U.S. Rep. John Kline's office made me aware of this story in today's Washington Post:

Kline, GOP Leaving ‘No Child’ Behind

In John Kline, House Republicans have chosen an education policy leader eager to turn the page on No Child Left Behind, and roll back federal mandates for testing students

By Nick Anderson

The Washington Post

Whenever I'm in my car I'm usually listening to Minnesota Public Radio. It's a nice change from KDWB, where I heard the same mindless songs over and over again (sure, I love the beat, but I felt like my brain was starting to ooze out my ears after a while).

Lately there's been a lot of talk on MPR about the state-wide Minnesota recount. The Al Franken and Norm Coleman race ended too close and triggered the mandatory recount. No biggie, except for the massive amount of man-hours it will take to put hands and eyes on every single ballot cast in the state.

Jordan Elementary School began its Northwestern Education Association (NWEA) testing this week, according to Principal Stacy DeCorsey.