A few years ago when I was concerned about how “parent trigger” might play out and what made it different than past efforts in the same vein, one of the leaders of it told me that it was the threat of the trigger and empowerment of parents that would prove to be the real leverage point rather than actual usage of it. Really starting to look like that may be right.

David Brooks on campus activism. 

The actual data on teacher attrition is a lot more interested than the crazy town debate about teacher attrition.

Pension transparency in RI.

Common Core is five today – draw whatever conclusions you wish!