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and another opens. Having officially left the Board by virtue of joining the City Council this past Monday it’s time to shut down this blog. It’s been a lot of fun interacting with the community over the last decade through … Continue reading →

This is an op ed I wrote for the San Mateo Daily News that was published on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. In it I lay out the pros and cons of whether the Board should appoint replacements for Carrie Du … Continue reading →

I believe in all the years I’ve been blogging (even before that’s what it was called :)) I’ve never posted a guest opinion. But there’s always a first time, and that time is now. Please welcome Kate Wormington, president of … Continue reading →

A number of months ago a group of San Mateo County school districts began a legal action against the County Treasurer and the County seeking compensation for their mismanagement of funds invested with the Treasury. Recently, several articles in the … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s blueberry post generated a good deal of feedback and discussion, most of which (unfortunately :() did not show up on the blog. One piece of “off blog” feedback that I thought particularly insightful came from a long-time educational leader … Continue reading →

Based on a little googling this appears to be a true story, which the author/CEO admits to having modified slightly from the actual events. I got it from one of my nieces, who is a teacher.

(Note to readers: this is the second version of this post, so if it looks different from what you remembered reading, you’re not losing your memory :). I decided to edit it based on some questions raised by visitors, and, … Continue reading →

I’ve been getting a number of emails recently about the last minute cancellation of the elementary school end-of-year music recitals. I’d like to share the response I’ve been giving out in case there are others who have heard about the … Continue reading →