QUICK Hits
Quick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading and viewing each day.- Jay Greene and Checker Finn are dueling it out over the Common Core education standards. Who’s going to win this one in the long-term? (Jay P. Greene’s Blog)
- Why is it that during hard times, some of the best innovation and remarkable improvements are made in a lot of organizations—except for traditional public school systems? (Education Innovating)
- Is the college admissions interview making a modest comeback? How do you distinguish between all those 4.0 students anyway? (The Washington Post)
- A Viable Pensions Alternative: Cash-Balance Plans? (Teacher Beat)
- A food bill we need? Michelle Obama’s take on school lunch reform. (The Washington Post)