It has been a busy week, and the news for public education has been none too good.

Chris Wallace provides a gentle plug for the head of PARCC
So Long, Cami. No Celebration To Follow.
Cami Anderson will finally quit Newark, but there’s no cause for celebration.
Brown is launching a new news-ish site with a $4 mill budget and a mission.
PARCC official puts fish in barrel, allows education bloggers to go ahead and shoot.
Despite claims that new generation tests are unpreppable, investors are eyeing the test prep industry
Pennsylvania legislature takes a bite out of seniority protections
Students can now pay good money to have the ACT gossip about them to prospective colleges
Fordham offers an overview of how takeover programs are doing
Pearson has sold the electronic gradebook giant
Ohio Bushwacks Public Education
Ohio legislature suspends democracy for school districts
Blogger Steven Singer catches Marvel shilling for reformsters
The library of anti-ed-reform movies is growing, and you have a chance to help the next one
USED Sticks It To NY Disabled Students
Duncan’s department tells NY students with special needs,"Tough luck.”
NC: Driving Teachers Away Still Working
North Carolina is still resolutely chasing teachers away
If only teachers would stand up to publishers’ reps