(This is a repost of the article I posted Friday - the original post was not visible to anyone using Internet Explorer.  I believe the problem is now fixed.)
School Watch by Katherine Wagner
The Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows Times, January 22, 2010

As we enter the second decade of the new millennium, our public education system is still struggling to find and embrace its 21st Century role.

Over the last 30 years, information and technology have increased at an explosive pace. The skills and knowledge citizens require to minimally participate in society have more than doubled. There is almost no room to [...]