Every weekday I’m reading and sharing the top education stories from around the web. Today: Kamehameha Schools admitted a non-Hawaiian student, a communications director for one of D.C.’s education think tanks submitted a persuasive column in support of national curriculum standards and Georgia adopted the new Common Core standards.

• Kamehameha Schools, which gives preference to students with Native Hawaiian ancestry, admitted a non-Hawaiian student, KITV reported today.

• Kristen Amundson of the D.C. think tank Education Sector wrote one of the best columns I have read yet in support of the new Common Core State Standards for math and English, which the Hawaii State Board of Education adopted last month. The column will appear in this weekend’s edition of The Washington Post.

• In related news, this week Georgia adopted the Common Core standards, The Examiner reported this morning.

• The Washington Post ran an editorial today criticizing Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley for his part in giving more power to teachers unions and thus changing one of the nation’s best education systems.

• While some districts are reporting less spending on arts and culture in K-12 schools, apparently colleges are spending ever-increasing shares of their budgets on recreation, The New York Times reported this week.

Talk about the issues raised by these stories in our ongoing education discussion. To read more education news throughout the day, follow me on Twitter: @ktpoy.