I'm disappointed at the Python community for not better supporting educational efforts. Ruby seems to be surging ahead of Python in popularity. This seems like a step backward to me - Python with a bit of Perl ugliness added back in.
I'd be interested in learning more about what the Ruby community is doing. From where I sit, it's MIT Scratch for the littler kids, then mostly Python for older, but still mostly extracurricular. But that's just my niche.