…all wondering what Jason Levin is doing back behind the desk and wondering how much it’s costing for this guy to do his anti tea party political hate fest on school time.

Sorry I previously said it was her son.
From a facebook message this afternoon:

my boy is home.
i remember, every halloween, he’d dress up as a soldier, it’s all he’s ever wanted to be.
before he left, he and his granddad looked at dad’s album from ww2.
it was like watching the passing of the guard onto the following generation.
but, now my boy is home.
i am overjoyed.

This story also notes the collapse of newspaper readership is slowing. Has the creative destruction of the newspaper biz ended? Not likely. 

 Below is the list of most read papers:

1. The Wall Street Journal 2,092,523 +0.5%
2. USA Today 1,826,622 -13.58%
3. The New York Times 951,063 -8.47%
4. Los Angeles Times 616,606 -14.74%
5. Washington Post 578,482 -13.06%
6. Daily News (New York) 535,059 -11.25%
7. New York Post 525,004 -5.94%
8. San Jose Mercury News* 516,701 N/A
(1/1/10 To 3/31/2010)
9. Chicago Tribune 452,145 -9.79%
10. Houston Chronicle 366,578 -13.77%
11. The Philadelphia Inquirer** 356,189 N/A
12. The Arizona Republic 351,207 -9.88%
13. Newsday 334,809 -9.07%
14. The Denver Post*** 333,675 N/A
15. Star Tribune, Minneapolis 295,438 -7.71%
16. St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times 278,888 -1.49%
17. Chicago Sun-Times 268,803 -13.88%
18. The Plain Dealer, Cleveland 267,888 -8.14%
19. The Oregonian 263,600 -1.83%
20. The Seattle Times*** 263.468 N/A

Go here to fill out your form, print it off, and walk it into the county elections office.

Here.

This story also notes the collapse of newspaper readership is slowing. Has the creative destruction of the newspaper biz ended? Not likely. 

 Below is the list of most read papers:

1. The Wall Street Journal 2,092,523 +0.5%
2. USA Today 1,826,622 -13.58%
3. The New York Times 951,063 -8.47%
4. Los Angeles Times 616,606 -14.74%
5. Washington Post 578,482 -13.06%
6. Daily News (New York) 535,059 -11.25%
7. New York Post 525,004 -5.94%
8. San Jose Mercury News* 516,701 N/A
(1/1/10 To 3/31/2010)
9. Chicago Tribune 452,145 -9.79%
10. Houston Chronicle 366,578 -13.77%
11. The Philadelphia Inquirer** 356,189 N/A
12. The Arizona Republic 351,207 -9.88%
13. Newsday 334,809 -9.07%
14. The Denver Post*** 333,675 N/A
15. Star Tribune, Minneapolis 295,438 -7.71%
16. St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times 278,888 -1.49%
17. Chicago Sun-Times 268,803 -13.88%
18. The Plain Dealer, Cleveland 267,888 -8.14%
19. The Oregonian 263,600 -1.83%
20. The Seattle Times*** 263.468 N/A

Go here to fill out your form, print it off, and walk it into the county elections office.

Here.

The Beaverton School District spokeswoman was just on the show confirming that Media Arts teacher, Jason Levin, has resumed his spot in his classroom at Beaverton’s Conestoga Middle School.

Even though the investigation into Levin’s conduct on school time is still underway, the spokeswoman said Levin was back in the classroom because he was not a threat to students.
Levin began a website encouraging “crashing the tea party” on April 15th which included threats against republicans and Tea Party patriots, calling for hate speech on signs at Tea Party events and engaging in cyberbullying. Some of the activity appears to have been done on school time.
The Oregon Tea Party has recommended Levin seek help for his anger management issues and undergo sensitivity training for his intolerance toward those with whom he does not agree politically.
I worry about his behavior spilling out into his classes. Two students I’m aware of have confirmed Jason Levin spoke in class about his website. One was afraid to complain because of fear of retaliation.
Beaverton officials claim not to have heard from anyone concerned about Levin’s preaching his politics and website in the classroom.
Even though it’s clear Levin has engaged in his campaign of intolerance on school time, his union, the Oregon Education Association, has not commented on the propriety of his activities.
It looks like the school district, however, has heard from the union because of Levin’s return today. It underscores once again the truth that schools aren’t run for schools but for teachers’ unions.