As we tackle tough issues - like the lingering achievement gap between black and white students - we should remember, “Progress, not perfection.” Rebecca Ryan uses the bitter fight over a charter school in her hometown, Madison, WI,  to make her case.

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I don’t have kids. And I’m not even sure college is a good investment. But I’m hell-bent on leaving the world better for your kids. And theirs. So if I was designing a (college) curriculum for the next gen of movers and shakers, here are four things I’d be sure were on the menu.

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Have you ever thought about your relationship with your employer as a love affair? Metaphorically, that is.

Read The “New” Committed: Is Your Workplace Just Not That Into You?

Our guest blogger Buford T. Hogslop returns with some thoughts about the circus in Washington and the deficit problem.

Read The Stink-a-fication of Warsington: Wherein Buford T. solves the world’s problems

Local investing gains traction as we look thoughtfully at putting money in our communities, not Wall Street

Read Investing Hyper-Locally is a Smart Move