The APS saga continues

By On January 20, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Education

In catching up on Rep. Rashad Taylor’s press conference yesterday, I came away with more questions than answers.

First, following a closed door meeting with Atlanta’s Legislative Delegation, Governor Deal announced the appointment of Rep. Stacey Abrams and Beth Beskin (a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate in 2010), to act [...]

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Quote of the Week

By On August 9, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Campaigns+Elections, Debates, GAGOP, Only in Georgia, Republicans, Teabaggers

Oh snap.

Nathan Deal told voters Saturday that they deserve a governor with a college degree. Karen Handel said they deserve one with ethics.

Well, meeee-ow. Unfortunately it appears they have decided to “play nicer”.

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Weighing in on Superintendent race (part 2)

By On June 24, 2010 · 8 Comments · In Campaigns+Elections, Education

I ended the last post with the phrase “the coming LEAN years.” Nothing further from the truth. The last couple of years were lean. This year will brutal, especially for the next State Superintendent of Schools.

Our General Assembly and Governor have passed yet another budget that does not take into account any possibility [...]

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Keep picking your nose and blaming teachers… it becomes you.

By On February 24, 2010 · 17 Comments · In Random

So why is it that teachers are constantly getting the short-end of the stick? Tell me if you can see which way the winds are blowing when it comes to society’s view of teachers.

Here is the front page of the U.S. Section of CNN.com. Click on it to see the full-size as it appeared [...]

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Clayton County Schools Breathe Sigh of Relief

By On January 12, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Random

Clayton County certainly is no stranger to negative press when it comes to it’s school system, especially these last few months. Between teachers threatening Soprano-like violence against students, teachers fighting each other over highly public love triangles (exacerbated by Facebook, of all things), to public missteps in its attempt to cover its [...]

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Public Education needs something better than this

By On August 14, 2009 · 4 Comments · In Random

I listened to a speech by candidate for Governor David Poythress this last Saturday and I was impressed… until he said this: “teacher pay is on par… that is not the problem.”

I told his staffer, that ain’t cool. But then I saw this today from about 17 days earlier and I am left [...]

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A Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Primer

By On August 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Random

Back in January 2007 in his first act as senator, decorated Vietnam War veteran and former Secretary of the Navy Jim Webb, the then-junior senator from Virginia, proposed a massive and desperately needed update to what many have called one of the most important pieces of legislation ever to be enacted into law. Despite [...]

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How heavy is that water you are carrying?

By On July 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Random

In the latest case of sock-puppetry, the bad Kathy Cox, made comments after Sonny did what the Georgia General Assembly needed him to do… You and I both know that the legislature did NOT do everything they needed to do. They could have come back. They could have cut corporate graft, er, [...]

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