“The data shows that [Black and Hispanic voters] strongly believe that public schools are failing children of their race,” @CornellBelcher, president of polling firm Brilliant Corners, tells .Lauren Camera buff.ly/3Sv7QTt

From the California Globe today, o Kamala Harris's past. "But those investigations ignore one critical incident – her performance in what was probably the largest case (by dollar value) occurring during her tenure as Attorney General of California." californiaglobe.com/fr/kamala-harr…

Did an interview last weekend on the San Diego County Libertarian Party Party podcast, discussing the data collection efforts of Transparent California and #schoolchoice. Thanks to Joe for sitting down for a great chat! sdlppod.libsyn.com/todd-from-tran…

Unfortunately the unions promote the myth of "teaching as an awful job" to get sympathy for threats to damage kids education by striking for more money. For themselves. Reality is different, as @CraigAldeman points out. idahoednews.org/news/hey-stude…

Updated compensation analysis for Oceanside Unified for 2023. I’m not here to answer the Goldilocks Question – is total compensation of $184,343/year for administrators, or  $137,839/year for certificated employees “too much, too little, or just right?” toddmaddison.com/ousdpay

To quote Joe Biden, "Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget and I'll tell YOU what you value..."

Reducing the number of kids that get suspended and keeping them in school is a noble goal, but what do teachers think about this? I wonder if the district has a reporting system for classroom disruptions, do we keep data on that? thecoastnews.com/oceanside-unif…

If you believe the education of our kids are important and you live in Oceanside, don't you want to hear directly from the candidates at least once in this election cycle?

Fair Political Practices Complaint filed against Oceanside Unified. Since when is it acceptable for a government agency to promote the election of political candidates?

If we have clear skies at sunset, you'll find me somewhere along the coast here in Oceanside at sunset this week... Would love to do a timelapse of sunset with the comet, we'll see if that can happen.

Do we think the state of California will stop him from helping people with back and neck pain because they don't like his political views? Everyone with back and neck pain should figure out how to separate their opinions of innovation in technology from their politics.

From today's L.A. Times Opinion "Your findings on Los Angeles firefighter pay are not a surprise to anyone who pays attention to public employee compensation. Transparent California has been raising the red flag on firefighter overtime for years" latimes.com/opinion/letter…

Sunrise this morning, looking NE to Canada, Whiskey Point, Namakan Lake, Voyageurs National Park.

And a slight bit of northern lights from last night.

An in-depth look at the real cause of illegal immigration in The San Diego Union-Tribune today. From Lori Weisberg and Roxana Popescu Cut off the job magnet, combine that with a greatly expanded work visa program, problem solved. More at toddmaddison.com/immigration sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/06/22/as-…

A great in-depth summary of the recent FPPC ruling against Oceanside Unified for violated election law to promote an incumbent board member in the 2020 election. nextdoor.com/p/xSD5sjFHLK-x…

"Sen. Ruben Gallego wants Congress to forestall a U.S. takeover of Greenland, requiring approval for any such action..." What if Congress passed a law that required approval before any foreign invasions. Give it a catchy name like "the Constitution." politico.com/live-updates/2…

From today's San Diego Union Tribune... The common talking point in these negotiations is that teachers deserve “fair pay.” ... Is $156,000 “fair”, and is damaging the education of kids to get more money for adults fair to them? sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/01/23/opi…

Some words from that great friend of education, Lance Christensen... "“The union uses kids as leverage,” ... “Right now, CTA is the biggest evil in California education.” Why do PARENTS stand for this? calmatters.org/education/k-12…

Imagine that. The City of San Diego's money shortfall is NOT driven by a lack of tax revenue, but massively wasteful overspending. Who could possibly have guessed that? "The association’s analysis found that the city has been overprojecting its revenue since 2020, and they