I can't make this stuff up:

Selinsgrove third-graders score low in math they haven’t studied yet

No kidding.

This is a great idea and in my estimation more than symbolic:

Richard Cohen writes the Leave No Teacher Behind Act:

In its roughest form, it means forgiving all teachers their federal income tax. For a married teacher with two kids under the age of 14, that would mean an additional $4,300 a year in disposable income. If states and localities joined in, the pot would be even richer.

Would this by itself mean that we'd find only great teachers in the classroom? Of course not. Salaries would still not be great, and working conditions would not change at all. Schools might be dirty, dangerous places and parents inattentive, abusive and -- in too many cases -- not in the least supportive of their children. Still, it would be a start.

A real good start.