Pear Head

If you’re a teacher, have a seat. We need to have a heart-to-heart. First I want to tell you that I know how you feel. I know how unfair NCLB has been, and how much inconvenience it’s caused. I know you are under-paid, under-appreciated, and have lost virtually all control over your own profession.

Today – Reuters reported a significant change in the spending plans of two of the countries richest universities, Yale and Harvard. Yale unveiled plans today to spend . . .