Parents, THIS is why you should have some respect for the CF/CL

"CHP Officer Earl Scott, 36, was gunned down about 4:40 a.m. along northbound Highway 99 near Hammett Road in Salida.
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Neighbors said since Scott was not married and did not have children, he volunteered to work the overnight shift so a fellow officer could have more time with his family."

Next time you want to bitch and moan about those awful childfree or childless people and their selfishness, think about the times those awful, selfish people did your work - either because they volunteered, or because they got stuck doing your job because you had to tend to your kids - and have some gratitude.

Your children are important to you. I understand that. There's an entire world that keeps on turning while you are parenting, and all too often it falls to those without children to keep that world turning. In this case, it cost a man his life.

A toot about tutoring

"Low-income parents are supposed to get a free tutor for any child who goes to a school that gets federal poverty aid but has not made steady progress for three straight years.

Parents get to pick the tutor they want -- even a private one -- from a state list.

But that central pledge of the 2002 No Child Left Behind law is often not being met."

The article places blame on the following factors for this lag in tutoring:

• Publicity materials that parents don't understand (if you get much more complex than "free tutoring," they can't grasp it)
• Registration sessions conducted during typical working hours, when parents can't attend (OK, that's a valid complaint)
• School administration and board members making it difficult for tutors to meet with parents or secure time and space inside schools to conduct tutoring

I'm interested in knowing how many parents care about the free tutoring, expressed interest in it, or followed up beyond casual initial interest. The article says nothing about this. The article doesn't even quote any parents or mention any parent complaints. All the information is coming from civil rights advocates and private tutoring companies.

Do parents know this is an issue? Do they even care? Are those civil rights advocates and tutoring companies pushing House and Senate education committees to improve tutoring access for children who won't take advantage of it anyway because of parental disinterest?

Where are the parents in all this?