The San Jose Unified School District has enacted a unique plan to build relationships with the local community in order to overcome an old negative image. The Past Negative Image of the San Jose Schools A series of teacher strikes, bankruptcy, and changes in leadership gave the San Jose Unified School District a bad reputation among the local community. Students…
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Atlanta Schools Offer Vouchers To Special Needs Students
Parents of special needs students in the Atlanta Schools rejoiced this past week when Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship bill. Formerly known as Senate Bill 10, the proposed voucher plan has been watched closely by parents and educators in Atlanta Schools. The law will use state funds to offer vouchers to parents of…
The 1 Rule Stock Market Insiders Are Richer Than European Royalty
I was watching Oprah the other night. She was covering the reality of the crappy lie called the American Dream that says just work hard and everything will be Peachey keen in the land of the free and the home of the brave. She pointed out that 1% of the U.S. population now control 40% of the all American wealth.…
Corruption And Transparency
I. The Facts Just days before a much-awaited donor conference, the influential International Crisis Group (ICG) recommended to place all funds pledged to Macedonia under the oversight of a “corruption advisor” appointed by the European Commission. The donors ignored this and other recommendations. To appease the critics, the affable Attorney General of Macedonia charged a former Minister of Defense with…
Boston Romantic Vacation
During your visit in Boston, you’ll often feel as you’ve turned back in time, while Boston is a thoroughly modern city. MAny places of the city remain unchanged: the narrow alleyways of the North End, the gas lit and cobblestone streets of Beacon Hill, the ducks waddling at your feet in the Public Garden — its romantic side is just…
The Dilemma Of Public Speaking
Public speaking is not an experience that every one enjoys, however in our life there are many such occasions when we are forced to go up to the stage and speak to hundreds or even thousands of people. When a person is speaking in public he should carry himself with a lot of confidence in order to be able to…
Bay County Public Criminal Records For Resident Research
The price of information has gone into a steady increase. Perhaps it has much to do with the rise of Internet use. In these highly mobile days, it really pays to know and the Internet is the one medium that keeps all of us inter-connected. Yet despite these advances in technology, there are still many things that we are unable…
Family Math Nights Bring Together Parents And Teachers In Seattle Schools
Family Math Nights Seattle Schools hosted a series of Family Math Nights to help parents and students learn about upcoming changes and challenges to the Seattle Public School Mathematics Curriculum. Topics covered included helping your child with math at home, questions parents can ask, computational fluency, algorithms and mathematical proficiency, and relationships between research and the National Council of Teachers…
Al Gore Really Did Invent The Internet
I lived in Washington near Capital Hill for about a decade. That is no big deal to many, but to a Mississippi farm boy it was the “Big Time”. I worked in media and covered Congress, The White House, and many other types of chaos. I will share a little secret I learned about politics while I was there. It…
Get Tickets Before The General Public
Getting tickets before the general public isn’t available for every event. But for a select few concerts and some of the major sporting events you can get tickets before everyone else. The first thing you need to do is check whether or not your event has a presale. Go to ticketmaster or tickets.com and search for your event. If your…