Did I miss anything?

I haven't really been gone....just extra busy

• getting up-to-speed for the new school year
• poking fun at the Webb boys and CentrePointe at Picnic with the Pops
• and lamenting a bad case of unrequited love

Now it's time to get back in the saddle. So let's see....what did I miss?

50 students were "locked out" of Rowan County Senior High School for dress code violations.

The new PDK/Gallup Poll (the 40th) is out and sees a major shift in presidential support for schools. "Americans view Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as much more supportive of public schools than Republican presidential candidate John McCain."

Urban League sues Illinois over discriminatory school funding.

Shelby County teacher resigns after allegation that she choked a student "to get her to be quiet."

JCTA is suing JCPS again. Arguing "breach of contract" to protect teachers who - brought a gun to school; had sleep overs; rewriting student portfolios; called the kids a "bunch of assholes;"and others.

UK's Bill Stilwell gets new Technology award named for him. Congrats Bill!

Jefferson and Oldham (and Bullitt) look at property tax increases. C-J supports.

National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders to provide technical assistance to Kentucky, Michigan and Minnesota. (SOURCE: KDE)

Push for universal preschool ongoing, unfulfilled.

Charles Murray wants to lower the bar. Says the problem with modern education isn't low expectations but unrealistic ones. "Far too many young people with inherent intellectual limitations are being pushed to advance academically when, Mr. Murray says, they are "just not smart enough" to improve much at all."

Texas court tests GPS ankle bracelets for truant students.

South Dakota judge says school districts can't spend district money to support their lawsuit that challenges the state's education funding system.

Suspicious fire hits Harlan High School.

Larry Connor leaves Fayette Co for Georgia.

Immigrant Study finds today's immigrants assimilating into the mainstream better than past generations.

Washington Post Opinion: Why classic literature fails to resonate with teens.

Finally, a little shout out to Donald Webb who was a great sport at the Picnic with the Pops.

Posing as the SpidreWEBB Demolition Company, we condemned the Pops tables around us, invited other party-goers to knock down historic landmarks (and win a jell-o shooter) and poked fun at the lego-looking design of the proposed CentrePointe. We even got Don to wear a sticker proclaiming that he was an anonymous investor in SelfeCentrePointe. Thanks Don.