Chicago Mayor Calls For "Brainiac High" 419
theodp writes "In a private lunch with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, BusinessWeek's Michael Arndt was taken aback by the mayor's candid monologues against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the failure of public schools — Chicago's included — to adequately train kids today in technology, math, and science. Among the education fixes Daley said he's contemplating are a fifth year of high school and elite math and science academies for Chicago's brainiest students. Endless wars that divert hundreds of billions a year from schools and job training are also undermining America's competitiveness, Daley added, wondering where the public outrage is."
Re:Schools vs. Killing brown people (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps if he had his way, you and your ilk would be able to troll in complete, comprehensible sentences.
Re:Your racism is really offensive (Score:1, Funny)
Immediate Direction Change (Score:1, Funny)
High-Speed Video Shows How Flies Change Direction So Quickly:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/04/high-speed-video-flies/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29
They are upgrading to try the device on politicians.
Re:Schools vs. Killing brown people (Score:1, Funny)
For those who haven't heard about this issue, renovations at O'Hare airport are necessitating the move of graves at a nearby cemetery. Apparently a couple of the tombstones might be crossing the dividing line between voting wards.
Re:Missed the mark (Score:3, Funny)
Add in the fact that companies are off-shoring or brining in H1B workers, why in anyone in their right mind do a science PhD?
Well, that's certainly quite a pickle you've described there!