Sunday Music: Pat Metheny, Song for Bilbao
I never thought this blog would turn out the way it did. I don't apologize for the tone I've taken - I thinks the times demand it - but I also think I need a little more joy around this dump. Hold me to it, folks: every Sunday, let's just listen to some really good music. Pat Metheny, from 2002; one of my all time favorites from him is the version on Travels. On this version, Lyle Mays's piano/sy
Union-Hating Steve Perry Is Coming To Rutgers!
Well, well, well - look who's coming to Rutgers this week: KEYNOTE ADDRESS Why Aren’t Students Ready? Barriers to College Access for America’s Youth Thursday, 10:00 am–11:15 am, Livingston Student Center, Livingston Hall Speaker Dr. Steve Perry CNN Education Contributor; Principal, Capital Preparatory Magnet School The keynote address, no less. How lovely; nice to see Rutgers University - p
Mythbusting Chris Cerf at @NJEA: Poverty
Chris Cerf, New Jersey's very reformy Commissioner of Education, spoke on Friday at the NJEA convention. And the commish made it clear that he is gravely, deeply worried that he is being misunderstood: The idea that anybody thinks that poverty doesn't matter is inconceivable. Of course it matters. Of course it is a huge predictor of academic and educational success. There's no doubt. But it is
11-9-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman:Mythbusting Chris Cerf at @NJEA: PreludeChris Cerf, New Jersey's Commissioner of Education, gave a remarkable speech today at the NJEA convention in Atlantic City. I'll get to the content soon enough, including some busting of the "myths" Cerf tried to sell us today. But before we get to that: let's deal with the elephant in the room, shall we? CHRIS CERF (11/8/13): Look,