One day closer to Labor Day weekend. Let’s get to the news.
- An Eau Claire assistant high school swim coach committed suicide by drowning after police found images of nude girls on his home computer, according to the Journal Sentinel.
- Capitol protesters wrestled with police yesterday, says the Wisconsin State Journal.
- Are charter schools embracing – even promoting – teachers with little experience? Possibly, says The New York Times.
- Syrian officials are blaming rebel forces for the alleged chemical attack that killed more than 1,300 people, including children. According to CNN.com, Britain and the U.S. are said to be weighing the options of intervention.
- In the last year or so, Gawker has published anonymous first-person stories about unemployment, working at Walmart and now what it’s like to be a military veteran. The stories sometimes take a heavy emotional investment, but the perspective seems worth it.
