Budget Blues, Ed Schools Respond (National News)

A hinky start for education funding in the Congressional budget process:

Ed. Funding Boost Defeated in Senate EW
Senate Budget Shows Signs of G.O.P. Strain With Bush NYT
Schools brace for possible federal cuts Seattle Post-Intelligencer

More on the Levine report:

WHY GRADUATE SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION?
Re-Educating The Educators Hartford Courant via EIA
The Politics of Principal Preparation Reform AEI
Ed School Bottom Dwellers NCTQ
For the AACTE response, go to www.aacte.org

Best of the Rest:

Census: Nation's schools amass more debt AP
Schools Neglecting Computers Washington Post - 14 hours ago
Report: Public schools not using technology Baltimore Biz Journal
Do your children speak English? Town Hall
What would Jesus teach? New Yorker via PEN
Oversight of Local Head Start Programs Flawed, GAO Says
Faculty Panel at Cal Faults Way to Pick Merit Scholars NYT
D.C. Special-Ed Official's Trying Tenure Washington Post