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ASCD SmartBrief
Provides capsule descriptions and links to stories of interest via e-mail every weekday. Requires free registration. Often includes articles concerning private education.

California Department of Education
Press releases, announcements and reports.

CNN Education Page
Provides links to education articles and other resources.

EducationNews.org
Daily listing of newspaper articles, commentaries and reports.

Education Week on the Web
A compendium of newspaper articles on recent developments, trends and issues in education, updated daily by noon Eastern time.

Los Angeles Times
Articles of local, state and national interest.

New York Times
Links to education articles updated daily.

Rough & Tumble
"A daily snapshot of California public policy and politics."

US Department of Education
Contains an interactive feature that allows viewers to choose from among press releases, educational resources, reports, policy guidance, events and more.

Washington Post
Articles on education, schools and parenting.

Education Blogs
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Edspresso
A blog featuring news, commentary and debate, often revolving around school choice issues. Originally launched by the Alliance for School Choice, Edspresso is now administered by the Center for Education Reform, a charter school advocacy organization.

The Education Gadfly
An education policy blog hosted by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, featuring incisive commentary, reviews of books, research and political developments offered up by Chester E. ("Checker") Finn, Jr., Michael J. Petrilli, Liam Julian, and others.

Education Weak
A blog maintained by Reason Foundation Director of Education Lisa Snell.  Subtitled, "Commentaries on Government
schools and school choice alternatives," the blog offers insightful commentary often accompanied by a sarcastic bite.

Eduwonk
A blog written by Andrew Rotheram, co-founder and co-director of Education Sector, an independent research and analysis organization.  Eduwonk provides interesting running commenatary on, and helpful links to sources
of discourse about educational policy.  Occasional guest bloggers also post their thoughts.

Intercepts
Tireless sleuth Mike Antonucci tracks the activity of teachers unions throughout the nation while offering facts, figures,
wry commentary, and occasional doses of humor, as he shines a spotlight on the activities of organized labor in the realm of education.

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CAPSO provides links to the following articles as an informational service only. Articles cited by CAPSO reflect an array of views and opinions concerning educational issues and policies. CAPSO believes that access to divergent points of view is one of the hallmarks of a free society and is essential to the development of informed, critical thinking and principled participation in the formation of public policy.

The content and/or viewpoints contained in the articles referenced below are not necessarily those of CAPSO or its affiliates.

"The Struggle for School Choice" by David W. Kirkpatrick, US Freedom Foundation School Report, February, 2003

Mr. Kirkpatrick reminds us that school choice is a civil right confirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1925. His article challenges readers to reflect upon the depth of our individual, social and political commitments to democracy and pluralism: "If we respect individual opinions, individual freedom, diversity and the value of democracy, why is there so much fear of letting parents determine the course of their children's education?"

"Making Sense of the 'Public' in Public Education" by Frederick M. Hess
Progressive Policy Institute Policy Report, November, 2002

Mr Hess provides an insightful and thought provoking paper suggesting that a preoccupation with determining what constitutes "public" and "private" education is of lesser importance than attending to other fundamental questions. Among these:

• "Why do we want our children to attend schools?"
• "How should we apportion responsibility for each child's education between the state and the family?"
• "Are schools obliged to treat all children equally?"

"Testing, Accountability, and Independence" by Patrick F. Bassett
"Education Week," June 19, 2002

Mr. Bassett provides a cautionary perspective on a "one-size-fits-all" approach to standards, assessment and accountability and suggests giving "...high-performing public schools the same incentive of curricular freedom we currently give private schools if they can demonstrate that their students succeed." Patrick F. Bassett is President of the National Association of Independent Schools.