Steve Sailer reviews Waiting for Superman, which I mentioned in this post. (Discussion here.)

The superintendent Dr. Porter was visiting at least one school today. What did he think of the classroom I was in? Does he or anyone else think that putting a school on notice for not meeting certain goals will give the faculty enough incentive to make change happen? I looked in the teacher's box and found a notice from the union and its endorsements -- if I was surprised, it was because I didn't think they'd be so blatant: Brown for governor, Boxer for senator. It also endorsed Tom Torlakson for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Is membership in the union voluntary? What would happen if one chose to opt out of the union?

I'd rather see the system implode then devote my life to it.

Oh, before I forget -- the use of the word "housewife" as a search time is blocked on the district computers. Who is running IT for the district, and does this policy originate with them or from someone higher up?

Then I heard about this on KTVU news -- Santa Clara County supervisors vote to opt out of Secure Communities program. There was footage of George Shirakawa at the meeting -- his father may have been an important local figure, but is he anything but a legacy office-holder? Only two people present at the meeting spoke up to oppose the decision. What time was the meeting? Local politics is infuriating. Are we going to see the lib politicians take any action against Santa Clara County? They'd rather demonize Arizona.

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Secure Communities