New items of interest to parents this week, from all over the media.

• Some second thoughts on the Ackerman contracting controversy | Philadelphia Public School Notebook–Great, balanced and lucid article for people who want to understand both sides of the controversy.
• Haddonfield Schools Pursue More Tuition Students | Philadelphia Inquirer–For $10K+, you can send your child to Haddonfield’s public school!
• Trenton Bishop Urges Tuition-Aid Donations | Philadelphia Inquirer
• 70K Empty Seats in Philadelphia School district Classrooms | Philadelphia Inquirer. The Notebook also has an interesting take on the story.
• Corbett appears set to push school vouchers | Philadelphia Inquirer
• The biggest story of the week, of course, was on Fox 29 News