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Every day I’m posting a sample of what I’m reading in the news. Today’s best: Four Furlough Friday protesters agree to stay out of the governor’s office after hours while connecting teachers’ job stability to student achievement seems to be catching on. Find good fodder for education discussions below.

• Four Furlough Fridays protesters arrested last month from Gov. Linda Lingle‘s office after work hours, the Honolulu Advertiser reported. The agreement was a condition of their bail.

• Student achievement rankings have in California’s San Mateo County since a measure passed that measures educational performance based on student test scores, the San Jose Mercury News reported today.

• College matriculation rates — particularly at selective schools — are despite ailing economy, The New York Times reported today.

• Teachers unions can be a to effective education reform, says Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers in a Q&A with new education news service, the Hechinger Report.

• Teacher layoffs around the country to overzealous hiring before the recession, Education Week reported this week.

• Colorado is , Education Week reported, with a bill that will link their tenure with student performance.

Discuss these and other issues in our ongoing education discussion.