Really, what is education for? See Diane Ravitch’s site on recent tragic events; thanks to friend and We Are Kindling Schist contributor Jill Rafferty-Weinisch for her suggestion.
Links to good stuff (suggestions welcome at editors@wearekindlingschist.org):
http://mikerosebooks.blogspot.com/ Mike Rose has been writing about education for years, particularly with first-hand perspectives of the urban poor.