1. Mar
    23

    Charters key to improved New Orleans public schools

    Posted in Education By Bob Luebke | Tagged , , ,

    Education Next has an informative article about how New Orleans is not only rebuilding its schools but reshaping how they are governed. Five years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina the public school system has emerged as a place where nearly 75 percent of the students attend charter schools. Test scores for reading and math [...]

  2. Jun
    08

    Obama Taking Blame for Oil Spill

    Posted in Environment & Energy By Chris Hayes | Tagged , , ,

    The frustration in President Obama’s voice is apparent.  It’s so bad, he’s dropping expletives on the Today Show. (Way to be a role model!  Get frustrated, kick someone’s ass… great lesson for kids.) With the results of a new Gallup poll shows that only 40 percent of Americans approve of his handling of the oil [...]