Chicago School Reform Could Be a U.S. Model - Washington, D.C, Huffington Post, White House '08

WaPo Pimps New Education Secretary -- Ignores The Record Of District He Ran
Rhymes With Right — ... , we are told that the new Cabinet member is an "innovator" and "reformer" who will continue "experimentation on a national scale". City schools chief executive Arne Duncan, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for education secretary, pushed that performance-pay plan and a host of other innovations to transform a school system once regarded as one of the country's worst. As Duncan heads to Washington, the lessons of Chicago could provide a model for fixing America's schools. "Obama chose Arne Duncan for a reason, and part of that reason is the experimentation that Duncan ...

Chicago Schools: A Model for the Nation?
The Page by Mark Halperin — WashPost front: Local reforms backed by Education Secretary Nominee Arne Duncan drawing close attention. Expert: "Duncan's willing to try new things... I expect that experimentation to continue on a national scale." ...

The Early Word: Administration Preview
The Caucus — ... , head of the city’s public school system and Mr. Obama’s pick to be education secretary, has been leading innovations to “transform a school system once regarded as one of the country’s worst,” according to the Washington Post’s Maria Glod: With a 408,000-student system, smaller than only New York’s and Los Angeles’s public schools, Chicago has become a laboratory for reform in Duncan’s seven-year tenure. Officials here court new charter schools, teacher training is being reinvented, and some low-performing schools have been shuttered and reopened with new staff. Officials ...

Remainders: Bobby Rush
Ben Smith's Blog — (AP) Arabs sour on Obama. Bon Jovi fundraises for Hillary. Wonkette explores Roland Burris's naming and funereal quirks. The Washington Post looks at Duncan's Chicago schools. Cynthia McKinney encounters the Israeli navy. Palin is invited to CPAC. But may play better in People. Ryan Barrett mulls Obama, Michelle, and interracial romance. And Kennedy's allies pull out the sexism card.