Great answer, Miss South Carolina! Miss Teen USA contestant talks about maps, schools, other things

Amazing article on the NYC Teaching Fellows, in the Village Voice.

An update on the Lott v. Levitt lawsuit in the Chronicle for Higher Education.

Trip to boston for Jeff and Katie's housewarming in Arlington, Mass (pictures here). Also spent 3 days at the NBER mini-course "what's new in econometrics?" Apparently (X'X)-1(X'y) is not all that new.