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Rahm Emanuel named Jean-Claude Brizard as the CEO of Chicago Public Schools. Brizard, the former superintendent of Rochester, NY, schools put the students first. Did I get that right? Yes, puts the students first. He is the sheriff Joe Arpaio of education. Sheriff Joe has always put the public first. By doing that, he gets Read the full article…

President Obama, a big basketball fan, made his NCAA tournament picks this week. For Obama,like many of us, getting in pools and picking winners is great fun. Statisticians say the winners of most big pools, illegal, of course, pick based on mascots and school colors. I spent a great deal of time on my picks Read the full article…