Meddlesome Boards, Top-Notch Teachers, and Clueless Teens (New & Notable)

More Boards Mulling 'Policy Governance' EW
Grant eases way for upcoming principals USAT
Teacher Training Leads to Higher Test Scores EW
Closing the gap requires top-notch teachers The Charlotte Observer
Groups Tackle Teacher Quality in Needy Schools EW
Tool Helps Wash. Teachers Write Learning Plans EW
All-day class earns top grade Baltimore Sun
American schools outsource math tutoring The Straits Times
Kids skip class - and parents go to jail? Christian Science Monitor
Parents Behaving Badly Time Magazine
New Web Site for Academics Roils Education Journalism NYT
College liberalism countered in states considering legislation USAT
Teaching Students to Swim in the Online Sea New York Times
PBS Struggles, Pressed by Right and Competitors New York Times
Don't Teach Preschoolers To Read LewRockwell.com
Texas Urged to Beef Up Oversight of Poor Charter Schools
AFT Archive Opens Collection of Shanker Papers EW
"CSI"-loving teens hot on forensics trail EW
Expensive English lessons Arizona Republic
For Blacks in Law School, Can Less Be More? New York Times
Does English have to be so hard to spell? Radio National
My Career in Bumper Stickers New York Times
Two-Way Language Immersion Grows in Popularity EW