Today's Historical Non Sequitur

Who would have thought that the most successful pirate in world history would have been a lady of means? I just wish that I could have shared this with my seventh grade students....

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The 134th midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Matthew K. Tabor) has opened the midway for your educational enjoyment.And if you're in the mood for a little extra credit, see what the homies are up to over at The Carnival of Education.--------------------------See our latest entries.

Our Falling Reading Scores: What's To Be Done?

This is some troubling news: Reading skills among U.S. students graduating from high school this year fell to the lowest since 1994 as measured by the most widely taken college-entrance exam.Reading scores on the SAT declined 1 point to 502 after a 5- point drop last year, the test's operator, the College Board, reported today. The decline in 2006 had been the largest in three decades. Average

Washington Watch: Another Hypocrite Exposed

Apparently, Idaho's senator Larry Craig was attempting to do a little unauthorized "exit polling" in a public restroom recently:Sen. Larry Craig said that he "overreacted and made a poor decision" in pleading guilty to disorderly conduct after his June arrest following an incident in a Minneapolis airport bathroom.Tuesday, in his first public statement on the arrest, the Idaho Republican said he

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The Watcher's Council Has Spoken!

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Right Wing Nut House received the most votes with Is the United States an

The Beaverton Bare Gets Busted!

Apparently, this guy didn't know when to quit: PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A group of campers tied a peeping Tom suspect to a tree, keeping him bound until police arrived.Richard H. Berkey, 63, was charged with private indecency, a misdemeanor, by sheriff's deputies who were called to the Big Fan Campground near Bagby Hot Springs last weekend, according to Clackamas County Detective Jim

DisJustice The Modern Way

The tedious soap opera latest legal difficulties of useless lay-about "actress" Lindsay Lohan is about the best evidence that supports the idea that in today's America, there is one standard of justice and "due process" for the Rich, Famous, Or Simply Beautiful and a very different one for the Rest of Us:BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Lindsay Lohan reached a plea deal Thursday on misdemeanor

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The 133rd midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by The Red Pencil) has opened the midway for your educational enjoyment. (Be sure to scroll down and have a good look at those nifty pie-charts that have been put-together by the host.)And if you're in the mood for a little extra credit, ease on over to the "magical" edition of this week's Carnival of Homeschooling.------------------

Party-Hearty!

Allright. For those of you who must know, here are America's top party schools.And now for extra credit, who can tell us (without peeking) what very famous American patriotic song's melody is based upon on an old English drinking tune called "To Anacreon in Heaven?"Stumped? Go here.

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Entries for the 133rd edition of The Carnival Of Education (hosted this week by The Red Pencil) are due. Please email them to: theredpencil [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 11:00 PM (Eastern) 8:00 PM (Pacific) today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

The Watcher's Council Has Spoken!

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Big Lizards garnered the most votes with The "Don't Make Waves!" Theory of

The Spellings Report: Margaret Heads South!

One of our confidential sources inside the Bush Administration has intimated to us that Washington's Educrat-in-Chief Margaret Spellings was recently sighted down in Memphis, Tennessee, where she was heard to say this: (emphasis ours) How do we close the achievement gap and prepare all children to succeed in the global economy? To me, the answer is clear—the reauthorization of No Child Left

The Long And The Sag Of It!

Here we go again: MANSFIELD, La. — Effective Sept. 15, anyone in this northwest Louisiana town caught wearing sagging pants that expose his or her underwear will be subject to a fine up to $150 plus court costs, or face up to 15 days in jail.Mansfield aldermen Monday voted unanimously and without discussion to enact the law. Mayor Curtis McCoy said he proposed it because he was concerned about

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The 132nd midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Education Matters) has opened the midway for your EduEnjoyment.And don't forget to checkout what the homies are up to over at The Carnival of Homeschooling.--------------------------See our latest EduPosts.

The Elephant In The EduReform Room

When it comes to successfully reforming our chronically under performing public education system, the factor that nobody in the MSM seems to want to talk about is the sad reality that many of our classroom teachers are under qualified for the jobs in which they are assigned.Well... almost nobody.In a recent op-ed piece that appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Camille Esch shows us that elephant "

Top 'O The Food Chain To Ya!

It's disquieting to learn that even on dry land, we humans can sometimes be just one of the weaker links on the food chain.

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Entries for the 132nd edition of The Carnival Of Education (hosted this week by Lennie over at Education Matters) are due. Please email them to: lennie(at)educationmatters(dot)us . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 10:00 PM (Eastern) 7:00 PM (Pacific) today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the

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Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Right Wing Nut House finished in first place with My Excellent Adventure At

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The 131st midway of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Education in Texas) has opened the midway for your EduEnjoyment.And don't forget to round-out your educational experience over at the 84th edition of The Carnival of Homeschooling.--------------------------See our latest EduPosts.

Is This How To Build A Better NCLB?

The federal No Child Left Behind Act is up for reauthorization, and among the interested parties the jockeying for position has begun:Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the chairman of the House education committee, says he hopes to steer a bill renewing the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) through the House this fall, and one of the key changes he plans to propose is incentives for states and

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Entries for the 131st edition of The Carnival Of Education (hosted this week by Mike over at Education in Texas) are due. Please email them to: mikea3_98[at]yahoo[dot]com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 11:00 PM (Eastern) 8:00 PM (Pacific) today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's

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