Archive for November, 2007
West Campus High School should stay open because?
This seems to embody so much of what is wrong with public education. MySA.com: KENS 5: Education Attorney David Van Os, who is representing Save West Campus, the group formed to protest the closure, argued that district officials failed to specify on the Oct. 23 meeting agenda that trustees could take formal action to close [...]
The College Search: Colby-Sawyer College
Just in case anyone is wondering what I’ve been doing instead of blogging, I’ve started the college search for my sophomore son. Notice, I didn’t say “assisting” him or “guiding” him, I’m the one doing it. He has absolutely no interest at this point. So why bother? Why not just let him reach the point [...]
Vouchers are about choice, not quality
MySA.com: Metro | State In recent weeks, community members have rallied and pleaded with trustees, begging them to spare West Campus, which has about 600 students. But faced with a heart versus head dilemma, trustees voted to close the campus, which has had chronic low enrollment for years, operates at a deficit and has an [...]