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Unreformable, that's what you are. . .
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 3.21.2007
SACRAMENTO, CA – Last week the capital was abuzz over Getting Down to Facts, the massive series of privately-funded education reports coordinated through Stanford University. The responses to these reports missed some key realities.
Does New Top Secret Report Really “Get Down to Facts” on Education?
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 3.13.2007
SACRAMENTO, CA – Getting Down to Facts, a report billed as the most extensive review to date of California public education, is scheduled for release this week, with results from public-school efficiency on Wednesday and funding adequacy on Thursday. Already there is room for doubt whether the top-secret report does indeed get down to facts or merely recycles familiar political themes.
Call the Cops on State Fraud and Waste
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 3.7.2007
SACRAMENTO, CA – Last month the California Highway Patrol arrested Carey Renee Aceves, an analyst for California's State Department of Child Support Services. According to the CHP, Aceves used her state credit card to buy merchandise and embezzle $320,000, which the state employee used to buy, among other things, a new Lexis convertible, flat-screen television, a hot tub, and other exotic items. The spending spree is interesting on its own terms and holds lessons for legislators and taxpayers.
An Apple for Steve Jobs
Submitted by Rachel Chaney on 3.1.2007
SACRAMENTO, CA – Steve Jobs may be CEO of Apple, but his expertise extends far beyond the business of computers. Last week in Texas, in a speech about education reform, Jobs referenced the security that teacher unions provide, even for teachers who fail to perform well in the classroom.
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