Keeping blacks down?

by David SafierWe can find plenty of motives for the conservative uproar over Obama's talk to school children, most of them purely political. But there's one more aspect. Is this yet another attempt to deny educational opportunities to black children, this time by robbing them of the chance to be spoken to by very possibly … Read more

Vote on Obama’s ed speech on CNN

by David SafierCNN has a daily Quick Vote (right hand column, down the page a ways.) Today's topic: Add your vote if you're so inclined. (Note: the image above is a screen shot. You have to go on the CNN site to vote.)

Ochoa Elementary makes promising changes

by David Safier Yesterday I slammed the Star's front page. Today I praise it. Go figure. ("A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," Emerson once said.) Rhonda Bodfield wrote a wonderful story about Ochoa Elementary, and Jill Torrance deserves an award for the cutest photo of the year in any publication anywhere in … Read more

What he said

by David SafierI'm going to break with tradition and not only link to another blog, which I do on occasion, but put the entire post here because, well, just because I like it so much. Here's to you, Tedski. He’s Coming for Your Children!I understand that Tom Horne was in town yesterday visiting one of … Read more

Why?

by David SafierWhy do conservatives hate our children?