http://rosenblatt.org/blog Reflections and musings on education and other local issues Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:37:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Although not officially over, it looks like updates to the vote count have not been kind to Measure S. There was some glimmer of hope that late-counted votes would give us an extra percentage point and bring us over the 2/3 supermajority needed. However, the latest returns actually ... http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2008/11/13/30/ When I was running for School Board, a past board member said to me: "may you not have to face the decision to change boundaries among schools." Apparently it's quite the school district legend that few decisions are more controversial and politically charged than changing school boundaries. My ... http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2008/11/07/crossing-the-border/ As you may have noticed, in this blog I shy away from commentary on national and state politics -- not that I don't have strong opinions -- it's just that I want to focus attention on what directly affects San Carlos schools. So, in that spirit, I won't comment ... http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2008/11/05/bad-news-and-some-good-news/ Although I imagine many of you have already voted, I certainly couldn't let this weekend go by without reminding everyone how crucial it is to vote YES on MEASURE S. Already woefully underfunded, our school district was severely impacted by this last State budget crisis (and, by all accounts, ... http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2008/11/01/time-to-step-up/ I sent an e-mail to my personal list today giving a summary of the events of the last four months -- please download the letter to read more. http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2008/10/08/an-interim-reflection/ With all of the debate over the last week about the recently passed $700 billion "bailout" by the Federal Government -- and I certainly don't wait to debate the pros and cons of that -- a lot has been focused on the affect on "Main Street" -- how it affects ... http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2008/10/05/wall-street-main-street-school-street/ What do these two things have to do with one another? Unfortunately there is a fairly direct line between the politics played by our elected officials in Sacramento and how we decide to fund public education. Gerrymandering is the practice of manipulating electoral district or constituency boundaries for electoral advantage. ... http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2008/09/18/gerrymandering-and-its-impact-on-our-kids/ Yesterday I attended the first class in a once-per-month, ten month program sponsored jointly by the Redwood City, Belmont, and San Carlos Chambers of Commerce. It is called Leadership Redwood City/Belmont/San Carlos, and despite it's not terribly creative name, it looks like an extremely interesting program. it was ... http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2008/09/13/san-mateo-county-history-and-demographics/ Today is the first day of school, and there was an amazing energy to it (and it wasn't just from the espresso cart in front of Arundel for the parents to get their morning caffeine). Kids are excited (maybe a little nervous, but still excited) -- they have the ... http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2008/08/25/what-it-is-all-about/ Tonight at a special board meeting (where I actually dialed in from New Orleans -- on a business trip), the School Board unanimously approved placing a measure on the November ballot to increase the existing parcel tax by $75 per parcel, for a total of $185. In addition, this ... http://rosenblatt.org/blog/2008/08/04/on-the-november-ballot/