The Daily Riff - BE SMARTER. ABOUT EDUCATION.

And the beat goes on . . . from Atlanta test score cheating to Wall Street to oil spills

" . . . the cheating occurred at 44 schools and involved at least 178 teachers and principals, almost half of whom have confessed, the governor said." Read more

What Should Kids Know?

What about reading and writing, civics, life skills, mastery skills, pleasure of knowledge? What kind of Math should high schoolers learn? Read more

The State of Education: An Info-graphic

Via a tweet from Guy Kawasaki, via Online Education. Read more

The Bill Gates - Salman Khan "Big Brother" Education Strategy

A Frankenstein Moment? Read more