"We face a future in which good jobs may not be ours if we don't fare better in educating our children," says Gov. Roy Romer, chairman of ED in '08. "We're not where a great nation ought to be." (US News and World Report)

Governor Deval Patrick's top education adviser came out in favor yesterday of changing the way public school teachers are paid, [including] backing higher salaries for those who take posts in the most challenging schools. (Boston Globe)