I raise money and do data crunching and communications for the school. In other words, it closes without my compatriots and me.

Ha ha ha ha. I know the type of schools that you are talking about (and it's not like every district school would keep the kid who abused a teacher; my mom got slapped and called a c*** by a high schooler 1 time, and they would have kicked him out if my mother didn't intervene). They do exist.

I have to be honest, I don't hear you. Education was, "I blame Democrats for terrible major urban school districts' failures, which prevents the rise of a middle class in black and hispanic communities." The counterpoint was, "Urban education is hard, and failure doesn't mean it's Democrats' fault [me: in the sense…

Oh, absolutely. What we have learned is that Trump is a horrible manager and negotiator. So, now, I don't know why anyone would vote for him as the vessel for their issues.

Yeah, what the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences did was taking a flashpoint moment and acting. We'll see what Twitter does, or if they just put a head on a pike.

Yeah, it was never a problem of will, just ability, bandwidth. I think we're as a society moving that way. "Important" social media gets verification to real identities, and "unimportant" social media can still be anonymous.

Shhhh, Scrawler has not looked at the news in 2016. Would that we were all as fortunate as she is.

While he was over making StarWipe unexpectedly great, I started to wonder if the legend had overwhelmed any imperfections or poor work he had done but we had perhaps forgotten.

Charters aren't a blanket solution. Neither are religious schools, homeschooling, or whatever. But I'm American, and creating an ideal system catered to the needs of our citizens seems like it should be a priority for everyone. If public school districts here ever did succeed, I'd still want the other options around.

1. I suspect you haven't identified a single thing in this exchange. I know I'm hardly going to change minds at The A.V. Club, perhaps yours in particular, but I do highly encourage you to volunteer at a nonprofit, religious institution, school, or business that works in the inner city closest to you and see what I…

1. I do sit in classrooms. See below.

1. Yeah, public education is great. I went to a public high school and my mom worked in special education until her recent retirement. No debate there.
2. It had better not be New Jersey, not least of which is because aren't you all in debt?
3. The lack of class mobility among African Americans makes me sad. I'm not…

Suspects: "Why would Paul Ryan blame Democrats?"
Ghaleon: "For these reasons, among others. Also, please explain yours."
Suspects: "No, I HAVE OPINIONS. I don't need OTHER PEOPLE'S. Paul Ryan, what an asshole!"

Compare CT to nations or cities with similar demographics. They're mediocrities!

No offense to Mississippi, but I'll need context for how they're last. If it's education, I'm not sure why you're sending me relative rankings. I'll take Massachusetts as the only state with a good, somewhat equitable public education system. I'm happy to say New Jersey's is both horrible and inequitable!

Education:
Always, huh? ^_~ Since which decade, would you estimate? It often can be summed up by "rent seeking" by unions representing a lot of teachers. Instead of welcoming outside players like voucher and charter programs, hostile school boards and unions view them as competition competing in a 0-sum game. Democrats…

People shouldn't say, "Other states, be like Utah," for largely the same reasons that they shouldn't say, "America, be like Sweden." But between Clinton and Trump, I think Utah is the only state to come out of this election unsullied.

I didn't say it was great, but being hacky is not the same as plagiarizing. This is especially true in political rhetoric, where phrases, anecdotes, and policy terms would be exhausted in a month without recycling. It's not like being an academic or student. You wouldn't say Progressive is self-plagiarizing in…

And unlike the primaries, when I was proud that people who were actually and not nominally religious (read: go to church weekly) didn't settle on him, http://www.pewforum.org/201… they've officially submitted. *tear*

Seriously. There are legitimate dangers, whether or not he wins.