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State Budgets Breaking Our Schools
I’m not normally a big fan of Bill Gates. However, he certainly has the resources to evaluate some of the most serious problems facing our country. During a recent TED Conference, Gates gave a short talk on education and state budgets. This talk very succinctly illustrates our education funding problems. While not really proposing any […]
Posted: March 10th, 2011 under General.
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Do the Wave for Science and Math Education
Do the Wave!!! By now most people have seen the statistics on America’s and South Carolina’s ranking in science and mathematics education. * The United States ranks 22nd in science and 30th in math. (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) * In 2009, eighth graders in South Carolina scored lower than eighth graders in 30 […]
Posted: March 10th, 2011 under General.
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Last Night’s Election Coverage
Last night’s election coverage reminded me of a story that I heard many years ago. Unfortunately, I no longer remember the source so I can’t give any credit. The story goes as follows: It seems that ballooning is a common hobby for our elected officials. During a recent outing in a hot air balloon the […]
Posted: November 3rd, 2010 under General.
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