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Jocularity? Jocularity?!?

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Your Humble Blogger was considering writing about the recent death of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, who identified the five stages of feeding a two-year old (denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance), but I think instead it’s time for something truly frivolous. So,…

Off the charters!

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The New York Times reveals that, according to AFT analysis of NAEP data, charter schools are not actually doing a better job at teaching reading and math than non-charter schools. Now, I’m agin charter schools, but I always expected them…

Boss

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I’m sure I won’t be the first place you’ve heard this, but Bruce Springsteen has an Op-Ed in this morning’s New York Times, which, of course, requires registration. Anyway, it’s a simple explanation of why he has chosen to get…