1. Obama budget seeks boosts for early ed., high schools, technology (Alyson Klein / Politics K-12)
2. The MOOC hype fades, in 3 charts (Steve Kolowich / Chronicle of Higher Education)
3. Hybrid course: A viable form of online learning for digital journalism majors (via Mu Lin)
4. Amazon targets digital textbook publishers with new Kindle beta (D. Frank Smith / EdTech)
5. Virtual preschool: Yes, that’s now a real option (Benjamin Herold / Education Week)