with Robb. Having split my career on both sides of the "campus" I am surprised at the lack of recognition that public highs schools get for their attempts at innovation. I would say that more is attempted inside the public schools then the outside. If you want change it has to be paid for. Either with the "souls" of the teachers or with real money. Alternatives have a purpose but will they last as long as let's randomly pick Hermantown High School ? I would say any high school in the stae as...

Teach for America and some of the for profit recent entries into the metro big cities are as threatening to public education as what is being reported in the above piece.

Really Simpson ? This guy had always been on the cutting edge of well using his word"stupid !" And he along with the Clinton Democrat helped get the sequester hysteria rolling. Now he wants off the hook. There surely more studied people to go. But ya know they are quotable or funny,

collection. It is that simple. You cannot have some described as upper middle class not paying more into that pot. Or maybe those earning over 110,000 per year cannot collect SSI. If someone is middle class at 500 grand then SSI should be paid on the entire amount. As to healthcare get rid of the competive waste between insurers ang go single payer. And for that matter what is with the 9% increase in bonous on Wall Street ? And military spending ? Come on easy.
The basic question is...