education

A place to hash out all opinions on education policy, charter schools, statewide testing, and what the political world is and isn't doing about it.

I Remember Y2K. I Think We’re Doing It Again With AI.
I think about Y2K a lot lately. I remember people genuinely panicking as 1999 came to an end. Computers supposedly was not going to understand that the year had changed from 1999 to 2000. Systems would crash! Banks could fail! Everything connected to a computer might suddenly stop working!
By Cadma3 days ago in The Swamp
Spain Is Moving Closer to China. What It Reveals About Europe’s Strategic Divide
Barcelona offers the first clue Barcelona spent five days in September doing something that would have been unusual in an earlier phase of Europe-China relations.
By Jin4 days ago in The Swamp
The US Left Iraq After 23 Years. Here’s What It Left Behind.
The last US troops left Iraq on a Wednesday. The date was September 30, 2026. The military presence that began with the March 2003 invasion had lasted 23 years.
By Jin5 days ago in The Swamp
The Chaos Continues at El Camino Real Charter High School
“He’s not eligible to be on the board. He has a child at this school.” At a special board meeting convened to discuss the alleged forced departure of Executive Director David Hussey and other El Camino Real Charter High School staff members, public speaker Mandy Rogers made a stunning allegation. According to Rogers, the school's bylaws limit how parents with children enrolled at the school may serve on the governing board. If her interpretation is correct, Board Chair Brad Wright may have been ineligible to hold the position.
By Carl J. Petersen7 days ago in The Swamp
Two Pandas Left Chengdu Before Sunrise. This Is What Waited for Them in Atlanta.
A ten-year stay: two pandas head to Atlanta At 2:55 a.m. on September 27, 2026, on the tarmac of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, the cabin door of a charter flight closed.
By Jin10 days ago in The Swamp
Signed While Tariffs Stayed: The 20-Year China-U.S. LNG Deal, Explained Without the Hype
On September 14, 2026, Venture Global issued an announcement. The announcement confirmed that China Gas Holdings had signed a new liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement with Venture Global. Under the agreement, China Gas Holdings will purchase 500,000 tonnes of U.S. LNG per year beginning in 2030, for a term of 20 years. The same announcement stated that the new agreement brings the total long-term purchase arrangement between Venture Global and China Gas Holdings to 2.5 million tonnes per year, supplied from Venture Global’s project portfolio.
By Jin12 days ago in The Swamp
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐮𝐠-𝐨𝐟-𝐖𝐚𝐫
The Genesis of America's delusions of freedom and democracy were established by the creation and ratification of the Constitution of the United States. Instead objective reality insists it's a back-alley brawl disguised as a founding document: How Hamilton’s industrial elites and Jefferson’s plantation lords ignored Washington's warnings, rigged the political game, and wired the original partisan booby trap we are still stepping into and bleeding over centuries later.
By Meko James 17 days ago in The Swamp
Australia Just Slammed the Door on “Visa Hopping.” Here’s Who Gets to Stay.
Australia Tightens Migration: Who Comes, Who Stays, Who Leaves Outside a college in Melbourne's CBD, a group of students stands in a loose semicircle, phones angled against the wind. One of them, a 23-year-old from Chengdu, refreshes her email. Nothing. She refreshes again. The rain has stopped, but the pavement still shines. A tram rattles past. She does not look up.
By Jin17 days ago in The Swamp
Blood for Oil, Soldiers for Russia: Why North Korea Is Sending Its Men Into Putin’s War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia could receive as many as 50,000 North Korean troops, revising his earlier estimate of 30,000. The figure has not been independently confirmed. Reuters reported that Zelenskyy did not publicly explain the basis for the new estimate.
By Jin21 days ago in The Swamp
The Day Westminster’s Era Was Declared Over: Three Cracks That Could Break Britain
Three Cracks, Connected I In the meeting room at Cardiff Bay there was a long table. A dark blue tablecloth. Four chairs, one on each side. Outside, the Welsh Government building was a wall of glass. September sun hit it and threw back a glare.
By Jin21 days ago in The Swamp
Singapore Raised Its Prime Minister’s Pay by 64%. The Math Is Only Half the Story.
Formula Restart: How Singapore’s 64% Ministerial Pay Raise Works and What It Changes On 8 September 2026, in Singapore’s Parliament, Lawrence Wong delivered a ministerial statement. He accepted the recommendations of the independent committee on political salaries. The annual benchmark for an MR4 entry-level minister would rise from S$1.1 million to S$1.8 million. The Prime Minister’s salary would rise from S$2.2 million to S$3.6 million. The increase was about 64%. The previous adjustment was in 2012, fifteen years earlier.
By Jin21 days ago in The Swamp
Misogyny Is a Crime Against Humanity
We have spent years learning to recognize the narcissist in the bedroom. Now we need to learn to recognize the narcissistic pattern in the institution.
By THE HONED CRONE23 days ago in The Swamp