Following up on this report, Reason.TV takes another look at the sweeping reforms of the New Orleans school system after Hurricane Katrina, changes that saw the enrollment at Charter and other private schools climb to 70% of the city’s students. In this case, the documentary focuses on one private academy and the satisfaction of teachers, parents, and students with their new arrangements:
What’s happening in parts of Tennessee right now is awful. Just awful:
Started falling here in the Charlotte area at around 4:45 this afternoon and it’s still coming down steadily. The forecast for my area calls for snow mixed with sleet, with possible accumulations between 6″ to 8″. That’s a big deal for us around here (hehehe). I might step outside in a little bit and capture a couple of early pix of the snow. Assuming I can open my front door in the morning, I’ll try to snag a few pix of what fell overnight. In the meantime, here are some user-submitted photos at WCNC.com of the snow falling in and around Charlotte.
A few readers have emailed to find out if I’m snowed in yet from the big winter storm that is blanketing parts of the east coast … the answer is no, not yet, but the snow is coming down pretty good right now. We had rain all night and gradually this afternoon it turned into a rain/freezing rain/snow mix, and now it’s just straight up snow. Look like maybe about an inch is on the ground right now, but they’re calling for more (up to as much as a 9″ inches in some areas).
