Megan McArdle comments on Steven Brill's new article on the teachers' union. I'll probably come back to this one.

How to clean a dirty high chair?

Lisa Belkin writes about the devastated local school budgets. Our school budget was defeated and our schools are in serious trouble. On Monday, I another town meeting until 11PM. Three members of the six town council members refused to give more money to the schools. There was deadlock for most of the night, until some backroom deals were made. The end result is still really bad. Our schools are in big trouble. The teachers are demoralized. I'm now serving on the Foundation committee, but turned down a request to run for office.