We Have Real Data on Charter Schools? is by Pedro Noguera in The Nation. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools.

Don’t Let Distractions Erase Genuine Critiques Of Rhee And Campbell is by Sabrina Joy Stevens.

Fixing the Best Schools in the World is a very interesting story about China’s schools that appeared in Business Week.

Informal + Formative = Informative Assessments is from Wag The Dog and has a good “take” on personalized learning. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding “Personalized Learning.”

Arne Duncan’s “staggering statement”: Why ed reformers are having second thoughts is an interesting interview with Dana Goldstein that appeared in Salon.

What You Need To Know About Misleading Education Graphs, In Two Graphs is from The Shanker Blog. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research.

Student Course Evaluations Get An ‘F’ is from NPR. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Students Evaluating Classes (And Teachers).

Venture Capitalists Are Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Everything About the Education Market is from The Nation. I’m adding it to A Beginning “The Best…” List On The Dangers Of Privatizing Public Education.

Rotten to the Core: How an Apple mega-deal cost Los Angeles classrooms $1 billion
is from Salon. I’m adding it to A Very Beginning List Of The Best Articles On The iPad Debacle In Los Angeles Schools.