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John McDonald is a writer and consultant in Los Angeles.

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22 Articles

Tuesday, December 14, 2010
California Teaching Workforce is Running on Empty
(1 comments) Annual report on California's Teaching Workforce finds budget cuts are creating tough times for teachers and have severely damaged the teacher development system.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Californians Say Science Education Should be a Priority for Schools
(5 comments) Californians think science education should be a priority for schools. They want teachers and schools to have the time, training and resources needed to teach science well.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Offers New Web-based Data Source on California's Teaching Workforce
(1 comments) An important new source of information on California's teaching workforce

Monday, December 14, 2009
Center for Future of Teaching and Learning Examines The Status of Teaching in California
Status of Teaching in California 2009 finds a Mismatch Between Changing Needs of Reforming High Schools and Systems of Teacher Development and Support. The Teacher Pipeline is weakened.

Thursday, December 3, 2009
Measuring Success, Making Progress
New Research Indicates Low Levels of High School Completion and College Readiness in California. Web site is Important Tool for Understanding Challenges, Measuring Progress

Saturday, April 25, 2009
Prop 1 d & 1E: Shared Sacrifice or Business as Usual
Prop 1 d and 1 E take millions from children's services and mental health

Monday, April 6, 2009
Disease, Diagnoses and Dollars
(2 comments) Disease, Diagnoses and Dollars examines the overuse of healthcare, its impact on patients and the implications for health policy.

Thursday, April 2, 2009
Education Leadership In California
An important new research brief examines education leadership in California.

Thursday, September 4, 2008
What Does Dick Cheney Think About Sarah Palin?
Is Sarah Palin Ready? She is no Dick Cheney.

Monday, June 30, 2008
Did Abramoff Scandal Fuel Republican Attack on Gas Prices?
Republican attempt to blame democrats for high gas prices mirrors public opinion research paid for through ill-gotten indian tribe contributions arranged by Jack Abramoff

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Clinton -- The Happy Warrior
Penn's real sin is that rather than positioning Clinton as a ground breaking, history making, candidate, he made her look like that" gutless ward heeler "Hubert Humphrey in 1972

Monday, March 3, 2008
Back to Ohio
Ohio voters may decide Democrats fate

Friday, March 16, 2007
Can Joe Biden Catch Fire?
(5 comments) Joe Biden May Be Ready to Get Hot

Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Is there a Fullbright in the Senate?
Call for surge in Iraq is eerily similar to escalation in Vietnam. Will Republicans take on the President?

Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Judge Taylor Gets "Fringed"
(1 comments) Ruling against Bush administration violations of United States Constitution Makes Judge part of the Liberal fringe.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Notes from The Angry Left Fringe -- Lamont Win Shows it's Bush and the Republicans Who are Really Out There
(3 comments)

Friday, June 2, 2006
Bush, Rove, Gays and the Goldman Sachs Crowd -- Does Henry Paulson Support Gay Marriage?
(1 comments) Bush Bashes Gay Marriage - But does his new Treaury Nominee think that Gays are good for Business?

Thursday, May 18, 2006
The Tip of the Iceberg
Bush Administration invasion of privacy is chilling attempt to intimidate reporters and stifle dissent. Corrupt Republicans absent on Congressional Oversight.

Thursday, April 27, 2006
Bush Republicans Covered in Oil
Republican majority and the Bush energy plan are bought and paid for by the Oil and Gas industry.

Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Is South Dakota Abortion Bill the New Gay Marriage Amendment?
Anti Aboriton legislation is the first salvo in upcoming elections

Sunday, February 26, 2006
Bush and Dubai Ports: A Snow Job
(2 comments)

Wednesday, February 15, 2006
The Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight
Cheney Shooting is symbolic. Apparently there is no truth to the rumor that Dick Cheney thought he was shooting at Cindy Sheehan.