Carnival of Education Innovation #001

Welcome to the first edition of the Carnival of Education Innovation.

Before we get started, here’s a quick summary of what a blog carnival is for those who’ve never heard of one before: It’s basically a collection of links to recent blog posts on a particular subject. People can come browse the links as a sort of one-stop-shop for all that’s happening in education innovation that week—a “best of the week” so to speak, taking place each Tuesday.

One other important thing to note—you play a major role in what appears in each week’s Carnival of Education Innovation. Visit our submission page by 4pm every Monday and submit your suggestions for that week’s carnival. These suggestions can be from your own blog or other education innovation-related blog posts you’ve come across.

So, here’s this week’s edition…

Amy Wong presents The Comptroller Reality vs. the Chancellor's Reality (Gotham Gazette, August 2009) posted at Gotham Gazette.

Thomas B. Fordham Institute presents No Offense, Frank McCourt posted at Flypaper: Education reform ideas that stick, from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

Ben DeGrow presents Overhaul Detroit Schools without Giving Health Insurance to Dead People posted at Ed is Watching.

Edspresso presents Losing the race before it's begun posted at edspresso.com.

Parents for Choice in Education presents Let’s Fund Students, Not Systems posted at choiceineducation.org.

Finally, ABCTE’s Dave Saba presents And the winner is…the STUDENTS posted at Ed Biz Strategy.

Thanks for reading this very first edition on the Carnival of Education Innovation. Get your submissions in now for next week’s carnival. And please spread the word to others who might be interested in either reading or contributing the carnival. We’re interested in submissions and readers from all sides—right, left and center—and from as many different backgrounds and angles as possible.

Finally, the comments section is open. Feel free to post your thoughts there on the carnival content or anything related to innovation in education.