Veggie Booty, Reading First, Wal-Mart Smarts, and Voucher Moms (National News)

End of year goodies:

The Woolworth Card New Urban Legends
Bootylicious: Veggie Booty Salon
capuchin monkeys Arts&Letters Daily
Student discovers calculator flaw CNN
From pizza to pita CNN

Reading First, pro and con:

Issues to Watch in Reading First CEP
States Report Reading First Yielding Gains
National Reading Czar to Leave

Preschool/Head Start, pro and con:

Association Approves New Standards for Preschools EW
Pre-K plan may have a big flaw Herald Tribune
Amid Criticism, Director of Head Start Steps Down
Head Start study finds limited effects WashTimes
Head Start Children Show Gains in Reading but Not in Math
Scary Preschool Utopia
Stunning findings about pre-school programs
Pre-K plan may have a big flaw Herald Tribune

School leadership, big and small:

Ed board could use some Wal-Mart smarts LAT
A peek at principal selection Chicago Journal

More choice, or not so much?

The shape of things to come Gadfly
School Choice Loses Legislative Momentum
Florida Supreme Court Takes Up Vouchers
Mother Fights to Keep Voucher Enrollment
Being Selective With Public Money
SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT Wall Street Journal

Bias in the classroom?

Conservatives see liberal bias in class CSM
Gay Rights Battlefields Spread to Public Schools NYT

School equity news:

Lawyer in School Funds Leaving for Wider Role NYT