In any case, we think that the Arab Spring of higher education is already starting to take place, and will change the face of higher education in fundamental ways. Whether it is an Amazon model, or an eBay model, or some combination of both, we’ll have to wait and see. -- Abir Qasem & Tanya Gupta

Sebastian Thrun, a tenured professor of computer science at Stanford has announced that he had given up his teaching role to found Udacity, an education start-up that would offer low-cost online classes.
http://robots.stanford.edu/

Udacity
http://www.udacity.com/

Connexions
http://cnx.org/

OER Commons, a repository of open education resources
http://www.oercommons.org/

Siyavula project
http://siyavula.org.za/

Bon Education
http://boneducation.com/

Thoughtful professional learning is crucial if we want to promote deep understanding of content and transformed instruction, rather than merely aim for higher standards and hope for the best. -- Stephanie Hirsh

Learning Forward
http://www.learningforward.org/index.cfm

Principals rebel against ‘value-added’ evaluation
http://mathetude.com/story/view/13683.html

The American Heart Association is working to assure skeptical Colorado lawmakers that the trans-fat ban wouldn't forbid childhood faves such as pizza and French fries. The bill also wouldn't affect naturally occurring trans-fat, such as that in beef and dairy.

Second graders in Montgomery County public schools currently take the TerraNova 2 in reading, language mechanics, mathematics, and mathematics computation. Though the TerraNova2 is being dropped, they will still take, along with students in kindergarten and first grade, the MCPS Assessment Program — Primary Reading (MCPS AP-PR) three times throughout each school year to measure reading ability and attainment.

Research by the Cancer Council NSW reveals one in two primary school children throughout the state wear baseball caps to school, despite the fact they do not provide adequate sun protection, leaving kids' ears, cheeks and the back of their necks uncovered and exposed to cancerous UV rays.

http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/

States face delays in implementing Race to the Top
http://mathetude.com/story/view/14316.html