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Do Tests Kill the Love of Learning?
School Board Appointment A Teachable Moment
A chorus of congratulations poured forth from supporters of Claudine Jones on the Carlsbad Unified Parents Facebook website following her provisional appointment to the school board on September 16. But within days many group members received an anonymous email message, …
My Take On School Board Candidates
At a special meeting this Monday night, September 16, the Carlsbad Unified School Board will choose one of eleven candidates for a provisional appointment, to serve until the November 2014 general election. The position became open following the recent resignation …
Charter School Finds Key to North County in Desert
Politics Enters Carlsbad School Board Race
Confessions of an Academic Snob
Author's Hidden Life With the Man Who Played Patton
The Only Way to Fix Failing Schools
The Future of School Reform
Obamacare and My Left Hip
The Incredible Shrinking Newspaper
A Park By Any Other Name
Gifts and Guns: One Stop Shopping Comes to Carlsbad
Charter School's Uncharted Course
Smart vs. Dumb Growth
Why Carlsbad Doesn't Need a Charter School
A Fairy Tale for the Fortunate
Once upon a time in The Land of Pink-tiled Roofs, the landed gentry of the Village- by-the-Seawall were unhappy. The carriage lanes running through their village had become cluttered with oversized Leisure Wagons. They were often left standing overnight, taking …
City Leaders Envision Carlsbad in 2025
Carlsbad to Remain RV-friendly
Better Than Red-Light Cameras?
I'm a fan of red-light cameras, despite cursing them for the $600 they cost me for a San Diego intersection photo op and online traffic school instruction. My wife and I were on our way back from the airport when …