Japan's culture makes for a much more civil society than the one we find here, but our combative culture leaves us with an edge in creativity. Tests demand conformity and a striving for the right answer. . . .We should think more than twice before we replace a school culture that encourages questioning with one that idolizes high test scores. That could put our very competitiveness as a nation at risk. —Gerald W. Bracey Test Scores, Creativity, and Global Competitiveness
Donations in March: $205
November 2009: $309
October 2009: $181.5
September 2009: $1311.5
August 2009: $386.5
July 2009: $291.5
June 2009: $276.5
May 2009: $239
April 2009: $214
March 2009: $439
February 2009: $594
January 2009: $374
Donations in 2008: $5728.01
Donations in 2007: $5525
Donations in 2006: $4908
Donations in 2005: $7488.11
Donations in 2004: $5317
Anonymous Benefactors: 159
Total Benefactors: 307
Total number of donations: 1312
Total amount in all of history
(that's Fall 2000 to the present): $36644.24
as of Monday, March 15, 2010