I'm not quite myself this morning, so just some linking for now.

Harry B writes about teacher preparation and responds to a great article on the subject in the NYT magazine. I'll do my own post later today.

During a state and local political class at Mercer County Community College, the professor discussed the practice of "double dipping" and pointed to a local sheriff who was collecting a pension of $85,000 and a salary of $129,634 for the same job. As the class was in session, a student texted the sheriff to inform him that he was Exhibit A. The sheriff flew over to the college, marched into the classroom, and hauled the professor into the hallway for a scolding. He made the professor apologize.

That's the way we do things in New Jersey.