Intel and U.S. News Do High Schools

The second year into its Best High Schools rankings, U.S. News is adding on a summit, too, with two panels and a few big name speakers, including Joel Klein and an Intel VP. (Intel is co-sponsoring,...

What Kind of Democrat Are You? A Litmus Test

If it’s true that the Democratic party is divided on education, even within the Obama camp (as I have reported), a thing that needs to be sorted out is what exactly the disagreement is...

All the New Young White Teachers (And School Board Members)

The school board in New Orleans has a white majority governing body for the first time in about 20 years, says today’s Times-Picayune.  This reminds me of my penultimate story at the Sun, in...

In Zimbabwe, Academic Year is Canceled

Scary news from Zimbabwe, where Mugabe has completed an almost total shutdown of the education system. Here’s the gist from The Times: President Mugabe became an African hero of rare...

Simming With The Royals

KC Star baseball writer and all around good guy, Sam Mellinger, put out a plea on his blog the other day.  He needs our help. His goal:  To assemble a 25 man roster of the best Royals players of...