Throwing money is not the only solution for education problems (Anchorage Daily News)

Throwing money is not the only solution for education problems (Anchorage Daily News)
When Sarah Palin talks about education policy, she often starts with her family. Her parents came to Alaska in 1964 to teach school in Skagway, then later taught in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, where they still substitute in classrooms. Her sister and brother have worked in schools too. Today, three of Palin’s four children attend public school in the Valley.

Education resource center receives $3.5 million from US (Boston Globe)

Education resource center receives $3.5 million from US (Boston Globe)
BROCKTON — Hundreds of college-bound students and job-seeking adults will be able to get financial and career planning services at The Education Resources Institute, which this week received a check for $3.5 million in federal Department of Education funds.

Revealed: Secret pop past of Education Secretary Alan Johnson (Evening Standard)

Revealed: Secret pop past of Education Secretary Alan Johnson (Evening Standard)
Ambitious Education Secretary Alan Johnson has made no secret of his youthful dreams of being a rock star.