Archive for June, 2007
Who knew board members were so sensitive?
The Daily Times Public school teachers and employees concerned about operations at their school districts now have added protection to voice those issues with elected members of their school boards. But this isn’t “good business practice” according to the Ingram School Board president. Excuse me? If your boss is cooking the books you should first [...]
Wasteful spending in San Antonio, political investments in Midland
Perry’s reasoning for vetoing the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) makes even less sense after reading the Express-News editorial. MySA.com: Editorials The governor said he doesn’t want to create more top research institutions before a new commission on higher education and global competitiveness comes up with a plan for the most effective use of [...]
But he doesn’t forget his friends
Here’s a list of higher education projects vetoed by Perry as pork. The body count: Perry’s higher ed vetoes The body count: Perry’s higher ed vetoes Too bad he doesn’t give a reason for all the pork he leaves in. Perry signs budget, blasts higher education funding Perry reiterated his demand, aired in February, that [...]
A conspiracy of community colleges
2-year colleges: Veto on funds makes cuts likely | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Southwest However, the governor said that in their budget requests submitted last fall, community and junior colleges tried to pass off as state-paid employees a large number who are paid with locally generated funds. Mr. Perry [...]
The Perry legacy?
I guess health insurance for college employees is now considered pork. MySA.com: Metro | State Among Gov. Rick Perry’s flurry of vetoes last week, a $154 million cut in health insurance for community college faculty has stunned college leaders across the state and sent them scrambling to make up for the loss in already-tight budgets. [...]
This passes for leadership in Texas
Unbelievable. MySA.com: State Government Higher education cuts included a $6 million veto for a San Antonio Life Sciences Institute. The University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Texas Health Science Center had jointly asked for it, saying it would stimulate growth of the city’s biomedical and biotechnology industries and spur commercialization of [...]
A symbol of Little League values?
This past week was San Antonio’s Little League District 19 city tournament. Texas District Tournament Schedules 2007 City Championship Tournaments The results so far are: 10 and Under: McAllister Park National 12 and Under: McAllister Park National Little League: McAllister Park National Juniors: McAllister Park National Seniors: Alamo Heights Softball Minors: McAllister Park American Little [...]
Who will be cheating now?
If you think there is cheating with the TAKS exam now, wait until you have end of the course exams. End-of-course tests go to Perry | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Southwest In addition to determining whether a student graduates, the new exams also would count 15 percent toward the [...]
Maybe it was an oversight?
Amazing! Not a single “opposing” view of homeschooling in the article. Giving Proper Credit To Home-Schooled – washingtonpost.com Admissions officers accustomed to evaluating class rankings, transcripts and recommendations from professional teachers have long faced challenges in evaluating home-schooled applicants. How much weight should be given to student performance in a class of one or two? [...]
Keeping the playing field “fair”
Where is all the evidence for homeschoolers stacking teams? TSO – homeschool policy It is presumed that a home school team will be composed of children who have a pre-existing relationship of working together on a regular basis. We will require a statement from the coach as to the nature of that relationship. An “all [...]