New evidence of the rise of the blog. Senator Clinton cited The Education Gadfly
(from the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation) in a Senate Education
Subcommittee hearing today on Global Competitiveness. The blog Senator
Clinton referenced, written by Checker Finn and Mike Petrilli, can be
found here. 



In response Secretary Spellings stated, 'Senator, I have not seen that
particular blog, but I disagree with it." Perhaps Secretary Spellings
and her staff at the Department of Ed. should get up to speed a bit.
Being that they cut so many programs in the latest budget, they should
have plenty of time to keep up with the blogs.



Besides the blog reference, the Senate Education Committee Hearing did
not yield much of interest. Secretary Spellings continued to push the
President's Math and Science AP plan, admitting that it will be quite a
challenge to get the necessary AP teachers. The Democrats on the
Committee continued to take their swings at the latest budget, noting
all the programs that will find themselves in the dark.



A video file of the hearing will be available here.