One Smart Mama

• CC gets a mention on CNN: Communal Homeschooling on the Rise.
  Re-posted as "Less families homeschooling primarily for religious reasons". See also this response from Robert Bortins.
  
• Another nod to CC: Jennifer Marshall: Road Back to a Classical Education.
  Also re-posted as "Core teaching for a classical education beats "factory model"
  
• Education in U.S. Gets Big Screen Close Up
  An Associated Press report on "Waiting for Superman." Thoughts?
  
• Reaction to "Gathering Storm" U.S. Science Education Report
  A recent report from the National Academies calls attention to falling science competitiveness, but responses focus mainly on funding and investment.
  
• The Problem with NBC's "Education Nation"
  This blogger asks, where are the voices of parents and teachers?
  
• Feds Should Enlarge Role in Adolescent Literacy
  This is a great quote, but should be applied to parents: "The nation's approach to teaching reading is analogous to a builder laying the foundation of a house, but not following through to assist with the walls, windows, doors, and roof."