My trusty readers have been nudging me to write more education posts. I am trying to transition from other writing projects and home cleaning. My brain isn't quite there yet. So, let me give you the links with some hasty thoughts. 

Wendy sends me a link to a USA Today article about testing scandals. They expose teachers that have been caught giving their students the answers for state standardized tests. In an impressive bit of investigative journalism, they also worked with statisticians who brought up other cases of suspicious scores. Wendy says that this article shows that high-stake testing is a bad idea. I'm just confused about how the teachers got their hands on the tests ahead of time.  

Amy P urged me to check out a series of recent posts on Joanne Jacobs that have been quite excellent. Jacobs writes about which college majors are the most profitable. She also looks at the use of technology in education to stimulate kids and to get around traditional tracking of kids in honors and basic skills classes. I've grown more interested in online education in recent months, after I found that my youngest son, Ian, learns best that way.