Rosie the #corgi chilling in the park
Rosie the #corgi chilling in the park ?
GPCP
Robin's nest update: the nest is complete and the eggs have been laid
Robin's nest update: the nest is complete and the eggs have been laid?
More than a decade into the charter school experiment began in Michigan, I think it's safe to say it has been a failure
More than a decade into the charter school experiment began in Michigan, I think it's safe to say it has been a failure
In a state where we struggle to provide adequate funding for schools, having more than 60% of charter schools run by for-profit companies that skim off the top for their earnings is insane. Worse still, for all of the supposed innovation, these schools have done nothing to improve student performance and in fact one-quarter of charters are among the worst performing schools in the state.
If we are going to spend public tax dollars on these privately run schools they must be subject to real oversight. Check out the week-long expose in the +Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20140622/NEWS06/140507009?
The Detroit Free Press is running a spectacular, week-long series on charter schools in Michigan and the woeful lack of oversight and accountability our state exercises when it comes to charters. W…
New 2015
New 2015 +Ford Motor Company #Mustang caught in the wild?
Spider hanging around the rim of the candle
Spider hanging around the rim of the candle?
A WW II-era B-25 Mitchell flew over while we were at the Lake this afternoon
A WW II-era B-25 Mitchell flew over while we were at the Lake this afternoon?
A family of swans
A family of swans?
Red-winged blackbird
Red-winged blackbird?
I followed this robin up into the tree and took a photo, not even noticing the fledgling sitting just beyond it until I opened it up on the computer
I followed this robin up into the tree and took a photo, not even noticing the fledgling sitting just beyond it until I opened it up on the computer?
Penny scrounging under one of the trees for some bugs
Penny scrounging under one of the trees for some bugs
#chicken ?