Tuesday Reads

 Scientific American ain't what it used to be, and that is scientific.

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Like many other parts of the country, the special education teacher pipeline has dried up.

The so-called MAPS teacher jobs, not to mention the assistant jobs, are among the hardest jobs in the entire economy to do.  I am not joking about that.  The students range from moderate to severe disabilities, with the classes heavily on the autism spectrum.  Really, really, really tough work, and a teacher or an assistant has to be young and strong physically to be able to do it.

No wonder those jobs are extremely difficult to fill and have high turnover.

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Once in a great while, you will find real bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate.

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