PALM DESERT, Calif.--How does one measure the effects of economic meltdown? At Demo 09 here, there are two ways, one that's obvious, yet hard to see, and another that is both obvious and visceral.

Really that one word says it all about presenting a stand-alone lesson to a bunch of kids you have no relationship with. Compound that with the fact that you’re stepping in for a teacher that they may ...

This is my second post in this series. Check out the first one here. Two years ago I was a member of a hiring committee at my school. Along with two administrators, one other teacher, and a parent, I ...