Here in California we will go to the ballot box on Tuesday not necessarily to vote for president (California is going to Obama) but to vote on a proposition that has recieved more attention than any o

Does this sound fair to you?  Rather than tax an entire state for a new highway, how about installing a toll booth on that h

To Bail Out or Not Bail Out?

Is a student's outfit an opportunity to express him or herself? 

I have some bad news for 8th graders across the U.S.  The College Board is g

I attended UCLA at the height of the Affirmative Action Program.  Let me explain to you how Affirmative Action worked back then.

“When people ask if you’ve failed on a test, you know they’re asking if you’ve gotten a B (Asian fail) or a D (white fail),” says Yoona Lee, 17. 

Are you kidding me with that statistic?  I was born in California, raised in

   Unfortunately, the answer to the question "Is Spelling Important" is "yes".  Personally, I don't judge a person by their spelling skills or lack of spelling skills.  I think that spelling is a function of time spent reading and time spent reading is not a function of intelligence.  People who read a lo

     Many people, including myself, spend a lot of time knocking the American education system but let me tell you one place where I think they are doing alright or at least headed in the right direction.

When I was in graduate school, one of my professors asked us which would be better: pulling drowning people out of the river as they float past, or going up the river to stop people from falling in? The United Way of America has recently announced a new 10-year campaign that essentially hopes to move upstream, addressing the root causes of social problems instead of the effects.

The Union Strikes Back!

I think it’s safe to say that most teachers have really strong opinions about teacher’s unions.  I heard from a lot of people regarding my last blog about teacher's unions and I thought I would share some of the responses and comment on them.