Let There Be Carnivals!

The 104th midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Carol over at The Median Sib) has opened its turnstiles with a variety of exhibits and sideshows from across the EduSphere.For extra credit, checkout what the homies are up to over at this week's edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. --------------------------See our latest EduPosts.

Thank You 600,000 Times!

At 10:23 PM, an Unknown Visitor from Jenny D. became the 600,000th visitor to our site.We wish that we could thank each and every one who has taken a few moments out of their busy schedule in order to drop in and visit with us.Thanks! ------------------------------ See our latest EduPosts.

Carnival Entries Are Due!

Entries for the 104th midway of The Carnival Of Education (hosted this week by us Carol over at The Median Sib.) are due today. Please email them to: carol [at] the mediansib [dot] com . (Or use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 6:00 PM (Eastern), 3:00 PM (Pacific). Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

The Watcher's Council Has Spoken!

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: American Future took first place with On the Possibility of an Embargo of

Wonkitorial: Setting The Goal Post Back Yet Again

U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has begun the push for the reauthorization of The No Child Left Behind Act: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings kicked off a national dialogue today in Chicago with top business leaders, students, teachers, and school officials to promote Building on Results: A Blueprint for Strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act. The Secretary's visit to

Slaughter Of The Innocents

Students and staff of a Baghdad girls school have been caught up in the crossfire of the Iraqi Civil War: Mortar shells rained down Sunday on a girls' secondary school in a mostly Sunni area of western Baghdad, killing four pupils and wounding 21, witnesses and police said. At least seven other people died in a series of bombings and shootings across the capital.The mortar attack occurred about