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Time Magazine’s Judith Warner asks, “Why are the rich so interested in public school reform?” She says,“Let’s hope that the time to reform this business-modeled mindset has finally come?”

Memoirs of a Young Lord: The long train ride down from Cardinal Spellman to East Harlem.

Milwaukee-area teachers say they would not encourage anyone to pursue a career in education, according to a new survey conducted by the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), which represents educators across the state. From Larry Miller’s blog.

The policies of Mayor 1% are driving teachers out of the profession. Or was that always the plan?

The Party of dumb and dumber. Romney turns to Ron Paul and says, “Bet you $10,000…” There’s a guy who gets what’s going on.

The Party of dumb and dumber part II. Perry’s campaign people insist that when their boy said that there were eight Supremes, it was on purpose.

The entire current reform movement rests on a fanatical belief in standardized testing. Yet testing experts