Happy Three Kings Day!

(Or, for those who don’t celebrate, Happy Day You Really Should Take Down the Outside Lights!) Three Kings Day traditionally honored the three magi — Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar — who followed the star to Baby Jesus, and brought him expensive gifts because they knew this wasn’t just an ordinary baby. The day is a big …

What happens when the majority becomes the minority?

Because it’s really already happened, in schools. This country is becoming increasingly diverse, as evidence by this chart that parses public school enrollment. I find this fascinating. As I type this, the admin across the hall is speaking Spanish to someone who just called her on the phone. Last week, I had some of the best …