We were pretty busy yesterday with our event, so I didn't get the chance to comment on a surprising advertising supplement in Wednesday's Washington Post. I'm used to the Russian or Chinese government spewing propaganda between Sports and Food (hey, print newspapers need to make their money somehow), but this time it wasn't a commie cohort. Instead, it was the NEA! They had 4-plus pages of articles written by the likes of Linda Darling-Hammond, Reg Weaver, Kati Haycock, and even the CEO of Accenture (although he was confined to the back page). I didn't stop to read the substance, but wow, it had great graphics and layout. Very colorful and splashy. Our neighbors must have quite the advertising budget--if nothing else, they've certainly upped the ante for the next time Putin wants to wax philosophical on the beauty of Moscow.
