Update: turns one co-founder is Christine Healey DeVaull; her Dad, Bob Healey, made a fortune selling luxury boats, and now shares some of it through the Healey Philanthropic Group, whose Executive Director is~ta da~Christine. She also was the ED International Education Foundation and subsequently created the Catholic School Development Program. ...

I have an unhealthy (and perhaps unnatural) dislike of oligarchs. Bill Gates plans to leave $10,000,000 to each of his children because he ''doesn’t want to leave them the burden of tremendous wealth.'' Read that again. S-L-O-W-L-Y.... Mr. Gates the Third knows nothing about my town, my children, our state, about horseshoe crabs, or about ...

What matters? If a child had true control over her education, and she truly understood what matters, would she sit in my class? Ah, yes, interesting question, but it is our job as the wise teachers to help her understand what matters.... Do we? Would you risk your livelihood by doing what's in the best interest of our children? Of course, ...