Week In Review June 5-12

Here are some of the main posts you might have missed last week:

Washington Watch
Labor-HHS Spending Cuts Overlooked
What You Missed At the Shanker Institute Forum

NCLB News
What To Do About Schools That Don't Get Better?
EdTrust Slams States On HQT
USDE's Luce Claims Spellings May Get Tougher

About The Media
Objectivity, Bias, & The Education Press
How Newspaper Blogs Are Different (& Better)
Why Did EdWeek Promo Widmeyer?

The Business of Education
Publishing Giant Buys Troubled SIS Competitor
Tutoring Troubles
Public School Property Tax Blues...and Income taxes?

Best Of The Rest
At Some Schools, It's Bathroom Breaks vs. Grades
Mentos & Diet Coke: The Best Science Experiment Ever