1.

“In 2003, before Hurricane Katrina, only one in 10 children with special needs left high school with a diploma. Today, more than 40 percent of 9th graders with special needs will graduate with their peers in four years.”

2. Speaking while female

“The long-term solution to the double bind of speaking while female is to increase the number of women in leadership roles.”

3. Something is rotten in happiness research

“The one thing I know about my happiness is that it is reduced when people produce charts that are derived from data that lacks reliability.”

Note: that sentence made my laugh.

4. Paul Ryan understands power

“The real power in American politics resides in Congress, not in the presidency.”

I often think about where the real power lies in education. Quick speculative rankings: (1) state legislatures (2) state supes (3) CMOs (4) district superintendents.