Kevin Jennings Is Not Roman Polanski
Tucker Max Isn't Just A Jerk. He's Pitiable.
Dusting off No Child Left Behind ... Finally
Census Meets T.V. Melodrama
(Cardboard) Bears Gone Wild!
A local FOX affiliate in Cleveland strikes exactly no fear into anybody's heart with this hilarious, campy reenactment of a black bear sighting. This is local news at its finest. READ MORE >>
Arne Duncan's Seductions--And Why Schools Need Them
New York City's Bad Teacher Debacle, Revisited
Locked Up for Life
In his column today, Nicholas Kristof argues that the United States wastes massive amounts of money on its prison system. Why? Because we unnecessarily imprison some nonviolent offenders, namely drug users and dealers. The result, Kristof says, is that the government is investing vast sums in keeping people who aren't necessarily dangerous under lock and key--while our education and health care systems suffer from underfunding. READ MORE >>
A Small But Still Troubling Exodus
It looks like the right-wing push to get senior citizens to leave the AARP because the organization supports much of Obama's plan for health care reform (I wrote about this last week) READ MORE >>
Want To Reform Education? Stop Hitting Kids.
States will soon be applying for shares of the Race to the Top (RTTT) Fund, a $4.35-billion portion of the stimulus package that the Department of Education will dole out based on states' commitment to education reform. There are 19 criteria for receiving RTTT money. READ MORE >>
