One driver to replace textbooks is going to come from Washington. On Wednesday the games continue. . .

Since politics drive education policy and education policy is what reveals new opportunities for the Education Printernet, I've added a news feed about politics and education right here at Tough Love. It's just below the Table of Contents in the right hand column.

from Politics K-12:
House Education Committee: Don't Leave us Behind on Common Standards:
Common standards is the twitter, the Wii, and the Twilight book series of education policy right now -- the latest, hottest thing that everyone (President Obama, Arne Duncan, state leaders) can't stop talking about.

Well, next week the House Education and Labor Committee is getting in on the action. On Wednesday, they'll be holding a hearing on common (not national!) standards."