The State is responsible for choosing schools

Education Week looks at a case in Louisville, where the court judged that it is right that the state should choose the school that children attend.  This affects state or public schools only; and it means that students do not necessarily attend the school closest to them.  It is an interesting judgement, one than might avoid sink schools by catchment area.  It needs to be done well, however.

Standardisation and Electronic Libraries

As an ex-teacher, long used to the changes and variations in the UK education system, it is interesting to see the same issues repeated elsewhere.  This time it is the U.S..  This article also offers some tips for the development of electronic libraries.