QUICK Hits: Earthquake! Edition � The Quick and the Ed

QUICK Hits: Earthquake! Edition � The Quick and the Ed

QUICK Hits: Earthquake! Edition

by Forrest Hinton

This morning, a 3.6 magnitude earthquake—the largest in the area since geophysicists began tracking recordings in the 1970s—shook Washington, D.C. awake. Today’s special edition of QUICK Hits reflects this rare shake-up.

Image from BBC

• When Harvard decides to make finals optional, will the reactions hit 5.6 on the Richter scale? (Flypaper)
• What’s that rumbling in the distance? Could it be the sound of university teachers complaining that their students don’t know how to write? (Community College Spotlight)
• Could the tectonic plates be shifting as Georgia voters say they’ll support higher taxes for better schools? (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
• Should politicians who oppose ed reform be quaking? A new poll shows some revealing results. (Alliance for Excellent Education)