The Christian Science Monitor – Amanda Paulson and Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

“As students head back to school, educators nationwide are implementing controversial school reform wrought by Arne Duncan. Pushing competitive market approaches and armed with unprecedented funding and support from the president, he is possibly the most powerful education secretary ever.”(more)

Calgary Herald – Sean Myers

“A provincial postsecondary funding freeze has meant a larger number of students are being turned away at Calgary schools. Only Bow Valley College, which recently opened its new north campus, has seen increased enrolment numbers heading into fall classes.”(more)

Hindustan Times – Staff Writer

“The state government has decided to fund educational expenses of children from more than four lakh farmers’ families facing financial troubles, in six Vidarbha districts. “With a view to encourage the children of farmers to complete their education, the government has sanctioned Rs 14.18 crore for their educational expenses by choosing 4.34 lakh families in Vidarbha who are facing an extreme financial crisis,” said a senior official from School Education Department.”(more)

The Christian Science Monitor – Amanda Paulson

““What’s really going on in these states and the degree of sincerity of their reform convictions, I don’t think has made it through these review decisions,” says Chester Finn, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, an education think tank. “I don’t think there’s a truly reformist bone in the body of the Hawaiian public education system.… You’ll find more going on in Nebraska.””(more)

The Local – Staff Writer

“Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund announced on Swedish public radio’s P1 channel on Thursday morning that the dividends to the owners of privately run free schools should be stopped if the schools experience a drop in quality.”(more)

All Africa – Staff Writer

“Maputo — Mozambique’s Education Ministry has expressed concern with the 20 percent reduction of funding for education sector in the country granted by the major cooperation partners.”(more)

China Daily – Staff Writer

“Hanban, or China Confucius Institutes headquarters, has allocated more than $4 million to 21 Confucius institutes in African countries in 2009, officials announced at the 2010 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa, held in Yaoundé, Republic of Cameroon on Aug 12.”(more)

Education Next – Michael Petrilli

“Consider that as you ponder the $46 million award granted to Reading Recovery–a “progressive” (and questionable) approach to reading instruction if there ever was one. Or the $50 million soon to flow to Robert Slavin’s “Success for All”–which also received, almost two decades ago, funding from New American Schools! As one friend ruefully commented to me, “Innovation??? I bet there isn’t a chronically low performing elementary school in the country that already hasn’t been around the block at least once with one of these two.””(more)

The Australian – Justine Ferrari and Sid Maher

“JULIA Gillard has confirmed she will extend funding arrangements for private schools in a bid to defuse concerns – but the move has angered teachers.”(more)

The Tennessean – Joan Garrett

“State universities and colleges no longer will be rewarded for just getting students in the door and will be forced to improve student outcomes if they want state support, according to a new higher education funding model.”(more)