Education Discussion Starter Kit

Here are some good education reform articles for the unitiated.

The first one says that reporters don't spend enough effort on the topics of unsupportive parents and variation in funding amounts. The second one talks about Daley supporting charter schools more aggressively that CPS schools, which I think is heavily driven by the desire to avoid teacher unions. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but it should be more transparent. The last page talks about the pros and cons of vouchers.

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/21_03/elep213.shtml
http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/news/
index.php?item=2196&cat=23
http://www.edspresso.com/2007/05/
may_1418_robert_enlow_vs_jay_m.htm