Crist’s budget recommendations would violate Florida law
Governor Charlie Crist’s budget-cut recommendations would cut $188 million from the state university system, the majority of that from existing programs; $45.3 million from direct community college support; and additional funds from specific programs in higher ed that aren’t categorized in higher ed. While he would cut $120 million from recurring funds in the state’s […]
Miller-McKeon draft thoughts
So how was your Labor Day? I spent part of mine combing through the NCLB reauthorization discussion draft made available a week ago. (My spouse and I agree that we don’t engage in paid work on legal holidays, but we’re allowed to do anything that’s fun or citizenship oriented. So we’re well-acquainted with various loopholes… […]
One of those days
The bear is currently chewing on me. Extra credit for the correct identification of the folk reference (no, it’s not dirty).
Parsing Miller/McKeon
Kevin Carey takes the first crack at a moderately-detailed description of the Miller/McKeon discussion draft of NCLB II. From the few sections I’ve skimmed, I think he’s done a good job at description. I agree on some things, disagree on others. The one solid thing I’ve seen was a definition of a reasonable cohort-plus calculation […]
Work dross
By Sherman Dorn on September 2, 2007
There is something about spending six hours in a chain cafe on Sunday that is either gold or dross. In the last year, I have occasionally knocked out loads of work when leaving my family alone to relax (I hope!) while I work. Today has been humbling in terms of the lack of concrete accomplishments […]
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