Friday, September 10, 2010

This Week In Education: Media: National Journal's New Education Reporter

This Week In Education: Media: National Journal's New Education Reporter

Media: National Journal's New Education Reporter

image from www.pbs.orgFawn Johnson (pictured) is replacing Eliza Krigman as National Journal's education reporter and blog moderator. Krigaman is off to bigger, better things (the telecommunications beat, I think). Strange since Johnson was the telecom correspondent at the WSJ before NJ hired her. But I don't really care that much. Congrats, condolences. Welcome to the beat.



Bans: 17 Strange Things Schools Have Banned

Idealbookshelf16_jm"In general, our schools tended to ban anything cool, for fear that kids would fight over it. But kids will always find something to fight over, as our ball-free rugby games attest. And while it obviously makes sense to keep kids