Fired Wake County schools superintendent has a Point of View piece running on tomorrow's Other Opinion page. In it, he says:

In a relatively short period of time, we significantly raised expectations and proved that all Wake County Public School System students, regardless of their socio-economic status or where they attend school, can have strong academic performance. With the hope that the impact we made will continue for the benefit of our students and the belief that our community can best proceed with an accounting of progress, I want to share some parting observations.

Read what he had to say here.
 

A sampling of letters from readers on the presidential debate:

Interesting essay passed through my viewfinder today. From the online magazine The Educator's Room:

Here's a snippet:

Truth is, the problem with the American student is the American adult. Deadbeat dads, pushover moms, vulgar celebrities, self-interested politicians, depraved ministers, tax-sheltering CEOs, steroid-injecting athletes, benefit-collecting retirees who vote down school taxes, and yes, incompetent teachers—all take their turns conspiring to neglect the needs of the young in favor of the wants of the old.

Read more here.

A look at the weekend outpouring of letters regarding the Wake County school board's vote to fire Superintendent Tony Tata:

Jason Langberg, an attorney at Advocates for Children's Services, writes on the national Parents Across America blog about Wake County's firing of Superintendent Tony Tata.

A snippet:

On Tuesday, the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Board of Education (BOE) fired Superintendent Anthony Tata, a Broad Superintendents Academy graduate.  The firing of a local school superintendent wouldn’t usually be major national news, but in this instance, it is.  It proves that at least some school systems will still resist significant influence by big money and market-based deformers when it is in the best interests of families, teachers and the community.

Read more.

More readers having their say on the Wake County school board's firing of Superintendent Tony Tata. Find some of these on tomorrow's Editorial page. Apologies if some are repeats from previous blog posts.

A look at the flood of letters that keep coming. These are largely unedited.

A look at the avalanche of emotion in the community in the wake of the school board's firing of Superintendent Tony Tata:

Lots more letters about Mitt Romney's comment, a few in support of Romney this time. Find some of these letters in Sunday Forum this Sunday.