This weekend - in a New Jersey state of mind. Spent Saturday evening in Trenton and Sunday-Monday on the Jersey Shore in Belmar.

Papers from an AEI conference on "The Politics of Knowledge: Why Research Does (or Does Not) Influence Education Policy"

In the Times (5/17): New Demographic Racial Gap Emerges

New York Dept of Ed guide to "Fair Student Funding"

Tonight: saw Björk live at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem. A weird, fantastic show, attended by equally weird fans. Somehow I ended up with one of the best seats in the house (1st row balcony).

As in her SNL appearance, Björk was accompanied by an all-female brass section (see video clips from the show here, here, and here). Best part: her little "thank you"s at the end of each song (e.g. clip 3).

WHICH CHILDREN BELONG IN SPECIAL EDUCATION? Many children in special education classes may not belong there, the government says.

Had one of my best meals ever in nyc at Momofuku Ssam Bar in the East Village, with Tom Romer.

Raise the building height restriction in D.C. - washingtonpost.com