Friday Open Thread
Princeton University has come to the conclusion that we don't really live in a democracy but that we are basically an oligarchy. No real surprise there - the rich are getting richer, the poor getting poorer and the people in-between worry about that their children won't even live at the same standard as they do. Just to be clear:An oligarchy is a system where power is effectively wielded by a sm
4-17-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Common Core in Portland - Why So Silent Seattle?I had been seeing a lot of Twitter buzz around Portland School District and the outspokeness of one Board member but now it's ramping up.(The Seattle Times put it in their ed news roundup but blandly said, "Portland school board members express concern over Common Core.")What is fascinating to me is the sile