Intercepts

The Hill reports that Congressional Democrats held a big meeting yesterday to plan their legislative agenda. A few people were there to help them decide:

"Representatives from AFSCME, AFL-CIO, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, Americans United, a labor-funded advocacy group, and a slew of progressive groups — including USAction, ACORN, Campaign for America’s Future, and MoveOn.org — attended the meeting."

Meanwhile, the executive director of the Seattle Education Association thinks all the district's schools need is an increase in funding - say, about 50 percent. The Seattle area blog Sound Politics thinks parents should shop around.