The Culture Vulture: On Glenn Beck, Benito Cereno and Scared White People
By Dorinda Fox
I don’t watch Fox News and don’t want to. However, many of my long suffering students, who patiently read what I ask them to read and perform academic tasks I deem worthy, do watch Fox News. If they can read material that…
The Politics of Money: AAPS Superintendent Candidate Signs With Larger Virginia School District For $70K Less Than Ann Arbor Job Pays
The former Superintendent of the Ann Arbor Public Schools, Dr. Todd Roberts, left in October 2010. Since then, the District has been headed by an interim Superintendent. In November, when the Board of Education trustees were trying to…
The Parent Trap: [Said Weakly, With Little Authority, From Far Across the Crowded Gallery] "Johnny, Don't Touch the Mona Lisa, Honey…"
"The Parent Trap"... I didn't choose this title for my A2Politico column on parenting, and at first I wasn't sure of it, as I definitely don't feel trapped in my role as parent, a.k.a. "Mumma." But then I realized it does fit, not so much…