Hype Threat Levels: May 2006

The Threat Awareness Office at the Department of Education Hyperbole has just posted the following adjustments to the National Notification System:

Dangers of MySpace.com (up*)
Impact of immigration reform (new)
Fixing the AYP "loophole" in NCLB (new)
Impact of charter schools (up)
Likelihood of National Testing (down) Margaret Spellings (down again)
Special challenges for boys (down) Universal preschool (down)
KIPP Schools (unchanged)
New teachers/induction/retention (unchanged)
One-to-one laptop computer initiatives (unchanged)Constitutional Education Amendment (unchanged)

*From last month